post palace hot pot party (week 7)

[townmusician]

[Yoon's Palace has faded away, but the fact the God of Conflict decided to show up and intervene again...

Well, that's! Not a good sign! To say the least! But there's nothing to be done about that right now, and Haruka isn't of the mind to really sit and wonder about divine conflicts and grandstanding and all of that, anyways. It's not his problem. The people who deal with that sort of thing on the regular can be in charge of all of that.

What he's in charge of (by virtue of being annoying) is... hot pot. Specifically rounding up everyone and dragging them out to a hot pot restaurant in the city.

He'll miss having money but... he'll just have to work hard to earn it back... Have fun, everyone. (Or maybe he can find a way to charge Mina for this?)]

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[townmusician]

[Haruka will be playing the role of Grandmother Energy tonight, making sure that the people who took a lot of hits or who seemed especially bothered by everything around gets plenty to eat.

As for his own feelings and how he's taking care of himself, it's fine. He's fine! Nothing to worry about.

And in the true Grandmaest Energy, he'll be making sure to hassle and drag along anyone who seems reticent, so if you also want to thread out petty fights with Haruka now is your chance.]

[emptyself]

[ soon after the events of the palace, soujuurou had left in a rush when no one was looking. maybe he was upset?

but everyone comes in together, who else is peeking from the door of the kitchen other than— ]

Oh, hey guys! What are you here for?

[ what is a group of people doing in a restaurant? ]

[destage]

[Bold of Haruka to assume Sayaka's NOT going to be putting some money towards this herself, she works a part time job--

At any rate, Sayaka's very happy to have the chance to rest a bit after all of this, and it's...funnily enough, it's really the most at ease she's felt since she got here. There's no adherence to rigidity, no voice of her managers telling her that this is wrong and she needs to get back to work, no...any of that.

...

But even still, she kind of sucks at socializing unprompted, so she will be kind of quietly enjoying the hot pot. Honestly, she's very fond of some of the vegetables, and it's one of the few times she'll pipe up--]

Mmm--you've gotta try this one, it's absolutely wonderful!

[It can be to any number of them, but man. Sayaka's at ease.]

[supherb]

[Arven's also in good spirits at the party. He's obviously not on cooking duty, but he happily gives out ingredient suggestions for hotpot newcomers to try.]

This cut of meat is like, the hot pot go-to. Go on, try it! All it takes is a dunk in the broth for a couple seconds and it'll be nice and cooked! Then you can try it with these sauces...

[When he's not helping out, he's chowing down and chatting. This is the liveliest he's ever been among the group. Maybe it's just how he naturally is when he's not bogged down by the stress of palaces and whatnot. It's so satisfying to have seen the God of Conflict be chased off for a change!

...and, of course, every so often he'll be sneaking some bites to Mabosstiff. How did he manage to fit that huge dog under the table? Is that even allowed here?]

[gardenful]

[ For a little while, Aerith was content to sit in her own silence, watching everyone else as they chatted between each other. She still feels a little bit off-kilter, and sitting and listening to everyone talk amongst themselves and enjoy the food is enough to set her back upright. It may be unusual for her to keep to herself like this, but she certainly isn't in a bad mood.

In fact, Aerith is a little bit more animated later on, enthusiastically taking helpings of meat and vegetables whenever she likes. But if she spots someone sitting in silence for even a moment, she'll plop a little piece of potato onto their plate. ]

Make sure you eat. You gotta get plenty of nutrients after everything we just went through.

[ She's checking in. Subtly. Maybe. ]

[unweathered]

[ what the fuck why is she here help. who dragged her here and why??? she has a big family but weird group settings like this are...not it.

She's just staring at the food in front of her like ????

She needs a fork send help]

[strawsandals]

[ The boy of the hour is here! He's situated at his table and, once again, amazed at modern hotpot tech. Despite how puffy his eyes are, Yoon is happy to be here, and he's chowing down with a smile on his face. ]

It's so good...!

[cleansewithfire]

[ Sunrise is probably sitting next to Richard, methodically cooking and eating every single ingredient that's put on the table without a word. She even pauses between trying each one out, like she's trying to prove some kind of point. ]