i. fool; the beginning of the journey

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Name: Minako Arisato
Date: June 1st; midday
Format: Text

hi everyone! （⌒▽⌒ゞ I'm Minako Arisato and I just woke up from a three week nap in the infirmary...it seems like I missed a lot of things ( ⚆ _ ⚆ ) so I put this message together to try and get caught up and meet new people! sorry that it's so long!

[ SEEKING ROOMMATES ]
I'm looking for someone to live with. it looks like a lot of people have already partnered up, but if you have space for me and my puppy, I'd really appreciate it (´•ω•`๑) he's a very good, well-behaved dog, and I'm a very good cook, if that helps make the decision

[ PUPPY PLAYDATES ]
speaking of dogs, how many other people have pets from their home worlds here? Koromaru is a shiba inu and needs a lot of exercise, but he gets bored with just me after a while. I was hoping we could get a gathering of animals to play together sometime soon (๑>ᴗ<๑)

[ SEEKING MEDICAL ADVICE ]
since coming here I've been feeling exhausted, like really really really REALLY exhausted. the people in the infirmary couldn't help me figure out why...probably because it's a problem that came from my home world. I really hate being so tired all the time, it's not me at all (๑-﹏-๑) does anyone have a suggestion for how to energize myself again? aside from sleeping or drinking a lot of coffee, I mean

[ QUESTS AND MAKING LUNCHBOXES ]
I really want to help with quests, so I'll probably try and do some of the easier ones. (if anyone needs help with one, just say the word and I'm there!) but for the people who are going on the dangerous ones, who might be gone longer, I had the idea of making lunchboxes for them. so they don't have to worry about they're going to eat when they're so far away from most civilization. would anyone be interested in getting those lunchboxes? or making them with me? I don't know if my new witch powers include potion brewing but I want to look into that too, so we can make adventuring starter kits for everyone who's heading into the Wilde. basically, if you're interested in cooking or eating, tell me what you think of this idea??



if you made it all the way to the bottom of this message, thanks for reading! if you scrolled down because you didn't want to read everything, please enjoy this picture of my dog ❤

[Look at how cute he is.]

Comments

[quickrecipeh]

Not at all. I've decided idle hands are my enemy here, so I'm throwing myself in deep right away.

Meats and grains, but not heavier ones, and choice vegetables. All assembled to be portable, and in reasonable portions for the weary traveler.

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listening to you I feel supremely lazy for having passed out for three weeks haha

sandwiches are the obvious choice, and in my home country we made rice balls too, but I feel like we should have more options. if we could find some kind of supplier for small containers, we could fit more things into a single package

[quickrecipeh]

We all handle things in our own way. I just can't sit still when I know there's something I can glean from the situation.

I'll ask for something in exchange for helping with this, but it's a simple thing. Access to a kitchen space, whatever one we avail ourselves of, to cook whatever I want.

I can't help with the containers, I'm afraid, but I can make the food palatable and easy to keep fresh.

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[Oh Ignis, it wasn't like she wanted to sleep for weeks, but she won't say anything about that.]

oh, of course! it's only fair. I know there's that saying about too many cooks in the kitchen, but I've only ever had fun whenever it happens (๑ᴖ◡ᴖ๑)♪

not that'd I'd want to get in your way if you wanted to cook! especially since it sounds like you're really determined to do it (。･o･｡) is it your hobby?

[quickrecipeh]

[He doesn't know, okay!]

Indeed! A few extra hands doesn't hurt as much as some might think. I admit to being a bit of a lone warrior in the kitchen, but that's because so much of what I do is recipe duplication from taste. I reverse engineer the food, so to speak.

And yes, it's something like an avocation, but it bleeds into my work frequently. I cook often for my home country's King.

1/2

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whoa...you're a kitchen genius Σ(゜ロ゜)

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wait

YOU WORK FOR A KING???????

that's so cool!!

[quickrecipeh]

[Not that she can hear it, but this makes Ignis laugh.]

I'm a royal retainer by trade and birthright. I just happen to also enjoy cooking as an art and a hobby.

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omg now I'm looking even more forward to working with you!! I'd love to hear stories about what it's like to work for royalty

is your king a good king, btw?

[quickrecipeh]

It's a job, like anything else. I'll trade stories any time, though, should you find something of interest.

He's the best king I could ask for. I'd give my very life for him.

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all of it is interesting to me! you live in a completely different world, after all!

he sounds like a great guy. I hope he isn't missing you too much rn

[quickrecipeh]

I understand the sentiment. It's fascinating to learn about other worlds. Who knew they even existed in the first place?

I'm quite fortunate that he's here.

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right? there are so many infinite possibilities, learning about even one would be worthwhile and fun

ohhh that's wonderful! I mean. Not really wonderful since he's here and not safe at home, but at least you're together. I hope I can meet him one day!

[quickrecipeh]

He'll probably eat some of the food, so you may meet him. He's sometimes the adventurous sort.

He doesn't have video games to distract him here, so I'm sure he'll be quite bored.