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Who: Lio Fotia and you
When: Juril
Where: Aefenglom
What: Quests, may use as a catch-all
Warnings: None at the moment

I.) Cheerful Buns

( he stares at the dough, perfectly round in front of him on a floured surface, flexing his fingers over it. 'give it compliments' isn't the foreign concept, it's the part that he was told to do it to this future cheerloaf so that it would give its eater the same kind of joy? does bread think? does putting yeast in a dough automatically make it a living thing? lio's got a ton of questions, but all he can think about doing is sinking the tips of his talons into the surface of it and... just seeing how it feels.

...

it sticks, just slightly. with a sigh, lio looks to his side, hopefully at someone else who is just as perplexed. )

What can you say to it that counts as a compliment?

( he furrows his brows. )

II.) Blink and Miss 'Em - A

( lio is... a little uncomfortable, but he sits in the middle of the petagorium with the cats all around him. apparently one of the best ways to catch their attention is to offer something that moves, something that looks interesting to bat at or claw or try to pounce on. in this case, it's lio's wings--- the feathers fluttering every so often. he doesn't mind acting like some kind of makeshift cat tower, though it's only when one kitten decides to blink out of existence and reappear on his face that makes him gasp and almost fall over. )

Ah... the hell?

( he has to carefully pull the cat off, cradling it in his arms for a moment before yet another one decides to pull the same stunt. only this time, the cat digs his claws into the middle of his back, right in between his wings. )

F--- f.... ugh, can someone... help.

( through grit teeth, he's happy he didn't just unload colorful language in front of the kittens. )

III.) Blink and Miss 'Em - B

No, get back here!

( this one particular kitten, one that the petagorium must've affectionately named 'peaches', is... a handful. and by handful, lio hasn't even had a chance to get his hands on her yet. the little peach-shaped patch of fur on her hindquarters keeps vanishing, just like the rest of her, as he continues to chase the cat down the street. even the word 'chase' is misleading; vanishing then reappearing, vanishing then reappearing... lio's incredibly lucky that his eyesight is so strong otherwise he would've lost her minutes ago. she's quick and oddly intelligent, even going as far as to blink up to ledges then back down to the ground.

so lio has taken to the sky in order to pursue her. it feels oddly natural for him to be observing things from the air, but even more so something that would be... prey? no, not this kitten. he could never do anything that mean. but peaches is asking for it, and it's when she appears to stop in front of someone for a moment that he takes his chance and swoops, dives down toward his target.

and then she just. poofs again, and lio's focused and determined expression turns into shock and horror. he's definitely going to collide with someone, and he desperately tries to slow down but!

lio can only hope whoever he plows into is strong enough to catch him.)

IV.) Wildcard - Catch All

( if you have anything for me, we can do it here. otherwise PM me to plot or something!)

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( lio can't help but laugh. it's just... weird. surreal, to think that saying nice things at the dough would actually help others feel cheerful? maybe it's a placebo effect. )

Or peanut butter. ( a staple for those who were always on the run. ) Or toasted.

( the tail is cute and lio's razor sharp eyes certainly catch that movement. )

I can think of a few people who might benefit from a loaf or two. Anyone can use a pick-me-up around here, don't you think?

[his tail wags a little faster at the mention of peanut butter.]

Definitely! I came here to learn how to make this for my friends, actually. [ven smiles down at the loaf. cleaning the flour out from under his claws will be a nightmare later.]

Sharing food together makes it taste better anyways.

I did too.

( that, and to learn different ways to cook and bake. he's come a long way from randomly throwing things into a pot over a campfire and hoping the results would be edible, and it helped to have two good right-hand men in meis and guiera to kindly (and mercifully) guide him before everything went to shit. )

There are some people here I owe... because they've been kind in some way or another. I want to pay them back.

( and then lio snorts. )

Whether they accept it or not, I don't know.

[ven laughs]

I know a few people like that, but in my experience offering them food is the best way to get through to them. It's hard to ignore your stomach after all.

[okay maybe he's just going from personal experience on that one - going through his transformations has increased his appetite by ten hundred.]

Do you know how to make other stuff? Besides cheerloaf.

( with a sheepish grin, lio gives the dough one final squish with the heels of his palms before giving it a few pricks with the tips of his talons. )

Simple things, mostly over a campfire. Just enough so I could get by. Nothing fancy.

( if it sounds sad, it's probably because it is? easier to snatch a few packs of instant noodles and boil the water than anything else. )

But I don't know. I certainly have more time to learn how to cook more things here.

( less danger, more burned food. )

It's not like I have anyone to impress.

Woah! [ven perks up] So did you travel a lot? That's kinda cool in its own way too. I bet you can get really creative when you're always on the move.

[just looking at it from a positive light here. ven smiles at lio.]

Well, you have yourself to impress, right? That definitely counts!

In a way, yeah.

( he really thinks that's cool? then again, it does sound that way. maybe. if his life wasn't always in danger he might've thought it was a neat way to live. )

You're not wrong. It makes for a nice change of pace, doing things for myself.

( lio offers ven a more natural, warm grin. not that he wants to think selfishly. )

Maybe I'll want to impress you now, too.

[that last comment has him blushing a little bit. ven laughs easily in response.]

That won't be hard, I'm pretty easy to make happy you know!

[he says while scratching his cheek and accidentally leaving a smudge of flour there.]

( well, now he knows. and knowing is half the battle? the battle is friendship. but this seems quite in contrast to others he knows. especially one in particular...!

that streak of flour certainly adds to ven's wholesomeness? the blush, too... how can lio even deal with him! )

That's a welcome change of pace. I guess the challenge is to specifically find what makes you happy?

[of course his tail is still wagging. he'll be washing flour out of his fur for days after this.]

Hmm... Well, a lot of stuff makes me happy! I enjoy stuff about astronomy, training- sometimes, and making my friends happy. Oh, and food.

[he laughs at himself at that last part, grinning sheepishly.]

What about you? What makes you happy?

( he's so pure! it hurts. then again, lio has yet to meet anyone who seemed purely antagonistic? yeah, maybe there's one or two who are a little moody but no one that seems... manically evil or anything. )

Fire does. ( a beat, then: ) That probably sounds weird. ( another pause before he laughs dryly. ) I guess seeing others happy makes me happy.

( living without the fear of persecution. that's what would make lio happy. )

Oh. Pizza, too.

Fire? [that's... not something he expected to hear, but it's not- bad?] Like, playing with it or lighting stuff up with it?

[one is fun, the other is arson.]

What's pizza?

( well... unfortunately he has experience in both. )

It's not really playing, ( but it's also not using it recklessly. then with a sudden frown: ) And I would never put anyone in harm's path with it.

( except for the man who tried to kill him and the rest of his people. only kray. )

Food. Bread with melted cheese and tomato sauce on it. You can put anything on a pizza, and you can eat it any time. It's delicious.

~~( some might say you can put a pizza on a bagel. )~~

[lio no]

That's good! There were a lot of big fires that happened in the housing district this past winter so some people might still be nervous around fire...

[he raises his brows at lio's description of pizza.]

Woah- Do you think they have pizza here too?

( hey, at least those impulses don't exist here! )

If they were set or started by someone who wanted to hurt others... that's pretty unforgivable.

( and it makes him frown, though lio's quick to perk up. )

I don't think I've ran into any yet, but it might not be a bad idea to maybe try making my own.

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