Afterparty I: Once Upon a Hotpot Dreary...

[heroicact]

[It's very likely that many want to be alone after all of that (and it was a lot, all of that altogether), but there's also merit in gathering together and rebuilding connections after everything that was upended in something as contentious as a trial in a tree. They even had to all slide down from the heights afterward, unfortunately for those with a fear of heights.

So what Jack sets about doing is simply passing on a message by word of mouth at the bottom of the absurd tree slide, tapping shoulders and nodding at those moving away as well, there will be food and drink and company later on in the lounge should it be needed. No one needs ballroom memories on top of everything else, yes?

And so anyone who comes out of their room will be hit by the wonderful smells of fresh bread and pastries, fragrant whiffs of hotpot (it's unfortunately left over from the other day, but it's hotpot so surely it's fine), the inescapable spices of curry and who knows what else has been thrown together in the moment. Jack certainly isn't the cook here, but he can heat things up in a pinch.

There are no signs or fanfare or decorations, unlike the other day; this is just a gathering place, for those who wish to shake off the weight of the days and lives on their shoulders.]

Comments

[hellochildren]

[Just...staring for a second...]

No. Sings can get bigger over time, but zere has to be reasons behind zem. If anysing got bigger over time, one woult have to ask why insects are not the size of felines by now.

[laytorest]

[Hmm...]

I wonder why birds would need to get bigger and eat human food.

[hellochildren]

[okay, that's better]

The initial guess woult be survival against larger predators. Natural selection woult cause a bird of Herr Fujishiro's size to have a higher chance of survival against a wolf zan, say, a bird of my size.

[laytorest]

[Her eyes are rising to the ceiling as she imagines Nageki fending off a wolf.]

[hellochildren]

[The small bird chuckles.]

Yes, it is a raser amusing image. Still, among the two of us, which of coult you see surviving a wolf attack? Myself, or Herr Fujishiro?

[...]

In the case neizer of us coult fly, of course.

[laytorest]

[Another moment of silence for yor's brain while she thinks this over.]

I don't know... dogs can be pretty dangerous, even for adults. If it was a wolf...

[hellochildren]

[A small sigh.]

Zen just think of a predator in general. If eizer of us hat to fight one, and neizer could fly, which woult you expect is more likely to survive?

[laytorest]

Nageki, because he has longer legs, so he could run away faster.

[...Yep.]

[hellochildren]

[You know what]

Not what I was sinking of, but ultimately correct. Thanks to his greater size, he woult be much more likely to survive a predator attack.

[If it works, it works. He can't think of a reason to fault it, so he'll let it be.]

[laytorest]

[DOGS ARE DANGEROUS!!]

It must be hard for birds in his world, if that's what they have to worry about.