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Post by shiftyPotentate on Oct 6, 2011 23:39:39 GMT -5
"Oh! No thank you," Fluttershy said, shaking her head. "I believe I can do it on my own. But... thanks for offering," she said, bowing gracefully. "This soup is for you and I wouldn't want you to stress over the cooking," she finished, returning to the cooking. "I am very glad you are feeling all right, by the way."
She hummed and continued, making some kind of tomato soup with special spices in it, designed to clear up the body and help it heal.
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Post by ShadesofGrey18 on Oct 6, 2011 23:48:37 GMT -5
"Well... okay; suit yourself, Fluttershy." Michael walked over and started blending some teas together; chamomile relaxants for himself and for Rainbow (because he figured that after all that, she'd need it), Star Anise for Alice (Alice always said that it helped her think more clearly), Coconut Chai for Marisa, Chinese Oolong for Meiling (The Meiling from his world loved Chinese Oolong), and he left the box with the tea blends out so anyone else who wanted some could have some.
Michael then started chopping up some lettuce, spinach, tomatoes, and various other vegetables. "It is almost lunch time here, and I doubt that just that soup would be enough for everyone." Michael then said, "Hm... I kinda wish I had the forethought to bake some bread earlier... ah well."
Marisa and Alice then entered the house with everyone else. "...Hey, Mike! What smells so good?" Marisa asked.
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Post by Felix Falora on Oct 7, 2011 0:02:21 GMT -5
Rainbow nodded at Spike. "That's a way of putting it. Don't go getting upset though. We'll be able to get back to Equestria. It's just that people from other worlds will be able to do the same. That's what really worries me. That's why I'm learning some things from some new friends I made her, such at Patchouli here."
"The lessons can wait until the shock from your friends appearing has died down," Patchouli replied. Spike would note she seemed like a more reclusive Twilight Sparkle. "We shock head back to the house. It smells like Michael is cooking something."
"Yeah... I guess you're right. And Fluttershy's with him, so she'll probably be trying to help out in anyway she can," Rainbow replied, trotting on over towards the house with the magician floating behind, beckoning for Meiling to follow, which she did.
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Post by DM: Dersite Merchant on Oct 7, 2011 20:14:26 GMT -5
Spike did, in fact, notice the similarities between Patch and his unicorn mentor, but he was a bit too preoccupied at the moment to call it out. He nodded to Rainbow in a show of some understanding regarding what she said. At least they weren't stuck there. And yet... "Still, I hope we'll be able to meet up with Twilight again soon..." he said, some concern showing in his tone. "She'll probably need to know about this. And she'll definitely have a word or two she'll wanna share with the princess about it..."
The purple hatchling sniffed the air with a smile as they neared the door. "Whatever they're making, it does smell good," he remarked. "And if Fluttershy's helping, it probably is."
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Post by shiftyPotentate on Oct 7, 2011 20:48:43 GMT -5
"Oh, right... the others!" Fluttershy panicked a bit and started adding more ingredients in an effort to make more soup, desperately trying to finish by the time the others would make it... unfortunately, she was too late, as everyone else entered. She whimpered a bit, but continued to work, focusing on her soup and not on the others.
She didn't really know them that well anyway, and she was too afraid to ask.
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Post by ShadesofGrey18 on Oct 7, 2011 21:01:55 GMT -5
Marisa and Alice sat down and started drinking their tea; Michael had set the salad out and was trying to think of what else to get. 'Hm... maybe... augh. If only I could do what I did earlier...' Michel tried to Sync with Yukari again, but it didn't really work quite as he intended.
Instead of the parasol and hat, Michael suddenly found himself with an apron with Roman Numerals on it. '...This'll do. This'll do nicely.' Pulling a pocketwatch out of the apron's pocket, he stopped time briefly, suddenly reappearing with various fruits and sandwich materials that he put on the table. '...Ah, crap; I'm probably gonna startle Fluttershy...' were his thoughts which, as the Sync ended, turned to '...Son of a-' as he dropped on one knee from energy drain.
See, compared to his friendship with Yukari, Michael did not know Sakuya as well and therefore didn't have as much of a connection with her. That caused his Sync with her to be more draining and last less time.
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Post by Felix Falora on Oct 7, 2011 21:22:09 GMT -5
When Patchouli came in, she proceeded to make her own tea. Meiling was naturally delighted to see she had tea made for her and gave her thanks before sipping it. Predictably, she loved it and was delighted to have it. Rainbow also gave thanks for her tea, but she actually had to move the cup over to a different place before she sipped at it. Human and animal anatomy. It was quite funny how that worked. She then looked at Fluttershy, but noticed the other pegasus was having issues. She decided to go offer a little help when everything got weird. Random cooking stuff appeared on the table and Michael dropped to a knee. "Whoa, hey, are you ok?!" Rainbow asked . "What happened?"
Patchouli blinked lightly. "Huh... even though you barely knew her, you were still able to sync with Sakuya's powers," she said lightly. "Very impressive."
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Post by DM: Dersite Merchant on Oct 7, 2011 21:41:25 GMT -5
Spike spotted Fluttershy as they came in as well. Good, so she is here too. Working at the stove, no less. OK, since Dash was checking out things regarding food appearing out of nowhere and that guy ('humans' Patchouli called them) that was kneeling on the ground, Spike figured he'd see offer a helping hand to Fluttershy. He knew a bit about cooking himself, having prepared food on occasion for organized gatherings like that spectacular meteor shower. Looked like she was making... soup? Yeah, he can do soup.
"Hey, Fluttershy! What's cookin'?" he asked brightly, walking up next to her. "Anything I can help with?"
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Post by shiftyPotentate on Oct 7, 2011 22:30:45 GMT -5
"Eep!" Fluttershy staggered back a bit, before turning to face Spike. Another friendly face!
"Oh, hello, Spike, it's a pleasure to see you're here, and all right... I missed you," she said, setting down the bottle of spice from her teeth and hugging the baby dragon. "Is everyone else okay? What about Twilight, or Applejack? And Pinkie Pie... oh, she probably misses us the most...! And Rarity... oh she's probably feeling awful without us around...!"
She went on for a little bit about her worries concerning the four of her friends who weren't yet here.
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Post by ShadesofGrey18 on Oct 7, 2011 22:38:43 GMT -5
Michael said to Rainbow, "Y-yeah. I'll be fine." He slowly pulled himself up and said to Patchouli, "Though unless I get more buddy-buddy with Sakuya, I'm not gonna do that again anytime soon..."
Taking a deep breath to get his Chi flowing properly again, Michael started cutting up the fruits; he talked to himself, "Let's see here... Braeburns, Honeycrips, Macintosh apples... grapes, oranges, and strawberries... chop finely and mix with vanilla yogurt..." Michael did so. "Sprinkle with sweet nut of choice..." He sprinkled chopped pecans on top. "And there we go. Nice fruit salad." He set that out in a bowl. He then took a drink of his tea; relaxing.
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Post by Felix Falora on Oct 7, 2011 22:53:47 GMT -5
Patchouli nodded at Michael's declaration. It was a smart decision. She figured he got a knack at figuring out how his powers worked and that was good. That being said, as her tea finished, there was the simple matter of food, but Michael fixed that easily enough and Fluttershy was still able to pull off soup enough for the people there. Patchouli would aid by respectfully declining if she were asked for any... and then respectfully declining for Hong Meiling as well. "China doesn't need to eat really;too much and she'll get even more chubby."
"Hong Meiling, Patchouli-sama, it's not China, and I'm not fat!"
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Post by DM: Dersite Merchant on Oct 7, 2011 23:03:21 GMT -5
Spike just smiled warmly and let Fluttershy hug him. He should've expected no less from her, and it was their first time seeing each other again since crossing a transdimensional boundary. "Oh... The others are probably still in the Everfree Forest back in Equestria, continuing the search for you and Rainbow Dash," guessed the baby dragon. "...and probably me, too, by now..."
He turned his head as he listened to Michael list fruits aloud and asked jokingly, "Oh, are Applejack's relatives coming to eat too?" He chuckled a little after that statement.
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Post by shiftyPotentate on Oct 7, 2011 23:10:40 GMT -5
Fluttershy nodded, glad their friends were looking for them. She giggled at Spike's remark, finding it to be very funny. Then she sighed a little and returned to the soup, almost done. She stirred it with a wooden spoon clutched between her teeth, making sure it didn't burn or get too hot in too little places. Satisfied it was just perfect, she took a ladle and started to scoop soup out into bowls.
A casual observer would marvel at how many tasks she could apparently perform using her teeth, but necessity is the mother of invention after all. Lacking opposable thumbs did that. She made enough bowls for everyone to have some, glad she'd prepared extra soup.
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Post by ShadesofGrey18 on Oct 7, 2011 23:31:27 GMT -5
Michael chuckled to himself "Y'know, I didn't even think about that; that's pretty funny, Spike." Michael then turned to Patchouli and said, with a smirk that would've made Satori proud, "C'mon now, Patchy, don't be mean. Besides, didn't you know that Chinese Oolong tea is a natural fat emulsifier? It's one of the best ways to burn it." Michael then faked shock, being overdramatic. "Oh my! Patchouli didn't know something! It's the end of the world! THE HORROR!"
Marisa was laughing so hard, she was almost crying. Alice was trying to be more dignified, but ultimately failed and started laughing, as well.
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Post by Felix Falora on Oct 10, 2011 11:02:53 GMT -5
Patchouli was being laughed at. Were she a more vindictive soul, like her mistress, everyone there would've died, ponies and all. As it was, however, she just sort of floated there with a neutral expression on her face. If she was feeling any sort of emotion, she definitely wasn't showing it, true to her character until the end. "Patchouli-sama, are you...?" Hong Meiling began, but Patchouli merely returned to her tea and sipped at it lightly. Rainbow, on the other hand, had been in Patchouli's position before and was pretty sure that the other girl, even if she was damn good at hiding it, was feeling somewhat bad. She turned to the other and was about to open her mouth to defend them when Patchouli silenced her.
"Rainbow, could you come here?" she asked lightly. The blue pegasus walked over as Patchouli opened her book. "Your speed resembles Aya, so when we begin, we'll use her as a reference. The colors will most likely represent our mistress' sister, Flandre, and further techniques will be improvised upon. Also, pay no attention to the laughing trio. Of course I don't know everything, that's why I spend most of my time in my library reading. But I still know more about magic then the three of them put together and I can live happy with that."
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