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[Action / ...sort of Voice] forward-dated to morning

[So Asch's hyperresonance has been giving him issues since his return, which has made for some interesting new decor in house #5 - like the hole in his bedroom, giving him a nice view of the hallway - but he's been slowly getting it back, at least to the point where it's been manageable. But every now and then he has these little bursts, for various reasons. Like this morning, when he gets up to make coffee. Gets coffee grinds in his face. Sneezes.

And subsequently blasts a massive hole through the roof of house #5. Oops?

Thus, within a few hours, Asch is up on the roof with some materials, banging away at making something of a repair with his grand construction skills. That is to say, he's pretty much making a mess into a bigger mess. ...Not to mention completely failing to realize that houses regenerate when damaged. AWESOME LOGIC IS GO!

His journal's in his belt, so a particularly clumsy swing and bump of the arm ends up recording a few loud bangs and a stream of cussing worthy of the sailor.]

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[jksfhjdf embarrassed. He jerks his hand back- she can bounce off or something, he's not worried about that. He's more interested in what she just said.]

What are you talking about?

[Well, even though she could have easily bounced off his hand, and she wasn't falling from too great a height, having Asch jerk his hand back so suddenly was like the equivalent of having a rug pulled from under her feet. Miyabi topples over with a yelp of surprise and lands on her rear.

The glare she gives him - and how hot and red her aura becomes - could have burned holes through his head, or the roof. Instead, she takes to answering his question, though with a bit of a bite.]

The houses fix themselves the next day. I think... Well, considering my friends' house was always blown up for some other reason, and was fixed the next day, I...I guess they fix themselves, right?

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[They fix themselves.

THEY FIX THEMSELVES.]

[Oh, dear. She sees that look and bites her lip to not laugh too much. He really made some funny faces, but...poor Asch. Smiling sheepishly, the poncle bounces up and down.]

Eh heh. H-How about some lunch, then? I'll even help you! It's the least I could do, since I couldn't restore your roof.

[...Well, at least she's not angry anymore. Not that he was overly bothered, but an angry woman is always unpleasant, no matter how small. He shrugs, moving to climb in the roof hole. The kitchen's right there, after all.]

Do whatever you want. [Which is more or less "stay for lunch if you must" in Asch-speak. Little things like her probably don't eat much, so it's not like it's much work to feed an extra mouth.]

[An angry woman who can make bombs appear out of thin air, no less. And hope you down mind a poncle hitching a ride on your head, Asch. She could have easily jumped down, but she really didn't want to. Of course, once their inside, and hops off and jumps up and down in long, glittering, yellow arcs.]

Okay! I can make you a really tasty meal if you have ingredients, but I hope you don't mind if there's no meat or fish. I won't eat or cook that.

[He barely notices the extra weight, considering how small she is. Once he's in the kitchen, he heads straight for the ice box, digging through for vegetables.]

You don't eat meat?

[Miyabi watches, looking up at the damaged roof and...was that another hole in the house? Good lord, Asch, what the hell have you been doing to your house? 8|]

No. My gods are all animals, so it'd be disrespectful if I consumed an animal that represented them. But there are plenty of dishes in Nippon that don't require meat at all, and are absolutely delicious!

[Sneezing, obviously. :|]

No lettuce gods in Nippon, then.

[Once he's picked out the vegetables available, he gets out a knife.]

You give me directions, and I'll make it. I don't have anything in your size.

[She'll be sure to get him a box of Puffs for Christmas. :|b Miyabi giggles, then leaps from her current spot onto Asch's arm, then the counter top.]

Not that I'm aware of. Hmm...you wouldn't happen to have any sticky rice, would you? Or dried seaweed? We can make kappamaki - cucumber rolls!

[She marches right over to a few of the cucumbers. They weren't identical to the ones grown in Nippon, but Miyabi was certain t wouldn't make that huge a difference.]

[You get a D:< face for that one, Miyabi.]

We have rice and cucumber. But why would anyone want to eat seaweed? [It's almost like eating seafood. Gross.]

It's actually quite good if used and cooked properly. We use it in a lot of out dishes back home to add a bit of texture and flavor. But for cucumber rolls, it's merely to hold the rice and vegetables in place and not get them all over your fingers. Plus, you don't really taste the seaweed all that much in this dish, since it's so overpowered by the rice, vegetables, and dipping sauces. I'll have to treat you to a few of our foods one day!

[She hops up and down on to counter in front of him.] If you don't have any seaweed, we could always just make rice balls and have sliced vegetables on the side!

[Asch gets out the rice and sets it up to boil on the stove, glancing sidelong at her. Huh... did she really just...?]

I know how to make riceballs. I used to eat them for lunch on Auldrant.

Is that so? How strange... [It was just like with Nami knowing about mikan, and other people using the honorifics.] It almost seems like some of our homes are connected by little things like that.

But if you know how to make them, then that works just fine. Can I help with anything?

Watch the rice or something. [His tone is pretty much 'do whatever you want'. Still not really the type to ask for help :| He gets busy chopping vegetables.] ...I spoke with someone a long time ago about similarities between our worlds. There were healing items, attack names, even people and situations.

[Miyabi makes a kind of irritated face, but does as she's told and watches the rice in the pot. These electric things were so weird... Even the gas ones were a little strange before, since she was so used to cooking over an open flame. And it's not asking for help if she offers. 8|]

That's so strange... I've never heard of anything like that before, not even in stories. Well, there are stories about the cursed iron gate deep within Yoshpet, but... Mm, I wonder how that's possible.

[Chop chop chop. Hope you like cucumber and celery, Miyabi. He's cutting up a number of green veggies and pointedly avoiding carrots like the plague.]

Cursed iron gate? Do I want to know?

[She likes both, yes, and won't say anything about the carrots. Miyabi's deep in thought, planting herself on her rear as she watches the rice boil, though not really "watching" it.]

Deep within the consuming forest in Nippon, where my home is located, an iron gate has stood for as long as anyone can remember. No one knows who built it, how it got there, or what it's for. But stories say the gate is cursed by an evil, dark power, and those lured within the Spirit Gate are never heard from again.

[She breathes out a little shakily.] Mother Amaterasu and another of my tribe, Issun, went there chasing after a young girl who was kidnapped by two demons and taken through the gate. ...That was right before I came here.

[Asch glances over at her, noticing the shake in her voice. She's worried?]

...If Amaterasu's a goddess, she should be fine. The girl, too. That's just how it goes.

[Not something he really believes in, but... well, it is how it goes. The hero swoops in and saves the day, everyone lives happily ever after. That's how the stories are supposed to happen.]

But... [Don't. It's no use worrying over now. Miyabi takes a deep breath and smiles weakly. Asch was trying to help, and she appreciated it. It didn't completely curve her concern, though.] Ah, nevermind. ...Thank you, Asch.

Oh! Uhm, I-I think the rice is done. [She hops onto one of the handles of the cooking pot to peer at the contents, being extra careful not to fall in.]

[Asch "hmph"s and finishes the vegetables, setting them aside and gesturing for her to get off the pot - or at least move - so he can drain the water from the rice. It would be nice if he had a steamer.] What do you put in your rice balls?

[Bah, you people and your electrical devices! An open flame and good pot is all she's ever needed. Miyabi leaps easily off the pot's handle, landing on the counter. His question makes her blink, and she looks up to think.]

Hm...many things. Pickled vegetables - sometimes pickled plums, seaweed but you don't like that..., red bean paste, green onions with miso... What do you put in yours, if I ma ask?

[Hey, Asch is used to fontech. Having electricity now is pretty sweet.]

The best I've had was chicken and spiced soy. But sweet plums are good too.

[Them city folk and their electricity...]

Then we an have that, if it's available. I'm not too picky. [She follows him with her eyes, frowning a little that she couldn't do much else. She's used to cooking for men, not the other way around.] ...I can make tea if you want me to.

[Fontech, it's FONTECH I say 8| ...wait that would be Guy's line]

Tea's fine. [He retrieves the ingredients for the riceballs, vainly wishing he was better at conversation. Not for the first or last time, either.] ...How do you eat riceballs, anyway? You're so- [...T-tiny. Shit, he can't say that.]

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