( 08/08 ; un: @jiangyanli )

[soups]

hello, i am pressing the buttons very slowly so i don t make many typing mistakes.

every one has been through a lot lately. if you are hungry or cold or upset by these events, i have made a large p ortion of soup if you would like some. it is a simple soup so there is quite a bit. it has no meat if you are concerned about this.

i'll show you the soup !

❰ here is the soup! ❱

i can bring you some if you would like. our residence is very out of the way. there are many bowls with lids here so it will not be any trouble.

i am very impressed by people who use phones well. the letters are very small!

regards
jiang yanli

Comments

switch to voice; un: brick.master

[backpacking]

Is it easier if I talk like this? [ She knows now that there are some old-timey people who, clearly, are not text experts. ] It's really nice of you to offer the soup. It looks really good, too.

[ Never mind the sound of her stomach growling that Jiang can probably hear!! ]

Do you, uh...like, want anything for it? Favor for a favor?

[soups]

❰ it is easier, at least when it comes to speed. yanli isn't that great at using any aspect of a phone, but this at least doesn't require a lot of mechanical work to communicate. ❱

Oh! Hello! ❰ she's answered the message but it's still like she's surprised to hear someone speak to her. phones sure are funny little magic boxes! ❱ It is a little easier. I really wanted to get better at using the word-sending method.

And it's free to anyone who would like some. No favors needed. Food is made to be eaten, after all.

[backpacking]

Oh! I can switch back, if you wanna practice. Just figured I'd offer.

[ Ellie's no cell phone wizard, after all, since they don't have the things in her time. ]

Well, sure, but it's still nice. Appreciate it. [ HELL YEAH, FREE SOUP ] D'you, uh...do a lot of cooking back home?

[soups]

It's quite alright. I'm not that used to using any of the methods of communicating on this phone device, so any practice is good practice.

But yes. I cook daily back home. It's one of my favourite hobbies...although soup will always be my specialty.

❰ basically if you need something made into a soup, she's your gal. ❱

If you have a favourite kind, I'm sure I could oblige -- if the ingredients can be found here, anyway.

[backpacking]

I don't think I've really got a favorite, so...whatever you have is fine with me. [ Now she's excited! Homemade soup!! ] Maybe I can find some stuff and bring it to you for, uh - future soup-making. If I get my hands on anything exciting.

[ Like, uh. Mushrooms? She isn't sure what would be good in soups, but she'll do her best! ]

[soups]

Would you really be so kind? I've gone through the woods for ingredients, but so far it feels so sparse.

❰ it was so convenient, being next to such huge lakes with fish, lotus, plants...other ingredients easy to come by. this climate and topography are so different, and it can be so hard to determine if what she does find is edible or not. ❱

If you'd like, we can continue the exchange. I'm not used to bartering, but whatever you might think is fair.

[backpacking]

Sure. I'll be out there anyway, so it's not a big deal. Just let me know where I should leave them.

[ She assumes this stranger doesn't just want another stranger waltzing into her home with a bag full of questionable mushrooms. ]

Oh, no, it's fine. I'm good with the soup. If I think of anything else, though, I'll let you know?

[soups]

If you'd like to meet next to the lakefront, that's more than fine.

❰ the evil of this place seems to be wholly within the setting. everyone here is a victim, and thus all innocents are welcome in her home. what her brother thinks about that...is another story. ❱

And I just mean I regularly make more than I need to. I'm used to making more than just some for my brother and I, so there's always a lot left. If you'd like to continue receiving some, that's fine by me.

[backpacking]

Alright. Hopefully on the...same part of the lakefront.

[ Eh. They'll find each other eventually. ]

Is your brother here, too? Did you guys show up together?

[soups]

At times. I think he's walking the lake at the moment.

❰ they're definitely not a package deal, even if he does seem to shadow her much more lately. ❱

If he does appear, I promise that he means well. He can just have a somewhat gruff exterior at times.

[backpacking]

Oh, trust me. I know all about that.

[ Maybe one day she'll meet Joel: the poster child (adult?) for "a somewhat gruff exterior." ]

I'll try to not judge him right away, since you're vouching for him and all.