"Alright, alright... Noki, bread stew, and normal two layer cake. ... With edible flowers on top, just a little bit. How does that sound?"

"That's alright, we can improvise. We can't celebrate with just a normal cake! What about edible flowers and glass cookies on top?"

"Huh? What's the occasion?"he grunted as he sat up. "Is it someone's birthday today? Somethin' not too sweet..."

Ow! "I thought Qifrey was in charge of dinner tonight. We can do stew. What kind of cake do you want?"

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( Siiigh. ) I've gone so far without visiting the Medical Spire. I really don't want to hear it from Sinocia.

For now, I think tea will do. We can hold off the sleep tonic. And going to the town.

Gah. That boy again!

Coco... You're supposed to get a full eight hours of sleep.

... Were you up late too?

// at some point today i'm gonna add info to pinned. if i don't forget

... Eventually?

You must. If he can't make it, well... I can go.

Don't go running off all by yourself if you need to go to the town.

Maybe she's still not used to being close with you yet. I would know.

Now I'm just as confused as she is.

What... mixed signals? You go on adventures together. I guess... maybe so?

Yes...? And you both are friends, are you not? That's plenty important.

What's wrong with it being just an accessory?

What difference does it make from the ring Riché gave us and the pen that Tartah made for you?

Well, that's very thoughtful of her.

Days since Tetia floats and stands on my shoulder: 0

Good... morning...

🫩 ( <--- Haggard-io)

Maybe... I'll sleep it off... For thirty minutes.

A coaster that keeps the cup warm... I feel like I've made something like that before.

// is there any Dungeon Meshi muses... please... Atelier Meshi... see my vision...

I hope someone checks on the village's beast repellent glyph.

And I am back to never seeing the kids and Qifrey in their working hours again. The client's request is quite challenging this time.

"Precisely. Come to me if you have any trouble with the spells... when I'm not busy, that is. You can always ask Qifrey."

𝓚𝓲𝓷𝓭𝓵𝔂 𝓜𝓲𝓺𝓾𝓮𝓵𝓵𝓪

Yawns.

"... You absolutely cannot."

// errr

Doesn't hurt, just very annoying. "Why would you want me to bleed?"

"Ow! Please be careful."

"I haven't," he rubbed his nape, suddenly feeling awkward, "I don't think I walked that far, but it feels like I'm worlds away from home. Do tell me more about these Tacet Discords though."

There's a whole different world out there. The next thing you know, somehow you're tangled up in it.

With the way she talked about Tacet Discords, he could roughly assume that they might be some sort of beast. He nodded as he listened along. "Are they commonly hostile?"

"Remember, Coco? Even if there's only one flag raised, it's still something the world needs. We do what we do to help people, don't we?" He sighed, "and you never know what the crowd may like."

// oh i don't like the way the display name looks on mobile

"If they hold another one," he repeated, "I think I would have liked to watch you from the crowd and raise a flag."

"Hmm. It would surely be a hit on Silver Eve. Not a bad idea, Coco. We can work on that too."

I feel like I'm forgetting something... Did I leave anything at The Great Hall?

A faintly amused smile rested on his face as he watched. "If you've got the light spell figured out, maybe we can make glowstones in different colors."

That little twerp made the pen? Pretty impressive. That must have been why they hung out so much lately. He hummed in appreciation. "That's common, even some adults are still having that issue. I know you'll get better at it soon, Coco."

"Miss Verina. I'm Olruggio." She must be around the apprentices age, if not a little older. Her extensive knowledge of plants was admirable. He patiently waited for her to finish before asking, "do you grow them yourself? All these herbs?"