[ She laughs again, this time because she's pretty certain he's joking. She doesn't really think she's anything special and to be honest is weirded out when people make comments like that. She doesn't know how to take them!! ]
I'm not familiar with loquat... But I've used lotuses in alchemy fairly often. They're so useful...! I would love to visit a place that specializes in them, someday.
You should come visit Lotus Pier someday, then! [Just don't tell anyone "oh yeah I know Wei Wuxian", that would end very badly, he thinks and does not say.]
There are lotuses as far out as you can see in every direction when they're in season. It's a sight nowhere else in the world can call claim to! ...Our world, at least.
[Meanwhile he loves learning about the SCIENCE and MAGIC and MAGIC SCIENCE in other people's worlds, so he's listening to her raptly and definitely paying more attention to that than her cooking.]
Oh, I see! Goodness! They really would be incredibly useful, in that case. And most parts of them are so tasty, too - it's win-win, yes?
[ Escha does not notice. Cooking is something she can do without thinking much about it, and... She is also completely distracted by the conversation. They're doing amazing. ]
[They not only got sidetracked from the initial goal, but also got sidetracked from the secondary goal... TEAMWORK.]
Mm, you can! The root and the seeds. The root has a soft texture with a nice, crisp finish! The flavor is really mild, so it goes well in all kinds of dishes. The seeds are creamy and sweet once you get them out of the pods - very good snacks! We used to steal the ones from our neighbor's lake all the time when I was a kid, hah.
You can! Or rather, I know you can use them as a filling in some sweets. Have you ever had mooncakes before? They're lovely! My favorite have lotus seed paste as the filling.
[He'd absolutely just eat around the yolk and save it for later.]
No, I've never even heard of mooncakes. Do you have the recipe memorized? Maybe we could make them sometime... Well, if we can even get all the ingredients here.
[ But it seems like they're not having trouble finding most things so??? She thinks probably? Especially based on the food availability from the ship that this place seems like it's mirroring? ]
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[He doesn't actually care but he's HAMMING IT UP ANYWAY.]
All of my efforts for nothing...
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I guess it just goes to show that self improvement should be for your own sake, not for the approval of others!
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You have a way of cheering everyone up, don't you? What a wonderful thing! I feel better already - you've soothed my broken heart.
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Yep. I'm a professional cheerer-upper.
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You should start charging for it. It would be a pretty lucrative business around these parts, I think!
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She doesn't think she could ACTUALLY cheer up that many people, so. Time to deflect with a joke. ]
I don't think everyone here would appreciate my talents.
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Do you think? They'd certainly appreciate your curries, at least. That's a start!
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[ Even if it was all apple-themed. Speaking of which she. Definitely is putting apples into this curry. It's an apple-chicken curry! ]
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You really do like apples, don't you?
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There are lotuses as far out as you can see in every direction when they're in season. It's a sight nowhere else in the world can call claim to! ...Our world, at least.
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[ She can, actually. She's like... Swooning over this whole line of thought. ]
I wonder if they would have the same effect as lotuses from my world. Oh, I would just love to play with the ingredients from other worlds!
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What effect do lotuses in your world have? They don't have any particularly interesting properties on their own in mine - that I know of, anyway.
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Primarily healing traits and effectiveness enhancements! So they're very useful for making medicines.
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Oh, I see! Goodness! They really would be incredibly useful, in that case. And most parts of them are so tasty, too - it's win-win, yes?
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Huh? I didn't know you could eat them!
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Mm, you can! The root and the seeds. The root has a soft texture with a nice, crisp finish! The flavor is really mild, so it goes well in all kinds of dishes. The seeds are creamy and sweet once you get them out of the pods - very good snacks! We used to steal the ones from our neighbor's lake all the time when I was a kid, hah.
[He's a fuckin hooligan.]
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[ Aw, cute childhood stories! ]
I wonder if you could use the seeds to bake sweets.
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[He'd absolutely just eat around the yolk and save it for later.]
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[ But it seems like they're not having trouble finding most things so??? She thinks probably? Especially based on the food availability from the ship that this place seems like it's mirroring? ]
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[What does that even mean. This attempt is going to go disastrously.]
It should be enough to make something that's somewhat similar, at least.
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[ She is already wondering how she can. Fit apples into it. Even though she doesn't even know the (gist) of the recipe yet. ]