VIDEO [Backdated to 2/15]

[lastcomfort]

[ The broadcast starts with the shifting of the camera to show they’re in someone’s lovely abode. Hm. Maybe you’ll recognize some people in passing before the show starts? Once the the camera is balanced, everything comes to light.

Welcome to Mochi House Kitchen where our heroes, Akira Kurusu and Orihime Inoue, are suit up in the ugliest aprons you have ever seen. For reference, Akira is in this one and Orihime is the buff cook. ]

Hello! It’s so nice to have everyone together again. We’ve been up north for a while and we missed Valentine’s Day, but that doesn’t mean we don’t have something to show everyone our appreciation!

[ Akira doesn’t seem to get the memo that they’re recording. Thinking that she’s still practicing or whatever, he asks: ]

Hey, do you think we should use ghost peppers for a separate chocolate filling? Not in all of them, but maybe a handful.

Oh, yes! We don’t want those to go to waste.

[ Which she will actually start to place the ghost peppers with some onion and the chocolate on empty dumpling wrappers. As she folds them over carefully and sets them to the side, it should be noted that they look...almost entirely the same as the regular chocolate filled ones from the outside. ]

Stop by and try your luck today with a free stuffed penguin today! Maybe I’ll just let you do all the talking. [ Wait, this is supposed to commemorate the holiday. Whatever. ] Where did you get these aprons, anyway?

I picked them up at the thrift store! I thought we might want to dress the part if we’re cooking for everyone. They’re very unique, aren’t they? I’ve never seen anything like them before!

[ Probably for a good reason. But they're on the Valentine's Day theme, right? ]

They’re perfect.

[ Orihime smiles then turns purposefully to the camera. ]

They’ll be ready soon, so get them while they’re hot!

Wait, were you recording?

[ And then she waves and turns off the feed. ]

Comments

[ascatic]

How... cute.

[ they are pretty cute, Akira. pleasing to the eye, also penguins are neat? ]

... just one spicy penguin? You know, you could probably replace the bowtie with a pepper if you wanted to distinguish between them all.

[ but he's thinking about it. ]

[maskreant]

I pitched it to Orihime to mark hers with a pepper. We've doomed and saved the city!

[ Hands up!! Huzzah. ]

Yeah. I don't think you should eat more than one. Ghost peppers are hot.

[ascatic]

[ he also raises his hands up? huzzah!... ? ]

Ghost peppers... I've heard of those. Apparently they are so powerful, they can haunt you in your next life. Like a ghost.

[ but closing his eyes, Leon accepts the inevitable. ]

Then I will have to have one. I won't let a ghost beat me.

[maskreant]

[ Leon. Leon. He's a little concerned about you. Akira is fine with dropping his young peers into hell, but you're an old man. ]

... Do you believe in ghosts?

[ascatic]

[ can't be dropped into hell if he's already there! ... kind of. ]

I can't rule them out. Besides, if there are, I don't want to say they don't exist. They might get upset.

[maskreant]

[ Pfft. He chuckles a bit behind a hand... This kind of reminds him of someone. ]

You have to pick a side eventually, Mister Aksera. If you're pushed to make a decision, which would it be?

Imagine life or death.

[ascatic]

I would have to pick... yes. Ghosts are real. I realized that cat ghosts may be involved, and I would want to feed them the appropriate ghost cat diet.

[ his cat-based lifestyle must persist, even through death. ]

[maskreant]

... I don't thin ghosts actually eat? Unless they feed on our emotions, then that's something else entirely.

[ Leon. Leon. Akira likes cats, but he worries about you? ]

It's more fun to believe anyway, right?

[ascatic]

[ he laughs, clearly pleased that Akira's been playing along with him. ]

Perhaps they eat chocolate-filled penguins. Just don't trick them, okay?

[maskreant]

[ He will play along with a lot of things!! Plus he likes catman. ]

Hm... That's hard! I'm mischievous by nature.

[ascatic]

[ and he likes Akira considerably as well. ]

An admirable quality, as long as you use your powers for good.

[maskreant]

[ Hmm... ]

Do you think I will? That's the real question.

[ascatic]

I trust that you will.

[ and pursing his lips into a thin and wry smile, Leon follows the cheeky look with a shrug. ]

If you don't, I'll be the one that brings justice to you.

[ wink! ]

[maskreant]

I didn’t know you were a lover of ghosts, but I guess I can say the same for myself. The supernatural is fun.

[ He laughs a bit over their long joke, feeling at ease after the harsh trip. It’s nice. ]

I’m also going to pack normal penguins for you, all right?

[ascatic]

I look forward to eating a few, and potentially saving some for later. But not too much later... I'd hate for them to spoil.

[ he might even share one or two, but... it's just him working in the cafe, for now. ]

[maskreant]

All right. I'll drop them off at your place before I head out on a date.

[ JUST EAT THEM ALL, LEON? ]

[ascatic]

Sounds good to me...

[ oh, he'll try! but something else suddenly catches his attention. ]

... a date?

[maskreant]

Yeah, with my boyfriend since we couldn't see each other yesterday.

[ Unlike someone, he won't start boasting about him... ]

I have to a lot to prepare for, actually.