Berry's Heart

[dramatispersonae]

[For once, you're not falling.

. . . No, this time you just feel like you're sinking, down down down into turbulent water. Just before you feel like you're about to run out of air, the whole world turns white, and—]

((Please join #berrybeneath!))

Comments

Re: [KITCHEN]

[performing]

[WHERE IS THE BREAD THO--

no let's see those recipes after checking on Toki]

Re: [KITCHEN]

[dramatispersonae]

[CORAL PARFAIT, SAPPHIRE VOLCANO CAKE, KIRA SUNDAE . . .]

Re: [KITCHEN]

[performing]

[what is a volcano cake]

[sure why not let's try that]

Re: [KITCHEN]

[dramatispersonae]

[You get to play with ALL SORTS OF FUN INGREDIENTS.

Like cocoa powder that feels like friendship and sugar that feels like affection]

Re: [KITCHEN]

[performing]

[I CAN DO VERY BASIC COOKING AT LEAST ...

[doing his best to following, though maybe adding a little more the nice-feeling ingredients '^']

Re: [KITCHEN]

[dramatispersonae]

[SUCCESS! The cake actually looks . . . far better than it should.]

[it smells like delicious belonging]

Re: [KITCHEN]

[performing]

[whoa, actually cooking success!]

[what do I do with it now . . . I'm almost afraid to cut it up 8|a

settling it out to cool, then, and in spite of Toki's warnings, going to check in the fridge]

Re: [KITCHEN]

[dramatispersonae]

[he'll find chocolate covered strawberries, a few bottles of wine, and . . . a tattoo kit?!]

Re: [KITCHEN]

[performing]

[his stomach growls '-'





no no no okay poking at the bottles of wine f...irst]

Re: [KITCHEN]

[dramatispersonae]

[mmm, delicious wine]

[nothing happens so long as you're just touching the bottle]

Re: [KITCHEN]

[performing]

[drinking wine is bad for me ok]

[putting it away carefully, then handwaving excellent protag conversations with Toki, heading out again]

Re: [KITCHEN]

[dramatispersonae]

[there are sapphires in the cabin! do you hook up with them?]

Re: [KITCHEN]

[performing]

[greeting them in passing, but no, he wants to head out and see about those shadowy wolflike things again 8|a]

Re: [KITCHEN]

[dramatispersonae]

[NO CHANGE TO THEM.

The lights immediately begin to . . . wriggle warningly in Allen's direction . . .]

Re: [KITCHEN]

[performing]

[heading towards those wolves though 8|a I AIN'T AFRAID OF YOU NONE]

Re: [KITCHEN]

[dramatispersonae]

[BONK BONK BONK BONK BONK BONK BONK BONK]

[the shadows roll back]

Re: [KITCHEN]

[performing]

[ducking under the bonking, trying to wave an arm without actually hitting any of them]

Berry, come on -- I'll be fine! Trust me!

Re: [KITCHEN]

[dramatispersonae]

[they are the most unimpressed floaty lights]

Re: [KITCHEN]

[performing]

[drawing an X on his chest]

Cross my heart.

Re: [KITCHEN]

[dramatispersonae]

[:|]

Re: [KITCHEN]

[performing]

I'll be fine.

[with 100% confidence, heading off the path]

Re: [KITCHEN]

[dramatispersonae]

[the shadows twist and wind around your feet, climbing up your body. they're frigidly, frigidly cold]

Re: [KITCHEN]

[performing]

[taking a deep breath and gritting his teeth against that, slogging forward]

Re: [KITCHEN]

[dramatispersonae]

[there doesn't seem to be anywhere to go, unless you want to get cozy in a snowdrift]

[come to think of it, that might be warmer than what you're suffering through right now]

[it's so cold it hurts]

Re: [KITCHEN]

[performing]

[gritting his teeth and stopping finally, though wobbly and uncertain on his feet]

Whoever the hell you are, just show yourself! I'm not afraid of you.