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[songbird_slayer]

Sender: Madhuri Qalli
To: Everyone
Subject: A warm and cozy welcome for new dreamers!

Good evening! I am Madhuri, and though I've met some of you new folk already, I bid warm greetings to the lot on this chilly-and-ever-chillier season.

At the Lady of Bliss in the shopping district, or hand-delivered to you, I give a pie (or a pizza pie) to those who have just arrived as warm tidings. All are made from scratch, crafted with love and a warm hug from this humble culinarian.

For those I may have missed, would you be so kind as to tell me what kind you'd like in this entry, so that I may get cooking over the next few days and check you all off the list? Thank you in advance.

Also-

Pay no heed to the greenery that may spring up in town over the next few weeks. It's all very harmless, I assure you. Just a bit of future Starlight fun. Nay, a touch. Perhaps a little sneeze of fun. :)

Comments

Sender: Ralsei

[a_sweet_little_peach]

Oh, um -- I'm not new, but I wanted to ask, since you mentioned pizza.

A friend of mine is looking for a recipe for take-out style pizza. I don't know how to make pizza that doesn't, um, taste homemade. Do you have any idea how to do that? I'd love to have a recipe to give him on my cooking radio show.

Thanks!!

[songbird_slayer]

I'm guessing you use the freshest ingredients, so it loses that odd, indescribable 'luster' of a place that makes so many pies in a day that they need to cut corners, right?

I'd like to try some of yours and see what I can find out. It could be a whole lot of things, from the sauce to how you make the crust.

[a_sweet_little_peach]

I don't actually know how, uh, how old it's safe to use most ingredients, 'cause I always get them fresh, haha! Is it best to keep them in the coldbox for a while, or out in the open, or... Well. You get the point!

But I'd be delighted to provide samples regardless! I don't have any idea where to start when it comes to making pizza that doesn't taste fresh.

Sender: Helga Pataki

[heartatsunder]

[It took Helga a few days to realise that these books actually update, like online forums but on paper. And once she did, she was tempted to ignore the page directed at "the new folk" because feh, she doesn't need anyone's charity... but then again, she hasn't had a proper meal since she got here and she's still avoiding the bartering system, soooo...]

You're talking normal pizzas, right? Not some fancy, flatbread crap?

And I don't know what "Starlight" is, but fat chance that stuff's harmless. If you haven't noticed, everything here is out to get us.

[After writing this, she sneezes... that better be a coincidence.]

[songbird_slayer]

Regular pizzas with anything you'd like on it!

I believe the equivalent is the season of festivity involving Santa in many other worlds. He's been rather busy aiding us in the efforts of rendering nightmares and other ill-tempered foes into ground beef.

[heartatsunder]

Wait, hold up- Santa Claus is real? And fights evil?

[That actually sounds incredible, but her brain is still very much in "He's just an urban legend" Town, so this question is infinitely more important than what kind of pizza she wants.]

sender: Ace

[donfire]

I've been here for a while, but I would like to tell you this sounds super sweet!


Also, do you teach people how to cook? I'm curious to know how one can make a pizza from scratch.

[songbird_slayer]

I could, certainly. I'd be happy to show you and maybe have you make your own pizza.

It tastes better when you eat your own handiwork, I think.

[donfire]

That would be so awesome!

I don't know how to make a lot of things, so a pizza would be great to know how to make!

Sender: Prompto

[chocobosnap]

Wait.

Why are you saying the plants are harmless?

What do they do?

[ That's the most alarming part of this message. ]

[songbird_slayer]

They add but a touch of courage, darling! I wouldn't worry too much, unless there is something that you're trying to hide.

You're not hiding anything, are you?

[chocobosnap]

[ He's hiding a lot of things!! ]

Those two things don't make sense. I have enough courage.

Sender: Estinien Varlineau

[soughtrevenge]

Feeding the newcomers a bit of a lie along with your welcoming meal?

[songbird_slayer]

'Tis no lie! What happens truly is fun.






Especially for me.

[soughtrevenge]

Mayhap you and I have a different definition of fun... How is torment at the hands of a plant fun?

sender: aymeric

[dualtiful]

I see that your kindness is ever as abundant, Mistress Madhuri. Your bake goods will certainly do well to warm the heart of those adjusting to their new environment.

[ The greens, though? He has have a mind to question it, but this first...!! ]

[songbird_slayer]

I try to proceed with the mindset of, "What would I have appreciated when I first dreamed of this place?"

It must be overwhelming. A touch of comfort aids in the adjustment.

Sender: General Nuadha

[burnttoashes]

[Sorry, Madhuri, his attention was immediately drawn to the bit at the end of this welcome rather than the part about the food.]

You're putting up mistletoe again?

[Somehow he is not surprised, however.]

[songbird_slayer]

'Tis the season!! I waited all year! 🎵

Sender: Erichthonios

[beshackled]

I fear your reassurances may cause suspicion to arise in some. What manner of greenery is it that you would go to such lengths to insist it is harmless? Does it bear resemblance to one that does harm?

[songbird_slayer]

Nope! They're pretty little things, in fact, and are suited for the coming season.

Try standing under them with somebody sometime.

Sender: Hu Tao

[localweirdo]

Very harmless, you say?

[songbird_slayer]

The most harmless. They make great fun and a fantastic tradition, if there is someone here in Reverein you think fondly of.

Sender: Emet-Selch

[snapoutofit]

So, a pie for everyone? And here I thought the offer for mine was both special.

[Can you practically feel that sardonic tone?]

What is this greenery you are warning about, hm? I have been warned of "pranks".

[songbird_slayer]

Each is made by hand with the utmost care. All are special, darling. Don't you worry.

[Too bad she can't read!]

Know you of the tradition of mistletoe? Not the bit of the berries as treats for the gods, but the OTHER one.