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Sender: Alisaie Leveilleur
To: Everyone
Subject: Greetings

Well, I've never been particularly good with introductions, but I suppose they are in order nonetheless.

My name is Alisaie Leveilleur, and I hail from a star called Hydaelyn. I very much hate sitting on my hands, and things here are rather far too quiet for my liking, so if anyone would like a partner to work with, please feel free to call on me. I'm not lacking in combat skills, but I'd also very much like to begin working with this.. dreamotion energy, as it were, so if anyone should like to practice with me, or be practiced on, please let me know.

I also wouldn't mind company while I clean up this treehouse.

Also, is there anywhere I might find some fresh cookies or cupcakes?

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I wouldn't mind offering myself up for all of the above, but...

[Alisaie had said something very important that needs addressing:]

I could always start a fresh batch of cookies or cupcakes if the craving's hit.

[ she is INTERESTED!! ]

Oh, are you able to make them yourself? I've never had much talent for baking; too impatient.

You'll learn a lot of patience when you've baked for a while. Especially when you know the result's gonna be worth it. But yeah, I can! Fresh from the oven if you're interested. I've got some pretty good recipes up my sleeve that I wouldn't mind sharing.

[If Alisaie is interested....]

We'll see about that..

[ you might regret those words, tifa, alisaie is a young woman of very limited patience.. ]

But I'm absolutely content to take advantage of your own patience then, if you're willing.

That's the spirit! That's why the world's got bakers, and then everyone else.

I don't have everything for cupcakes, but how about we start with cookies? They're easier on the patience anyway.

Cookies are among my absolute favorite, so I would be more than happy to start there. What sort of cookies can you make? Ginger cookies?

I'm more partial to the classic chocolate chip myself, but I can do ginger too. Been experimenting a little with a few other recipes, though. Dried fruits, different kinds of nuts, marshmallows... You name it!

Of course I would never turn down a chocolate chip, most especially when it is fresh and still warm.. but if I am honest, I doubt there exists a cookie that I would turn down.

Gods, you're making me so hungry!

You were the one who put out the message.

But if you're looking for a place to go, I've got you covered. What are you looking for? A dozen? Two?

[And they haven't even gotten to the cupcakes yet!]

I know, I know!

[ but STILL!! also wow tifa that sure is generous!! alisaie is all but gawping at her journal. ]

I certainly wouldn't say no to two dozen, but is that too much work for you? I'm happy to help, bare though my skills may be.

I was pretty sure the whole point of this was so you'd learn how to make them, wasn't it? Practice patience and all. ;)

[She's mostly kidding, and would happily make two dozen cookies for anyone if they asked, but why say no to some company?]

If you wanna come by, you're welcome to. My treehouse is a little hard to find, but only if you don't follow your nose.

You may come to regret that, but I am happy to make some bumbling attempts.

And my nose is quite keen, but a picture might also help.

[And a picture she shall receive. The treehouse that Tifa chose sits higher than many of the others, perched between the large branches of one even larger tree. She wanted a place where the sun would sift past the canopies and into the windows, so the higher the better. It overlooks the communal garden and its pond, so as long as Alisaie can find her way there, she'll be guaranteed to find Tifa's tree.]

There're signs pointing to the communal garden. After that, just look for the yellow flowers. That's where you'll find me.

I'm on my way!

[ then, like thirty seconds later - ]

Wait - shall I bring anything with me? Any ingredients you may need?

Hmm. If I'm gonna make a couple dozen, think you could find an extra bag of chocolate chips?

Got everything else we'll need. Even a spare apron.

Chocolate chips. Understood. I will see you soon!

[ this time she really IS on the way! alisaie passes by the marketplace first in order to pick up the aforementioned chocolate chips, before she's making her way toward the communal garden.

follow the yellow flowers, she said.. hmm. alisaie cranes her neck and shields her eyes, squinting up into the trees, searching. ]

[If she's found the small bed of yellow flowers, there will be a ladder carved into the tree for her to climb. It's not a very intuitive way to get up there, but she'll work on getting herself connected to the rest of the residential area soon enough. It works for now, so hopefully she's got good climbing shoes on!

And the smell of food will be wafting from the open windows of the treehouse, beckoning to Alisaie from above. Cinnamon and nutmeg and vanilla, with a hint of lavender as she prepares some tea for her company...!

But Tifa pokes her head out just in time to see the head of white hair through the leaves, and she calls out to her.]

Up here!

[ alisaie always has her climbing shoes on!! ladders are great for exercise, so you won't hear her complaining.

anyroad, she's working out the entrance to tifa's treehouse when her head pops right out of the window, confirming her suspicions. ah! a bright smile flashes across her face, and alisaie lifts her free hand to wave. ]

I'll be right up!

[ quite literally. alisaie climbs up the ladder like a little monkey, athletic and quick, and it isn't long before she's stepping up onto the landing, inhaling deeply. what a lovely scent.. ]

[The door is wide open, free for anyone who stops by, lured by the smell, to come and go as they please. Anyone who does live nearby will always fall subject to Tifa's recipe experiments, and today just so happens to be Alisaie's lucky day, because it's cookie day! If she's going to make the best of her time in this world, then she might as well start thinking about what she can do for others around here and make a buck or two doing it.]

Come on in!

[The sight in the kitchen itself is an impressive one—there are mixing bowls galore, flour, eggs, everything one would need to make dozens of cookies of any flavour imaginable. And as soon as Alisaie wanders through the door, Tifa will lift up an apron decorated with cute cartoon drawings of frogs with a laugh.]

You know... [she begins.] It's funny. Here you are, just wandering into a stranger's home because she said she had cookies. I don't think I introduced myself.

[A hand presses to her chest, her smile pulling wider.]

Tifa Lockhart. And now we're not strangers anymore.

[ tifa sure isn't wrong!! alisaie might have her weapon on hand, but she sure is just walking right into this stranger's open front door for nothing more than the promise of sweets. alisaie is a simple woman, she sure can be lured by good food, cookies especially. thankfully, tifa is a very kind woman and not a serial killer! ]

Right. I suppose I ought to have introduced myself sooner..

[ their names were on the journals, but that's very easy to ignore, forget, or entirely not see, so! she smiles warmly, accepting the apron in her free hand and offering forth the bag of chocolate chips with the other. ]

Alisaie Leveilleur. Thank you for indulging me.

Mm, of course!

[Tifa nods, giving Alisaie a brief once-over before she's scooping up some eggs out of their cartons and laying them out in a neat little line across the counter in front of her mixing bowls.]

You're newer around here, aren't you?

[She'd certainly a remember a girl like her wandering around if she'd ever seen her! Tifa does recall spotting a few newer faces around town. Not that there's anything wrong with being new! It's important that in a place like this, they all get to know the people they're surrounded with...]

[ putting on the apron.. admittedly makes her feel a little bit silly!! but it's part of the job, isn't it? all the fancy culinarians wear them! so alisaie loops it over her head, and ties it behind her back. ]

I am, yes.

[ she says, approaching the counter to peer at the little line of eggs. ]

I've only been here a handful of weeks.

How're you liking it?

[A silly question, in retrospect. All of them are in a new world that has claimed to be nothing more than dreams, so it's hard to really gauge how much one likes being here rather than home... At least, that's been the case for Tifa. It's nice, but it isn't home.

Pausing for a moment, she points to one of the giant mixing bowls.]

Slide that over, and we can crack a few eggs in.

Well, it would be a lie to say I wouldn't rather be home..

[ alisaie doesn't really have the first idea about where to begin, here - she's eaten many sweets, but never prepared them!! - so she's grateful for the guidance, even if it's just asking for a bowl. one mixing bowl coming right up! alisaie slides it along the counter toward tifa, and cranes her neck to look at the eggs. ]

..but it's quite fascinating here, there's a lot to be learned from this dreamotion magic.

[ she lifts an egg. ]

How many?

We're starting with a couple dozen, so just four for now.

[This is going to be the biggest batch of cookies she's made since Seventh Heaven...!

Meanwhile, she's getting to work with another bowl, carefully measuring out the flour, butter, and sugar to beat together first before adding in the eggs. Thankfully, the mixer is quiet enough that they can continue their conversation without the whirring of it drowning them both out.]

Have you tried it out yet? The magic? It's different for everyone.

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we can swap this to action if you would like! :D

YE!!

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