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“Yeah, that’s pretty much how it works! As for the bonding part, I… Don’t think that would be a very good idea either.”
Uhhhh idk what to title this so here take this
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“Of course! Come back anytime. If you need me, I’ll come and find you. Or you could come and fine me! Whichever one is easiest for you.”
A small blob, the size of a subway rat approaches. It is grey, with a full spectrum of colors dancing over it.
“Hello. We I have not met another of my kind before. I am VICE.”
— @bluejayandvice
“Salutations, little one!”
Parasite crouched down to Vice, their eyes wide as they examined the symbiote
“Vice, you say? I’m Parasite. It’s a pleasure meeting another!”
“I… No, no, I’m sorry. I don’t think that’s why you’re sad, I was just saying that- well- a lot of symbiotes do that.”
“I don’t know if it counts as cannibalism. Either way though, plenty of symbiotes eat others, so it’s not exactly unnatural. It’s just what we do to survive. The less you think about it, the better.”
A small blob, the size of a subway rat approaches. It is grey, with a full spectrum of colors dancing over it.
“Hello. We I have not met another of my kind before. I am VICE.”
— @bluejayandvice
“Salutations, little one!”
Parasite crouched down to Vice, their eyes wide as they examined the symbiote
“Vice, you say? I’m Parasite. It’s a pleasure meeting another!”
Parasite seems distracted enough by that new question. “Yeah.”
After an awkward moment of silence, it spoke up again, their voice a bit hesitant. “I mean, don’t we all? I didn’t realize there were symbiote’s who didn’t.”
A small blob, the size of a subway rat approaches. It is grey, with a full spectrum of colors dancing over it.
“Hello. We I have not met another of my kind before. I am VICE.”
— @bluejayandvice
“Salutations, little one!”
Parasite crouched down to Vice, their eyes wide as they examined the symbiote
“Vice, you say? I’m Parasite. It’s a pleasure meeting another!”
Parasite winces a bit, their smile turning a bit sad for a second.
“…I did. Not anymore though, now I just hop from person to person. I’ll find one soon, though, I’m sure.”
Their voice sounded more like they were still trying to convince themselves of that, like they weren’t completely sure.
A small blob, the size of a subway rat approaches. It is grey, with a full spectrum of colors dancing over it.
“Hello. We I have not met another of my kind before. I am VICE.”
— @bluejayandvice
“Salutations, little one!”
Parasite crouched down to Vice, their eyes wide as they examined the symbiote
“Vice, you say? I’m Parasite. It’s a pleasure meeting another!”
“Oh! Your hosts, you mean?”
Parasite perked up at that, seemingly much more engaged in the conversation and no longer half zoned out as they heard the mention of VICE’S host (One would think that the mention of something so sensitive would make Parasite offended, but oftentimes it had quite the opposite effect).
“Well, Recluse and Bluejay sound like very nice people. Keep them safe and close, if you can.”
A small blob, the size of a subway rat approaches. It is grey, with a full spectrum of colors dancing over it.
“Hello. We I have not met another of my kind before. I am VICE.”
— @bluejayandvice
“Salutations, little one!”
Parasite crouched down to Vice, their eyes wide as they examined the symbiote
“Vice, you say? I’m Parasite. It’s a pleasure meeting another!”
Parasite stares at VICE for a long, long time, before speaking up after a moment.
“That’s a nice way of seeing it.”
“What birdie and spider do you speak of that was hurt?” Their eyes shone as they spoke, perking up a bit.
“Do you have a spider-person too?”
A small blob, the size of a subway rat approaches. It is grey, with a full spectrum of colors dancing over it.
“Hello. We I have not met another of my kind before. I am VICE.”
— @bluejayandvice
“Salutations, little one!”
Parasite crouched down to Vice, their eyes wide as they examined the symbiote
“Vice, you say? I’m Parasite. It’s a pleasure meeting another!”
“I… Guess you’re not entirely wrong.”
Parasite replied, a look of surprise forming on their face, seemingly deep in thought as they considered Vice’s words. They hadn’t really thought about it like that before, but they did seem to have a point.
“I think you’re one of the least vengeful symbiotes I’ve seen. Though, that’s a good thing, especially here, in this world.”
A small blob, the size of a subway rat approaches. It is grey, with a full spectrum of colors dancing over it.
“Hello. We I have not met another of my kind before. I am VICE.”
— @bluejayandvice
“Salutations, little one!”
Parasite crouched down to Vice, their eyes wide as they examined the symbiote
“Vice, you say? I’m Parasite. It’s a pleasure meeting another!”
“Oh…” Parasite’s voice was almost… Sympathetic? Sorrowful? Comforting? One of those.
“I’m sorry for your loss, little one.”
It hesitated again, before carefully speaking again.
“May I… Ask who did that? Who were the humans were studying you. I mean, you don’t need to tell me if you don’t know or don’t want to or anything-“ They quickly added on.
A small blob, the size of a subway rat approaches. It is grey, with a full spectrum of colors dancing over it.
“Hello. We I have not met another of my kind before. I am VICE.”
— @bluejayandvice
“Salutations, little one!”
Parasite crouched down to Vice, their eyes wide as they examined the symbiote
“Vice, you say? I’m Parasite. It’s a pleasure meeting another!”
“Yes! I’ve met a couple others myself, though, admittedly, we are a bit far and few these days. Most of us tend to stay hidden, though. Many of the people here don’t tend to react well to differences.”
Parasite grinned, before their expression got a bit more worried, almost concerned.
“Your kin were killed?”
A small blob, the size of a subway rat approaches. It is grey, with a full spectrum of colors dancing over it.
“Hello. We I have not met another of my kind before. I am VICE.”
— @bluejayandvice
“Salutations, little one!”
Parasite crouched down to Vice, their eyes wide as they examined the symbiote
“Vice, you say? I’m Parasite. It’s a pleasure meeting another!”
Leah stood straight immediately, waving her hands in front of her as she replied in a rather rushed manner.
"No, no, I'm fine! I was just zoned out is all, your majesty-"
She chuckled nervously, she really needed to get herself together. Being as unfocused as she was was becoming dangerous and embarrassing.
She just hoped people would forget what happened.
"I'm so sorry for the disturbance, your majesty. If there's anything I could do, please let me know."
🎆Adventures in Bit-Tech City! 🎆
Starter for @sleepy-star-sailor
~ Deep Inside the Network of Technology lived the residents of Bit-Tech City Known as the Proxy-pets. These beings inside Your devices Help Transfer Data, Clean up Junk, And even special ones Fight off Malware and viruses.
It was always a slightly boring and busy Day for the residents, But What never failed to make their days Lively and Unpredictable was the Youngest of the Royal family; Jack.
Jack was Zooming away throughout the streets on his Hoverboard without a care in the world. Dodging Passing civilians & Manovering Around Vehicles was also So Much fun as the rush Reminded him Of The thrill of Adventure. It's safe to say this Prince was an adrenaline junky. Although Jack was skilled in The air- He still had a Problem stopping.. ~
(Reply to @bots-basket , I hope I did this right! sorry I took a bit to respond)
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As the young prince barreled through the city on his hoverboard, one of the citizens, by the name of Leah, was deep in thought.
She'd been cleaning several areas of the city, ridding it of junk, clearing the path for others. But she wasn't as focused today, thankfully it hadn't effected her performance much, but her mind was still elsewhere.
She soon finished her work in the area she was currently in, she cleaned her hands, and began to set off, unknowingly walking straight into the path of the prince, unaware of the possible danger she just put herself in.
🎆Adventures in Bit-Tech City! 🎆
Starter for @sleepy-star-sailor
~ Deep Inside the Network of Technology lived the residents of Bit-Tech City Known as the Proxy-pets. These beings inside Your devices Help Transfer Data, Clean up Junk, And even special ones Fight off Malware and viruses.
It was always a slightly boring and busy Day for the residents, But What never failed to make their days Lively and Unpredictable was the Youngest of the Royal family; Jack.
Jack was Zooming away throughout the streets on his Hoverboard without a care in the world. Dodging Passing civilians & Manovering Around Vehicles was also So Much fun as the rush Reminded him Of The thrill of Adventure. It's safe to say this Prince was an adrenaline junky. Although Jack was skilled in The air- He still had a Problem stopping.. ~
Previously: Hana ordered a bowl of Kitsune Udon and Ray asked a rather deep question to which Hana responded with clarity. @pokitsune
Ray listens attentively. But, as Hana takes a pensive stop to think, his hands sneakily shifts to the x-transceiver behind the counter away from their view.
Sounds easy enough...
His attention is brought back to Hana as they started to talk once more. Other than a slight twitch at the words "I hated it-", Ray gives Hana his full attention..
It wasn't long until Rio came back.
She trots off, shooting a thoughtful glance over to Hana to see if her presence bothered them any longer. Nevertheless, she continues to do some "book keeping" away from Hana’s area–most likely to give them the reprieve from the cynophobia she was informed about.
After unpacking the groceries, Ray takes stock of what he has in front of him.
Hana has already humored him with a deep response to a heavy question, so to keep them waiting without food would just be rude. He’s going to have to work with what he’s got and take short cuts.
Short cuts or not, this was a delicate operation. Skipping the steps to soak the seaweed to boil it might risk a bitter and slimy stock if boiled too long. Take time too little to twice fry the tofu and you’ll end up with a sad addition of soggy tofu. He has to time it right…
The broth shimmers with golden clarity. The noodles look like they are not too firm and not too soft. While there may be traces of some of the spice falling to the bottom of the bowl, it looks complete and carefully concocted.
A tasteful addition of the necessary toppings sit proudly on top. The Inari-Age looks like it's not typical of what you'd expect from Kitsune Udon, but reminiscent of the sweet and salty taste despite its hardened and crispy texture.
This is the type of a lunch that will have you ready to take on the afternoon without feeling too bloated.
By all accounts, Ray thinks he did a pretty good job. He’s quite proud of himself for this one.
I followed this recipe to do some research!
I gave myself the limitation of "ok there's a customer who needs their food asap." So 10-15 minutes max. Here's what I found:
The recipe is absolutely right in claiming that dashi powder isn't as good as homebrewed dashi. HOWEVER I live in a place where Japanese ingredients are hard to come by. I'm actually surprised I didn't find bonito flakes.
You can skip the soaking konbu part, but I hiiiighly recommend it. You'll end up with a broth that doesn't feel complete if you skip this part. Speaking of broth, udon noodles are also extremely filling--if you make a broth with it, it better not be heavy because you'll be a vegetable after you eat. But if you get all the ingredients right, you'll end up with a good meal that I totally forgot to take a picture of. Just imagine it's what I drew because that looks better anyway
I didn't read the instructions close enough--the inari-age is supposed to be a marinated/seasoned in dashi, soy sauce, and mirin. I just had bland tofu puffs... In my defense, there's a lot of Japanese terms thrown around and the recipe blog was un-intuitive to follow.
Granted, there's absolutely no way you can make inari-age in the span of 20 minutes, especially if you're making the tofu from scratch. One way to change that, however, would probably be in the process of combining the seasoning/marinating process with the frying process. I can't confirm this, I haven't tried it and I was getting too antsy to let this reply go unfinished.