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You're in Nott now too? You didn't get in trouble, did you?

[ River is formidable in her own right, but Himeka still can worry a bit! And, well, knowing Thancred had to flee makes the stakes a bit higher. ]

But a gift that isn't cooking? Hmmmm.

[ That's hard, given that's Himeka's default. But thinking on how hard it's been for Thancred to be apart from his surrogate daughter, Ryne, she thinks... ]

You know, I think he would like nothing more than something special that reminds him of you, River.

trouble is everywhere. it's troublesome. but the castle is a coffin and i don't want to lay down waiting for the end to come.

[ so thankfully, not the same dire situation that thancred and yennefer were in, but not a whole lot better either. they're trying to make the most of it. ]

we have to save our coin so we can give them their couch back soon, but food is a practical expenditure so maybe cheap and easy to make is the key. would you accept a new student in your kitchen?

[ her false memories of their time in azem's domain watching her cook with kassa are some of her favorites, which is why river thought to ask himeka for help with this. ]

[ An understandable sentiment. As someone who likewise doesn't enjoy being confined, Himeka can empathize. ]

I'm glad you found a place to stretch your legs, then.

[ Here Himeka was trying to think outside the box, but when River asks to be taught to cook...

A pupil? Truly? The one field of learning Himeka ever only applied her heart and soul to is that of the culinary arts. Fishing, she grew up with. Magicks? They came naturally. (Certainly she had areas of improvement, but they served her just fine.) But cooking? Cooking she struggled, toiled, failed, and broke through until she got it just right. Years training under the greatest chefs in Eorzea...

Is...is it her time to be the master? The teacher? ]

River...

I would be delighted to have you as a student! In fact, you would officially be my first!

[ all of the many reasons why river appreciates himeka. her energy almost reminds her of kaylee, a little bit. ]

i promise to work hard and make you proud, sui laoshi

Laoshi...is that like "Chef"? Or "Master"?

[ It sounds rather Doman, almost. ]

"teacher"

[ and just for fun, she sends the chinese characters too ]

老师

[ Now this is unexpected. ]

That almost looks like Hingan! Actually, near identical.

[ oh? that definitely piques her curiosity. ]

never heard of a hingan before. it's new chinese.

新中文

New Chinese.

I can read that!

We really do share a language. This is amazing! I haven't seen this since leaving the far east.

[ hopefully river's excitement is tangible through text because !! ]

a few people have recognized the dialect from a version of earth-that-was but the only two that could speak it were from different 'verses entirely

[ and now that she knows himeka can read it, river will probably start sending her messages that are intentionally written with chinese characters just for ~~funsies~~ science. ]

酷

[ It's palpable! And, really? It's something Himeka never thought she would have in common with someone, so it's definitely a shared excitement. ]

Really? That's amazing. Even more people... Though what do you mean by "earth-that-was"?

[ She's heard of Earth from so many people. What was it like before? ]

どういう意味?

she was and now she isn't. humankind took everything she had to give until she fell apart, so we had to leave her behind

[ she's made a lot of those earth people sad by telling them this story, RIP.

but hold up, there's something more important here! if only himeka could see river's !!! as she analyzes the characters she sent. ]

it's not a perfect match. 意味 is close to 意义 ( noun, "meaning/significance" ) but the others are different. can't say for sure, might be closer to ancient japan than china.

Oh, I see. So you're looking for a new star?

[ It makes her think a bit of what the Loporrits were planning for her own world. ]

So you have multiple places that use a similar language too! Our worlds really do seem to have a lot in common. We have Hingashi and Doma.

we found one. or five. the verse is a big place and if there's one thing humans do best, it's colonizing.

will you tell me more about your sphere? we can exchange notes on food and culture

Five whole stars all to your selves? That's amazing! I haven't even seen that many.

[ She also wouldn't have thought such a thing were possible five years ago. How time changes! ]

Absolutely! There's still a lot to learn about it, to be honest. I feel like I've only just cracked the surface.

Etheirys has big beautiful oceans and seas, but most people live on the land. I'm from the Ruby Sea which is right between Othard and the archipelago of Hingashi. Othard is where Doma is and I think that may be closer to your New Chinese!

Oh, I should probably mention that it was once a slightly different world but was split into 14 shards when the universe was coming to an end. Some of them were rejoined with the Source, but not at all. That won't happen anymore, though!

We have one big moon that's a space ship run by Loporrits.

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