video @lightemup

[umbrastaff]

[The camera turns on, and shows these babies -


- before moving to show Lup's face.

She has a bit of flour on her nose.]

I call them 'Lupcakes'. This is prime Flour Up Desserts advertising, obviously.

[She grins and settles the phone at a good angle.]

Frosting's got some spice in it, like those red candies. I'm offering some taste-testing free of charge if you tell me a good story.

...or for any tips on really good napping spots. We elves might not need to sleep like you poor chums, but chagirl's got priorities next month and like half of it is gonna be naps.

[She's so into getting a real body, okay? This vessel was great but undeath is shit for snoozing.]

Comments

[wildlinks]

Napping next to a heater or under the blanket is the best right now.

Little silver fins? Curious. Do they have a specific name?

Yes, that sounds great. I didn't have fish in a while.

[umbrastaff]

Oh man, I'm getting one of them heated blankets now! That sounds perfect.

[Lup reaches for a block of paper and writes that down next to things like pieces of a recipe and a doodle of a ferret-like thing.]

...and I honestly don't know, I wasn't paying attention to names when I bought some from the market. I just know they come from the river and taste amazing.

[wildlinks]

Get a book too. It helps dozing off faster.

I see. You're good at drawing. I'll make sure to keep my eye out for them. I wonder what other types of fishes are in the river.

[umbrastaff]

It would have to be a boring book, in that case.

[She might be a bit of a nerd.]

You'll probably find out if you go fishing. Just don't keep anything that talks.

[wildlinks]

That is easy to choose, isn't it? You just pick the book you don't like.

[History books tend to make Yu snooze.]

...a talking fish?

[umbrastaff]

I mean, who knows? This place is full of weird things.

[wildlinks]

[Phew. For a moment he thought there were some creatures in the river that are dangerous.]

That is true. Hopefully, there are no talking fish. I would feel bad catching them.

[umbrastaff]

I mean, they'd probably tell you. 'Ow, you bastard!'

[wildlinks]

Well, hopefully, it's only that.

[umbrastaff]

If you get your ass kicked by a fish I'm getting you a drink.

[wildlinks]

I appreciate the offer. I will need something to wash the embarrassment down.

[umbrastaff]

What's your poison?

[wildlinks]

[Oh right. He... shouldn't be allowed to drink yet, huh?]

I heard strong, hot coffee is good this time of year.

[umbrastaff]

[What are legal drinking ages??

Still, she's quick to follow in the right direction. Some people didn't like to drink, after all.]

Shit, yeah. Or hot cocoa!

[wildlinks]

[Depending on the country, 18 and 21.

He's 17.]

With marshmallows? Perfect.

[umbrastaff]

Perfect. I'll throw in a Lupcake.

[wildlinks]

...A Lupcake? [!] Oh! The cupcakes! That's an excellent name for them.

By the way, I didn't introduce myself. I'm Yu Narukami.

[umbrastaff]

Nice to meetcha, Yu! Lup, obviously.

[wildlinks]

[Yu chuckles.]

So that's where the lupcakes come from. Excellent.

[umbrastaff]

I have excellent ideas sometimes.