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witchesreign2012-11-18 11:23 pm
espio) wrote in witchesreign2012-11-18 11:23 pm
[BBS] ICK.
[Espio is... bored. He was training in his much weaker human form during Galbadia's attack, trying to better familiarise himself with fighting with it, and took nasty injuries to his shoulder and leg that wouldn't have been anywhere near as bad if he'd been in his usual, durable chameleon form at the time. Add the limitations of para-magic and complications arising from the magical fun of shapeshifting, and lizard boy has pretty much been out of action for a couple of weeks.
A couple of weeks of lots of reading. Fiction and cookbooks and recapping on Indirect Para-Magic and all sorts. It led to a few discoveries, the best of which was black forest hot chocolate - basically the world's best cake in hot drink form. And... less delicious things Espio has no intention of eating any time soon. Or, you know, ever.
He's back on his feet, but still needs to take it easy, much to his continued frustration. Here, BBS, have a taste of Espio's reading materials.]
Okay, you lot seem to think eating bugs is disgusting and gross and whatever, despite the fact everyone's from different worlds and cultures. Can't believe how multi-universal the "bugs are icky" train of thought is. But you know, there's worse things out there than bugs - worlds are full of very different countries and cultures and stuff.
So, here's another one of those good old "tell us about your world" BBS posts. Natives included.
Subject: Disgusting foods.
1. Natto. Basically a bunch of rotted beans. They look rotten, they smell rotten, and they're covered in a sticky and stringy mess because they're just that rotten. I mean, fermentation always sounds nasty, but in this case the end product itself is foul.
2. Maggot cheese. I think it has an actual name. Yeah, I'm fine with eating bugs, but there's something about maggots that even I find gross. So try cheese infested with live maggots (deliberately put there, I'll add), which have been eating and digesting said cheese, basically decomposing it. Oh, and you eat it while the maggots are still alive, and chances are high they'll still be alive when they come out again. AND the maggots can jump about six inches or so. Delicious.
3. Balut. It's a fertilised egg. There is a half-developed baby bird inside that thing when it gets boiled. I don't think any more needs to be said on why that is disturbing.
A couple of weeks of lots of reading. Fiction and cookbooks and recapping on Indirect Para-Magic and all sorts. It led to a few discoveries, the best of which was black forest hot chocolate - basically the world's best cake in hot drink form. And... less delicious things Espio has no intention of eating any time soon. Or, you know, ever.
He's back on his feet, but still needs to take it easy, much to his continued frustration. Here, BBS, have a taste of Espio's reading materials.]
Okay, you lot seem to think eating bugs is disgusting and gross and whatever, despite the fact everyone's from different worlds and cultures. Can't believe how multi-universal the "bugs are icky" train of thought is. But you know, there's worse things out there than bugs - worlds are full of very different countries and cultures and stuff.
So, here's another one of those good old "tell us about your world" BBS posts. Natives included.
Subject: Disgusting foods.
1. Natto. Basically a bunch of rotted beans. They look rotten, they smell rotten, and they're covered in a sticky and stringy mess because they're just that rotten. I mean, fermentation always sounds nasty, but in this case the end product itself is foul.
2. Maggot cheese. I think it has an actual name. Yeah, I'm fine with eating bugs, but there's something about maggots that even I find gross. So try cheese infested with live maggots (deliberately put there, I'll add), which have been eating and digesting said cheese, basically decomposing it. Oh, and you eat it while the maggots are still alive, and chances are high they'll still be alive when they come out again. AND the maggots can jump about six inches or so. Delicious.
3. Balut. It's a fertilised egg. There is a half-developed baby bird inside that thing when it gets boiled. I don't think any more needs to be said on why that is disturbing.
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