[Video/Action - Backdated to Christmas Morning] Magical Cake

[ilyana]

[The journal shows Ilyana waking out of bed in her jammies, rubbing her eyes to a snowy Christmas morning. A present is at the foot of her bed, and when she sees what it is, her eyes widen in delight.]

C-Cake!

[Before her is a giant, multi-layered Christmas cake, that goes all the way up to the ceiling of her room on the 6th floor of housing building 3, in the apartment she shares with Chun-Li. Unable to resit the hunger inside of her and the sheer joy of having a giant cake just for her on Christmas day, she runs a dainty finger along the side to taste a bit of the frosting. She absolutely shivers in delight at the sweet taste of that layer of the cake's frosting, only to blink in surprise when she sees the frosting on the cake replace itself.]

W-What?

[Experimentally she takes a handful of the cake into her mouth, discovering that it was the exact flavor she was hoping it would be. Then to her unparalleled delight, the cake repairs itself again, as if the handful she took out was never missing.]

Magical cake?!

[Once more she decides to experiment with it, not even realizing she's being recorded on the journal. She dives head first into the cake, tunneling her way through it to the other side, and eating her way out, just because she's always wanted to do that without consequences. She pokes her head out of the other side of the cake, laughing in glee as she slowly wriggles out of the cake. As if on cue, the cake reassembles itself, and spits out any traces of dirt she might have left behind.

Ilyana finally spots the journal, as she's covered head to toe in hundreds of different flavors of cakes. She smiles sheepishly at the Journal, and just holds out a hand covered in frosting.]

Anybody want some magic cake? I think I'm going to be here all day with it once I'm showered off.

(ooc: Ilyana has been given a magical Christmas cake that is any flavor the eater wishes it to be. Chocolate cake, vanilla cake, sponge cake, strawberry shortcake, pumpkin cake, carrot cake, cheese cake, fish cake... anything. It automatically repairs itself, so has an unlimited supply. What's the catch? Its magic only works on Christmas day, and at the stroke of 12 it all goes up into thin air. Anyone is welcome to come have some of her cake, as she's feeling pretty generous now that she has an unlimited supply. Ever wanted to have your cake and eat it too? NOW YOU CAN!  Can take place before or after Ilyana's shower.)

Comments

[weaponry]

Well, no one's really sure about how the world originated, but, we know it's not through magic since that doesn't exist. We know how the moon was created, if that's any consolation.

[ Well, Tenten's not an atheist to put Ilyana down! She's just an atheist because every other villain thinks they're a God.

Uh oh. Tenten suspects her disbelief. She might as well make the socks sound a little special. ]

Yeah. Socks. With a kitten design pattern on them. [ getting a PhD in fibbing today. ]

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[ilyana]

Are you... sure your world doesn't have magic? It's not really all that easy to prove something doesn't exist. If you don't know how the world originated, perhaps it did originate from magic, and you just don't know it. Tapping into magic isn't exactly an easy feat to accomplish, and usually requires great training in the body, heart, mind, and spirit.

[In all fairness, she would likely consider ninjutsu to be magic.]

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[ilyana]

Really?! That sounds adorable! Can I see them?

[Uh oh Tenten, that might have been too good a fib.]

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[weaponry]

We don't have magic. We have something similar to magic, but it was invented and it has a scientific process behind it. [ She sighs and shakes her head. She's not sure how many times she can say she doesn't have magic. She then shrugs. ] I've seen multiple things that people can do with magic, but we can do them with ninjutsu.

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[weaponry]

N-no! Never! [ Tenten looks visibly shocked. She is unsure what to say, so she thinks of Yet Another Lie. ] I'm washing them first! I don't know where Santa has been! Or my socks for that matter!

[ilyana]

...

[Ilyana just... doesn't know what to say to that.]

But that's exactly the same thing with magic. Magic is a form of science, it's just one that is usually too advanced for people to comprehend.

[And she's a bit shocked by Tenten's adamant refusal to just... show her some socks.]

You really must not like Santa very much.

[weaponry]

Well, it doesn't seem like magic. It has a scientific basis based on energy your cells produce.

[ She nods her head. ] I guess after this christmas you can say that. I hold a little resentment to him, but mostly his workers.

[ilyana]

What are cells?

[Sorry Tenten, her world's technology is medieval.]

It still seems a little strange that you'd feel that disgusted by just some socks... where do you think he'd keep them that they'd be so dirty?

[weaponry]

They're like what you're body is made up of. They're very very tiny, but they perform a bunch of functions. They're like the bricks to your building.

[ She takes a breath and thinks. ]

I mean, it's Santa's sack of goodies right? What if it was next to some little boy's desired stink bomb? Or, what if it was next to a bunch of dirt for some person's garden! You just never know so you have to be careful!

[ilyana]

Hmm... that could be a bit different than magic I suppose. Magic is usually powered by a few different varying factors. One of them being spirituality, the energy of the world around you, the spirits, and through your own inner power. The latter of the ones I just mentioned sounds a bit more like what you may be referring to. It's remarkable that your world was able to identify the exact source of it though, as scholars in my world have been researching it for decades with little success. I wonder if the library here may have more on the subject...

[The mage/scientist in her is certainly intrigued by the idea of these cells Tenten has mentioned.]

Oh... sorry I um... didn't mean to bore you or anything.

So... as for your socks... I really think you're worrying far too much. Don't you know that Santa wraps all of the gifts in his bag for the exact reason? I mean...

[She picks up a piece of her cake to show on the journal.]

Otherwise, how do you think he would have gotten me this cake without any such things getting on it? Your present wasn't covered in frosting either, was it? He must have some way of keeping the gifts from getting contaminated by one another.

[weaponry]

Yeah. We don't have that in our world. Spirituality probably doesn't influence chakra, neither does the world around you or spirits. Well, I guess a spirit might be able to transfer chakra but I don't think it'd ever happen. Once you die, you usually lose your chakra too. You can't survive without it and your body stops making things when it dies.

Eh, it's okay. I prefer things like this compared to runs to nowhere.

[ ....Hmm.... She has to think of yet another lie! ]

It's because I found a mysterious brown spot on mine! [ She just blurts that out without thinking much about it. Good job, Tenten. An awkward, awkward lie. ]

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[ilyana]

Well when you die that is the normal response, yes. It would probably take an exceptionally strong practitioner of magic, or something of that nature, to become a spirit you or I would actually be capable of seeing. I do think that a spirit would likely be able to transfer this Chakra you are referring to, but it would likely need some sort of motivation to do so. In our world, most spirit charmers allow the spirit to feed off of the energy of their soul in exchange for power.

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[ilyana]

... A brown spot.

[She actually looks... a bit skeptical now.]

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[weaponry]

After you die, your soul exists still. I'm not sure what happens to it, but, unless it's sealed, it exists. You could be revived with a forbidden technique, but someone else must be sacrificed. Also, you could become brainwashed to the controller's will so it's not all that's cracked up to be. So, I pretty much agree with what you're saying. I'm just applying a little context about my world. I'd be willing to sit down and exchange ideas with you over lunch!

Sorry for the brief delay! I just had my wisdom teeth extracted! || 2/2

[weaponry]

[ Agh! She's been discovered! Time to go full convincing ninja! Her eyebrow narrows and she scowls. ]

Yeah, a brown spot. Big, weirdly shaped and covering the heel! [ It's never fun to be twinbuns. ]

Wisdom teeth removal?! That's terrible! :O My cheeks were swollen for weeks after mine!

[ilyana]

[Ilyana's face positively beams at the suggestion. Whether it's the exchanging of ideas, meeting in person, or just having lunch in general, is unclear.]

I'd love that! There's so many things I'd love to know about your world, and things I could share about my own. Do you have anywhere you'd like to meet?

Also, if there's a weird brown spot on it, you can show it to me. I know a lot about getting spots out of clothes, so if you let me see it, I can identify the stain, and the best way to remove it.

My face briefly looked like Squidward's house D: so yeah

[weaponry]

[ She's glad to make Ilyana feel ....at home or something with her suggestions! ]

Hmmm... I'm not quite sure. What's that restaurant that the pirate crew runs called? Seventh Heaven, right? Is that good? [ She figures that if she asks like she doesn't know much about it, she'll gain a much more honest opinion than her suggestion her favorite places. ]

I can't do that right now. I'm washing them. Vigorously. With the washer. Downstairs. [ ...If Tenten was Pinnoccio her nose would be penetrating the barrier. ]

Well I'm glad you're doing better at least ^^;

[ilyana]

Oh yes, that's one of the best places in Luceti! I eat there so often tough, that I feel a bit guilty unless I go there with someone else too.

[That way she also is less likely to be thrown out for over-eating... although Sanji's never been known to kick out a pretty face, Ilyana's not quite entirely aware of this face, and should she become aware of it, Sanji might end up collapsing from exhaustion.]

Oh, well if you can't get them cleaned out you should let me take a look at them so I can help you, and otherwise you should wear them when we go out so I can see them. This way everybody wins.

[Look on the bright side Tenten, you have until whenever you meet to get your hands on a pair of Christmas socks.]

Me too!

[weaponry]

Really? That's pretty cool! Then you could tell me what to get and what not to get and what are the best meals, right? [ She's actually loving this plan, but little does she know about Ilyana and how often she gets tossed out... ]

Yeah! I guess that's a good idea... I'll be sure to make a reminder to myself to wear them. Otherwise I probably won't, seeing on how inappropriate the season is to wear christmas things and all. [ Note to self: Forget. ]

[ilyana]

Oh I think I almost certainly could! I've eaten nearly every single item on the menu at least a couple hundred times by now.

[And just... hooow long have you been in Luceti Ilyana?]

Oh you're right... I hadn't even thought about that. That seems like almost a rather impractical gift if you think about it.

[weaponry]

A couple hundred ...times? Just how often do you go there? [ She's a bit weirded out, to be honest. She didn't know people could even eat that many times and not be tired of food. ]

Hmmm... Santa isn't really practical with his presents. [ Oh boy, Ilyana and Tenten will know this so hard in like, twenty four hours. ]