SHI QING XUAN

[aubins]

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[shiftingwinds]

[pathetically, alternating between peeking at the screen to make a selection and closing her eyes to block out the light: ]

I haven't been this hungover in centuries.

[aubins]

[ luckily for sqx, yuri is wearing a truly fantastic pair of sunglasses today.

truly, they are blinding in their majesty. and they are purple. ]

You did go pretty hard yesterday with the alcohol. Then again, you always go pretty hard with the alcohol?

[ he just. takes the glasses off his own face and gently puts them on the bridge of sqx's nose. better? ]

[shiftingwinds]

It's--

[oh that. that is better, actually.

she's immediately distracted from what she was about to say.]

...how interesting.

[aubins]

They were in with the clothes in my room. Looks like they block out light, so...

[ drunk gods can probably benefit from them. ]

[shiftingwinds]

These would be pretty useful to have back home!

[maybe when she goes back she'll. try to invent sunglasses.]

[aubins]

[ live your dreams sqx. ]

Why, did you suffer through a lot of hangovers back home? [ spoken so innocently... ]

[shiftingwinds]

Never this bad! But the sun can be especially bright from time to time.

[aubins]

I think they're called sunglasses, so....

[ chin hands. ]

They'd probably help, yes.

[shiftingwinds]

What a fitting name!

[aubins]

Right? At least it makes sense unlike some of the other names modern stuff has around here.

[shiftingwinds]

What's the weirdest name you've heard so far?

[aubins]

[ me, thinking this was the other thread: fuck loog, actually ]

Hmm. Kettle? Kettle's weird.

At least a freezer has some connection to what it does, but kettle--?

[shiftingwinds]

...the word does sound rather nonsensical, doesn't it.

[aubins]

I wonder where it came from.

[ i say, opening google to find out where the word kettle came from. ]

[shiftingwinds]

Maybe we can ask one of the... "modern" people and find out?

[aubins]

Do you think they'll know the etymology of the word kettle?

[shiftingwinds]

Maybe not, but there's a higher chance that they'll know it than there is that we'll just guess it right!

[aubins]

... I'll have to ask and see what they come back with. I'm curious now.

[shiftingwinds]

Me too! If they tell you, please tell me what you learn!

[aubins]

I will. Hopefully it'll be something appropriately exciting.

[ ... ]

Did you figure out what you're getting from the machine? Now you can possibly see it.

[shiftingwinds]

Hmmm...

[she looks at the machine again]

...aha! [she taps on it - out comes a cup of kudzu flower tea.] There's a saying where I come from. One thousand glasses, but no drunkenness with gegen hua!

[aubins]

Is that what that's called?

[ .... yuri will order a milkshake and just sit back as it arrives. ]

But you're fixing a hangover, not the drunkness.

[shiftingwinds]

Well, it might help a little even after the fact...

[she can't go back in time and make herself less drunk! but she eyes the milkshake he orders curiously.]

What's that?

[aubins]

Better trying it than not.

[ he is, notably, not drinking this drink yet. ]

It's called a milkshake. I knew this thing did different flavours so... I thought I'd try another.

[shiftingwinds]

Oh, what flavor did you get this time?