[ Hotaru thinks there are other people who can make soup, hot chocolate, or bake cookies, but she's happy Percy thought of her. ]
Yes. I'd be happy to do that. I've been making tea nonstop ever since URSULA decided to imitate winter. I can add hot chocolate to that and the other two, too. My cookies aren't as good as Rapunzel's, but all of that makes for a really warm atmosphere.
I hope so. [He thinks it's a good idea, but who even knows...] Rapunzel's the one who made the pumpkin pancakes during Halloween isn't she? I wouldn't know how her cookies taste. [Which is to say he doesn't care either. Sorry Punz.] I'm not big on tea but I found a bunch of hot chocolate in the wreckage of the Narcissus that should be okay to use, too.
URSULA hasn't said how long she's going to keep this us has she?
Yes, I think Rapunzel's the one who made most of the pumpkin pancakes. Her baking is one of the best on base, but I like baking, too. [ She doesn't want to seem reluctant because she isn't. It's just she's not the best and she thinks Percy should get the best? But she wants to help, so! ] I can make checkerboard cookies and something like madeleines. Those should go really good with the hot chocolate you found.
I think URSULA wants to imitate winter since this is a tropical planet, so I don't think it'll end any time soon. She wants us to be happy, so if enough people ask her to change the temperature back, I think she would.
All the more reason we can do this together even if I have no clue what a madeleine is. [Nope, still focused on Hotaru baking instead of Rapunzel.] I think Korra cleared out enough space from her giant mushroom that there's room to bake now anyway.
She'd have an easier time if she gave us snow instead of icy temperatures. I know she's (probably?) trying to do a good thing, but let's hope enough people ask to change it back soon.
It's a cake that's a little bigger than a cookie. I don't think we have pans that make the shape, so it won't be... accurate? I was really surprised when I saw Korra bring that mushroom in. I just need to be able to get to the oven. [ She's accommodating enough to mix ingredients anywhere. ]
Maybe if people made a snow machine for her to use, she'd do that instead? URSULA always has the best intentions even if what she's doing now misses the mark. I want to make her happy, too.
[ Hotaru is willing to indulge URUSULA for a while. Sorry, Percy. ]
As long as it tastes good I don't think anybody will mind if they're inaccurate. I'm still not sure what we're doing with the whole mushroom but the oven's free. Don't even worry about it.
That's something to ask Dirk now that I think about it. He made the fog machines for Halloween. How hard can it be to make URSULA happy anyway?
[Hotaru you are much nicer than him when it comes to their AI friend...]
Hmm... we can probably make soup with it? That's warm, too, and if we make a big batch of it, we can help with the mushroom problem?
URSULA says she's happy when we're happy. Are you happy, Percy?
[ There is no road to hell paved with URSULA's good intentions in her opinion. Hotaru attacked Makoto Tachibana while possessed, and URSULA said it wasn't her fault, so she feels like she owes the AI a lot. ]
Mushroom soup doesn't sound bad, and I bet Korra would be happy to get rid of some of it. Good idea.
[He doesn't answer immediately because that's a loaded question. He'd asked Reyna that a short while ago and now she's gone. It's something he didn't consider for himself either.]
I think so. I'd be happier if we weren't freezing. Are you? [It's easier to turn the question around, at least.]
I've had a lot of happy times here. I'm closer to happy than I've been for a long time.
[ It's not a straightforward answer, but it's her honest answer. Her life has gone through so many changes lately that she's still sorting out what everything means. ]
It is a little funny that the outside is warmer than the inside. I don't mind it, but maybe that's because I was born in the winter.
[What is with these sad children? He doesn't answer immediately because it's a little bit of a depressing thought. He can't help but wonder what her life was like before coming to this place and that response itself...it makes him think of two kids from home who didn't exactly have a happy life and found themselves fighting for something better. Then again, at one point they were all fighting to deal with what was going on. It's not fair, really, but what does he know?]
I think I get it. Maybe it's the same for a few of us.
That would explain it though. My birthday's in August, but lately summers are spent outside at Camp. [Sort...of. Long story and all that, he'll spare her.] It gets pretty cold in the winter where I'm from, but usually the inside's warmer than outside.
That means your birthday's in the next month or something?
There's something to be said for fighting for happiness, too. It's not something I used to think I could do.
[ Hotaru had only begun to seek out happiness right before she had arrived to Iniidae, and it was through the influence of others and seeing how they'd support her that she began to see past her shroud of low self-worth. Being bolstered by her new friends made her think she could aspire for any semblance of a better life. ]
My birthday's in January. I'll be 13. You go to a summer camp?
I'm glad that's "used to." It means you can keep fighting for it, doesn't it? People deserve to be happy.
[People. And some monsters. And sometimes some gods? He wants to ask a little further but it's also not really his place to pry just yet.]
Thirteen's a pretty big age. We'll have to do something around the base for you to celebrate. But yeah! Yeah, it's kind of a special camp for people like me and Annabeth and friends of ours. Before I came here it was my fifth summer but we didn't spend most of the summer there anyway. [Which is a shame...he misses it, really.]
But it's not that important. Cookies. I'll meet you in the kitchen in a little while and we'll get started?
We don't have to do anything for my birthday. I'm fine as long as I'm around people I like.
[ Hotaru wants to ask more about his camp, but likewise, she doesn't feel its her place to ask more about it especially when he dismisses it by saying it's not that important. ]
Yes! I'll see you soon. I'll get all the ingredients.
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Yes. I'd be happy to do that. I've been making tea nonstop ever since URSULA decided to imitate winter. I can add hot chocolate to that and the other two, too. My cookies aren't as good as Rapunzel's, but all of that makes for a really warm atmosphere.
It's a great idea, Percy.
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URSULA hasn't said how long she's going to keep this us has she?
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I think URSULA wants to imitate winter since this is a tropical planet, so I don't think it'll end any time soon. She wants us to be happy, so if enough people ask her to change the temperature back, I think she would.
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She'd have an easier time if she gave us snow instead of icy temperatures. I know she's (probably?) trying to do a good thing, but let's hope enough people ask to change it back soon.
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Maybe if people made a snow machine for her to use, she'd do that instead? URSULA always has the best intentions even if what she's doing now misses the mark. I want to make her happy, too.
[ Hotaru is willing to indulge URUSULA for a while. Sorry, Percy. ]
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That's something to ask Dirk now that I think about it. He made the fog machines for Halloween. How hard can it be to make URSULA happy anyway?
[Hotaru you are much nicer than him when it comes to their AI friend...]
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URSULA says she's happy when we're happy. Are you happy, Percy?
[ There is no road to hell paved with URSULA's good intentions in her opinion. Hotaru attacked Makoto Tachibana while possessed, and URSULA said it wasn't her fault, so she feels like she owes the AI a lot. ]
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[He doesn't answer immediately because that's a loaded question. He'd asked Reyna that a short while ago and now she's gone. It's something he didn't consider for himself either.]
I think so. I'd be happier if we weren't freezing. Are you? [It's easier to turn the question around, at least.]
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[ It's not a straightforward answer, but it's her honest answer. Her life has gone through so many changes lately that she's still sorting out what everything means. ]
It is a little funny that the outside is warmer than the inside. I don't mind it, but maybe that's because I was born in the winter.
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I think I get it. Maybe it's the same for a few of us.
That would explain it though. My birthday's in August, but lately summers are spent outside at Camp. [Sort...of. Long story and all that, he'll spare her.] It gets pretty cold in the winter where I'm from, but usually the inside's warmer than outside.
That means your birthday's in the next month or something?
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[ Hotaru had only begun to seek out happiness right before she had arrived to Iniidae, and it was through the influence of others and seeing how they'd support her that she began to see past her shroud of low self-worth. Being bolstered by her new friends made her think she could aspire for any semblance of a better life. ]
My birthday's in January. I'll be 13. You go to a summer camp?
[ Is that why Camp is capitalized? ]
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[People. And some monsters. And sometimes some gods? He wants to ask a little further but it's also not really his place to pry just yet.]
Thirteen's a pretty big age. We'll have to do something around the base for you to celebrate. But yeah! Yeah, it's kind of a special camp for people like me and Annabeth and friends of ours. Before I came here it was my fifth summer but we didn't spend most of the summer there anyway. [Which is a shame...he misses it, really.]
But it's not that important. Cookies. I'll meet you in the kitchen in a little while and we'll get started?
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[ Hotaru wants to ask more about his camp, but likewise, she doesn't feel its her place to ask more about it especially when he dismisses it by saying it's not that important. ]
Yes! I'll see you soon. I'll get all the ingredients.