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palialaina · 3 months

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The market is back and better than last time! I think Kenli might be getting the hang of this.

So, okay, there's the chappa chase, and I really want to know who started that up again because good grief. Oh well, it's fun, and it's a game now, apparently!

I almost wonder if Kenli trained the chappa...

Zeki got his booth this time! He has some food for sale, and a lucky wheel to spin. Also a pretty flimsy story about not believing in wishes, but I will wait a few days and see if he decides to tell me himself.

Oh, who'm I kidding? Every day is Bother Zeki Day, and he hasn't tried to maul me yet, so I think I can get away with pushing him a little on this. He looked so sad! Like, I get that wishes are kind of... unrealistic at times. But that's the fun of them, getting to dream and hope. (Auni's wish cracked me up. Child, you'll grow, but you're not growing yet. Don't be in such a rush. Also, Kenyatta, you're a healer, no going pirate allowed.)

Anyways, There was a bunch of new foods, and something called a hotpot that was apparently also a card game. I didn't get to play much, the Chappa Chase caught me off guard while I was listening to the rules, but I'll give it another go later.

Also?

Jel styled me fantastic~ I would like more feminine colors, but this? This is awesome and I adore it~

And being fair, it's hard to chase chappa in a skirt. I remember trying that in the first Maji Market and regularly eating shit, so pants or leggings are definitely the way to go!

Chayne explained the Luna New Year, and the lucky envelopes, but... I dunno, something about his explanation felt sideways. Maybe it's more of those forgotten memories poking at me again, stuff I should know but I don't. Still, I like it. It's a sweet tradition, hanging wishes on a tree, and sending lanterns floating off into the sky.

I did spend time with Jel at the market. He seemed almost manically inspired though, so I did end up walking away for a bit to talk to Hodari and Najuma. They were both happy to see me, and I got to encourage Naj to join Uncle B and the rest for some hot pot. I mean, I didn't tell her she should, I just asked what was holding her back, and she decided to go all on her own.

Help, I love this village so much~

Oh, and Kenyatta also told me about some new cosmetic house stuff, like new roofs and bigger windows! I definitely need bigger windows, but I don't know where to put them... Maybe I'll see if Hodari or Dad can help me build one, just to see how it'll look. Once I've got that, I can figure it out on my own, but it helps to have help first.

I really like my new roofs~

Oh, and Hodari said he was going to open up some space behind the house, a rockfall had blocked the way to an old mine. So I went off to do some stuff in the village, and when I got back, he was all done!

There's nothing in it, which is a little disappointing, but honestly, it's pretty cool to see. Maybe if I dig around in it a bit, I'll find something worth bragging about.

Or maybe I won't, but who knows?

I picked up some new seeds from Auntie Dal at the market, so soon I'll have even more crops to rotate in and out of the garden. Reth also has new recipes for sale at the market...

I wonder what would happen if they let Tish have a booth?

I need to rest now, it's been a long, exciting day and I did entirely too much~

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scrikb · 1 year

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waking up before them. watching the pot on the stove. there's so much to do but not in this moment. right now, all there is to do is wait for the water to boil.

xanders sister had thrown around the idea of a kettle- she mentioned it every time she visited, actually- but xander never pushed for it. i dont know if it's just because he couldn't be bothered or if, at some point, he'd picked up on my little ritual and decided to let me be. either way, we never talked about it.

"are you studying today?"

no, i'm waiting for the water to boil, "maybe"

"hm" a pause as he waits for me to acknowledge him probably. unlike xander, billy wasn't one to just let things be.

the kitchen feels different depending on who's in it. billy makes the space feel smaller. he's just like that.

"xander and i are gonna swing by minnies later to pick up the sourdough if you wanna come with" i feel him move behind me but i don't turn. i might miss the pot boiling.

"maybe"

and then he's leaving and the room feels a little bigger again. i think minnie has got to be sick of us by now- she baked for us once and we've been coming back ever since. she made the first loaf for xander really, a post-sex thankyou gift. billy knows this but bread is just bread to him so he drags xander back to her apartment every now and then, even if the sex stopped long ago.

the steam has started but the lid is yet to rattle. not long now. i need to get a cup. and a teabag. but i don't feel much like moving right now.

i don't like to interrupt the stillness until i absolutely have to. so i stare a little longer. a watched pot never boils. until it does, of course, and then i'm pulling the pot from the hotplate, picking a cup from the dishrack, balancing the lid on the edge of the sink while i reach for a teabag.

only once the tea is poured does everything else come into focus. yes, i should study today and yes, i should visit minnie. i know she appreciates the small talk i strike up to keep her from having to talk to xander. silly, really. i think she should just tell billy she doesn't bake anymore.

"earl grey?" xander.

i take a sip too early and the water burns my tongue, "no, english breakfast"

"i thought you didn't like that one?"

i manage a shrug. turns out i hadn't woken up before them. "it needs using up"

"maybe minnie likes english breakfast" billy's back. and unable to drop the subject apparently.

"we are not taking half a box of english breakfast to minnie" xander sounds exasperated. looks like he isn't looking forward to that small talk.

"we could" i say, attempting a second sip at my tea, "it'll be awkward anyway, no harm in making it a little worse"

"see" billy sounds a little too triumphant for this time of morning but again, he's just like that. and the tea is still too hot.

xander decides to let it go. billy takes the tea canister off the counter. i wrap my hands around my mug in prayer- if i will for it hard enough, maybe they'll leave the kitchen again.

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fictional-worlds-are-exquisite · 3 years

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me: [puts an object on the windowsill, shuts the curtain]

my brain: the object does not exist now

me: what object?

my brain: exactly :) don’t you have things you need to be doing?

me: ....yeah i guess so...right okay then

[7 hours later]

me: OH MY GOD I GOT A BABY CACTUS TODAY IT’S ON THE WINDOWSILL-

#GUYS #I JUST REMEMBERED #THERE'S A BABY CACTUS ON MY WINDOWSILL #YOOOOOOO #IT'S SO FUCKIN CUTE #I'M GONNA TAKE SUCH GOOD CARE OF IT I SWEAR #okay it's possible i forgot it existed for 7 hours but i remembered now and that's the main thing #i got home from being out and was like let me put this on the windowsill...gosh it's basically dark let me shut the curtains...[forgets]#IT LEFT MY LINE OF VISION OKAY #BUT I REMEMBER NOW #HECK #this is exciting #okay #i did kill my last cactus by accident #but not this one #the tag says it likes sunlight and less water in winter #so i'm gonna get it as much sun as i can with how rainy it's forecast to be and i will limit the waterings #and i'm gonna move it to a bigger pot soon cause it's practically already outgrowing the tiny pot it came in #but i don't have a bigger pot yet. so it'll have to wait a little #eeeeee this is exciting #my second plant to keep in my room!!!!#i'm leveling up

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dontjudgemebymykpoptrash · 4 years

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Saw A.C.E in Chicago and Atlanta this week and had meet and greet packages for both stops (no I couldn't afford it, yes my bank account overdrafted whoops).

It was ammazingggg. LONG STORY AHEAD.

The question I asked was answered by Chan. Bless his heart he struggled so much to say my name and I was in the second row on the furthest side from him. I stood up and waved so he could see me. They asked how to pronounce my name and BK actually said it perfectly, I was so impressed!

The question that was chosen was "What hobby do you want to try that you haven't tried before". He said Cooking, cause he isn't good at it and Donghun won't eat his food.

When the item signing started, BK would interact with us a lot and the girls in front of us took the liberty of teaching him the phrase "Let's get this bread." His face when they explained that bread = money was priceless. Experiencing that magical moment will live with me forever since he has been saying it nonstop since then.

So since PLT I've decided my "thing" for each autograph I can get is making my dumb pun fans. Eventually I'll just have a wall of these dang things and I'm excited about it. I made one for each my friend and me. Here's mine.

The other thing I prepared for them I kept super secret because I very much wanted to see their reaction to it. I didn't post it publicly anywhere. In line with Choice teasingly referring to Junhee as a lizard much to the delight of the fandom and the rest of A.C.E while hysterically bugging Jun, I couldn't resist... I'd always wanted to give away cute things at concerts but since I'm also an asshole I used my exceptionally mediocre photoshop skills to make

These beauties.

I originally only had 150 to hand out and I was actually worried I wouldn't be able to get rid of them all. I thought people might think they're dumb and not want any. Then due to a print shop mistake I ended up with 650. Whoops.

Before the meet and greet they tell us explicitly we are not allowed to give them anything and if they catch us trying to sneak them something they'll escort us out. My plan to see their reaction was almost destroyed! But I was very graciously given permission to -show- them the card, not give it to them (don't worry. They each got two in their gift boxes).

A.C.E tends to always stand/sit in the same order, so just as I expected, Chan was up first. He understood the pun of my fan! He thought it was really cute and gave such a big reaction I was pleased. Then I showed him the card and it was even bigger. I told him it was Junhee and he full on kicked out a leg and hit the table as he laughed which made me happy. He shook my hand.

Up next was Donghun who was the most quiet. I showed him the card after he signed my fan and he asked who it was. I told him it was Jun and he laughed and probably judged me a lot but then he gave me a high five and interlaced our fingers for a moment so I didn't feel completely embarrassed. The person behind me was so excited they moved onto Donghun before Jun was ready for me so I was waiting in limbo for a few seconds.

Leader Jun in the middle, the reaction I wanted most. He signed my fan and then I put the card down for him to see. He asked who it was, he seemed surprised. I told him it was him and he laughed and tried to deny it. He asked what kind of lizard it was, I told him it was a giant day gecko because I think they're the cutest. I told him I made sure to give them some in their gift box, and that we would see him again in Atlanta. He shook my hand and then the person behind me got excited again lol.

Byeongkwan was next! This boy is an absolute doll okay? The first thing he said to me is that he liked my lipstick (it was green). He signed my fan, then I showed him the card and he was beyond stoked. He laughed so loud and even held it up to Jun pointing it out to everyone. I promised him he got two in his gift box. He asked if I made one of each member and I told him no, but promised him I would next year (me and my big mouth). He held my hand and interlaced fingers and was just so sweet until the person behind me encouraged me on again.

WOW. OKAY. So Sehyoon is my bias af I was VISIBLY SHAKING at this point and as I set my fan down it so obnoxiously tapped the table several times. He tapped his lips and pointed at mine and said "pretty". I thanked him and said it was green for "cactus". I'm not sure if he understood cause he just repeated "cactus" and cocked his head slightly before signing my fan. Then I showed him the card. He asked who it was and I said Jun. He laughed a little and then I told him he was my favorite. He had the quietest lil thank you, then took my hand in both his soft tiny bby hands and I think my brain melted cause I couldnt make eye contact anymore it was too much. Just thinking about it is making my heart hurt. (To be clear, I am in no way special, he held everyone's hand the same way).

After that, we did the pictures! I very shyly wanted to stand between BK and Wow. I didn't do anything special this time around cause the pose I wanted was done by two other people so I just asked for cute cheek pokies. They were having so much fun with people so that inspired my next photo request. As I was walking away from the photo BK told me again that he really liked my lipstick and I was over the moon.

I brought about half the cards with me to hand out hoping I wouldn't have extras and people LOVED THEM? I ran out and felt bad that I didn't bring more!

The concert was AWESOME!! They're so interactive with fans I had several moments with EACH of them, but my favorite is when Wow kicked up a heart and he saw me catch it all goofy instead of letting him hit the woah and he laughed and mimicked me. He also handed me two lollipops (I gave one to my friend) but I'm never gonna eat it.

For the hi touch Chan handed us our photo cards, and hi fived us. They were oddly out of order (chan, Donghun, BK, Wow, Jun). I managed to tell him and Donghun they did amazing, then BK told me AGAIN he still loved my lips. I was so excited I told him "it'll be BLUE next time" and he said "oh!" BUT BY DOING THAT MY DUMBASS MISSED THE CHANCE TO LOOK INTO WOW'S AND JUN'S EYES UGH I WAS SO UPSET AT MYSELF also I got yelled at by security (rightly so).

Next is Atlanta!

I started handing out cards earlier and got worried again cause there were quite a few people that weren't interested at all. Fortunately by the end of the show there were so many people wanting them I offered to do a reprint if necessary. Some people even said they were going through the hi touch holding it up which I LOVED.

Anyway, this time during the Meet and Greet I was in the front row directly in front Byeongkwan and Wow. I WAS NOT OKAY. I kept making eye contact and getting so shy ugh. Byeongkwan recognized me and tapped his lips and winked when he saw me (I was wearing blue lipstick this time). BK got my question (the interpreter said my name perfectly without me needing to tell her, I was so impressed!) I asked what concept they wanted to try that they hadn't tried yet. He said they had already done everything and I cocked my head giving him a disbelieving look. He then admitted that they hadn't done the cutesy boy concept and I lost it- I cant imagine them trying to pull that off.

For future Choice in my position- these boys have ears like BATS okay. There was one time Jun said something like "it's his choice." And I quietly said to the person next to me "no we're choice." And he looked at me and said "You're right! You're all choice!" I was shook.

Wow got asked what his favorite dessert to eat is and he said chocolate anything, then listed things "Chocolate cake. Chocolate ice cream. Chocolate rice." At this point everyone exclaims and he gets his silly lil smile and says "Chocolate fish." And everyone loses it. It was so funny and cute.

Later Jun was asked if he preferred pancakes or waffles and it was a really hard question for him. He said he had been eating more pancakes since coming to the US but he liked both a lot. He just didn't like Chocolate pancakes and I said "cause Wow eats them all?" And wow just very dreamily says "Choco pancakes...." I about died.

BK was asked if he wanted to go to the aquarium and he said he really hoped to. He asked if there were beluga and everyone said yes but I said "But they have WHALE SHARKS!" which imo is the coolest thing about the Georgia aquarium. None of them seemed to know exactly what I meant but they were excited by the concept of the words "whale" and "shark" together. (Spoiler alert: The next day they totally went and got pics with the whale shark).

Finally BK asked where people recommended they eat. Someone suggested sushi at first. I thought it was funny to recommend sushi when visiting the US. BK seemed of the same mindset so chicken and waffles came up and Jun loudly said WAFFLES! To which, Wow said in his same dreamy tone "chocolate waffles" and I looked at him and said "chocolate chicken?" embarrassing the HELL out of myself cause everyone was super grossed out by it and making a scene. I hid but my friend said Wow thought it was funny. I think she was trying to make me feel better.

So the item signing time comes up. My DUMB ASS forgot my album at home so the day before I had gone on a panicked shopping spree and decided on a pot for my cactus.

Chan was up first as usual. He recognized me and asked if I was in Chicago and I said yes! He asked what the pot was and I told him it was for my cactus plant. He was so adorable, while he was signing it he said quietly "grow well." So now it has to. This time he did not do a high five with me.

Next was Donghun. He looked so confused at my pot. I told him it was for my cactus and he just kinda nodded. It was very quiet because I had tried to learn a short phrase for him in korean but I got too nervous and I couldn't say it. I just thanked him. I'll have to keep practicing.

Jun was next and also asked me if I had been in Chicago and thanked me for coming again. I told him it was my last stop but I knew they would keep doing amazing. He asked about the pot and said it was so cute and signed super big. He shook my hand.

BK was next and he complimented my lips again. I asked him if he liked the green or blue better and he said both were good. He asked about the pot and signed it for me, he said it was cute and he liked it. He high fived me when it was time to move on.

WOW. AGAIN. okay so he asked about the pot and I said it was for my cactus and he mimed planting a cactus while looking up at me and I nodded while melting cause he is SO GODDAMN CUTE OKAY. Then while he was signing it I worked up my courage cause I had tried to learn a phrase for him as well BUT I MESSED UP I MESSED UP SO BAD IT WAS BAD OKAY. He was so confused and thank GOD the interpreter was right there and she asked "what are you trying to say" and she helped me say it. I was SO EMBARRASSED I had practiced so much and was saying it SO WELL up until that moment. Once I managed he smiled and said I did good then took my hand and said something which the interpreter translated for me and I just grabbed my heart with my free hand and then had to just cover my face I couldnt handle it. Walking away was hard but staying was harder.

Of course that just put me back in my seat directly in front of him.

Dont judge me, but I was trying to say, "You're so awesome it makes my heart hurt." And his response was "Then I'll prescribe you some medicine" and I KNOW its cheesy and overdone but I wanted that moment once for me so I took my chance. Anyway I looked like a damn fool but it was over.

The last dumb thing I did as the signing went on cause we kept making random eye contact and I got self conscious of always looking away. One of the times Wow and I met eyes I winked and shot finger guns and his eyebrows raised ever so slightly and I wanted to sink into the floor and die so I hid my face again. He looked so surprised like what WAS I THINKING WHY DID I DO THAT AAAAAAAA.

Anyway.

Here's my cute cheap pot!

Next was pictures. This time I had a plan. I asked them to pose ugly with me. They were surprised and asked for clarification twice, BK even asked me in english and I said "yes, ugly faces. If you can! If it's even possible." I wonder if it's the first time theyve ever been requested to do that. Anyway that's gonna be my thing too with the punny fan from now on. They did their best and it's absolutely adorable. Afterward BK walked up to me and wanted to see the pictures I took so I showed him. After he walked away it occured to me how fun and casual that was, that he just came over to look at pics together. I love this boy so much damb.

The atlanta show was amazing but the stage was so high up and far away there was no direct interaction possible. They made up for it with even more interaction! BK and Donghun each danced with me. I made a heart with my friend and Chan winked and laughed cause it looked like she begrudgingly made the heart with me when in reality she just couldnt hear me and couldnt tell what I was asking. Wow played a heart escalating game with me and he won so I made a dumb cute face and he laughed.

At hi touch I was determined not to miss Wow again. The order was the same except Donghun and Chan switched. I told them they did really amazing, a great show! Then BK said "Best lips!" To me and I got so excited but still didnt want to miss Wow, I loudly repeated "Best Lips!" While making eye contact and high fiving this poor man so hard, then for Jun I said "Don't forget!" And he was just so unprepared for me because I was unprepared for me but I WAS SO HYPED UP I LOST MY LAST BRAINCELL ITS STILL IN ATLANTA GUYS ITS GONE FOREVER.

So anyway that was a lot of unnecessary details about my specific adventures with A.C.E and I loved them so much and maybe one person will read this and smile but mostly I just want to try and remember as much detail as possible. I'll add things as I remember if I forgot something. Anyway dont be like me hahahaHAHAHA.

Also highkey if BK or one of the boys ends up with a bold lipstick color for a comeback or promotions in the next year or so I'm taking full credit.

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