destinystrings | YOUR EXISTENCE IS MEANINGLESS WITHOUT ICE CREAM

Who: Nano Shinonome and anyone who wants free ice cream
Where: Amagi Inn lobby
When: Sunday afternoon
Summary: Nano's perfected a recipe for sea salt ice cream and wants to share
Warnings: Action brackets? Action brackets. Also, first thread is backdated to Saturday and locked to Xion.

Ever since Nano's memories got all jumbled up with Xion's, she's been trying to recreate a very specific taste that she can still faintly recall: the salty-sweet taste of sea salt ice cream. Apparently it was important enough to Xion that the taste remained on the tip of Nano's tongue too, and she thought it would be nice if she could figure out how to make it here in Hinoto-Ri to share not only with Xion, but with all of her friends. So today, after some taste testing and the Xion seal of approval, she's finally ready to reveal her creation to the world - and what better venue than the Amagi Inn, considering that Nano's now a co-manager there and that half the place's staff is already composed of people intimately familiar with the taste. On Sunday morning, after she's finished getting everything ready, Nano sends a message out to the COMPs of everyone on the Visitor network:

Today there will be an ice cream social at the Amagi Inn. I'm trying out a new recipe for sea salt ice cream, and thinking of adding it to the inn's summertime menu. Everyone is free to come and try some!

Once the guests have arrived at the inn, there will be a small reception area set up in the lobby of the inn. Nano is there, wearing a pink kimono and eagerly waiting with an ice cream scoop and bowls to serve the guests. She also has a number of sea salt flavored popsicles in a mini freezer that she borrowed from the Ichiban Market for the occasion, and to help keep the ice cream nice and cold while she waits for the guests to show up to try some. Otherwise, it's just a nice little social event where everyone can get a cool treat and relax a little while they mingle with the other Visitors looking to beat the summer heat.

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It's nice, right?

[Xion will follow after her, before sitting down with her legs dangling over the edge, motioning for Nano to do the same.]

This is where we'd sit, you know.

[She misses her friends terribly.]

It's beautiful!

[Nano gladly joins Xion at the edge. Normally she'd probably be terrified of being so high up, but somehow being here with a friend makes it that much more bearable. Plus, somewhere inside her, there's still the vague sense that she's done this before - even though she knows now that it's not true.]

Being up here for real is so much more incredible than I thought it would be.

[Turning to look at Xion, she smiles again.]

I'm glad we're able to share this. The ice cream and the view.

The view is even better in Twilight Town.

[It's not bad here, but it's not 'home' either. Though, it does sort of complete the 'ritual' to become a friend, in Xion's head. Nano can now easily be considered a friend. ~~Xion will now die for you~~.]

The view here is good too, though. [She bites down on her icecream.]

It's really good. You definitely got it perfect.

[noooo Xion don't die]

I've never seen anything like it before... not up close and personal like this, at least.

[Nano smiles, biting into her own. It's easy to chew, as the ice cream has softened a bit on their way up.]

I'm glad you think so! I've been working hard to get the flavor just right.

[Xion nods, swinging her legs a little bit over the edge.]

I wish I could show you what it looks like in Twilight Town. I think you'd like that even more than here... Do you remember anything about it still?

[Nano shakes her head, biting into her ice cream thoughtfully.]

No... I can't remember what it looked like. But I'd love to hear about it.

Twilight town is a world that's not closer to either light or dark. [It's between the two, perfectly balanced.] So, I guess it shows that. The sun doesn't ever set, but it doesn't rise their either. It casts the whole city in a golden glow, and lots of warm colours show through. Reds, yellows, oranges...

[She trails off. It's not quite the same here. It wouldn't ever be. Hinoto-Ri wasn't stuck in the permanent twilight like Twilight Town was. The sun would set completely here after a few hours, and would rise again just as well.]

[Nano looks over at Xion's face, hanging on her every word and looking utterly amazed as she describes her memories.]

Wow... it sounds very beautiful.

[Even though she can't see it in front of her, Nano's imagination can be quite vivid, and she's painted a magnificent picture in her head.]

It really is.

[Xion takes another bite of her icecream, eager to not let it go to waste.]

[Nano nods, quietly eating her ice cream as she stares out at the sun setting over the horizon. There's a real sense of awe and wonder about watching a scene like this, especially with someone to whom she feels so closely connected. She glances over at Xion and smiles again, feeling that she doesn't really need to put her thoughts into words right now. The sunset, the ice cream, and the fact that they're both here enjoying them together speak volumes all by themselves.]

YOUR EXISTENCE IS MEANINGLESS WITHOUT ICE CREAM

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