MULTIMUSE.

First off, sorry for disappearing on everyone for 3-4 years. In between life changes and losing muse, logging in and trying to write felt more like a chore than a fun hobby. I had to take a very extended break from Tumblr.

Good thing is, I’m finally at a point where I feel good about writing again. For the past 1-2 months, I’ve been on my Persona 1-centric multimuse @lone-prayer where I’ve been getting back into the swing of things, and now I can comfortably say I’ll be committed to this site and developing my characters for the long haul.

Unfortunately, this means this blog (innsmaw) and all its sideblogs (klairdelune) will be archived for the foreseeable future. As I still have some muse for Flynn, I’ll make an effort to reply to asks directed at him, but it’ll likely take some time.

First off, sorry for disappearing on everyone for 3-4 years. In between life changes and losing muse, logging in and trying to write felt more like a chore than a fun hobby. I had to take a very extended break from Tumblr.

Good thing is, I’m finally at a point where I feel good about writing again. For the past 1-2 months, I’ve been on my Persona 1-centric multimuse @lone-prayer where I’ve been getting back into the swing of things, and now I can comfortably say I’ll be committed to this site and developing my characters for the long haul.

Unfortunately, this means this blog (innsmaw) and all its sideblogs (klairdelune) will be archived for the foreseeable future. As I still have some muse for Flynn, I’ll make an effort to reply to asks directed at him, but it’ll likely take some time.

First off, sorry for disappearing on everyone for 3-4 years. In between life changes and losing muse, logging in and trying to write felt more like a chore than a fun hobby. I had to take a very extended break from Tumblr.

Good thing is, I’m finally at a point where I feel good about writing again. For the past 1-2 months, I’ve been on my Persona 1-centric multimuse @lone-prayer where I’ve been getting back into the swing of things, and now I can comfortably say I’ll be committed to this site and developing my characters for the long haul.

Unfortunately, this means this blog (innsmaw) and all its sideblogs (klairdelune) will be archived for the foreseeable future. As I still have some muse for Flynn, I’ll make an effort to reply to asks directed at him, but it’ll likely take some time.

"Ah, really?" The sparrow teased, a sing-song lilt creeping into her words. "Then you have no excuse if you doze off at work tonight!"

Despite her teasing, she was always grateful to Kyouko for offering help — serving the izakaya's patrons could get harrowingly hectic at times. 'Small fry' as a yosuzume and yamabiko may be among Gensokyo's powerful inhabitants, there were few other youkai who Mystia held in higher esteem than her friend and fellow songstress.

"I'll have no excuse if I doze off," she copies. "Hahaha, I'll have to be careful!"

As hectic as izakaya work can be, Kyouko can't stand the thought of leaving Mystia to handle her debt by herself with the threat of a kneecap-breaking bakeneko hanging over her head; she can't think of anyone more deserving of her contagious enthuasiasm and pair of helping hands than someone as hard-working as Mystia, especially since she's the one who rescued her from Chen's wrath in the beginning.

"I have a few, let's see..."

As swift as wind, Mystia retrieved her precious notebook from her apron pocket and flipped it open. Even though it had only been three-and-a-half months since she started putting it to regular use, the chef's notebook was evidently well-loved — its pages frayed and smelling slightly of cooking oil, with small pieces of coloured paper poking out between the pages to quickly flit from section to section.

"Today's special-just-for-Kyouko menu isssss-" Mystia drew out her words as she ran to fetch the dishes from the warming cabinet in the back, "'risotto' with scarlet tea!"

She finished her sentence by placing a ceramic plate on the table in front of her friend, which was full of what appeared to be rice cooked in stock, topped with sautéed bamboo shoots, sliced mushrooms, and diced fatty pork. Creamy and chewy instead of soft and fluffy, this risotto was noticeably different from other rice dishes normally seen in Gensokyo. Next to it, Mystia set down a teapot and a Western-style teacup, pouring into the latter a fragrant red tea that smelled citrusy. To be more specific, lemon and bergamot.

"Patchouli shared this recipe with me yesterday, she said it's a dish from the Outside World," the sparrow chirped, eager to share her cooking as always. "First, fry bamboo shoot and mushroom in butter. Then add uncooked rice - don't forget to not wash it - and lightly toast. Finally, transfer to a steamer, pour in mushroom stock, and steam until most of the stock is absorbed, occasionally stirring. Add additional toppings if desired."

It was so very complicated compared to the grilled lamprey and onigiri the two of them were serving less than half a year ago, yet Mystia's dedication to her craft didn't falter. If anything, the little sparrow rose to meet the challenge.

"Oh, say, Kyouko, how good at you at flipping a frying pan? I'm supposed to do that to cook 'pancakes', but so far I've just made a string of messes."

“ paint  is  not  a  snack ! ”

“ then  again ,  i  guess i’m  just  as  happy  staying  in  on  a  rainy  day  too … ”

“ keep  getting  stronger !  i’ll  be  cheering  for  you ! ”

“ make  like  a  tree ,  and  drop  a  wasp  nest  on  my  face. ”

“ the  best  flavor  of  ice  cream  is …  all  of  them !  they’re  all  the  best ! ”

“ i  just  heard  a  rumor  going  around.  really  none  of  my  business. ”

“ that  cloud  looks  like  a  sandwich ! ”

“ i’m  gonna  fool  so  many  fish ! ”

“ thanks  for  stopping  by  to  say  hi ! ”

“ ( name ) ?  do  you  ever  feel  like  crying ? ”

“ i  fear  i  might  die  just  thinking  about  it. ”

“ but  you  can’t  run  away  from  your  troubles ! ”

“ leave  me  alone ?  please ?  thank  you ? ”

“ yikes …  i  can’t  stop  yawning  today. ”

“ what’s  it  like  being  so  cool  and  self - assured ? ”

“ you  deserve  nice  things. ”

“ did  you  know  that  no  one  can  hear  me  scream  from  my  basement ? ”

“ it  was  kind  of  painful. ”

“ i  don’t  mean  to  brag ,  but  isn’t  my  room  kind  of  fabulous ? ”

“ yo !  it’s  friday ! ”

“ what  a  coinkydink ,  running  into  you  here ! ”

“ hang  on.  i  think  i’m  having  a  moment  of  clarity. ”