WHAT DID YOU EAT YESTERDAY? a show and tell meme

[torine]

Tell us everything you ate yesterday.

Respond to others in person, through text, etc.

Tasty? Healthy? Cooked or readymade? Describe your meal in exceptional detail.

If anyone's hungry - offer them some restaurant-style grub!

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[hydrogambit]

From what I heard in that list of yours is you haven't got to enjoy a good meal for yourself.

[ Arms crossed, she comes up to the blond with a friendly smile. ]

If you're hungry, we can stop at Xinyue Kiosk and get something to eat. My treat.

[ironwind]

Yelan?

[ He turns and smiles in her direction reflexively, straightening as she approaches. Aether likes Yelan — she's cool and unbothered and efficient, and she always makes him feel a little cool, too.

Not that he needs it, but you know. Always be around friends who elevate you. ]

Can't get one past you, huh? Of course you can just get into Xinyue Kiosk whenever you want. [ A little laugh. ] I'd be happy to join you for dinner. How have you been?

[hydrogambit]

The one and only.

[ No he definitely doesn't need it. Though like she's said, anyone who cons him, cons her and she won't take light to that.

Besides she had a gap in her schedule to enjoy dinner and thankfully she caught him listing his meal preps for Paimon. ]

Perks to knowing who you know, though I'm surprised you're not able to request a table anytime you want. [ A light chuckle. ] Busy, lots of things to do, traveling from one nation to another. [ She walks with him towards Xinyue Kiosk. ] How have you been? You managed to make it in time for Lantern Rite this year?

[ironwind]

[ Truthfully, Aether probably could get a table at Xinyue Kiosk if he just waved his credentials around a bit more. He doesn't necessarily have to lean on being the golden-haired traveler that bested Osial in combat — he could flex any one of his connections in Liyue, like the fact that he knows most members of the Qixing, a couple of adepti, and the second son of the Feiyun Commerce Guild.

He doesn't do these things, because, frankly, he doesn't think it's in very good taste, and Paimon will get spoiled if she eats at nice establishments like that all the time. ]

I did. Lantern Rite was gorgeous, as always. Made some new friends... caught up with old ones.

[ Aether seems to be counting off his thoughts on his fingers. He met Gaming, obviously; he caught up with Ganyu, and Cloud Retainer, and Shenhe, and Xiao. Zhongli, too, of course, and he did make some time to see Xiangling and Xingqiu too... though, hmm, now that he thinks about it, he hasn't seen Ninguang or Beidou this year...

Well! This is what catching up with Yelan is for, right? ]

I visited Qiaoying Village and Yilong Wharf for the first time, too. They're both beautiful; I took a boat down the river just to admire the scenery. [ With a cheeky little smile: ] There's this giant jade ring in the region — you know it, right? Reminds me of the bracelet you always wear.

[ The traveler is talking, maybe, a little bit too much — a little more than he usually does, too — but that's usually a good indication that he's in a good mood. The mention of her intercontinental travel does pique his interest, though. ]

...Anything happening that I can assist with? [ There he goes, always wanting to get mixed up in everyone else's business.. ] I do know a lot of different people, so if it's ever connections you need...

[hydrogambit]

[ It made sense, even when she learned of his help with Osial and the Fatui, all he requested of the rich and powerful Tianquan was to help with posters. Her intel let her know this and so she figured he wouldn't use his status to get favors.

Last she heard Beidou was on the way to Fontaine, long travels depending where she started. And Ningguang... Well, busy as ever. Hearing his retellings of what he wanted her to know, she hummed with a knowing smile. ]

Quite the social butterfly. Those connections will get you very far.

[ Hearing he'd gone to visit those two places, she couldn't help the fond smile. Upon hearing he took a boat ride, she wondered if it was Uncle Bosu who'd done it and Aether got to hear his nice folk singing. Turning to face him with a smirk, hand on her hip; ]

To know you thought of me when seeing jade is quite cute. There was two of them, but I got my payback for the lost one. Anyway, did you catch a ride with Uncle Bosu, he gives quite the experience to his boat rides.

[ His resolve is why he's earned her stamp of approval, anyone who thinks to con Aether will have Yelan haunting their every move. That good natured need to help people. There aren't many out there in the world like this anymore, most people, Yelan included, do things for something in return. ]

I appreciate the help, but I've already got dice rolls on a couple of intel. Wouldn't be good to get you caught up in it. [ Letting the hostess seat them in a table with menus, already ordering the spiciest dish with five times the spice added in. ] Order anything you're in the mood for.

[ironwind]

[ Aether's pretty good with spice, but even he can't say that he can keep up with the way Yelan's a real glutton for punishment... He'll have to order something a bit more normal. Fullmoon Egg and Golden Shrimp Balls it is!

(Middle-of-the-road type dishes, of course — even if Yelan has the full financial backing of the Qixing behind her, Aether's not going to order the most expensive thing on the menu when she's paying.) ]

It was Uncle Bosu! [ A pleased little laugh. ] Figures you'd know him. You know everyone.

I don't mind getting caught up in things, you know, but I get it. Sometimes having more hands on deck can be more troublesome than just having the one.

[ And Yelan has her little helpers, anyway... The ones whose names Aether admittedly can't remember off the top of his head. He vaguely remembers that the one with glasses was rather more handsome than the other two, but compared to someone like Zhongli, he'd hardly be remarkable...

(Look on the bright side, Shanghua — being "less handsome than an adeptus" is an accomplishment!) ]

Now I sound like Beidou. Haha! But you have those agents of yours to help you, anyway.

[hydrogambit]

[ After giving his order she gave the waitress her menu; normally she'd go to Wangmin and see if Xiangling managed to get a creation spicy enough for Yelan. But it wasn't everyday she meets with Aether on her travels unless she was looking for him.

Why not make it a good reunion of comradery?

Giving a pleased chuckle to his laugh, she crossed her arms with a tilt to her lip. ]

But of course, whenever I need rest, I enjoy taking a ride with Uncle Bosu and listen to him sing. Makes the experience better every time. [ Looking deep into Aether's eyes, she can see it. The emotional drain and mental exhaustion. Perhaps she can teach him how to hide himself better when it comes to his eyes. Enemies catch on quick. ]

Every once in a while, I'll be sure to let you know; but for now, worry about relaxing before your next big adventure.

[ Ooh, she might just have to invite Shanghua around while she speaks with Aether should she want to see the man blush and get nervous. It'd amuse her. ]

She does have wisdom only a captain can wield. They're looking into something right now for me as we speak. A trade happening that's grown suspicious and managed to catch my attention. [ That Regrator doesn't learn not to use Liyue as a trade route. ] One of them should be coming around any moment with my confirmations.

[ironwind]

[ She's really just too observant.

Aether loves his friends, but not too many of them would have noticed that, of all the gourmet dishes he made for Paimon, he really only picked at a few of them. Can't get things like that past Yelan, though. Can't hide the fact that he's been tired from her, either — less because of one specific thing so much as many specific things. He's been through a lot recently. Somehow, the pressure of saving an Archon in Sumeru wasn't nearly as exhausting as the pressure of judging one in Fontaine.

Enemies do catch on quick. Aether vaguely suspects that Arlecchino could probably too how exhausted he was, during the brief time he sat down with her. He was just fortunate that she decided to deploy diplomacy at the time instead.

Knowing that she knows he's tired, Aether smiles gratefully, takes another soothing sip of tea, and happily listens to her speak. ]

Really? Coming right now? ...Who is it?

[ He can't help but feel entertained. Who could Yelan's informant be this time? The waitress, perhaps, coming now with their order? Another customer at the table across the way? His eyes glance across Xinyue Kiosk, analytical and observant and slyly amused.

It's always fun being with her, for this exact reason. She always makes things exciting, and fun, but also safe. Is Yelan's line of work dangerous? Of course. But does she know how to minimize the danger? Of course. ]