[ open ] leave me here a little bit longer

[goblinemperor]

who: maia + anyone!
what: open post & catch-all
when: august
where: various places
warnings: will add as needed

[ Maia is not as lost as he was in his first few weeks here; he's gone from gawking at everything in bewilderment to taking in his surroundings in a slightly more dignified manner.

For the last half of August, bolstered by Csevet's arrival and by the friendships he has begun to foster here, Maia sets about trying to follow the advice he'd been given after his anonymous post on the network. He tries to make the most of his freedom, to be spontaneous, follow his whims, educate himself, and try new things. So he can be seen around the city, at the library, at museums, coming into various shops. Maia's abandoned the stuffy robes long ago, but there's still something a little unusual in how he carries himself; a little too straight-backed and formal, even if he has discovered jeans.

He tries new foods, he silently walks through the various temples and places of holy observance to check them out, he even has started to pluck up the courage to ask questions to strangers, when his curiosity about this or that gets to be too much. ]

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🍱 for shigeru

[goblinemperor]

[ Maia has managing to feed himself, since he arrived here. The instructional pamphlets that Teth had given him were very helpful, but they were mostly safety-related, and not instructive culinarily. So he knows not to put metal in a microwave, and what surfaces might get hot, and what combinations of things might cause fires. But he has still been surviving for the most part on bread from a bakery near to the communal housing, and fresh fruits, and tea. Not a bad diet, all told. The truth is, after living with Setheris so many years, Maia doesn't require much. He'd enjoyed the fancy food at court, been appreciative of the hard work and artistry that went into it, but he doesn't require it.

Still, when he'd seen Shigeru's offer, it had struck him as an opportunity. He could learn something new, and improve his diet a little. And he could meet someone new, and learn a little bit more about this place, and whatever place it is that man is from, and possibly make a new friend.

So he spends a great deal of time in the week leading up to his first lesson excited, anticipating it now and then when his mind wandered away from whatever he was doing. He'd also been thinking up plenty of stories he could share, from his world, in exchange. There were so many his mother had told him over the years, but he hadn't ever passed them along. He'd been the audience, not the performer.

Maia turns up to the appointed place a little bit early, shifting his weight restlessly, eager for his first cooking lesson. ]