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[uenosama]

[Uenoyama posts a picture of the tree first, and then follows it with a comment.

One would think that those are low-hanging paper decorations in circle shapes. But no. They are not. Those are sugar cookies in every single color that exists. On trees.]

I thought the saying was "Money doesn't grow on trees"
But apparently, cookies do


WHY are there cookies on trees!?
Are these things actually edible?
Is this some kind of trick?
Like a pretty looking mushroom but it's actually poisonous?

Comments

[konpeito_aji]

It's cookies, not puffer fish. Do you really think we'd try to poison the fairies so blatantly while trying to avoid war?

[uenosama]

I DON'T KNOW
Faeries pull pranks all the time
or so my familiar says
Maybe there's wasabi in some of them instead of matcha filling, I don't know!

[konpeito_aji]

Now I have to try even more!

[uenosama]

I can't tell if you are really brave, really stupid or just a masochist

[Ah, the wonders of online chat, he has no idea who is on the other side or how old they are. He can judge all he wants.]

[konpeito_aji]

[It's not really an either or situation! It's all of that! ALL OF THAT!!! He needs to know what it all tastes like, and even if it's spicy, that's hilarious! And just to prove the stupidity:]

Someone has to do it.

[uenosama]

[Certainly a lot braver than Uenoyama. And even if he saw some people pick these cookies, he's still standing aside, eyeing them warily.]

I think you'll have company of others. A lot of people seem to be intrigued by this

[Who wouldn't though? Free(?), delicious sweets growing on trees, no need to bake and burn your apartment.]

[konpeito_aji]

It doesn't seem common for there to be world with cookies growing on trees, so it's not surprising that there's an intense novelty to it.

[uenosama]

I guess so.

There's actually a lot of commotion now, I'll go ask and see what's this all about. You should probably hurry if you want to pick some for yourself

[konpeito_aji]

I'm up a tree, but I can't see here. Keep me updated?

[uenosama]

already??
sure I'll do my best?
Watch out for wasps though
there's apparently hidden nests under the branches

[konpeito_aji]

Thank you. That would be unpleasant.
Do you know if they shrink people?

[uenosama]

I honestly don't know
but they could?
I'm not putting anything past this place

[konpeito_aji]

[....]

[NOT AGAIN!]

[BUT COOKIES?!?!?]

I will try not to get stung.
Again.

[uenosama]

[Hey, bees, insects, wasps- they all like sweet things.]

Please do be careful
I'm not a healer!

[konpeito_aji]

I am.

[BUT HE'S BAD AT IT!]

[uenosama]

?
Then why are you worried?
You'll just heal the stings

[Ue has no clue. He has siphon and kinetic magic and it's utter chaos. Maybe he can help enhance the healing?]

[konpeito_aji]

I spent several decades trying to convince people magic isn't real.

[It's less pain that bothers him as much as maaaaaagical side effects.]

[uenosama]

And? I come from place that has no magic at all.
There are people that are good at deceiving and doing magic tricks but magic like this doesn't exist
Denying that there's magic HERE when there's dangerous stuff going on is a hidrance

[konpeito_aji]

I'm not saying it's not real.
I'm saying I don't know that I'm good enough to heal my poisons.
Whatever! It's fine!
If Mitsuhide asks, I only SAMPLED flavors, and there is no poison!
Do you know how to do the thumbs up thing?

[uenosama]

Oh
I can help you? If it happens of course
I can amplify magic. Maybe that would be good enough?

[He'll be good at removing curses too one day when he's trained.

Mitsuhide...? That sounds like a Japanese name.]

Why do you need to hide the fact that you're eating cookies?

The thumbs up thing?
Just giving thumbs up yes. If there's anything else related to it I don't know.

[konpeito_aji]

Really? I will find you then if I need to!
I'm not hiding it. I'm protecting him from needless fret!
No, I mean on text. I will look it up.
Later.
Cookies first.

[uenosama]

Sure no problem.

That sounds like hiding to me.

Oh that
👍
Try not to get sick

[konpeito_aji]

[HE LOVES THIS!!!! HE LOVES THIS WAY TOO MUCH!!!]

I won't! 👍
Mitsuhide just knows how I am about opportunities. I do not let them go to waste!

[Which is a fancy way of saying he's going to eat hundreds of cookies and be truly the biggest dumbass on the island.]

[uenosama]

[YES HE CAN TELL

Uenoyama's just glad these things aren't poisonous and the entire city will be safe from, well, side effects of food poisoning.]

Well it's good to go after them, but it doesn't hurt to think about it first

[Uenoyama can't tell the guy what to do or not; he'll just be over here and silently judging.]

[konpeito_aji]

I have thought about it and decided I must sample at least one of everything. More of my favorites.