Title: United Emotions! - Th-This is!!!
Characters: Jade, Epel, Idia, Sebek, Grim, MC/Yuu, Stallholder, Shopkeep
JP Proofreader: okaykei
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Th-This is!!!
Harveston - Kelkkarotu Venue
Grim
…Mm?!
Sniff sniff…sniff sniff… There's a really yummy smell coming from here!
I'm gonna go check it out for a bit!
Sebek
Oi! Grim, wait up!
Jade
Grim, Sebek, where are the both of you heading to? The others are going to lose you.
Epel
Oh man, at this rate, we won't be able to race tomorrow… How are we going to settle this, guys?
Idia
……
Epel
……Wha-?! We're only left with Idia and Yuu? Where's Sebek and the rest?
Idia
Th-They kinda went that way…
Epel
What?! Man, they sure are a carefree bunch. Well, we should be able to find them pretty quickly anyway since this is a small village.
Harveston - Apple Square
Jade
Ah, this is the Kokko Market we visited earlier in the afternoon, yes?
Sebek
Looks like the bonfire in the center has been lit up. It's so toasty now!
Jade
The lanterns above us are also glowing vibrantly. The atmosphere has certainly undergone a festive transformation.
Grim
And there's even more food stalls now than there was in the afternoon! Everything looks real good to eat!
Sebek
Alright, guess it's time to grab a quick bite before the welcome party starts.
Jade
Allow me to accompany you two, then. After all, I can't afford to bring ruin to such a harmony of objectives.
Grim
Look, this stall's selling food I've never seen in my life!
Sebek
There's some liquid being put into the cavities in the hot plate. And the chef's shaping them with impressive technique into spheres.
Jade
Isn't this takoyaki? I have had some in the past.
It is a light snack filled with octopus that one eats drizzled with a rich, savoury sauce. It is Floyd's favourite food, you see.
Sebek
It's a dish I've never heard of either. I can't imagine how it tastes like, so I guess I'll try some.
Stallholder
Aye! Ah'm all done, so eat up, lads!
Sebek, Grim, & Jade
Thanks for the food~!
…Mm?!
Grim
Umyamya?! Wh-What's with this?! It's super duper sweet!
Sebek
Oi, Jade! What part of this tastes like a savoury and light snack?! There isn't even any octopus in this!
Jade
How peculiar indeed.
Epel
Ah! They are here after all!
I thought you guys would come to Kokko Market since you mentioned you were hungry.
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Jade
My apologies, Grim and Sebek just wouldn't listen, you see.
Sebek
We didn't ditch you guys, you were the ones who lost sight of us.
Grim
Oi, Epel! Why isn't there octopus in this?!
Epel
Huh, like takoyaki…? No, no, these are miniature pancakes.1
It's a dessert that is made by frying dough in a spherical shape and filling it with jam.
Jade
I see, so that was why. It resembles takoyaki at first glance, so I mistook it for such.
Grim
It was surprising at first, but the munchy surface is addictive!
Sebek
I was seeking something to replenish my sugars after exercise anyway, so this works out well.
Jade
A dessert that looks identical to takoyaki… Floyd would definitely have the shock of his life.
I shall study the recipe and commit it to heart.
Epel
Oh, I know how to make it, too, by the way.
I used to make them quite often at night whenever I started craving sweets.
There aren't any stores here that open late into the night, after all.
I'll write the recipe down and hand it to you afterwards.
Jade
Thank you so much, Epel.
Epel
Anyway, let's hurry back to the assembly hall! The villagers are waiting for us.
Jade
Yes, let us make haste…
Th-This is!!!!
I never thought I'd get to see it in such a location!!!
Epel
I-Is something the matter?
Jade
Excuse me! Allow me to purchase this soup!
Epel
Um, J-Jade?! Didn't I just say that we'll be heading back to the assembly hall?!
Jade
This is an exception! It is one of the objectives I had for coming to Harveston!
Idia
First time seeing Sir Jade so excited… How rare…
Grim
Fnagh? Is this soup yummy or something?
Jade
Indeed, it is. This is a specialty that cannot be tasted in any other country. I've always wished to have a sip myself.
Grim
Huh. I wanna have some too!
Sebek
Me too!
Epel
C-Can't be helped then…
Shopkeep
Here ye go!
Jade
Then… I shall have a taste…
*Gulp…!*
Jade
Ahh… Such a rich and intense flavour, paired in beautiful harmony with its earthy aroma that embodies the very soul of the mountains themselves… This is the finest of fine delicacies!
Grim
Gulp, gulp… Mmm! It's real good!
Sebek
Yeah, this tastes great! Looks like there's something added to it that was sliced into strips. What kind of soup is this, actually?
Epel
This is mushroom soup. It's made with a really, really rare ingredient.
It has an extremely strange appearance… Look, one's being displayed over there.
Grim
Oh, which one… Whoa! It looks so weird! It's reddish-brown and all flabby!2
Sebek
Yeah. It has lots of deep wrinkles and it kinda looks like a human ear.
Grim
An ear of all things… What a gross shape it's got!
Epel
It's really impressive that you're able to gulp it down non-stop, Jade… That mushroom is considered inedible in pretty much every other country.
Though here in Harveston, it's been very normal for us to eat them since the olden days. It's a very particular ingredient that can only be prepared by specialist chefs.
Idia
So basically it's a grotesque food…
Jade
I have always wanted to try this mushroom soup. This is a dream come true for me!
Epel
Jade of all people had such a dream…?
Grim
Anything goes with me as long as it's yummy! Gulp, gulp!
Notes
- The pancakes are most probably referenced from Danish pancakes, Æbleskiver. Interesting choice of name as well. (Return to text)
- Someone on the main twst discord was saying that this is most likely whats being eaten here based on the description. (Return to text)