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[beautiful_monster]

WHO: Yurio and others
WHERE: Heropa, possibly other cities
WHEN: Throughout February
WHAT: Catch-all for misc threads
WARNINGS: None forseen

[[Let me know at jiora if you'd like a starter!]]

Comments

[beautiful_monster]

So it's better that you didn't come and get caught in the explosion. What do you like about that stuff anyway?

[fourlevels]

I like the smell of them! And how it smells on me.

[beautiful_monster]

So it's just about being vain.

[fourlevels]

Haha, sometimes! But other times ... it reminds me of things too. They say the sense of smell is one of the most powerful triggers of memories.

[beautiful_monster]

[Yuri narrows his eyes.]

...What kind of memories does it trigger for you?

[fourlevels]

Of things long since forgotten, [ he answers vaguely. ]

But what about you? Doesn't the smell of pirozhkis remind you of your grandfather?

[beautiful_monster]

Well...yeah. Of course it does, but that's not the kind of smell they can put in a cologne.

[fourlevels]

Hmm ... then what about in the summer when we head to the rink? Do you remember what blooms just outside?

[beautiful_monster]

There's a few different kinds....but there's a patch of tulips by the entrance I usually use.

[fourlevels]

Mm! And chamomile by the back entrance too.

And just what do you think is in Mila's perfume? or Lilia's?

[beautiful_monster]

The same flowers...?

[fourlevels]

Mila once said they remind her of her home where her mother had a garden full of them. Yakov used to bring Lilia bouquets of the same flowers when they were younger, and as far as I know, she hasn't changed her perfume since, even when they got a divorce.

[beautiful_monster]

I guess that all makes sense... I just don't have a smell that can be replicated that way. I have to make pirozhkis if I want that memory.

[fourlevels]

Then why don't we make some?

[beautiful_monster]

Do we have the ingredients for it?

[fourlevels]

Some, I think! But we can get the rest.

... Maybe after you take a shower though. [ He pats his shoulder. ]

[beautiful_monster]

Maybe two showers.

[Or three.]

I'll write you a list. You can shop while I'm showering.

[fourlevels]

Okay.

[ He gets a paper and pen for Yuri then. ]

[beautiful_monster]

[Yuri takes it and jots down a list of ingredients.

And a demand for soda and cookies.]

[fourlevels]

[ Viktor skims it over, only pausing in getting his jacket on to laugh at the additions. ]

[beautiful_monster]

[He points a finger at him dramatically.]

Don't forget anything!

[fourlevels]

Okay, okay. Go get your shower, Yura.

[beautiful_monster]

[He turns to head up the stairs for a shower, waving at Viktor as he goes.]

Thanks, Viktor.

[fourlevels]

[ Viktor is just about out the door when he pauses again—since when did Yuri thank someone for a demand he just made?? ]

[beautiful_monster]

[GOOD QUESTION! Did the explosion rattle his brain after all?? It's a bit late to ask though; he's already ducked into the bathroom to work on getting rid of that smell.]