[Video] 002 - Hello Fellow Teens [sunglasses emoji]

[by_candlelight]

[ There she is in front of the same shed as last time. This time she's wearing clothes that fit this world better, and she's dyed her hair brown. She seems a little more relaxed this video. ]

So, been here a month. Still getting a lot of things down, and a general thanks to everyone who's been helping.

I'm actually making this video for a reason other than to update you all on my absolutely thrilling progress.

Last month Lucina and Utena informed everyone of the teen-night at the bowling alley, and as far as I can tell it was a huge success. Lucina and I talked and she mentioned that there aren't many chances for young imPorts to socialise, and mentioned that future similar events would be a good idea. I agree and want to help make that sort of thing happen, but I can't really do that without feedback from others.

First, I'd like to know what types of places you guys think would be good to have get-togethers at. Preferably places without active availability to alcohol - not that they're ruled out, just that I think it's going to be a little harder to talk adults into letting us chill there for a few hours.

I'd also like to know if you guys are interested in things like camping and just having pot-luck style parties at parks, or if you want to keep it to things like bowling and arcades, or even just making sure any food is prepared by someone who knows what they're doing. I won't lie, if something can be done that doesn't require an entry fee, that's going to be a lot easier to set up.

What are some places and activities you absolutely want no part of? I mean, I think most people can agree that cave exploring with a bunch of teens, possibly in the middle of nowhere, is a recipe for disaster, and I can see why some people would want no part of it. [ She leans in just a bit and stage whispers. ] Even if it is my idea of a fun time.

[ She then returns to her former position, and former volume. ]

And lastly on the askance front, I'd like to ask for help from both my fellow young imPorts and from any adults who might be willing to chaperone, or just give advice.

There's only so much I can do on my own, and I'm located in De Chima. It would be a lot of help to have people in other porter cities who can help me with checking out places, and talking to business owners to see if they'd let us set up a night to hang out there without calling in reporters and making a big deal out of it. It would also be a real help to have the help of adults when it comes to sitting down and talking to business owners. Both because they're more likely to take adults seriously, and because no matter how much reading I do ahead of time, I'm not going to catch on to some attempts to take advantage of things that someone with more experience under their belt might.

[ She looks like she's about to say her parting words for a moment, then pauses. ]

Oh, and I do actually have one more thing to ask. Does anyone know some type of flexible work an imPort might be able to get on the weekends? I have my part time job, but I doubt that it'll be enough to do all this on, and I'm certainly not going to ask for help on the financial side of this until I've done things. It's probably best I find something flexible, too, because I'm going to need to make sure I have time to train my abilities.

I think that's all. Thanks. Ruby out.

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[by_candlelight]

While I don't think the small groups part will be the default, at least not once it gets going, I think the suggestion of hanging out in the woods is a good one. I'd probably have to make it so the whole thing would be at some campgrounds. A nice bonfire. [ She pauses a moment and gets a funny look on her face. ] I'd be really tempted to make it a camp out, instead of just a forest trip...

[amarvel]

Bonfires are nice but they can be tricky depending on your location. Some places have fire bans or a limit on how big you can make your fire without a permit.

[A beat.]

Oh! We could do beach hangouts.

[by_candlelight]

Yeah. That's one of the things I'd be looking up before doing a bonfire. It's also something that might require adults to be around for it to be legal, no matter how sure I am that I can make the fire as safe as possible.

Good news! That's actually something we're working out. Or, well, someone suggested it to me and it seems like a really easy thing compared to a lot of other options. There are going to be water guns, water balloons. Food, probably a potluck but I'm still going to bring extra in case someone isn't capable of bringing something. And I'm looking into the local laws to see what the rules are for barbecue cooking.

[amarvel]

There are ways I could help with the whole bonfire and needing an adult situation. Though not legal so forget I said anything!

Cool! You know I haven't been to a potluck since I used to go to those with my parents. Maybe I could try to make something.

[by_candlelight]

Well now I'm just curious! [ She laughs a little. ] I understand if you don't want to mention anything on the network though.

I know I'd appreciate it. The only suggestion I have is make sure it's not something easily spoiled from being in the sun. Aside from that, ah, well. I'm still learning how to cook on a stove, so I'd have been likely to just buy things to bring, if I wasn't already doing that anyway.

[amarvel]

Let's just say my abilities make it easy to convince people of things. [Which she knows she shouldn't do because that's a slippery slope.]

Of course.

Maybe we could get together sometime and play around with some recipes? I'll be honest I'm not much of a cook myself, but they say practice makes perfect. Or at the very least it helps improve things.

[by_candlelight]

[ She laughs a little at that. ] What came to mind was either strong-arming people, or having some form of suggestive power. Either way, it's probably really illegal to use in that way here.

Sounds good to me. I'm still on really simple stuff like shrimp doria and stuff like that, but there's nothing saying simple isn't also good. And this would be a good way to practice in general. I'm free on weekends, and after 8PM on weekdays.

[amarvel]

Yeah. [She's still not going to go into detail even if Ruby did guess correctly.]

I'm not sure I'd call that a simple dish. Anything that takes more than, um, I'm going to say three steps isn't simple.

[by_candlelight]

With shrimp doria it's mostly just repeating the same steps a few times. At least, that's how I see it. But I can see how that would be a little complicated to a lot of people, since you have to use more than one pan and everything.

There's always something like curry. You just cook the meat, chop up the vegetables, put them in the same pan with some water and curry sauce, then sit back and wait for it to be done. Well, that and make the rice. But even I can make good rice. Theoretically. I was mostly only allowed to cut things up and set the right amount of water to boiling, but they kept talking about having me help with rice before my training kept me from helping there.