ATTN: From his Honorable Mayor Kazuki Sakahagi Hinoto-Ri Public Poll

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My fine citizens! As yes, you are considered to be full citizens of the Hinoto-Ri City Family, I have asked the Wise Men in extending a public post from my network to yours regarding a tradition that has been going on for the past four years (since my first foray into the world of politics and the new city's Mayor!).

The idea of petitioning the a government isn’t new, but using your COMP system to directly add your suggestions and idea for our fine staff to review over is! And at the start of each new year we ask the citizens of Hinoto-Ri what they hope we can accomplish in the upcoming new year.

And so, our Greatest Heroes, Our Visitors from Other Worlds, I ask you this;

What do you think we could do to improve Hinoto-Ri? To make her a strong city, to push boundaries, to one day understand how we came to be this way?

This is no small task, but I am determined to do it one way or another!

My administration is committed to creating an unprecedented level of openness in government. We will work TOEGETHER to ensure the public trust and establish a system of transparency, public participation and collaboration!!! Openness will strengthen our democracy and promote efficiency and efffectiveness in government, this I am certain of. As it was with how the Featherman Rangers had to come together to defeat the enemies, with your help too, shall Hinoto-Ri free itself of oppression and become a great city, despite the troubling times that surround us.

Thank you for your time, and MAY YOUR IDEAS BRING THE TRUTH AND FRUIT OF WISDOM!
- The Honorable Mayor, Red Hawk Kazuki Sakahagi

[This is just a silly thing where you can leave in comments about how your characters IC would want to see the city become better or not.

You can IC complain about your roomates, and you ARE allowed to leave in anon comments from your characters (YES ANON HAS BEEN TURNED ON) or just to start debates. REMEMBER THIS IS ALL IN GOOD FUN.

Who knows, maybe the biggest ones might end up changing the face of the city one day...

...or this may just end up with everyone annoyed at each other.]

Comments

[unohana_hat]

It's a cake made from pounded rice. I like the fruit-filled and red bean-filled ones both!

No cooked rice sticks to itself. Here lemme get another pic.



((I'm really embarrassed when I can't get a grip on udon. ;_; I guess that's what the spoon is for, though: to sort of catch the bottom part so they don't splash back down in that case.))

[poorlittleblueburdie]

i remember cake

but people put ice cream into cake?

so it really is quite like wheat only white

but even if it sticks together it does still look like a fork would work just fine

((No one's perfect. I haven't eaten at restaurants where people wouldn't look at me really funny for it that often, though. Pizza with chopsticks just seems a bit silly. :) ))

[unohana_hat]

There's ice cream cake like with the spongey kind of cake too! I had it once it was good~

I don't think wheat can be eaten whole like that though... I guess you could use a fork but that's weird.


((Bah utensils for pizza is overrated! I do remember seeing someone trying to eat cheerios by threading them one by one. I told them it'd be easier just to shovel them in but she didn't listen.))

[poorlittleblueburdie]

you can eat wheat grains whole yes

i remember i used to have cooked wheat that was a bit mashed up for breakfast sometimes

it would often have a little salt or butter on it or sometimes cream or fruit

but that needed a spoon or toasted bread to scoop it out with

((hence why I mostly use my chopsticks at home. :) I find I tend toward more chopsticks-friendly food when I cook for myself, haha.))

[unohana_hat]

Whoa, really? Kinda sounds like cereal or something.


((I usually use them most when I go out... I cook the same way but I still use a fork, haha. Unless it's ramen or udon or something, then I get a pair of chopsticks.))

[poorlittleblueburdie]

wheat is a cereal yes

like oats and barley

you havent had it before though?

((Huh. I eat a lot of rice at home; it's amazing what flavors a good bowl full of jasmine rice will pick up. :) Cooking it with a tea bag in it and maybe some dried fruit is always a fun thing, too. Can make some amazing breakfasts/lunches that way.))

[unohana_hat]

Not like that, no. Usually it's cooked first or something. I never really thought about it. Our worlds must have food differently. Or countries, who knows.


((Haha, even when I eat rice, I usually use a fork if I put something on top of it. That sounds really good though. I'll have to try the teabag thing. Maybe with dried mangoes?))

perhaps they should meet up and confusion for them/lulz for us ensue?

[poorlittleblueburdie]

it is cooked first

i think i may still remember how to make it if you want to try it sometime?

i could show you the wheat cereal and you could show me what you mean about the sticks perhaps?

((I'd rec it. Just cut them up small first and add a bit of extra water; they'll be soaking up some as well! Other fun things to try: "wildberry zinger" tea, with a handful of dried sweetened cranberries. And plum tea, with some chopped-up prunes. Oh man. ♥ Actually, don't even really need the tea for that one, imho. That's another thing -- might want to try making the tea first, taking the bag out after it's all used up, then using the tea itself for the rice's water. Less complicated like that.

And one of my sisters brought home this chipotle raspberry sauce stuff that is absolutely incredible, so I've been just having otherwise plain bowls of rice with a couple tablespoons of that stuff mixed in. OMG so good. ♥

Also, yesterday's breakfast: rice pudding. Overcooked rice with too much water, milk, vanilla, raisins, brown cane sugar, and cinnamon. Mmmm.....))

I would be amendable to that X3

[unohana_hat]

Sure! Since we're from different worlds, that should be fun~ I can make stirfry too! (*-`ω´- )人


((dang that sounds good. why don't you aim me so we could talk more?))

\o/

[poorlittleblueburdie]

whats stirfry?

the name seems like it should be obvious but what do you stir and fry when you make it?

[unohana_hat]

It's veggies and usually meat sliced up and cooked in a little oil and other seasonings, then served with rice. It's great when you have to use up leftovers! I think I have enough stuff for it.

[poorlittleblueburdie]

i dont remember what happened to the leftovers at the old castle

i think it depended on what they were for soups or whatever was made

and i havent asked the humans in the citadel what they do with theirs

i bet they put some in their rolls though

i saw someone eating one of those not too long before i came here and it smelled like it could have been that

[unohana_hat]

Castle? If you're not human and living in a castle, you wouldn't know much about cooking, huh. That makes two of us (~_~;)a

[poorlittleblueburdie]

well i did when i was a child

i mean i worked in the kitchens sometimes

and i still remember a few things but it feels like forever ago

but if theres anything i can try to teach you id be glad to

my name is avitus by the way

and you are?

[unohana_hat]

I'm Sora! ヘ(°￢°)ノ I'm in Pieces 11-02 right now. If you could teach me that'd be great. I don't know much about cooking... (╯_╰)

[poorlittleblueburdie]

i cant promise i can teach you much but i could stop by the market and see if i can find a few things i might still know how to cook

did you have dinner taken care of for tonight at least?

my quarters are libra 11-07 but it doesnt take long to get to pisces with the transports here

[unohana_hat]

Yeah I had stuff but don't worry about that, just bring what you can! ( ~u~)

[A free meal is always welcome!]

[poorlittleblueburdie]

and you have things to cook with too right? a pot and things to stir with?

i dont have an oven in my quarters

if you do in yours i think i remember how to make bread if you wanted to try doing those rolls with leftovers

or we could make an oven i suppose

or should we just save that for another time?

[unohana_hat]

Yeah I have that stuff! The oven is under the stove, too. I got everything here! I never made bread before. (°ｏ°)

[poorlittleblueburdie]

*there's a long pause this time before the reply comes*

i didnt see the electric burners inside

it had no chimney so i assumed it wasnt

but ill meet you there shortly

[unohana_hat]

The wonders of modern technology~ See you then!☆

[poorlittleblueburdie]

((log is posted!))