[ Maomao does look up at this, blinking at him with a mild expression. ]
Hm? Not at all. I guess you just reminded me of home a little, that's all.
[ Good luck on getting her to give up the passive-aggressive bit right away! Maomao is committed to being noncommittal. She pours hot water over the herbs, and the room begins to fill with a pungent and decidedly medicine smell. She returns to the stove, stirring and adjusting temperatures. The degree of control over the cooking fire here is absolutely unheard of, but she's not about to start giggling over the marvels of a modern kitchen. It would ruin the whole vibe she's got going right now. ]
I knew a concubine, once -- a flower in the nation's most coveted garden. But in that garden she had no friends or peers, only her ladies-in-waiting to depend on. She trusted them wholeheartedly -- but they were conceited and bitter, and they abused that trust, convincing their lady that every visitor was an enemy while advising her at every turn to embarrass herself in front of the other concubines. The saddest part was that she never seemed to even notice that she was being bullied.
[ She strains the herbs out of the tea, and places the mug and the packet with the powder in front of Jamil. ]
dw kalim the adults (""adults"") are almost done talking
Hm? Not at all. I guess you just reminded me of home a little, that's all.
[ Good luck on getting her to give up the passive-aggressive bit right away! Maomao is committed to being noncommittal. She pours hot water over the herbs, and the room begins to fill with a pungent and decidedly medicine smell. She returns to the stove, stirring and adjusting temperatures. The degree of control over the cooking fire here is absolutely unheard of, but she's not about to start giggling over the marvels of a modern kitchen. It would ruin the whole vibe she's got going right now. ]
I knew a concubine, once -- a flower in the nation's most coveted garden. But in that garden she had no friends or peers, only her ladies-in-waiting to depend on. She trusted them wholeheartedly -- but they were conceited and bitter, and they abused that trust, convincing their lady that every visitor was an enemy while advising her at every turn to embarrass herself in front of the other concubines. The saddest part was that she never seemed to even notice that she was being bullied.
[ She strains the herbs out of the tea, and places the mug and the packet with the powder in front of Jamil. ]
Here, drink this.