[ video ] un: qishan

[silverneedles]

[ The video opens with Wen Qing, dressed in trousers and a ruffled white shirt, looking fairly annoyed. She holds up an orange. ] This is an orange. There are barrels of them in the hold. Eat them. You don't need to have one daily, but make sure you're eating one every few days.

[ She glances away, mouthing something to someone just out of video range, and then she looks back to the communication device, flipping it around. Standing there is a sailor, unwashed and grimy. He's holding up a tooth, still bloody, and grinning proudly. This isn't the first tooth he's lost; most of them are gone, and his gums are bloody. Wen Qing continues over the camera. ]

This gentleman is a fine example of what will happen should you forget to eat them. [ The "do not forget to eat them" is heavily implied. She flips the device back, still frowning. ]

As Miss Eda mentioned, the sailors seem afraid of women so none of them will listen to me about the oranges. Someone pass on the message to them.

Comments

[silverneedles]

Your cooking could tempt them. [ She will praise Emilia's cooking any chance she can. ] Though I am loathed to leave such treats for people who might not appreciate them.

[valeas]

You and me both. Though it is regrettably far from the first time I've encountered such absurd notions about us.

( Her own world was filled with its own antiquated, and no less frustrating, beliefs when it comes to women. To witches. Her grandmother was never pleased about having to feed the same men who would hunt her if they knew of her magic. But she also knew it kept her family safe, made them indispensable.

Who would forsake the one that feeds? )