Three Spoons {Dictation}

[cyan_maid]

[This entry is backdated to about midmorning on July 1st.]

[There are some dainty sniffles coming from the journal today, as if they came from someone who had just begun to recover from a cry, and not even the good kind of cry that makes you feel better. A couple cake batter fingerprints appear, and then are hastily wiped away. That only smudges the paper.]

Oh...I'm sorry about that, I...

[A pause. Jane blows her nose.]

I was...cleaning up a mess...in the kitchen. I'm really sorry about all of that batter...in the sink...that's my fault...!

[Oh sugar, her voice is cracking. Better make this quick.]

I think I'm...ready to admit to my loss...

{Filtered to - Anyone who confronted her about her loss}

All of you were right. I'm sorry I was so prickly about it before.

{Filtered to - Uru}

Would you still...let someone into the baking club even if they couldn't bake...?

Comments

[whichwayyoulean]

[Oh snap he did that all wrong]

Oh pfft. So who says you have to do exactly what your family do? My family lived and worked on a farm, that doesn't make me a farmer.

[cyan_maid]

[She's listening, she really is. Look at that, her crying's quieting down.]

I-I know...

[Jane takes a minute to breathe and sniffle and try to reign her emotions back in.]

It's...something I've always looked forward to, though...

[Even if the game kind of made it impossible to pursue, she always kept her idea of a future heading CrockerCorp as her dream.]

[whichwayyoulean]

I can understand that. But you know what? Sometimes those dreams aren't as great as you think they are in your head.

But hey, this means you can learn something new, and get really good at that. Not let the castle beat you down.

[cyan_maid]

Not let the castle beat me down, huh...?

[She's quiet for a little bit, except for a couple of sniffles. Those don't seem to stop.]

I understand that, but...

[whichwayyoulean]

Well, think about it. Is there anything you ever wanted to do that wasn't baking? Some hobby you wanted to try out?

[cyan_maid]

[Oh, are there! She'd normally gush about being a detective or a pranksteress but she's pretty down in the dumps, so she'll just leave it at-]

There are a few things.

[whichwayyoulean]

Then now's your chance to try them out. Throw all your energy into them and see what the result is. If it doesn't work, try something else.

[cyan_maid]

[That really doesn't sound too bad. She could try some things she abandoned in the past, too. Suddenly a bit of horticulture doesn't sound to bad at all.]

And...just keep trying, then?

[whichwayyoulean]

[Hooray, he has helped someone!]

Exactly! You've got a ton of that...optimism stuff going for you, put it to good use.

[cyan_maid]

[You get a weak chuckle for that.]

I'll see if I can scrounge some up, then. Hopefully it hasn't decided to hide on me when I need it the most.

[There's one last sniff. Someone's feeling a bit better.]

[whichwayyoulean]

That would pretty much suck. I'm sure you of all people can't run out of it, though.

[Way to go, Once, you made a girl feel better about herself]

[cyan_maid]

[You can't see it, but she's smiling a little. You did good, Once-ler.]

I certainly hope not.

[whichwayyoulean]

So. You feel a little better now?

[cyan_maid]

I do. Thank you so much.

[whichwayyoulean]

Hey, any time. Glad I could help.