[seasonal event] Fake smiles and happy never after

Maea Big dreamers shoot for open skies Usually, Maea was the timid and awkward one. The one who did not really fit in, the one out of place and poorly equipped for the task at hand. It was not necessarily untrue here, but there was a definite sense of comfort in being on home ground with a simple task at hand. It bred confidence and purpose, the kind that made it easier to stand with a straight back and head high. "Thank you. I'm Maea," she said and gesture for Kiada to come inside. Auni received the other half of the apple, then Maea looked about the kitchen to see what needed attention first. "Well, there is a ton of Magna to clean and chop and boil" she said, reaching for one of the bags. Opening ut, she withdrew the long, skin colored body of a worm, long as her whole arm and twice as thick. It had no eyes, ears or legs, only a muscled body with a mouth full of near translucent teeth in one end and a hole in the other; indeed, a creature suited only for eating and defecating... and being eaten, of course. Hefting it onto the block, Maea used the knife to cut down the length of the creature, removed a thick skin and the innards, and cut the pale meat up with deft movements that suggested she had done it often enough cry. "Once the current lot is done, we make a new batch and set the meat aside in those barrels" she said. "Or you could do the inventory..." The white haired girl gave Kiada a sidelong glance, not sure whether she had the stomach for handling game.