aerodynamic | INBOX for purgastory

hey
cant say i have
what is that?

A new invention co-authored by me and someone else

Wanna give it a try? I'm at Pizza Hat

[ the way he's staring at his compact like "well i'm glad you're having a good time." ]

ya sure
ill be there in a bit
dont leave

[ where in the hell would elysium go?? he's the one who texted?? but he does eventually show up at pizza hat. where are you, bird... ]

[ he is trying HARD to inject whimsy back into purgatory's veins despite getting totaled earlier in today's minigame okay

anyway

As much as he wants to text that back, he shows restraint. He's busy with something in the parlour! And when the door chimes, his head snaps toward the entrance, waving him over with unmistakable excitement. ]

Yosuke! Look at what I found!

[ feel free to question why there's a fucking air fryer on the counter ]

[ sweet ely, you are doing your best and we desperately need whimsy because what the fuck happened today. he wanders over to the counter, the tailwagging energy low but still noticeable before he stops at his side and also just

staring at this. does not say a word. he is perplexed, looking at it and then at elysium and then at it and then at elysium again.

"what the hell is that?" thoughtshare is loud and clear on this one, even if his expression is still baffled because i think the air fryer was introduced like a few years after his own time. ]

Last time I got pizza here, it was barely even warm. So I thought… how do we fix that? And then it hit me! Bostco has appliances.

[ bostco is the mvp in so many of my threads i'm in tears

He slaps the thing like it's his proudest accomplishment to date. And yes, Yosuke can communicate through thoughtshare—he's obviously being addressed, and again, this is just another normal day for him especially in a world where people lose their fuckin senses on the regular. ]

You know those… sampler booths? They were using these to heat them up, so I kind of just walked off with one. Problem solved. Now we can both have super pizza the way it's meant to be.

[ it's currently ticking down with elysium and obikawa's creation. how does yosuke feel. ]

[ he feels like he wouldn't be surprised to hear this was obikawa's fault, but he seems a little amused listening to all of this. he's still eyeballing this thing like it's a weird contraption, and he leans against the counter to let elysium explain.

he still looks a little tired like maybe he just woke up from a nap, but food seems good and company is always good, so here he is. but he's also reaching into the pocket of his hoodie to pull out a notebook and a pen, scribbling on a fresh sheet of paper before turning the book to elysium. ]

You know, I'm kinda impressed they just let you walk out of there with one? Not that I think they're paying attention or anything, that store's so huge it's scary.
Gotta say, I'm impressed though. The lukewarm greasy cheese is half the reason I haven't come back but if this solves that problem then we can give it a shot.
Smart thinking.
Wait, is it super pizza because it's actually a normal temperature?

The shadow guys kind of feel like they just do whatever they want and mind their own business… haven't had any of them pull anything weird so far, but here's hoping I didn't just jinx it.

And hey—perfect timing! The next batch is coming riiiiight up—!

[ The oven dings and Elysium's eyes light up real-time. Yosuke's about to find out why this 'super pizza' comes with so many warnings, because out it comes: a pizza with every topping imaginable, except corn and mayo. To make matters worse, every topping is doubled, except the floppy hams usually reserved for Hawaiian pizzas. Weirdly specific, huh? Ask or don't ask and forever hold your peace. It doesn't even come out as a traditional pizza, rather, a casserole dish.

Elysium doesn't comment, just waits, watching Yosuke's reaction. This may be Exhibit A of why people can't have nice things. ]

[ he's nodding along, and when the oven dings he hovers behind elysium to look at this masterpiece.

and suddenly everything makes sense in a way that his expression sort of looks a little horrified. why is it in a casserole dish? thank god there's no mayo or corn but what on earth...

writes another note and shoves it in elysium's face. ]

Is this not a lasagna somehow?
That's a lot of layers of stuff.

[ YOSUKE BEING GENUINELY RELIEVED BY THE NON-EXISTENCE OF CORN AND MAYO IS KICKING MY ASS

but also this icon and the shoving. in so many of our threads, yosuke is more mature than elysium. ]

It would need more dough layers for that, right? [ Looks incredibly serious thinking about this. ] It wouldn't hold its shape coming out of the box, so I had to make do with finding a container to put it in. But, you might be onto something……

[ listen man he wants to be supportive but he has to draw the line somewhere. all of this is like. well. he thinks it's a little insane but also his expression changes like "well actually..." it's the kombucha girl meme in real time is the thing, how does elysium inspire this in him? ]

If you add more dough it would need to bake longer. I think. I don't know how to cook.
Anyway I guess that makes sense. Square is a shape.
Maybe it's too heavy is why?

[ the world needs the meme redraw of this wipes tear ]

Isn't it kind of ridiculous needing to bake something that technically should be readymade? The things we do for pizza, man… but yeah, probably. The crust wasn't built to have three odd kilograms on top of it.

It surprisingly doesn't taste all that bad, though. Bless carbs and proteins.

[ dubiously poking at it to see if it's any warmer. ]

I'm sure some people would say half the reward is making it yourself or something, but sometimes a guy just wants to eat.
Do I wanna know how this creation came up?