Imaginal Casements

I wonder if I can get an unholy bronze toaster into my writing somewhere.

Yes, my brain is dead.

Yes, I need to sleep if I'm to catch the 7.40am train tomorrow morning. (And sleep on it. Even if I have packed knitting, books, and DS in my bag.)

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As he entered the Nine Hall Court, Grand Old Master saw inch-thick dust and the mountain-high unread memos. He pointed to the unholy bronze toaster in the corner and asked, "What is it?"

-- Tales of the Teahouse Retold, Katherine Liang Chew

Title:
Requester: flo_nelja
Series: Hoshin Engi
Requested Topic: Can I have Taikoubou and Fugen (Taigong and Puxian in Chinese, I don't know which version you read)
I was seeing something before the series...
Due to http://incandescens.livejournal.com/556274.html

Somewhere, there was a garden.

Somewhere in the garden, there were peach trees.

Somewhere under the peach trees, two immortals who look like young men were drinking wine.

"You see," Fugen said, "this is a learning experience for you."

Taikoubou blinked owlishly. "How?"

"Because for the last few decades you've been learning how to move monsters, how to ride magical beings, how to fly through the air, how to use paopei, and how to fight."

"So?"

"So today you're learning how to get drunk in a peach orchard."

"Is that appropriate?"

"I think it is," Fugen said, refilling their cups.