Setting and content notes for "Monkey Chew Pepper"
These are the setting and content notes for "Monkey Chew Pepper."
"Pushed times make a monkey chew pepper."
Challenging times inspire unique actions.
~ Creole proverb.
― Myra Jolivet
This old brick apartment building has 4 stories.
Freesia's foyer is crammed with a dresser, stools holding things, and a dying ficus tree.
The living room has a couch, a coffee table, several floor cushions, and a bunch of bohemian decor scattered around. The kitchenette has a stove, a sink, a refrigerator, and a lot of plants. Not visible in this picture is the table and its mismatched chairs.
The bathroom includes a sink, a toilet, and a shower. Shelves hold knickknacks and plants.
Freesia's bedroom has a full-size bed and shelves full of plants and knickknacks. Cas' bedroom has a child-sized bed, a poster of the night sky, old luggage serving as furniture, and stuffed animals.
* * *
Too much magic can cause hangovers much like too much alcohol, and some of the treatments are similar. Tangling with nefarious beings tends to have that effect. It does not help that Ti-Jean favors alcohol as a coping method. Cas is assuming that Ti-Jean is hungover because he smells like booze and has familiar symptoms of drinking too much.
Adultification happens in dysfunctional families, where children learn to fend for themselves because adults are unreliable caregivers. While this has negative effects on some people, hindering their development, it has positive effects on others, making them proactive and self-confident. Compare the positive and negative aspects. These are some signs of adultification and a questionnaire. The interesting thing about Cas is that, while he resents his mother's unreliability, he doesn't resent the homemaking works -- he likes accomplishing tasks, taking care of people, and having a tidy home. It matches his personality. Someone unsuited to caretaking tends to suffer more harm from adultification.
Children's chores teach them vital life skills and a sense of self-confidence. This chart breaks down chores based on the age ranges when children typically learn them. However, children vary in skills and maturity. The time to present a new chore is when the child has mastered the previous one, so for instance: set the table, clear the table, empty the dishwasher, load the dishwasher. Cas has learned some things much earlier than average, like wet-mopping the floor, but Freesia still won't let him use the stove yet. I was cooking at 7, but then I grew up cooking alongside my mother and grandmother. Freesia is not that competent.
While coffee eases hangover symptoms for some people, it can easily make matters worse by increasing nausea and shakiness. It also increases dehydration and blood pressure, which can exacerbate headaches. The reason people think of coffee as a hangover remedy is mainly because it allows them to function by making them feel alert and masking some of the hangover. That doesn't make it actually a good idea. Cas has had enough passed-out hippies in his home to know this. That's also why he started dumping booze down the drain whenever he found it, and Freesia isn't attached enough to the stuff to fight him on that point.
Possede: a bad, mischievous kid (literally possessed)
Drunk people frequently wet the bed. Alcohol increases urine output, lowers inhibitions, and makes it harder to wake up. Once a drunk person wakes up, if they have not already lost control in the night, they need to visit the bathroom immediately. This may require some external motivation.
Dreegailles: junk, trinkets
Oo ye yi!: Ouch! or I’m sad.
Toast, bananas, and eggs are all recommended hangover recovery foods.
You can make homemade electrolyte drink with sea salt or Himalayan pink salt. Both have minerals that table salt does not. Of the two, sea salt works better for relieving most magical complaints and for banishing or purification. Ginger is among the popular flavorings, and adds many benefits.
Ca c’est bon!
It’s GOOD!
Marijuana is very popular in the bohemian crowd. It also gives people the munchies.
Life energy in food supports health and vitality. It also aids recovery from magical mayhem. Live cultures, organic foods, and fresh whole foods have the most life energy. Fresh fruit is an easy option for most people, and bananas have many benefits.
You can make Ginger Marmalade or buy some.
De'pouille -- anything or anyone who is a mess
Alors pas: Of course not
Bebette -- a little monster or critter
Cher is a term of endearment, like "darling." The Cajun pronunciation is often given as "shah" but can be "sheh," "shay," or "share" with a barely-there R sound. What Cajuns do not tend to use is the longer cherie from continental French.
Me
“Me” is often used as a secondary possessive to reinforce the primary possessive noun. E.g., “I’m gone to town, me” – meaning “I’m going to town.”
Ça c’est bon (Sa say bohn) – That’s good.
"Pushed times make a monkey chew pepper."
Challenging times inspire unique actions.
~ Creole proverb.
― Myra Jolivet
This old brick apartment building has 4 stories.
Freesia's foyer is crammed with a dresser, stools holding things, and a dying ficus tree.
The living room has a couch, a coffee table, several floor cushions, and a bunch of bohemian decor scattered around. The kitchenette has a stove, a sink, a refrigerator, and a lot of plants. Not visible in this picture is the table and its mismatched chairs.
The bathroom includes a sink, a toilet, and a shower. Shelves hold knickknacks and plants.
Freesia's bedroom has a full-size bed and shelves full of plants and knickknacks. Cas' bedroom has a child-sized bed, a poster of the night sky, old luggage serving as furniture, and stuffed animals.
* * *
Too much magic can cause hangovers much like too much alcohol, and some of the treatments are similar. Tangling with nefarious beings tends to have that effect. It does not help that Ti-Jean favors alcohol as a coping method. Cas is assuming that Ti-Jean is hungover because he smells like booze and has familiar symptoms of drinking too much.
Adultification happens in dysfunctional families, where children learn to fend for themselves because adults are unreliable caregivers. While this has negative effects on some people, hindering their development, it has positive effects on others, making them proactive and self-confident. Compare the positive and negative aspects. These are some signs of adultification and a questionnaire. The interesting thing about Cas is that, while he resents his mother's unreliability, he doesn't resent the homemaking works -- he likes accomplishing tasks, taking care of people, and having a tidy home. It matches his personality. Someone unsuited to caretaking tends to suffer more harm from adultification.
Children's chores teach them vital life skills and a sense of self-confidence. This chart breaks down chores based on the age ranges when children typically learn them. However, children vary in skills and maturity. The time to present a new chore is when the child has mastered the previous one, so for instance: set the table, clear the table, empty the dishwasher, load the dishwasher. Cas has learned some things much earlier than average, like wet-mopping the floor, but Freesia still won't let him use the stove yet. I was cooking at 7, but then I grew up cooking alongside my mother and grandmother. Freesia is not that competent.
While coffee eases hangover symptoms for some people, it can easily make matters worse by increasing nausea and shakiness. It also increases dehydration and blood pressure, which can exacerbate headaches. The reason people think of coffee as a hangover remedy is mainly because it allows them to function by making them feel alert and masking some of the hangover. That doesn't make it actually a good idea. Cas has had enough passed-out hippies in his home to know this. That's also why he started dumping booze down the drain whenever he found it, and Freesia isn't attached enough to the stuff to fight him on that point.
Possede: a bad, mischievous kid (literally possessed)
Drunk people frequently wet the bed. Alcohol increases urine output, lowers inhibitions, and makes it harder to wake up. Once a drunk person wakes up, if they have not already lost control in the night, they need to visit the bathroom immediately. This may require some external motivation.
Dreegailles: junk, trinkets
Oo ye yi!: Ouch! or I’m sad.
Toast, bananas, and eggs are all recommended hangover recovery foods.
You can make homemade electrolyte drink with sea salt or Himalayan pink salt. Both have minerals that table salt does not. Of the two, sea salt works better for relieving most magical complaints and for banishing or purification. Ginger is among the popular flavorings, and adds many benefits.
Ca c’est bon!
It’s GOOD!
Marijuana is very popular in the bohemian crowd. It also gives people the munchies.
Life energy in food supports health and vitality. It also aids recovery from magical mayhem. Live cultures, organic foods, and fresh whole foods have the most life energy. Fresh fruit is an easy option for most people, and bananas have many benefits.
You can make Ginger Marmalade or buy some.
De'pouille -- anything or anyone who is a mess
Alors pas: Of course not
Bebette -- a little monster or critter
Cher is a term of endearment, like "darling." The Cajun pronunciation is often given as "shah" but can be "sheh," "shay," or "share" with a barely-there R sound. What Cajuns do not tend to use is the longer cherie from continental French.
Me
“Me” is often used as a secondary possessive to reinforce the primary possessive noun. E.g., “I’m gone to town, me” – meaning “I’m going to town.”
Ça c’est bon (Sa say bohn) – That’s good.