Soup's on, but who's cooking it?

[greatcleavage]

[After a productive day out in the fields earning money, Roy heads back down the streets of Mac Anu, his arms laden with sacks and piled high with -- groceries. Did he really expect to eat them all by himself? Of course not -- he had guild members to feed!]

[But the fighter Edge Punisher had a faint frown on his face as he made his way carefully to the @Home...]

I hope someone can figure out some way to cook all of this...

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[tank_sniper]

[She almost wants to ask if being a bard was what made his life so cliched, but this is obviously not the time.]

...You miss him?

[greatcleavage]

He was my friend. And though it took me a while to appreciate them, he had some very good qualities. It's easy to get wrapped up in the goal, or the build, but Elan helped me remember that what makes a hero is the heart.

[tank_sniper]

...I see.

[Her reply is short, but... well, after seeing the black swordsman fighting she can actually believe that much.

...

Wait, weren't they doing something before?]

Where is the food shop, anyway?

[greatcleavage]

Oh. Yeah, it's down here. [He turns into a side-street, then heads into one of the quaint Mac Anu shops.]

[tank_sniper]

[Wow, she'd totally missed this place.]

So this is where you've been finding ingredients...

[She'll have to see if they have anything good for quick lunches, too. It doesn't take her long to orient herself in the shop, quickly finding the area where they keep their different sauces. The ones that stand out first are the red jars of spaghetti sauce, but with a little searching...]

Here. This should do for a while.

[She grabs a container of soy sauce and hands it over to Roy.]

[greatcleavage]

Something else I learned in college: where to get food cheap. It's true what they say about the value of life lessons.

On that note, see anything else you'd recommend?

[tank_sniper]

[A nod.] And even cheap ingredients will do for a meal if you know what you're doing.

Hmm... I think if we get some cooking oil, we should be fine for a while.

[greatcleavage]

Cooking oil, hmm?

[Roy promptly heads off down the aisle, looking as if he knows what he's doing. He is way, way off base. Stop him before he gets lantern oil.]

[tank_sniper]

[She follows, keeping an eye on the shelves as she goes. It's by luck that she actually does spot the cooking oil.]

Hey, I found it. They have some over here.

[greatcleavage]

...What was it doing over there? Shouldn't it be with the other oil?

[tank_sniper]

...? What do you mean? It's an ingredient, so of course it'll be with the other ingredients.

[greatcleavage]

That just seems odd.

But I admit I don't know much about cooking.

[tank_sniper]

...Just make sure you get cooking oil if we ever have to restock. Vegetable oil works for most recipes.

[Handing over the container to Mr. Guild leader.]

[greatcleavage]

...Clearly, there's a lot I have to learn about cooking. And not many skill points to spend.

[tank_sniper]

Does it really cost you points to learn how to cook in this game?

[greatcleavage]

...That's a good question, come to think of it.

[tank_sniper]

I haven't seen any indicators of a cooking skill. You could probably learn if you just watched.

[greatcleavage]

Would you mind?

[You're the only one he knows, and are also here, Shinon. You're pretty much asking for the duty.]

[tank_sniper]

As long as you stand to the side, it should be fine.

[Honestly, it wouldn't bother her too much, and having someone else around who can cook seems like it would be a good idea.]

[greatcleavage]

It can't hurt to try! Unless the cooking somehow summons fire elementals, which would really not even surprise me at this point.

[tank_sniper]

Summons... what?

[greatcleavage]

Fire elementals. It's a bit of a stretch, but on the one hand, cooking does relate to fire, or at least heat, and on the other, that's just sadistic enough to happen. Or insane enough to get a cheap gag out of.

[tank_sniper]

...If we're going to have to fight every time we cook, it might just be more convenient to buy our meals.

[greatcleavage]

Oh, if it was going to happen, it wouldn't happen every time. Just one time to get us jumpy and paranoid.

[Roy has a cynical view of the world, it's true. But there IS a reason.]

[tank_sniper]

Let's hope not. I don't want to have to worry about fighting while fatigued if I can help it.