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[The recording Aqua sends out today is short and sweet:]

I had an idea a little while ago, when more people arrived.

How about we all get together and make a cookbook of foods from all of our worlds! That way we can all try some new things or learn to make them and we can share a bit more about our worlds and cultures!

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Now this? This is an idea I can get behind. Natch, I can't reveal any Taako brand recipes, but I could probably see about giving out a few random worlds from my world.

[And take a shitload of cues from what other people contribute.]

Seems like food's our biggest concern here so far, huh? You aren't the only one to be asking about it on this weird network thing.

Taako brand, hm? Now you have me curious!

[She's not prying though. Just very, very curious.]

Yeah, I noticed that too. I can't blame anyone, replicators just... don't quite hit everything perfectly. Maybe recipe-wise but it never seems quite right.

That's the polite way of saying they're absolute garbo. Why is everyone so determined to be nice about the quality of the food here? It's ridiculous!

[ooc: that should have said "few random recipes" not "random worlds" wtf]

[There's might be a bit of an embarrassed blush.]

I was raised not to say it so... bluntly, but you're not wrong.

[Eraqus would have had an aneurysm if she had.]

So it would only help everyone, right? Even if they don't want to openly admit how terrible the food can be.

Yeah, I noticed that seems to be a common affliction here. Trust me, these people? They don't seem to give two shits whether we insult the food or not. They can't taste and telling them "oh it's fine" means they aren't going to try and improve it.

One step at a time, at least. Maybe we could figure out how to program some things in or improve what's already there.

And some people learning to cook never hurts. I wouldn't mind brushing up a bit either.

If those machines can figure out how to give us better quality ingredients, I'll never say no to that. Otherwise, I've got a side gig of doing just that - provided that I get paid and I know what you're asking for.

[Might as well plug himself here too.]

There's a lot of cooks here, apparently - it's finding true chefs, like yours truly, that seems to be difficult. Not that I wouldn't mind a few sous chefs or three.

I'm definitely not against someone being paid fairly for goods and services. Especially if it gets more people cooking and eating better.

[No harm in that! She hasn't privated anything, anyone can see.]

I definitely wouldn't ever call myself a true chef but cooking is fun.

I'm not super huge into being a supplier, but until I get enough to open a pop-up stand, I can make due with earning my funds that way I guess.

So? What's your contribution to this little project of yours?

Hm, I can't say as I blame you but you have a captive market at least?

[Sort of. There's no one else impeding on it all, at least.]

I used to make breakfast for Ven, Terra, and myself- they probably wouldn't have eaten until lunch if I didn't, the knuckleheads. [She says this fondly.]

I know a few recipes for ice cream though, from Disney Town.

Wouldn't be the first time.

[He had one on the Fleet as well - with him and Lup being the only ones able to transmute that weird protein gel into something palatable. It's not a skill he thought he'd be needing again anytime soon, but here they are.]

As for that ice cream thing - don't tell me: sea-salt?

I've never ever actually had sea-salt before. I was thinking of Fabracadabra or Royalberry ice cream.

Or Bueno Volcano, but most people expect sweet from ice cream, rather than healthy and spicy. So maybe not that.

[Huh, that's a new one. He would have guessed from her aesthetic??? But oh well.

Taako shrugs.]

As the name implies: sweet and salty at the same time.

But these other ones? You gotta give us some deets on that. Either now or in the cookbook because those names?

[He kisses his fingertips and grins.]

Fuckin' gold.

I'm more than happy to add them to the cookbook. I can't really describe Bueno Volcano too well, I liked the sweeter ice creams better. I'll do my best though. Unless Goofy had it, we might need to hope Terra or Ven show up to describe it.

There is. So much to unpack there.

[Taako takes a breath and holds up his fingers.]

One: if you can describe it, I can probably recreate it.

Two: do you seriously know someone named Goofy or is this a nickname sitch?

Three: ....No wait, sorry just the two. I got distracted by the whole "I know someone named after an adjective" thing.

[Blink. Stare.

A little laugh. And then she'll start with the second one.]

Oh no, his name is definitely Goofy. He's a friend from my world, and he's here in Havenwell if you'd like to meet him.

[The ice cream takes a little thought.]

Hm, Bueno Volcano... pepper I think. Spiciness, definitely, [obviously] and some kind of vegetable to balance it all out.

[Ohhhh, Istus, he cannot believe this is happening. A guy named Goofy.]

I just have to know - does he have six friends named Happy, Slappy, Drowsy and whatnot? Because this is effin' classic.

[The notes on the food get taken as an afterthought because it isn't quite enough to go on, but it's enough to at least start something. It won't be the same, especially without a visual cue of some sort, but it's something.]

[The joke goes over head. For a moment. Then she giggles and shakes her head.]

No, his friends are Donald and Mickey. I do know some dwarves though named Grumpy and Happy. [Not all of them, and their meeting had been brief.]

Holy shit. I was joking?

[He laughs, high and incredulous.]

Merle would shit himself if you told him that you actually knew dwarves named Grumpy and Happy. That's the sort of joke we said at him to make him mad. Never really worked that often.

[Joking or not, Aqua laughs again.]

It's too bad you can't meet them but I'm sure they'd be busy even here. [Even if none of them had been very happy when she first visited Dwarf Woodlands.]

Maybe I could ask Goofy is he knows anything about them for you? It's been eleven years since I saw them so he'd know better than me.

Just need their Grumpy Hancocks or whatever so I can prove it to the old man that they exist - no need to meet them, really.

But if you guys got a Goofy, a Grumpy, and a Happy, do you have like...a Serious..y? Or a Dummy?

Hm, there was Sleepy and Bashful. It's been a long time.

[She might have to ask Goofy to refresh her on the last few. And how they're doing, and Snow White. And her Prince.]

[He bites his lip, trying desperately to stop the snickers that are just barely breaking through.]

So-- So you- Have Goofy, Grumpy, Hap-- Happy, Sleepy, and Bashful? Who named these guys? A thesaurus?

How did you even meet them?

[Taako why?]

Goofy I met in Yen Sid's tower, when I found King Mickey lost in the Lanes Between. The dwarfs, I met them when I visited their world. They were mourning their princess who'd been cursed, so I went to find a way to help.