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[touchofcashmere]

[he looks a little haggard, his hair a little limp, it's difficult to find the right products these days in these parts but he's not overly worried. He has a rather more urgent situation at hand]

Hello, all!

I was er... wondering if anyone had any ideas for simple meals. Very simple meals. Meals that even a child could make and don't require anything strange. I did have a hot box but... [he gestures to where there is a very exploded microwave] It blew up.

Any help would be appreciated.

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[baldrshand]

...My goodness, what did you try cooking in there?

You don't need a healer, do you?

[breakin_ur_lore]

[Haha, what is that exploded thing he has? Did you explode a thing, Stede? Well, don't worry, Med'an will only laugh about it off-screen.]

Omelets are good! I've been making them since I was little. I could teach you.

[kiche]

I can help you with cooking if you'd like.

[touchofcashmere]

Oh no... no that blew up quite a while ago. I mean I have nicked myself a few times with kitchen knives before I finally binned them. [he shows fingers covered in bandaids] But I found these neat little sticky bandages in the bathroom. Have you seen these before?

[touchofcashmere]

I'd like that. I'd kill for a good omelet. Even a passible one. I suppose it's too much to ask for to learn how to make a raspberry pain au chocolat.

[touchofcashmere]

I'd like that. I'm er...very new to this sort of thing but eager to learn.

Where do I start? [his stomach grumbles] Hopefully soon.

[kiche]

Well ...

[She's never tried to teach anyone like this before, but it can't be too hard right?]

What do you like?

[prophylactic]

Next time, don't put anything metal in the microwave. [A beat, ngh,] The hot box.

[At least, this is what he's assuming happened, otherwise Holy Shit Dude.]

....How good are you at not blowing up a stove?

[baldrshand]

You just aren't using knives anymore? Then how are you doing any cooking--[OKAY NO THAT'S NOT THE ISSUE.] Yes, we use them all the time at the clinic. Did you use iodine as well? You need to make sure to disinfect any cuts, especially if you've been handling meat.

[touchofcashmere]

Well...I have found some scissors, but they're not great at cutting anymore.

Iodine... is that... a sauce? [it doesn't sound appetizing]

[touchofcashmere]

Oh! Well! Fois Gras is a good one. Duck seared in plum wine, had that at a Christmas party, it was delish. Orange cake. Consommé, though it's been ages since I've had that. Hard to get at sea, you understand, being a rugged pirate and all that.

[touchofcashmere]

I don't know. Never tried it before and I haven't had it in me to gather wood to feed it, but I suppose I ought to if I'm going to be living the hard life of an adventurer.

[kiche]

[Some of those she ... doesn't know. But hey! She's willing to learn.]

I don't know how to make some of those, but I'm sure we can figure something else. Do you know of a kitchen we can use?

[touchofcashmere]

Er... well... [he gestures behind him to the absolute mess of a kitchen behind him] This one?

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[midlifecryseas]

[ Ed winces, looking sheepish for a moment. ]

Yeah, still sorry about the kitchen, mate.

[ More optimistically: ]

Hey, you heard of this meal called a sandwich, yet?

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[touchofcashmere]

Oh no worries. Probably would have blown it up myself at some point. [a little chuckle]

And no, I have not [a lie] Perhaps you'd like to show me?

[baldrshand]

Scissors are useful but they aren't meant for food. Besides, they could get germs trapped in them and make you sick. [She's just recently learned about germ theory and it explains SO MUCH.] I think it's better in the long run to learn how to use a knife safely.

Iodine is a chemical that's used to disinfect injuries. If you don't want your cuts to sicken, you need to get a little cloth and rub them down with iodine.

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[midlifecryseas]

[ Ed's eyebrows raise like, yeah, no, good point, Stede probably would have.

He's too excited to even doubt the second part, though. ]

Ah... You've gotta try these things, man. You take two pieces of sliced bread, and you put whatever you want between them, anything, like a little meal pocket.

[ He holds an empty hand up, gesturing how one holds a sandwich. Of course he wants to show Stede a sampling of his favorite kinds, and they can see each other through this... picture thingy, but... not really the same as seeing the man in person, is it? ]

'S now okay?

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[touchofcashmere]

Now is good. Now is great. Bring a sampling if you can. I'll see if I can borrow some wine. [don't count on it]

[touchofcashmere]

Oh... well I'm not sure about that. I tend to leave that sort of thing to the professionals. Though between you and me, not all that fond of leeches. [but they're part of the miracle of silence]

It's too bad cutting food isn't like sword play, which I'm becoming fairly good at by the way.

[baldrshand]

Fortunately, there's no need to use leeches here. [much to her own relief, they're her least favorite part of medicine] I could give you a lot of technical details, but the short of it is that most disease is caused by things too small to see.

No? I think you could apply some of the principles.

[touchofcashmere]

Yuck. Don't like that. And where are these...things?

[he's a bit surprised that knife play is like sword play]

So a bit like dueling with the food then? You know I've stabbed someone before. [and if he sounds proud, he is- regardless of how it came about]

[kiche]

[Well ....... that's something.]

Y-yes. That'll do. Do you ... have any supplies?

[Or should she bring some? Guess she should bring something to clean up the place with as well.]

[baldrshand]

Germs? Well--everywhere. [SHE KNOWS THAT ISN'T REASSURING] Not all of them are harmful, but the bad ones can get into your body through wounds. That's why it's so important to clean them.

I was thinking more of the advice that swordfighting instructors give--to think of the sword as an extension of your arm. That might help with using a knife, too.

[touchofcashmere]

Everywhere? I... what do you mean everywhere? As in everywhere everywhere? Do people know about this? [he's looking around, looks at his fingers] Maybe I should use some more bandages or...adeline or whatever it is you said.

[maybe a whole bottle of the stuff so he can drink like water]