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Who: Ludger Will Kresnik
Broadcast: Open Network
Action: SS Wonderduck
When: December 27th

[Honestly, this guy looks a little dazed. His head and shoulders are still covered in confetti. He is holding the chocolate-flavoured confection dessert cream. But he has found the kitchen, and it's so . . . lacklustre?

A small grunt, and Ludger tucks a letter away into his jacket pocket. He opens various kitchen cabinets. He closes them. He frowns, and his mouth twists a little. He searches through the cooking implements. He gets the food-dispenser to put out some teriyaki soft-solid, samples it, and almost immediately startles back in horror and surprise. The way he moves looks like someone ready to attack the offending object in front of him, except that he realizes he has no swords on his person, so he can't set it on fire.

Well, so much for that. Ludger lets out a long, worn sigh, then picks up his communication device. His eyes widen when he realizes it was on the whole time, but the sight was probably boring anyway. Still, it's time to initiate that dialogue option. There is a serious problem here, and he isn't going to stop feeling lost and dazed until he can fix it.

So he looks into the communication device head-on, expression serious.]

I need to know where to find the ingredients to make tomato soup.

[End transmission.]

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[Ludger's eyes widen, and then, for the first time, a proper smile, not awkward at all, settles on to his face. Real fish. Perfect.] Thanks!

[He goes digging into the back of the fridge and lo and behold, the promised fishes. He can even make a proper stock out of these for use later! It's perfect! Thus he digs out a second pot so that the first can be used for making the fish soup, while the second is used for the fish bones and heads (without gills, of course) and some small amount of gel to prepare a stock for later. He is so invested in this challenge that he doesn't have to think about any of the surrounding circumstances. It is just him, soup, and this guy Kaneis who knows where real fish is at.]

[He gives a wave of his hand. It was fish caught from the planet that he had stashed away from himself but...hey, there was always time to catch more, right? They were still gonna be here a few days more, and apparently it made this guy happy- so why not?] Sure sure.

[Walking over, he takes a seat at the gallery's table, resting his chin on his hands as he watches Ludger work idly. This guy was kind of weird...but it seemed to be a harmless sort of weird so far. At least, he wasn't giving Kaneis any vibe to run back to the cockpit and lock the door. So..that's something]

[Definitely the harmless kind of weird. Honestly, actually being able to cook helps a lot for Ludger in adjusting to his situation. He can let things go and focus on preparing the ingredients, putting everything together, and keeping the results on task. When he is done the soup, he pours a bowl and walks over to the table. He sets it before Kaneis. While he obviously sampled it before to make sure it was good (and it definitely wasn't his best, but it did taste like real food), he stands there, hoping that Kaneis will also like it.]

[Kaneis meanwhile kept sitting and watching the guy from the table. In a way, it almost makes him feel a bit nostalgic. This guy seemed to zero in on his cooking as much as Regal did, and there was plenty of times back home he'd sit and watch the maids or Sebastian cook in silence. Neither were the worst memories to be thinking back on]

[He sits up when Ludger sets the bowl before him. Sure, he could tell it wasn't the best fish stew known to man- but it definitely smelled and looked a whole lot better than almost anything else he's had in awhile. Especially when fish stew was always one of his favorites. There's barely any hesistation in eating a spoonful of it.]

Mm! This is pretty good!

[And if that isn't enough to convince Ludger, the fact that Kaneis will continue to eagerly eat it should probably be enough of an indication. Since hey, he hasn't eaten in months.]

[In other words- +2 Affinity points!!]

[Hooray! Kaneis likes it!! A big smile ends up on Ludger's face, but actually, he wasn't hungry himself, which means he has tons of fish stew leftover. That requires a dialogue choice.] Is there anyone else I should set a bowl for before I pack everything up?

[Gonna keep that fish stew going for many days. Food preservation is important!]

[He's not...going to eat it? But he spent all that time making it!]

[What a weird guy...]

[But oh! A dialogue choice! He considers that question while he consumes another spoonful, answering as he swallow]

Well...it doesn't have tomatoes, right? So maybe Lloyd'll like it- if he's around. Flora too...but I don't know if she eats fish.

[Weird nature fairy thing]

[Note to self: Crewmate Lloyd does not like tomatoes. Make him Elle-style soup. (Repress thoughts about where Elle is right now). Crewmate Flora may dislike fish.]

I'll keep an eye out for them. Thanks.

[He'll just go over to set aside two bowls, then package the rest away. The stock's still simmering, but that will go for a while now.]

Sure, sure.

[He keeps eating awhile more before he speaks up again.]

So...not that I'm complaining, but do you usually cope to being kidnapped with cooking?

[He laughs a little awkwardly and rubs the back of his head. That is weird, isn't it? He can admit that. Still, he'll explain.]

Cooking calms me.

[So it's no big deal to cook.]

[Okay, on one hand he could relate to that. It's nice to have a distraction like cooking or piloting in these kinds of situations. But on the other hand...]

...Yeah. Because you seemed like such a nervous wreck before.

[Ludger catches the implication, and he smiles a little and shakes his head. He isn't going to get into the particular lot of emotions that have been circling around him ever since he got here. He is a silent protagonist, not a 'spill your guts' kind.

Instead, he lifts up a spoonful of soup to ask Kaneis if he wants seconds.]

[Wow that's so weird Ludger. Just say "It's nothing" like a good Tales character]

[But oh well. When Ludger raises a spoonful, Kaneis will hold out his bowl]

Sure. Fill her up.

[He isn't going to waste a dialogue option on the sort of thing that caused the entire plot of Tales of the Abyss. Ludger obliges Kaneis, finishes packing up the food (except two bowls worth left to stay warm on the stove for Flora and Lloyd.]

If you or anyone else on the crew has any preferences, I'll be happy to keep them in mind when I work.

[There are, however, some things that are worth the dialogue.]

[Hey. Maybe Abyss lasted way too long but lets be real here: A lot less people died than in your game Ludger gosh]

[But yeah, he's not going to waste a dialogue option and just give a "mhmmm" and a thumbs up with his free hand as he continues eating. Foooood]