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[tobeajedi]

Who: Herons and visitors!
Broadcast: None.
Action: SS Heron
When: February!

[It's a February mingle! Come visit, stay and do nothing, enjoy the luxury bath suite.]

Comments

[diplomacme]

I've eaten something similar. Though I can't recall what it's called. The cook was speaking too fast.

That would be wonderful. It's like a cultural exchange. I have some recipes memorized as well, if you're interested.

[astrobleme]

Cultural exchange? [Shinji smiles a little more. Sharing recipes is the least harmful way of learning about another group of people.] Yeah, that sounds like a great idea. None of mine should be too difficult to make, as long as you have the ingredients. I tried to go for convenience over... being fancy. Healthier options, too.

[diplomacme]

There's something to be said for simple food. Sometimes complex food feels like it's for show.

I'm sure there are others who would be happy to share as well. I can ask around, if you're interested.

[astrobleme]

I'm interested. [Shinji tries not to sound too eager or too desperate about making a connection. He's a very lonely person, yet too shy to introduce himself most of the time.] Even if it's something complex, I wouldn't mind learning the recipe for it. The only issue is... well, the ingredients. I get the feeling we don't have unlimited ingredients around here.

[diplomacme]

True. We may have to substitute many ingredients, but that's part of the challenge-- and maybe with enough thought, we can make the protein paste taste less... like protein paste.

[astrobleme]

[Shinji laughs quietly, a touch restrained.] Yeah, it's pretty bad. I thought the synthetic stuff back home was the worst, but then I got a taste of this... The peanut butter type is almost acceptable, though. Have you tried that?

[diplomacme]

It doesn't taste too bad, though I've never had peanut butter before.

[astrobleme]

Never had-- [Blink. Blink blink.] You didn't have peanut butter at home? [Oh, right, different dimensions... but still...]

[diplomacme]

No. But we do have butter.

[ Just not made from cow's milk. ]

[astrobleme]

Well, peanuts come from... plants... [Not the most inspiring description.] They're a type of nut. [...] Have you ever had hazelnuts, or walnuts?

okay no for real this time

[diplomacme]

I've heard of hazelnuts before. We may have walnuts or peanuts but under a different name, perhaps.