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driftfleet2016-09-27 10:31 pm
survivalistcookbook) wrote in driftfleet2016-09-27 10:31 pm
ii - action/video - open
Who: Eugene Woods
Broadcast: Video
Action: the Wonderduck
When: Tuesday Evening
[Eugene has been on a ship full of teenagers long enough - it's time he delivered on the promises to actually feed them adequately. Which is why he's now broadcasting from the galley, flour-speckled and far, far too pleased with himself. So pleased, in fact, that he'll just go ahead an monologue at the rest of the fleet.]
Some of you out there may have heard a saying, that there's no such thing as bad pizza. Now maybe you haven't heard this - say, for instance, if you come from a world that doesn't actually have pizza. But if you do, this is probably a pretty common truism. Whether you agree with it or not-? Well. That's a matter of taste.
[Pun fully intended, as the little curl of his lips and glint of his eye gives away. But he continues, because in space, there's no one to cue a laugh track.]
But in a hermetically-sealed tin can drifting through the cold vacuum of space, I think we can all agree that standards change. And in celebration of finally creating something that sort of, basically behaves like cheese . . .
[Camera pan to the oven, which he opens with a showman's flourish to reveal . . . a pizza! Basically. Sure, the cheese is a little more yellowish than usual, and the toppings are mostly diced canned meat product and mixed vegetable compound. But it's close enough for him to grin as he shuffles a hand into an oven mitt and withdraws his creation to rest on the stovetop.]
Voila. One down, and another five pies' worth of dough and cheese ready for the crews of the Wonderduck and Vanquish. Not exactly a New York slice, but hey, if anyone wants the next best thing this side of Alpha Centauri? Let's talk.
Broadcast: Video
Action: the Wonderduck
When: Tuesday Evening
[Eugene has been on a ship full of teenagers long enough - it's time he delivered on the promises to actually feed them adequately. Which is why he's now broadcasting from the galley, flour-speckled and far, far too pleased with himself. So pleased, in fact, that he'll just go ahead an monologue at the rest of the fleet.]
Some of you out there may have heard a saying, that there's no such thing as bad pizza. Now maybe you haven't heard this - say, for instance, if you come from a world that doesn't actually have pizza. But if you do, this is probably a pretty common truism. Whether you agree with it or not-? Well. That's a matter of taste.
[Pun fully intended, as the little curl of his lips and glint of his eye gives away. But he continues, because in space, there's no one to cue a laugh track.]
But in a hermetically-sealed tin can drifting through the cold vacuum of space, I think we can all agree that standards change. And in celebration of finally creating something that sort of, basically behaves like cheese . . .
[Camera pan to the oven, which he opens with a showman's flourish to reveal . . . a pizza! Basically. Sure, the cheese is a little more yellowish than usual, and the toppings are mostly diced canned meat product and mixed vegetable compound. But it's close enough for him to grin as he shuffles a hand into an oven mitt and withdraws his creation to rest on the stovetop.]
Voila. One down, and another five pies' worth of dough and cheese ready for the crews of the Wonderduck and Vanquish. Not exactly a New York slice, but hey, if anyone wants the next best thing this side of Alpha Centauri? Let's talk.
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Hey, the way you delivered the news did not exactly fill me with confidence.
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Look, you've got to add a little drama to these things, or else where's the fun in it?
But the fire was real, for the record.
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[Waiting to see if he gets a reaction from that name, because!! Jon Snow!!]
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He takes a second, blinking, then replies in a deliberately mild tone.]
Oh, cool. So this Jon Snow guy's going to handling your engineering. [A little lift of his eyebrows, something that would almost be defensible to anyone eavesdropping.] Have you, uh. Heard if he knows much?
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Nothing!
[He does manage to catch himself and clears his throat a little.]
... or so he led me to believe. I didn't get the impression he was too thrilled about his engineering augment.
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Maybe we can work on teaching you some recipes, then. It sounds like even if he liked his job he wouldn't be too motivated to get you back in the kitchen right now.
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[He raises his eyebrows, because "enthused" is probably a strong word for Jon Snow and he suspects this guy understands where he's coming from.]
I did warn him there would probably be at least three weeks before I got anything remotely edible to the table. So if you can help speed up that process in any way, I'm sure we'd all be exceedingly grateful!
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[The guy's a doctor. Soups and stews should be nothing, right?]
Tell you what, let me know when I can come by and we'll make a day of it - figure out some recipes that work with your kitchen and get your crew a real meal. [Maybe he can actually see Jon Snow trying to fix an oven, which sounds like a treat all on its own.] How does that sound?
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[The other things being working on campaigning for recreation upgrades, because the lack of video games in space? Has been one of the few things to put a damper on Ravi's excitement for this whole thing.]
And I'd be happy to introduce our culinary savior to my fellow crew mates, if they're around! Always good to make new friends, yeah?
[This is absolutely not a significant look about a specific crew mate.]
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[He gives a knowing glance right back, because even if he'll do his best to play it cool on the ship itself? The good doctor here knows how objectively cool this is.]
Have you had any requests for specific foods? Anything you've tried that didn't quite turn out the way you wanted.
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[Is this a cover story to possibly help them meet more exceptionally cool pop culture figures? The world will never know.]
Uh, basically everything I've tried has been an utter disaster. The crew have pretty much left me to experiment as I see fit, which may have been their first mistake.
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Okay, I'll swing by once the pizza rush dies down. In the meantime, think of one or two things you want to try making, and we'll get as close as we can. Sound good?
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