[Konoha doesn't know if she had been hoping he would say he was too busy or that he would demand money... but in the end, he simply insists he has both time and a need for one of the services she was capable of providing, and that means... Konoha sort of forgets whether she'd wanted one or the other. She just smiles a little, reaching up to scratch at her hairline. It was so itchy lately-]
Ehe, I would be really shocked if a scholar could cook...
[Something about it feels wrong, like you can't be super smart and good in the kitchen... That's too many blessings...]
What do you like? I can try my best... and if it's good, I'll take a lesson! In my world I didn't really have time for that sort of thing, but... I guess there's no lumberyards for me to run here, huh?
[She's an Augmented who is supposed to... to transform into some sort of monster and save people from poison rocks. Having some time on her hands seems a poor compensation for that, but... It was what it was.]
[He's sure there are some scholars who can cook... Not any that he knows, but probably out there somewhere. Maybe.]
I'm open to trying something new, so what do you like to cook? We didn't have much varied cuisine back home, so as long as it's not a bowl of protein mush, I'm happy.
[Protein... mush... Look, she's not a nutritionist, and the word "protein" itself is already a bit fancy, but the image overall is... kind of gross... What are they feeding these poor other world people???]
Well, I like what I'm best at, and I'm best at what I know...
[Is it nonsense, or is it philosophy? Konoha taps at her lips, seemingly taking this question very seriously, only highlighting the great difference in how she lights up and reacts to topics she feels more confident in versus how she seems to shrink around the peculiarities of their new world.]
I can do... salt fish? Simmered mountain vegetables... rice, of course... maybe some pickles... If we can get some red or white meat then we could grill with a nice... well, I don't know if they have miso here, but a nice sauce or something... oh, and grilled leeks would be good, too, actually... maybe a soup...
[If he doesn't stop her, the list might keep going.]
[Oh, she's really going for it, huh. Palamedes listens- he can't help but enjoy listening to people talk about their passions- but he really doesn't know... much about food, in general. There are a lot of nutrient pastes and less-than-exciting plates back home. And then the mush.]
Wait, is this all one meal?
[He may have, mentally, sorted each of those bits into one dish, including just pickles. That much food, in one meal??]
[Did it sound like multi... Oh. Oh, right. Konoha blinks as the realization kicks in, and then makes a little face, knocking on her skull with her knuckles.]
Sorry, this isn't my home, right... I guess here it's harder with the shortages, so... maybe changing that around. But a meal should have at least a soup, some pickles, and some meat!
[That's still a lot of food for one meal... He'll do his best.]
I'll bring my appetite, then. Do you have somewhere to cook?
[He's pretty sure they're allowed to use the Valentia kitchen sometimes, but being a scholar who doesn't cook, he's absolutely never set foot in there. Not that he'd know the hallmarks of a good kitchen even if he had - it is a complete mystery to him.]
Oh, I've just been borrowing the Valentia kitchen...
[Sometimes, anyway. It's been a little more awkward to ask since she had a little incident bumping her rump into a burner and upsetting one of the chefs. It was kind of cramped back there, she'd tried really hard not to!]
But I heard a rumor that they were going to be kicking us out, soon...
[Which might be a huge thing weighing on her mind because aha she didn't have a job... but that... well...]
But don't worry! I'm a decent cook over an open fire, too.
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Ehe, I would be really shocked if a scholar could cook...
[Something about it feels wrong, like you can't be super smart and good in the kitchen... That's too many blessings...]
What do you like? I can try my best... and if it's good, I'll take a lesson! In my world I didn't really have time for that sort of thing, but... I guess there's no lumberyards for me to run here, huh?
[She's an Augmented who is supposed to... to transform into some sort of monster and save people from poison rocks. Having some time on her hands seems a poor compensation for that, but... It was what it was.]
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I'm open to trying something new, so what do you like to cook? We didn't have much varied cuisine back home, so as long as it's not a bowl of protein mush, I'm happy.
[This is literal, the bowl of mush.]
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Well, I like what I'm best at, and I'm best at what I know...
[Is it nonsense, or is it philosophy? Konoha taps at her lips, seemingly taking this question very seriously, only highlighting the great difference in how she lights up and reacts to topics she feels more confident in versus how she seems to shrink around the peculiarities of their new world.]
I can do... salt fish? Simmered mountain vegetables... rice, of course... maybe some pickles... If we can get some red or white meat then we could grill with a nice... well, I don't know if they have miso here, but a nice sauce or something... oh, and grilled leeks would be good, too, actually... maybe a soup...
[If he doesn't stop her, the list might keep going.]
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Wait, is this all one meal?
[He may have, mentally, sorted each of those bits into one dish, including just pickles. That much food, in one meal??]
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[Did it sound like multi... Oh. Oh, right. Konoha blinks as the realization kicks in, and then makes a little face, knocking on her skull with her knuckles.]
Sorry, this isn't my home, right... I guess here it's harder with the shortages, so... maybe changing that around. But a meal should have at least a soup, some pickles, and some meat!
[So it's... multiple options for a meal, then...]
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I'll bring my appetite, then. Do you have somewhere to cook?
[He's pretty sure they're allowed to use the Valentia kitchen sometimes, but being a scholar who doesn't cook, he's absolutely never set foot in there. Not that he'd know the hallmarks of a good kitchen even if he had - it is a complete mystery to him.]
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[Sometimes, anyway. It's been a little more awkward to ask since she had a little incident bumping her rump into a burner and upsetting one of the chefs. It was kind of cramped back there, she'd tried really hard not to!]
But I heard a rumor that they were going to be kicking us out, soon...
[Which might be a huge thing weighing on her mind because aha she didn't have a job... but that... well...]
But don't worry! I'm a decent cook over an open fire, too.