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[manicpixiedreamgirl]

Ah, quick question. What do people eat on a regular basis?

[Normally this would be an easy question to answer, but....she's so confused.]

I mean, I imagine you can't eat the same thing every day, but how do you keep it diverse too? Do you have to go shopping every few days? And cooking, do you have to do it three times a day too?

Honestly I have no idea how you get anything done if you're cooking or eating all the time.

[HELP HER.]

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voice;

[freeholding]

That assumes that people actually eat three full meals a day. And that they make everything from scratch or even prepare things themselves. That's very rarely the case.

permavoice.

[symmachy]

I'm a vegetarian. But I really only eat fruit and drink tea. Not much cooking involved.

voice.

[seclusion]

Well, at home, my butler cooked everything, three times a day and sometimes for snacks or something. He was really good at it, but he had plenty of time left over for other things, too! I don't know how to cook at all, but he made it seem pretty easy... I guess if you learn how to do it, it doesn't take that much time. I ate all kinds of things just fine.

video;

[motioned]

Well, cooking doesn't have to take a long time! Not if you find simple recipes.

video;

[retraced]

You don't have to spend a lot of time on every meal, but you should eat something three times a day.

[gaveherwings]

How do you keep it diverse? Well- I assume you've seen the variety of options here in port. Not that half of them- less than half, at that, are of significant nutritional value.

Personally I don't cook much for myself, I tend to get most foods prepared. Franz nor I have much time to be puttering around a kitchen- but a leisurely meal is nice, a sociable one even more enjoyable. It gives people a chance to sit and talk.

voice;

[manicpixiedreamgirl]

Then what do you do when you can't make anything from scratch?

[freeholding]

Semi-processed foods from the store. Recipe books. Trial and error. Take out.

permavoice.

[manicpixiedreamgirl]

Oh, you eat? I assumed you...

[You know. Did that one thing.]

voice.

[manicpixiedreamgirl]

What do you do for food now? Do you cook for yourself?

video;

[manicpixiedreamgirl]

I don't...really know what a simple recipe entails though.

[Help her Obi Wan Ahiru, you're her only hope.]

[symmachy]

[a small smile]

I do. Mostly to maintain appearances, but this body can use the sustenance as well. [pause] I do have another way of eating, of course.

voice.

[seclusion]

No, I still haven't learned my way around a kitchen... I realized I really like apples! And people help look after me, they're really kind, and they know what they're doing, about cooking.

video;

[motioned]

Well, what you're going to want to look for depends on what you like eating. What kinds of foods are your favorite?

video;

[momchester]

.......Why?

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[manicpixiedreamgirl]

But, what? What kinds of things? I can't imagine a person could live on soup and sandwiches day in and out.

[manicpixiedreamgirl]

Actually, I haven't gotten a chance to see the variety of food in the city. I don't eat, so it's not like I've ever needed to.

video/private;

[manicpixiedreamgirl]

I've...suddenly found my self with a need to learn how to cook.

Re: video;

[manicpixiedreamgirl]

Sweetie...I don't eat

[manicpixiedreamgirl]

I thought processed things weren't exactly healthy, though?

video;

[motioned]

Then why are you asking this?

[freeholding]

Some are better than others. As with all things, it's a cost-benefit analysis.

video;

[manicpixiedreamgirl]

I need to start cooking for someone, and it's very confusing for someone just starting out.

[manicpixiedreamgirl]

Wow.

[Color her impressed. Some other vampires were impressed when she first arrived that Alice could branch out as far animals, but this is truly impressive.]

If I tried eating it would just....sit there.

video;

[motioned]

Maybe they would have better luck with it if they tried!