Un: konawa talimo (text)

[dragonmouth]

I understand it's been an eventful past few days, if I'm being very generous. And I know it's hardly my place to get involved in any of this, but... how exactly does one stay out of others' affairs when we're all stuck in close quarters?

Well. That was mostly a rhetorical question.

What I'd like to know is whether anyone at this station would be willing to help teach me to cook. I'm afraid I don't recognize most of what we have in store, and I'd rather not accept food from people I don't readily trust.

Furthermore, I don't suppose anyone else here would be willing to set up a sparring club of sorts, if one doesn't exist already? Some of my colleagues and I had the same idea back home, but I've no indication that there's such a thing here.

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[serrata]

I see. Was there anything else in there you liked the look of?

[dragonmouth]

Several of the fruits and herbs in the gardens here. Pumpkin? Most of the other vegetables had a good look about them, too. Tea, coffee... I suppose the sheets of seaweed in the pantries could be used for something. There's also the shrimp and eggs, and I'd be willing to see what other meats we can use. I could even try fishing near the coast, even.

I've also tried to use what you call a "rice cooker", to little success.

[ Not stated: this girl can also tolerate enough spicy to kill a grown man. ]

[serrata]

We could start with a vegetable stir-fry then. That's simple enough and it'll get you used to the frying pan. And if you're having trouble with the rice cooker then we'll make a side dish of rice, too. I know it's a bit intimidating but once you start getting the hang of things, it'll be easy, I promise.

[dragonmouth]

Thank you.

I'd only wished I would have learned this earlier...

[serrata]

It's definitely easier when you've had a head start, but you sound like you're excited to learn. So I think you'll pick it all up quickly enough.

[dragonmouth]

Thank you for your reassurance.

Nakari and Ama were the best at working with a limited spread of ingredients back home, but I haven't much memory of how they worked.

[that second person 8s totally who she mistook you for. ]

[serrata]

Well can you remember what sort of things they cooked? It might not taste exactly the same but if there's anything you really want to eat, I could try and work out a recipe.

[dragonmouth]

I don't suppose we have the ingredients for a pumpkin and seafood curry.

[serrata]

I'll have to dig around but I think we just might! Give me a bit to work out exactly what we've got to work with before I give you a definite yes or no.

[dragonmouth]

That's good to hear.

I don't want to make any demands that are terribly unreasonable.