[BACKDATED TO THE MIDDLE OF THE DREAMWEAVER EVENT] [VIDEO] - un: l.loire

[perfectplanning]

[The feed doesn’t begin with anything special. It’s just a room like any other.]

[Except for one thing: the wall is covered in papers that have been doodled on extensively. There are a lot of crossed out drawings, one or two mathematical equations that don’t really amount to anything, and a lot of red string connecting things together. There’s a decent pan over the demonstration as a whole before there’s a voiceover.]

Okay, hello! This is Laguna! Hope everyone’s doing okay during this whole not-sleeping mess! I think I may have a discussion topic that’ll hopefully keep us awake, at least until we can settle this debate.

[He clears his throat.]

Today I’m talkin’ burgers. Not just any burgers, but burgers from diners and burgers from bars. And when I say burgers from bars, I mean the superior burger. Though it seems some people want to disagree.

SO!

I’ve put together some evidence to back up my claims.



[Laguna holds up the communication device to a couple of drawings covered in the scrawl of either a madman, someone who’s seriously feeling the effects of sleep deprivation, or a terrible combination of the two:]


BEHOLD. The chaos that you’d find in a diner that has way too many items on their menu to focus on a good burger. Now, I’m not saying that they can’t make good food, but a place that focuses on too much at once isn’t going to have any special love for their burgers! Then you got a bunch of people working at once and if there’s any kinda miscommunication, it all comes tumbling down.

Now, if you’re going for a burger at a bar…

[The camera pans to another doodle:]


Exhibit B!

You’ve got two or three people working together putting all of their love and effort into making something really special with their burgers. A delicious burg, some beer that compliments it, and there you have it! An impeccable dining experience where you’re surrounded by your buds and sharing some food that makes you and your tummy happy. It’s just an overall better experience!

With that, I’d like to position this to you, Lunatia!

[Laguna places the communication device on what’s probably an unsteady surface to focus on him and him alone as he prepares his final statement:]


Bar burgers are the best burgers and you can’t change my mind!


DISCUSS!!!


[And, right on cue and in what’s probably the only way to end this... whatever this is..., his device falls over, flipping the image sideways.]

Comments

[perfectplanning]

Nah, don't have anything like this back home!

...It looks like something that's more about quantity than quality.

I mean, if that's what you want, then cool, but it's not exactly the kind of experience you'd get with something hand-crafted.

[afoolshope]

Maybe. But you're conspiracy theory wall doesn't exactly make that kind of argument. First drawing said they got the burger order wrong, something that even the lady bartender could do by accident. But the first drawing then also says it's a mediocre burger.

So which is it? A good burger that just happened to get the order wrong like no pickles or something? Or is the burger itself just not that good? A bartender can still make a bad burger. Just because the bar is owned by three people instead of however many are in a normal diner doesn't really mean it's automatically better.

Can't comment on the beer. I'm 18.

Counterargument. Milkshakes with a burger. And fries.

[perfectplanning]

[How dare you approach this with logic and critical thinking, Minato. Shame on you.]

[But even if Minato can't see it, Laguna's giving his argument due consideration, even going as far as to stroke his chin like someone who's actually deep in thought.]

Fair, but let's look at getting the burger order wrong. If you got a chef who's taking care of a bunch of other different orders at once and just one of them is wrong, it's going to wind up a big mess of trying to make up for lost time and please some impatient customers. If you're in a time crunch like that, then you're gonna wind up with mediocre burgers.

NOW. In the case of a bar, if you get an order wrong with a smaller menu, then your focus isn't going to be spread as thin. So when you gotta remake an order or two, you can still spend almost just as much time putting all the love and care into it.

Milkshake with a burger and fries is just the kid's version of a burger with beer. I'll let it pass!

[afoolshope]

[He is in bored sitting in the hospital and hates that he can't slip so LOGIC AND CRITICAL THINKING IT IS!]

Hm.

I guess, but you're also assuming a lot about the chefs/cooks themselves, don't you think? Those that work in high traffic places would be used to that sort of thing and learn how to get around that so they don't mess up and still make good food or redo the order and still not keep too many people waiting.

It's the same at a bar with a smaller menu. Having less choices doesn't make the cook behind the bar any better even without a rush to lovingly put their touch on it.

Have you just not had good experiences at diners or something?

[GASP. HOW DARE?]

Wow, there are plenty of adults who like milkshakes with their burgers and fries. You just insulted them. (￣ヘ￣)

[perfectplanning]

[THAT'S THE SPIRIT, MINATO.]

I've had plenty of good experiences at diners, but I've had much better experiences at bars.

So, while everything you've said is technically true I GUESS, that doesn't change that bars in general have a better turnaround time to food quality ratio when it comes to specialties like burgers.

And yeah, my bad. I take it back--milkshake + burger + fries can be an adult thing, too.

But beer + a burger can't be a kid thing. I'll get in trouble if I say otherwise.

[afoolshope]

Then...

Wouldn't all this make you biased? Everyone's experiences color their opinions, not to mention food is subjective. Still, I don't have that particular experience so I suppose I can't comment.

I'll have to revisit this in two years, assuming I'm still around by then.

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[perfectplanning]

Why two years?? You can just get takeout or sit in a booth?

Do you kids seriously not know that trick? When you're too young to sit at the bar, you can totally sit in a booth and order food without any booze.

Or is that not how they do that here???

[afoolshope]

I meant try booze and burgers in two years. I can't drink until I'm 20.

Regardless of where I sit, would they even let me into a bar if I'm underage though?

[perfectplanning]

Right! Got it! Milkshake and burger only. Forgot about that!

[It was literally just one or two texts ago...]

Also, they should let you in if you don't sit at the bar itself, right? That's what we did...

...

Wait.

Were we breaking the law back home???

[afoolshope]

Depends if it was against the law in the first place? Also, if they let you in then the onus is on them, not you. I guess bars would be more like restaurants though, making sure you’re of age when you order and all.

I never tried. I was let into a club a lot that served alcohol, but I never bought any.

[perfectplanning]

Fair enough!

Now, if you were let into a club, then I'd be surprised the same thing wouldn't work with a bar.

Unless the club was back home for you? Or was it both home and here? It's hard to keep track of where everyone's from and been and

OH NO I NEVER ASKED YOUR NAME

[...someone types exactly like they talk.]