[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]

They're the end result of a proud tradition built over ages of culinary history! They're not just a meat sandwich, you could toss some ham and cheese together between two slices of bread and it's not a burger! It's just a sandwich!

A burger, on the other hand, is a carefully concocted mix of the perfect combination of meat to toppings. You gotta consider the flavor profile and the textures. Is the lettuce crunchy enough? Does the cheese overpower the patty? What about the seasonings? Ketchup, or no ketchup? Then, you have to make sure the bun has to be fluffy on the inside, but lightly charred on the outside to complete the perfect bite. The chef has to take all of these matters into consideration, but they have a limited time to do so. It takes training. It takes courage. It takes heart to put together the perfect burger.

My friend, you can't just tout a burger as a sandwich. To do so would be throwing away hundreds of years of burger knowledge passed through the generations. You spit in the face of entire cultures who have centered their culinary ventures around making what they believe to be a perfect burger.

There is tradition at steak, here!

A burger is no mere sandwich! It is a declaration! A love letter to the burgs that came before it!

[...not sorry enough.]

[showended]

[ incredible... ]

ur really tired aren't u

name one culture that is based around burgers that isn't america

[perfectplanning]

1) I am extraordinarily tired

2) What's america?

3) I'm talking about culinary cultures within bigger regions! Esthar has a burger scene, Balamb has a burger scene, Galbadia has a burger scene... it's a culture in a culture! Subculture? Yeah! A subculture!

[showended]

1. yeah same

2. I can't be the one to explain this to u I've never been

3. none of these are places I know so I'm gonna guess we're from different planets

[perfectplanning]

Right, right. I keep forgetting the whole different worlds thing.

While... on a different world.

This is all so weird.

[showended]

different worlds I guess yeah
I'm surprised burgers made it over there
and to bars

[perfectplanning]

Really? I'm not.

Burgers are universal.

No matter where you are, you can bond over a good burger. Or whatever the burger equivalent is where you're at.

[showended]

we have burgers too
they're just not healthy
are you like being paid to promote burgers or something

[perfectplanning]

If I was being paid do you think I'd look like this?

I'd at least ask for a makeup artist.

The bags under my eyes are super intense, man.

[showended]

you actually have a point
you'd have a totally different pitch

so why do u think bar burgers are better, anyway?

[perfectplanning]

Couple of reasons. All of them are really good, too.

If I had to pick the biggest one, though, I'd say it's because my wife owned a bar. Great drinks, great food, great memories there.

[showended]

that makes sense, actually
I'm guessing your wife isn't here, so you miss her?

[perfectplanning]

Yeah, miss her a lot, actually.

[She's also super dead but shh]

But hey, can't change that we're here, right? Gotta make the best of it!

[showended]

[ Whoops, he was gonna guess she just wasn't in Prisma... ]

right
by having burgers
I get it
it helps you feel close to her

[perfectplanning]

[Hey, he's technically not wrong!]

Kinda! Defending bars is more what does it.

[showended]

you can put be down for bars too
is it cool if I vote twice?

[perfectplanning]

Sure! I don't mind.

I don't know if anyone's counting, anyway. It's more the spirit of the matter.

Thanks, man.

Laguna, by the way. In case you didn't catch it in the original broadcast. What's your name?

[showended]

sounds like u both have your reasons
if it's not a competition than you can both be right

oh yeah I'm new so I keep forgetting
Han Do-yoon

[perfectplanning]

I think no matter what we're both going to think we're right, which, when you think about it, isn't exactly wrong, right?

Han Do-yoon, got it! Is there anything you prefer to go by???

[showended]

in a weird way that makes sense

if you wanna shorten it just Do-yoon is fine

[perfectplanning]

Do-yoon, it is!

SO! You said you were new here too, right? Where you from?

[showended]

yep

earth
a country called south korea
specifically a city called seoul
but none of those are gonna sound familiar to you, right?

[perfectplanning]

Nope! Not a bit.

What can you tell me about it though? I'd love to hear about your home!

[showended]

I figured

it's very urban
kind of like lunatia in a way
I used to live further out but I moved there to try and make it big with my band
it's the kind of place where you can become a star
if you try hard enough and get lucky

[perfectplanning]

So, a modern city built on hopes and dreams? That's a romantic idea all on its own!

For whatever it's worth, I'm wishing you and your band the best of luck when you get back, buddy. What kind of music do you play?