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Laguna "President of a Wholeass Country" Loire ([personal profile] perfectplanning) wrote in [community profile] prismatica2020-10-01 10:17 pm

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

[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.]
trenchdoting: (livid)

[personal profile] trenchdoting 2020-10-04 03:57 am (UTC)(link)
What's wrong with you, pal? Are you saying that burgers are worthless? That they're not worth fighting for?!
satanslash: (426810142)

[personal profile] satanslash 2020-10-04 04:11 am (UTC)(link)
I-- uh.

[Well, really, he's saying that the crazy conspiracy board really isn't needed, you can just argue your case without string and photos?

But now that he's kind of backed into a proverbial corner--]


... I've never had a burger that wasn't from McDonalds.
trenchdoting: (not sure if)

[personal profile] trenchdoting 2020-10-04 04:19 am (UTC)(link)
McDonalds has nothing to do with this, pal! It sounds like you need to get out there and expand your burger horizons.

But not at any bars. Just try diners!
satanslash: (Rin68)

[personal profile] satanslash 2020-10-04 04:26 am (UTC)(link)
Well yeah, that's just it. That kinda stuff didn't catch on in Japan. Fast food did, like KFC and McDonalds, but the closest thing we have to... I guess diners are American? But the closest thing we have to that is shokudō and I've never seen one serve burgers.

And I'm not old enough to go to izakayas, not that they have burgers either. I like Western food I just never got a chance to try much of it outside of the stuff I've made myself.
trenchdoting: (glint in eye)

[personal profile] trenchdoting 2020-10-04 04:33 am (UTC)(link)
Right, right. I've been hearing a lot about how diners aren't much of a thing over in Japan. It's real unfortunate. Downright tragic, pal!!

But don't forget, you're not in Japan anymore! This place has its fair share of diners. So the power's in your hands, pal. You can set foot into a brand new world!! ...And then eat burgers there and say they're better than bar burgers!
satanslash: (Rin84)

[personal profile] satanslash 2020-10-04 04:41 am (UTC)(link)
Is it really that important, though? If the people who are makin' the food have a love for it and wanna share it with others to enjoy, then who cares what the 'best' is?
trenchdoting: (lost)

[personal profile] trenchdoting 2020-10-04 09:19 am (UTC)(link)
That... that's actually a really good point! At the end of the day, that might be the only thing that really matters, pal!

[A beat.]

...Wait a second, but this is really important! We gotta prove that I'm right and he's wrong!!
satanslash: (35)

[personal profile] satanslash 2020-10-07 08:18 pm (UTC)(link)
[... so close.]

Wait, that's what this is about for you?!
trenchdoting: (sweatdrop)

[personal profile] trenchdoting 2020-10-07 09:02 pm (UTC)(link)
O-of course it's not! This isn't just some silly, stubborn argument! I... I... I'm trying to fight for the dignity of diners everywhere! Yeah, that's what this is all about, pal!
satanslash: (pic#12323932)

[personal profile] satanslash 2020-10-08 05:59 am (UTC)(link)
... I don't think diners have dignity. Wouldn't you just want them to be successful like most already are?
trenchdoting: (listening)

[personal profile] trenchdoting 2020-10-08 11:10 am (UTC)(link)
What're you saying, pal? Of course they do! Of course I want their success, but I don't want any threats to their pride either! Just call me the diner defender, pal!!
satanslash: (Rin129)

[personal profile] satanslash 2020-10-08 11:40 pm (UTC)(link)
It's a diner, man. I'm a damn idiot and even I know they don't have feelings. Also aren't preferences like, based on the person? Maybe there are people who don't like diner burgers for their own reasons.
trenchdoting: (stop in the name of love!)

[personal profile] trenchdoting 2020-10-09 02:02 am (UTC)(link)
I'm not talking about the actual building, pal. But if those walls could talk, they'd have some words to say...! Anyway, I'm talking about the people. The hardworking team who does their best to craft burgers as their life's work! And yeah maybe a few people are like that, but I'm talking about most people with reasonable tastes here!
satanslash: (pic#12220382)

[personal profile] satanslash 2020-10-15 10:08 pm (UTC)(link)
I... kinda get it? But like, I don't think they need you to fight for them. If someone takes pride in their food, makes it with love and makes others happy with it then that should be enough, right? When you bring in things like rivalries between businesses and "who's better" you're missin' the whole damn point of cookin' in the first place.

It's about joy, man. The joy you get from a job well done, and the joy you get from sharin' your hard work with others.
trenchdoting: (dramatic tears)

[personal profile] trenchdoting 2020-10-16 04:23 am (UTC)(link)
Joy... [He sniffles, clearly touched by the sentiment.]

When you put it like that, it just sounds so wholesome! That's it, that's what this is all about! The pure joy of eating at a diner...!
satanslash: (Default)

[personal profile] satanslash 2020-10-16 10:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[Or. Anywhere. But Rin isn't going to keep trying for that angle.]

That's what bein' a great chef is all about man!
trenchdoting: (weird state of shock)

[personal profile] trenchdoting 2020-10-16 11:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Really? That sure does touch my heart, pal! Y'know, you sure seem to know a lot about chefs!
satanslash: (pic#12220374)

[personal profile] satanslash 2020-10-30 01:38 am (UTC)(link)
I am one!

[Rin gives a dopey grin, showing off long canines.]

I own Nissan's Teppanyaki on Crystal Beach, and I've been cookin' since I was little.
trenchdoting: (cheery salute)

[personal profile] trenchdoting 2020-10-30 03:14 am (UTC)(link)
Well whaddya know! That's great, pal!

Teppanyaki, huh? That's a place I've been meaning to try out. I'm gonna have to make a point of it now. Now I wanna see how good your burgers are!
satanslash: (2zsv2c5)

[personal profile] satanslash 2020-11-05 07:28 am (UTC)(link)
I mean, I don't serve burgers there normally... but, y'know, if you ask I might make somethin' special just so you get the whole Rin Okumura experience!
trenchdoting: (Gumshoe triumphant)

[personal profile] trenchdoting 2020-11-05 12:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh. Well hey, as long as you're willing to whip one together, then bring it on, pal!! Show me what you're made of!
satanslash: (pic#14043708)

[personal profile] satanslash 2020-11-13 10:22 pm (UTC)(link)
You got it. Come by whenever! We're usually open for lunch and close at nine.