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[acquittals]

[The video starts with Cyrus just trying to get herself in the frame so she can be seen, but it eventually settles. There’s a proud smile on her face as her fox ears perk up and her tail can be seen swishing happily behind her.

Okay, proud moment over as she starts speaking.]

Hey, so I have a major request to ask. Can someone teach me how to cook some easy but decent meals? I mean, I learned about frozen dinners and they’re great, but they also deplete my Chroma buying them just as fast as, well, being like this. [She motions to her fox ears, allowing them to twitch a bit.]

Right now, I can make a decent salad! Everything else just tastes bland. I follow the recipes, but it just doesn’t turn out any better than ‘I guess it’s edible’. Anyway, I’d super appreciate someone helping me. I can repay with moonlacing, I guess, since right now my Chroma balance is fluctuating being like this.

Thanks!

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[im_gonna_heal_u]

[ Her video gets answered by a brunette who may or may not look familiar. Unlike when she met her though, Konoka's hair is down, and she's dressed much more casually.

She was peeking in curiously at her question, though her eyes also flick towards those fox ears. ]

I can help! Though to start, what have you tried to cook?

[acquittals]

Meats, veggies, eggs, all sorts of things. Some things just went to hell since I overcooked them or something similar and I had to throw the results away. A waste of good ingredients, too.

[She sighs, her ears flattening at admitting something she deems embarrassing.]

[im_gonna_heal_u]

Well, cooking is equal parts art and science, really. Aside from following the directions exactly you'll need to look at the food, and sometimes be willing to season it to taste even while you're preparing it.

I think the maids I had at home taught me how to cook since I was insistent. Turned into a life saver when I got sent to Mahora young!

[badluckblues]

if you can make a salad taste good then you are well on your way to being a gourmet chef

[acquittals]

i'm not really sure if putting the right amount of dressing and the right toppings on a salad makes me a gourmet chef, but at least it's a nice reprieve for when i really can't cook for shit

[systembreaker]

Find some poor fool to cook for you then!

[acquittals]

That's exactly what I'm trying to avoid here. I need to be self-sufficient after having servants cook for me my entire life.

[systembreaker]

But if it works for you, then why change? Especially here.

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[hunksmash]

All you can do is salad? That’s... [ Insane, basically, but that’s rude to say. ] Uh.

Well, I can help. I’ve got some simple stuff that you can do bulk batches of pretty easily. It’s mostly staple foods, too, so it’s pretty affordable.

[acquittals]

[Listen... okay that's insane, yes. She's a terrible cook and all she can do is put some vegetables and toppings together to create a somewhat decent meal.]

Simple and bulk is probably what I need. Especially when I'm like this. [A swish of her tail for the camera.] I tried to be self-taught but it got me nowhere, so I can't promise that it will be easy to teach me at all, but I'll do my best! [Fist pump!!!]

[hunksmash]

I feel ya. [ Not on not being able to cook, but on being under Cordis. He got away without the prolific ear-tail combo (knock on wood; some people's traits seem to be a matter of ongoing development), but his got cat-like eyes and symmetrical patterning showing up on his skin.

Plus, everything else. Like the hunger. ]

As long as you're willing to try! You can boil water, right? [ That's mostly a joke. Hopefully. ]

Do you happen to have a rice cooker?

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[wantsnudes]

[A fellow hungry fox-eared friend! Yusuke can relate.]

The key is to maximise nutritional value while minimising cost. Salads are as wasteful as frozen meals in that regard, because they're not filling and not especially nutritious, if composed only of green leaves and the like.

If you're able to follow recipes, the next step is to experiment with ingredients. Don't be afraid to throw unusual pairings together and find things that you enjoy.

[acquittals]

Um… unusual how? I mean, I’m not going to mix chocolate with vegetables or anything like that.

[In fact, she’s not sure if she wants to try something like that. If anything, that does sound pretty wasteful when she’s in need of saving her Chroma in this state. Though maybe it’s something she’ll try when she’s not in the Cordis phase.]

[wantsnudes]

Why not? If you've no money and those are the only ingredients to hand, it doesn't hurt to try.

[...Don't take culinary advice from a starving artist.]

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[asaqueenshould]

I'd be happy to help. It won't be anything fancy, but I can at least keep you fed.

[Or, you know, she'd also be happy to skip directly to the moonlacing part. That just... won't actually help Cyrus build any cooking skills.]

[acquittals]

Hey! [She’s happy to see Hifumi on here!]

Anything that keeps me fed is all I’m asking for right now, to be honest. So I’ll take it.

[asaqueenshould]

A lot of the quick stuff I know is rice-based. As noted in your other responses, you don't need a rice cooker as such, but if you're likely to forget you have it on the stove, a cooker will save you a lot of burnt rice.

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[bubbleblaster]

I'd be happy to help!

[ Not that Cyrus doesn't already have plenty of people who are willing to teach her how to cook, but still, her friend needs help. ]

I wouldn't say I'm a great cook except with baking, but I should be able to help you learn how to at least make some meals that taste good.

[acquittals]

Hey, if you can cook, you're already a great cook in my eyes. [She giggles a little.]

I'd totally love your help, Aqua. At the very least, I think it would be fun trying to learn from you.

[songspring]

Hello, my name's Azura. I would be happy to lend you some assistance.

Don't worry too much about payments! I'm just interested in seeing what kinds of things you're able to make.

Even a simple dish can be quite exquisite. Do you have time now?

[acquittals]

Hi, Azura. Yes, I have time now if you'd be willing. I'm all open for learning what I can as soon as I can-- especially before the full moon hits, you know?

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[bloodisthicker]

Hmm... that seems like the sort of thing that should be done in person if you haven't had much luck following a recipe.

[His fox ears twitch a bit thoughtfully...]

I've done a bit of cooking in my time, so I wouldn't be averse to giving you a lesson or two. I'm an amateur, but it usually works out well enough for me... and it can't hurt getting lessons from a variety of people so you won't just be making one thing all the time.

[acquittals]

Yeah, that's what I'm hoping for! The more people I learn from, the more variety I can get. That way I'm almost bound to find something I can totally make! Maybe even find a new favorite food, who knows?

[Cyrus seems pretty happy, but getting all these offers is making her content above all else.]

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[purport]

My experience lies only with coffee. It does, at least, provide energy.

[acquittals]

Even learning how to make coffee would be great.
I always make it far too bitter.