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WHO: anyone
WHERE: Daffodil's front lawn
WHEN: Day 32, mid-morningish

[ at some point mid-morning, a pasturewide cubecall goes out: ]

I'm holding lessons in Daffodil's pasture. Come if you want to, don't if you don't.

[ yeah, that's it. that's the whole thing. BUT if you do show up, the apothecary cat has set up several stations outside of her little workshop/cathouse: a makeshift firepit with a wooden drying rack, several large pots of varying sizes, and is currently in the process of chopping up a pygmidillo. and I do mean chopping. we are cleaving through bone here.

* For those who would notice, the ribbons in her hair are now Daffodil-yellow, but her collar is still black. ]

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[ Watching this demo at a respectful distance, attentive ]

So it's gonna be a cooking lesson?

I promised Caster I would teach her that, as well.

But this is for food preservation, first and foremost.

Oye, that's pretty useful too.

[ Glancing at the rest of her equipment ]

What techniques are you gonna show us?

Drying and smoking, and I'll see about getting people started on pickling.

[ for the record, edited in after the fact, Maomao's hair ribbons are bright yellow, but her collar is black. he can make of that what he will. ]

[ Between that and the fact that the lesson is happening in Daffodil's front yard he is making some assumptions

He's also perking up ]

The whole trifecta, huh? Pretty nice of you to help us all out like this.

[ he likely isn't wrong, even if Maomao will deny, deny, deny ]

I thought, if I want people to keep out of trouble, I should teach them more constructive things to do.

[ dry laugh ]

Not a bad plan. Maybe it'll even work for a few of them.

If not, then I'm allowed to complain.

I think you could've complained before too. I've never seen you causing trouble.

But now if someone tries to complain back, I can at least say I did my part.

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Oye, you really thought of everything.

I believe in being as thorough as possible.

Would you like to learn?

I'd love to. I wanna try all of this stuff on the pepper pods.

Do you like spicy food?

[ she perks up at that ]

I'd be a disappointment to my abuelas if I didn't.

I'd want to try!

[ China 🤝 Mexico ]

I bet Crois will want some for Daffodil too, so I'll bring some pods by to work with after the lessons.

I would consider that ample payment for anything you learn.

[ laughs ]

Then it's a deal! I look forward to everything you've got to teach.

We're starting fairly basic today! Smoking, drying, and salt-curing. I'm starting with the smoking.

[ she gestures at the pygmidillo she was breaking down ]

How good are you at starting a fire?