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[apothekitty]

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. ]

Comments

[adorabrawler]

Okay. So, what should I do?

[apothekitty]

Like this--

[ insert a better explanation on how to butcher an animal than I know how to do. I can do fish but not bigger things. handwave. ]

[adorabrawler]

[ handwave. ]

So I should chop like you were doing before?

[apothekitty]

That's right. But be sure to put force into it.

[adorabrawler]

How about this?

[ She takes the knife and CHOPS TF DOWN with perhaps a little too much force. ]

[apothekitty]

...Good, but try not to break the cutting board while you're doing it.

[adorabrawler]

Too much force?

[apothekitty]

You have to be able to cut through the bone, but not break anything else.

[ yes ]

[adorabrawler]

Okay, maybe this'll be better...

[ CHOPS DOWN AGAIN but with a little less oomph this time. No breaking tables today. ]

[apothekitty]

Better.

[ she believes in positive reinforcement, ]

[adorabrawler]

[ a nod! ]

At least I won't have trouble getting through anything. Unless the knife sucks.

[apothekitty]

For cutting through bone, you'll want to stick to a cleaver.

[adorabrawler]

Do we have any of those?

[apothekitty]

[ she holds up her own cleaver

it's a hugeass thing. ]

[adorabrawler]

—Whoa. Okay, that'll do it.

[apothekitty]

It's what I'm used to. They're more versatile than they might look.

[adorabrawler]

You must be a pro. I've barely used kitchen knives.

[apothekitty]

Making medicine requires some knowledge of how to navigate a kitchen. I couldn't get a job as a cook for a rich man's household, but I do know what I'm doing.

[adorabrawler]

You seem pretty independent...

[apothekitty]

I'm an adult, so of course I am.

[adorabrawler]

Oh. Well, maybe not every adult is... y'know?

[apothekitty]

...

I worry about society.

[adorabrawler]

That's just how it is. But after seeing how much everyone here can do, I don't want to end up like that.

[apothekitty]

The determination is a good start.

[adorabrawler]

[ a nod! ]

So... What should I do with the rest of this?