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[nobetawedielike]

WHO: Lily barn! And visitors.
WHERE: Also Lily Barn.
WHEN: Day 58ish!

[ IT LOOKS LIKE SOME STUFF HAPPENED? seriously its been like a month are y'all alive-- ]

Comments

[spinebuddyandme]

What is wrong with this meal? It contains suitable calories and nutrients.

[mykidisthebest]

It's horribly unappetizing. You have taste buds! Have something with flavor.

[spinebuddyandme]

Everything has a flavor. It is tedious to deal with, so I do not process inputs from Ananke's taste buds.

[mykidisthebest]

You're not doing anything better right now, are you? So something tedious is fine. Turn on your taste buds and tell me if there's something in particular you're interested in trying.

[spinebuddyandme]

[ Sighs. ]

Ananke has suggested a "potato hash" with the mushrooms and additional smoked peppers.

[mykidisthebest]

[ehehehe his face lights up. success!! that's enough for him to start pulling out ingredients]

Ananke has good taste. It's not even that hard to make; I can show you if you don't already know how. You've got a huge database of information, don't you? Surely you've got recipes in there.

[spinebuddyandme]

[ straightens up to watch with a kind of exasperated curiosity ]

I possess what Ananke refers to as "the bare bone basics." My programming ranks cooking skills a very low priority, so I have not expanded the list further.

[mykidisthebest]

Your programming should rank it higher. Good food can lift your spirits. It's essential to your mental health!

Aides is an exception to that because of his upbringing.

[spinebuddyandme]

Query: Why does Aides' history grant him an exception whereas mine does not?

[mykidisthebest]

[opens his mouth





starts chopping mushrooms]

I didn't actually think about it that hard. Uh. If Aides gets too happy his magic goes haywire, so from a pure upbringing standpoint it makes sense that his parents didn't overly focus on food as a source of excitement. But we've also gotten him to try everything we've cooked, so it's only fair for you to do the same, isn't it?

[spinebuddyandme]

... I cannot find fault in your logic, so I will allow this experiment to continue.

[mykidisthebest]

Thank you.

[sigh of relief]

Are we calling this an experiment now? It's just cooking.

[spinebuddyandme]

It is cooking with the goal of testing my perception of flavor. Therefore: An experiment.

[mykidisthebest]

At least call it taste-testing. "Experiment" sounds too scientific for what we're doing. Can you cut the potatoes?

[spinebuddyandme]

Query: Is cooking not a form of applied science?

[ He does get up to cut the potatoes, dicing them into near perfect cubes ]

[mykidisthebest]

Science classes and Home Economics are separate classes in high school.

[spinebuddyandme]

[ Holds up a little potato cube ]

The cellular structure of this plant undergoes a change during the cooking process. The cell membranes are ruptured, altering the physical structure; the starches burst and swell; in hash: a maillard reaction occurs to create what is commonly referred to as "browning". All these must occur within precise parameters to be considered edible.

It is a science. Your high schools simply fail to recognize it.

[mykidisthebest]

[listens with the fascination of a parent listening to their kid explain what they learned at school today. dang the kids get a good education]

I don't think they teach that in high school. I'm not sure though.

[spinebuddyandme]

[ ... ]

Ananke states that they do not. Unsurprising. Human education has a number of questionable poorly conveyed subjects.

[mykidisthebest]

The education system isn't perfect. But I also think they're focusing on what's relevant to real life application, rather than just data.

[spinebuddyandme]

[ mutters under his breath while he finishes chopping ]

All data is relevant to real life.

[mykidisthebest]

Humans can only remember so much data though. You've got to narrow it down.

[spinebuddyandme]

Perhaps. However: Humans and I disagree on the best areas to narrow focus on.

[mykidisthebest]

That's true. It's a difference in perspective. But, I appreciate hearing your point of view! My areas of specialty are pretty narrow, so there's a lot I don't know. Even with cooking. I can do homemade food, but nothing fancy. Once you get the basics down I bet you'd be way better at it than me.

[spinebuddyandme]

That is certainly true, however: When Ananke's connection to his body is repaired, then he can cook his own meals. I have no need to progress my culinary knowledge further.