+ The Moral of the First Story +

[pig_and_pepper]

[ A transmission, you see, must be like a song: Voice and instruments alike, playing its tune. Her instruments are the pans and pots, the clinking and clacking, the bubbling and boiling, the rustling of pages from the book of recipes in her hand. Truth be told, this particular song may be a little out of tune. ]

Mustard, custard, cream of eel. Salt and pepper, same old-- herrings?

[ Her eyes frantically dart across the pages- ] No, no, no! [ -searching line after line for the origin of this atrocity. ]

Here. 'Twas the wrong page in the right book, and you-- [ The Duchess turns sharply and glares, glares at-- at you. ] --could not even think to tell me sooner!

[ She rips page after page from her book, and stuffs them all into a big pot. ] Of course I'll start again, what choice do I have? But you had better do better this time!

Comments

[video]

[oversight]

What's this a recipe for? Like to cook. Maybe I can help.

[video]

[watchthedetective]

...what?

[video]

[surpassedentropy]

[ Excuse you, lady, Homura didn't do a thing to you. ]

Do you have any specific suggestions for improvement?

[ Playing along seems to be the way to go with this unhinged stranger. ]

[supertemp]

Do you think cooking the book'll help?

[crybabybootleg]

M-mh-me?

[Jacuzzi is pretty sure she can't mean him, personally]

But I don't even know what you're cooking! How can I do better when I've got no clue what you're trying to make!

[he waves his hands in defense of his innocence, wincing a little- herring, and cream of eel? And cookbook pages. Doesn't exactly sound too tasty]

[twixt_dee_n_dum]

Can we be of any assistance?

We're very good in the kitchen, you know!

video

[cheerleader]

[Her nose wrinkles up in a mixture of not being sure what to say, and being grossed out by whatever it was the woman is trying to make.]

Making word stew?

[Eyebrows arch, and she smiles in slight amusement. No, really. That's a lot of pages shoved into a pot.]

[voice]

[worldentire]

Was it too much t'ask for warnin's that weren't just jibberish?

late tag is late >>

[paper_knight]

I don't believe we've spoken before. Much less cooked together.