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[verypointed]

[Deep in the bowels of the library, this Hero has amassed a small pile of books atop one of the corner tables, flipping through them with a notebook on hand.

He's looking at the 'Mastering the Art of French Cooking' with a dumbfounded look, before sighing and picking up 'Cooking for Dummies'.]

Who knew there were that many steps to making a

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[victorgeous]

[leans over his shoulder]

Did you pick a new hobby?

[verypointed]

Consider it a resolution.

[victorgeous]

That's right, it's a new year.

So, cooking?

[verypointed]

Cooking. It seems like something I should learn to take care of myself.

[victorgeous]

It's a useful survival skill.

[verypointed]

Do you cook?

[victorgeous]

If it involves seafood, I will not fail to deliver.

[verypointed]

The books says seafood tends to be particularly tricky.

[victorgeous]

You have to know what you're doing.

[verypointed]

And you do?

[victorgeous]

I grew up on fishing boats.

[verypointed]

Ah... right, of course. I remember you mentioning it before.

Any tips to share?

[victorgeous]

Learn what good seafood looks like. If it isn't fresh, it isn't going to be good no matter what you do to it.

[verypointed]

So... obviously nothing that comes from here ever.

[victorgeous]

I find something usable in the freezer sometimes, but I think if I told my family that...

[verypointed]

They'd disown you?