[Network Video]

[doubled_speed]

Hey all!

[Are you shocked to see Tommy? Probably not. Someone said something about cooking, of course he's going to weigh in. At least the video is a rather stationary thing, his comm clearly propped up on a counter in the diner's kitchen.]

I don't know about you, but I'm in for the idea of us getting some good food in us. Maybe we can talk too when we're there? If we're going.

Anyway, gonna say that the diner is pretty stocked up and I'm happy to be prep assistant on any cooking in the Diner. Just remember Diner Rules. Don't be a dick and all of that.

And anyone cooking has to promise to help carry their own shit to the thing.

[Says the guy currently, on screen, cutting a tuber with enough speed that his hands are a literal blur.]

So, uh, food time? We could use it?

Comments

[crystalmaster]

Great! Thanks!

So where are the tomato-type things?

[doubled_speed]

[Tommy points to a pile of... what looks like cucumbers.]

There you have them. They taste like tomatoes and oregano.

[crystalmaster]

... Wow.

[He takes a bite.]

Delicious!

[doubled_speed]

[There you have it. Tommy grins. He is glad people agree.]

Some people get pissy over what I named it. They should be less childish.

[crystalmaster]

You named them? The name makes sense to me. What did they think the name should have been?

[doubled_speed]

Not 'cumato'?

[Because written out people got weird about it. Not his fault they didn't see a good portmanteau.]

[crystalmaster]

Heh. So they don't have ideas themselves, but they rail against the existing idea. That figures.

[doubled_speed]

[See, Tommy likes the dude for this comment, and smirks.]

You get some bonus from me there man. For knowing that.

[crystalmaster]

Yeah, that's pretty typical of a lot of naysayers, I've found.

[doubled_speed]

[Tommy laughs and nods. Yeah, it's like that he supposed.]

I'm going to really get on with you, I can already see that.

[crystalmaster]

Cool. That's always a bonus.

[Radley smirks. He likes getting along with people.]

Okay, so I wonder if I'll need to make a vegetarian lasagna. Is there any kind of meat or a substitute around?

[doubled_speed]

There's this Kree lady, she does some hunting. And that big buff dude with the massive sword. I have some meat from them. Nothing is quite like beef. Or as tasty as Glownie, but people get offended when I want some.

[crystalmaster]

Cool. Yeah, nothing tastes like meat from home.

[He pauses at the Glownie comment.]

... Is that kind of like eating horse back home?

[He's heard the French do that, but he finds it kind of stomach-turning. Still, he supposes it isn't worse than eating other peaceful animals....]

[doubled_speed]

Never had horse on Earth. There was always something better on menus when I was traveling. But they taste good as steaks.

[crystalmaster]

Interesting. Well, I'll try what you've got and decide what works best for the lasagna.

[doubled_speed]

Alright then. Can you take over this chopping while I get some of both out and cut it up some?

[crystalmaster]

Sure!

[Radley takes off his other glove and cones around to chop.]

[doubled_speed]

[Well, dude seems happy to take that to heart, and he appreciates it. Tommy smiles and leaves him the knife before going over to a small, fridge-like device he's got. It had taken a LOT of talking and work to get himself something rigged up here, but hey, do what you gotta do.]

I think the Bunnyboar meat will be best for this. It's got the right level of hearty without being too gamey.

[crystalmaster]

[Radley is definitely used to chopping and has no problem with it.]

Great!

[doubled_speed]

[Good, he's even doing good at it, so Tommy doesn't mind. He takes out the frozen meet, raises his hand above it, and his hand blurs a little as he focuses. Better to get this defrosted now.]

You cook a lot at home?

[crystalmaster]

Yeah, I run a restaurant. I cook every day and most of the recipes are mine or my family's.

[Radley looks wistful as he thinks about it.]

[doubled_speed]

[Wait, what? Tommy stops in what he's doing, which is using his powers to defrost the meat.

Poor Radley doesn't know what he's just done.]

And what will it take for me to call dibs on your experience?

[crystalmaster]

You mean work here? Hey, I'd be happy to. It's something I'm familiar with.

[He would much prefer that over trying to figure out new things he has no experience with.]

[doubled_speed]

[Wow, he didn't even have to spell it out. But fuck if Tommy looks relieved.]

I never meant to be in charge of this place. But the guy who established it, Thrawn's boyfriend Eli, he... I made him a promise. And so this place became mine. And I had this great helper once, but she left too. So while I get help from time to time, I'm the main person here. And it's not the best choice.

[And Tommy could always use more help because he's got so much work to do with the greenhouses.]

[crystalmaster]

That sounds pretty overwhelming. Sure, just tell me what you need and I'll do whatever I can!

[He's eager to learn more about the food options too.]