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[The video opens on the ruins of the attempted brick oven. It does not shift to Tommy at any point, but rather circles the thing as he sighs.]

So, attempt one at a wood-fired brick oven to bring the wonders of pizza and really good grilled fish and the like went... Well, can we say 'poorly'? I was hoping to add some charms of home to the awesome shit that Radley's helping me make and that whole menu he's cooked up for the old place. Mostly that means 'those things are delayed while project is approached from another angle.' Or other business words.

Which means new project time. Come on, what other foods would you like to see? Maybe Radley can help me figure them out, dude's amazing in the kitchen. Honestly, the increased step up in food quality lately is all him, so applaud him if you see the guy around. Radley, if we had money, you'd be getting the biggest raise, not gonna lie.

Also, I'm thinking about making a patio area out here. I know there's other stuff going on, but damn, everyone talking about projects or doing stuff makes me want to build more things here for comfort when eating. You're all making me feel like I'm slacking off. And it's not like I can solve the storms or get the ships to take us into space when we want them to, or any of that stuff, so I need more work to do.

[Says the guy sleeping only four hours in every thirty, spending all his time harvesting and drying and smoking and preserving and all that other stuff.]

That's it. Message me if you have, like, foods you want us to try. I might be able to get the Agrii to get us supplies too, if we promise to try and give them tastes or something. And do you think a covered outdoor patio would be nice? I could line it with berry bushes or cyanana vines or something.

Comments

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[Keith... He really should have reached out to the guy when he'd noticed Shiro was gone. Or talked to him when they were making pizza after he knew Shiro was gone. And yet... that would just smack of emotions and he wasn't even talking to BILLY about that, so fuck no. Instead he'll do what he can this way.]

Nope. But explain and maybe Radley has and we can all figure it out.

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[No worries there, Tommy. Keith was avoiding it, too. He hadn't really talked much about it after his initial announcement that Shiro was gone. It was easier to just ignore it, even if he was totally aware that it was a bad idea to do that.]

Um. Okay... [Keith considered that for a moment.]

Well, do you know what dumplings are? Not like Chinese ones. But like... the ones you get in soup, where they're just a puff of dough? Sopapillas are kinda like that, but they're made either really crispy, like puffed up chips, or they can be a little doughy, like a doughnut. And they're coated with cinnamon sugar.

The tacos are kinda like regular tacos, but it's thicker soft shell, and you pile the stuff on top. Maybe kind of like a pita with a gyro? They actually call it fry bread, that you put it on. And then there's like different kinds of toppings. You can really kind of just pick what you want, but the common ones are meat, avocados, beans, lettuce, tomato, corn... stuff like that. You make 'em as spicy or mild as you want, but I like it spicier.

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I'm writing all of this down. I'm certain we'll figure something out. And yeah, I know dumplings. B's family is jewish, so it's something I can figure out.

The tacos might take a bit more work, trying to find substitutes for stuff.

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[Keith nodded.]

Yeah, definitely. I get it. [Oh, boy, did he ever. He hadn't had food from Earth in a long time. Even when they finally did get back to Earth, it was catch as catch can, really, since supplies had been run low during Sendak's occupation.] It's been a long time since I've had the real things. We've made do a lot recently, here, back home, in space, on Earth... so it's fine. 'Close enough' is perfectly fine.

[He gave a weak chuckle.]

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Alright then. We'll work on close enough. Maybe even save up some replicator stuff to get you what you want.

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[Keith managed a small smile and nodded a bit.]

Thanks. I really appreciate that. I can certainly offer up my own replicator rations to get things, too. After all, it's a favor to me, so it's only fair.

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We'll see what we can do first. Promise we'll figure it out.

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[Keith nodded a bit.]

Yeah, sure. I appreciate it, man.

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I'm already talking with Radley. We might have a thing today.

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Oh, cool. I look forward to it.

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Awesome. Check back in.... a few hours?

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Sure thing. Thanks.

[This was the first thing in a while that he'd been able to be excited about in this place.]

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Don't worry about it. We're going to make this right for you.

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[Ugh... people doing nice things for him. Keith has... issues. He nodded.]

Okay. I'll talk to you later.

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[Yeah, but Keith DID request it.]

Later man. I'll deliver the food once it's ready.