02 ✡ video

[growling]

[ Second video, same as the first – set up on a desk, as formal as these things can get. Except for the fact that Josh is the one talking, so there’s absolutely nothing formal or professional about the transmission. ]

So I hate to play Space Meemaw already, but seriously, what’s with the standards of hygiene around here? If I have to put a chores rota on the tenth level fridge, I’ll be severely disappointed. I feel like it’s not unreasonable to ask that a society capable of interstellar travel do its own dishes.

[ A pause for consideration, then- ]

... although I guess "interstellar travel" might be a bit generous. This thing probably isn't the shining beacon of achievement they were going for.


[ TEXT; private to Isaac Lahey ]

So is this blind date happening or what? Because I’m not saying there’s a deadline, but there’s a deadline. [ The more-irritable-than-usual kind of deadline. ]

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and i end up turtletagging back orz

[spitfiery]

[ it must have sounded like a dignified name to the people that actually did the naming. maybe. ]

I can learn. I am learning, in fact. [ she insists, despite routinely forgetting the part that involves cleaning up after oneself. and not that she even wants to do any of this, but something like cooking manages to be marginally less distressing than the idea of flying through space in a giant tin can. ] In between some spots of casual exploration; a lack of servants is hardly going to paralyse me.

[growling]

[ Somewhere between mocking her and rolling his eyes at her accent, he's gaining a bizarre appreciate for the fact that she's got some serious balls to be holding onto that aristocratic attitude in said tin can. ]

Yeah, I'm starting to see that. How're you fairing? You know, with the learning. Do they even have cookbooks on this thing?

[spitfiery]

[ any lamb in her position would do the same (or so she assumes). it keeps her morale up, at any rate. ]

I've not come across any cookbooks. My method is based on trial and error, which isn't as bad as it sounds. Culinary innovation doesn't come from sticking to the text, after all.

[ though understanding the basics of cooking would help. what this actually tends to boil down to is a failed attempt to recreate dishes she recalls being served at home, which is then either (miserably) swallowed, or else left to languish in the kitchens in lieu of sandwiches or someone else's more palatable leftovers. ]

[growling]

[ Sounds about the same as my process. Josh, on the other hand, is a surprisingly sufficient cook. And actually not a total asshole, so it's hard to not take pity on her bold efforts. ]

Right. Not that I doubt your creative license, but I've got a few easy recipes memorized, I'll type them up for you later. But I won't be held liable if you set anything on fire.

[spitfiery]

[ it's like christmas come early! rhoda tries her best not to look too excited over the prospect of receiving actual recipes (that would make her own cooking seem like the mess it really is). her smile just about manages to tone itself down to 'politely appreciative'. ]

Oh— thank you. I do welcome the assistance, provided it isn't too much trouble, of course. Knowledge of the basics in any subject is always useful, and if the task proves hazardous, I've ways of getting everything oojah-cum-spiff again.

[ she illustrates her point with a little wave of her left hand, fat droplets of water blossoming from her fingertips and falling to the floor to make a small puddle (...bugger, she'll have to clean that up later). ]

/chinhands at rhoda

[growling]

[ Not even grumpy Josh can avoid a slight smile at her enthusiasm, even if it becomes slightly 'oh my god' at the actual display of magic. So yeah, apparently that is a thing and she's not just crazy. Good to know. He recovers well enough, clearing his throat awkwardly and sounding mostly not freaked out when he replies. ]

Yes, certainly, oojah-cum-spiff. Good to know. [ What does that even mean and why did he say it too. His fake British accent is horrific already, Rhoda, he doesn't need this kind of encouragement. ]

Anyway, if you - if you have any questions, you know where to find me. Well, not - you know where to call me, I mean.

And if I run into you in the kitchen, maybe I can give you a hands-on primer. [ Oh wait that sounds horrible and he's so sorry. ] Cooking. Hands-on cooking.