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[musicandmovement]

[Ty has a scowl on his face when he makes this video, rocking back and forth again in that self-soothing manner as he pointedly does not look at the screen. He's hugging his arm to his chest tightly, knuckles white, and his free hand is held uselessly in the air, at least a dozen small bleeding cuts all over it as he makes squeezing motions with his fingers. He cringes as he does it, looking tense and distressed, but he doesn't stop the movement.]

The library here is pointless. You can't read any of the books. I wanted to find the Sherlock Holmes stories, but it doesn't have them. It doesn't even have a cookbook. I need a cookbook. I don't know how to cook, and I don't want to eat toast anymore, and the stove didn't make the macaroni right. The microwave only makes things explode.

I went looking for animals, and there aren't any I can find in the city. All the animals in the tunnels are big and mean. There aren't any nice animals. All the tunnels lead you right back here. Whoever made the tunnels like that, it isn't funny or nice.

[Ty takes in a deep, trembling breath and lets it out once he's gotten that little tirade over with, then goes back to why he's making this video in the first place.] I need a cookbook. And instructions for the stove.

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[utulien_aure]

I can write out some recipes my family has been using, if you'd like.

[musicandmovement]

I want to know how to make pancakes. And macaroni and cheese.

[utulien_aure]

And there are no boxed versions at the store? They're both easy enough dishes to make, but getting your hands on the ingredients may be tricky.

You'll need flour and leavening and dairy, and we're often in short supply. If there's none in the stores, though... I believe someone was starting a bakery in town? The baker may have wheat flour, or have a deal with the gods to have some provided.

[musicandmovement]

[But it won't taste the same as Julian makes them if it's a boxed version, he wants to say, but he doesn't know how Julian makes pancakes in the first place - or anything else, for that matter - so it's a pointless thing to say.]

I'll look for boxed versions. [He doesn't sound happy about it, but at least it'd be something besides toast. Dumping pasta in water and putting cheese on top of it didn't work very well so hopefully a box would have instructions on it.]

By getting my hands on the ingredients, you mean finding them, right? [He thinks that's what he means instead of making it seem like the ingredients would be hard to hold for some reason, but it's probably a good idea just to clarify to make sure.]

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[unitas]

You... [ She clears her throat. ] You're telling me you want a cookbook for food that no other world has? Your best bet is to make it yourself and go vegan.

[musicandmovement]

[He makes a frustrated noise.] I don't know how to make food. I've never cooked before. Julian always did it.

[unitas]

Sorry to hear that. [ She does not sound sorry. ] Might want to ask for cooking lessons.

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[trashmouths]

you gotta hit up ignis

he looks like a parrot but he pretty much can cook anything

oh he's british though so he's pretty weird

[musicandmovement]

... Does he actually look like a parrot? [Ty is trying to picture that, a human with a parrot's face. He might have laughed at the mental image if he wasn't so stressed right now.]

[trashmouths]

yeah like full on cocaktoo hair!!! it's wild

its like a weird silver too hes not even old

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[thelastjoy]

What do you want the animals for?

[If Magnus were to be believed, people liked cats around here. But she had to be sure of attentions before putting her own on screen.]

[musicandmovement]

I like animals. They're my friends.

[He pauses, then makes an amendment to that.]

But I don't like the ones that attack me when I haven't done anything wrong, like the ones in the tunnels.

[thelastjoy]

Sometimes animals just attack 'cause they get scared.

[She switches the feed to video after a second. She's got the screen focused not on her, but on a black cat that's sprawled out on the ground asleep. When she starts talking again, Girl sounds fond.]

They do make pretty good additions to a crew.

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[bythewaves]

As my cousin Fingon has said - we have several basic recipes that we could share? If you like, we could teach you some things too.

[musicandmovement]

Are you a faerie too?

[bythewaves]

Faerie? [ He blinks at him curiously ]

No - we are Eldar, or Quendi, if you want to get specific. Elves, Men have always called us.

[eyeofthetiger]

Sounds like you're on your last tether. When was the last time you actually ate anything real?

[ since, you know, the post is about food, he's gonna guess the poor kid is about ready to pass out from a sugar deficit. Or because the idiot forgot to drink some water. ]

[musicandmovement]

Today. Toast is real food. [He doesn't say it stubbornly or defiantly, just... matter-of-fact because he takes the question - and everything else - literally. Hence why he also reacts in confusion about that first part.] I'm not wearing a tether. I don't have all my gear here.

[eyeofthetiger]

Toast is only real food if you have it slathered in butter, bacon and an egg.

[ And then Dean just shakes his head ]

And I can see you ain't wearing tether. Plus, no spikey, black collar. [ because, you know. Isn't that how it's always portrayed in the movies? ] I meant that you're about to crack. You know, go insane?

[ he sighed and then frowned ]

And what the heck happened to your arm?

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[drabsolutelynot]

[The rocking. The pointed avoidance of making eye contact with the screen. There's a painful familiarity to it. Certainly it's not enough to make a formal diagnosis, but still Rosen's mind wanders to another young man back home.

'Doctor Rosen, I'm slamming my door now.']

Hello

[He tries to keep his voice even and non-threatening]

Are you hurt? I'm a doctor...

[musicandmovement]

[Ty frowns down at his hand, clenching and unclenching it a few times as he talks.] I broke a mirror. I didn't mean to get cut. I'm not supposed to use an iratze if there's glass in the cuts or else it will heal with it in but I can't tell.

[drabsolutelynot]

I'm afraid I don't know what an iratze is, but if its a deep cut I can have a look at it.

[am_i_a_monster]

Are you okay? I can show you how to cook a few things.

[musicandmovement]

[He kind of just. Stares almost incredulously after being asked that question for a moment.] No. [He questions who would be okay after having something like this happen to them?] But I would like to learn how to cook a few things.

[am_i_a_monster]

You can go to the clinic and see a doctor. They could help.

[She gives a smile.]

Do you like breakfast foods? Other than toast?