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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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[lunadickery]

Are you learning how to cook?

[verypointed]

Ah... Mr. Petrov.

Something like that.

[lunadickery]

[Glances at the books]

I can't say I've had much experience with French cuisine. How is it going?

[verypointed]

Terribly. I had no idea French cooking was so difficult.

[lunadickery]

Ah, is there anything simpler you could begin with?

[verypointed]

Sometimes it's better to start with something more complicated to test oneself.

[lunadickery]

[How is that working out for you]

Then what about a compromise? Try something moderately challenging to test yourself, yet not so difficult that it places you at a loss.

[verypointed]

Probably not French cooking then. I'll take that into consideration, thank you.

[lunadickery]

You're welcome. Although, if you don't my asking, how much experience with cooking do you have?

[verypointed]

Eggs, tea and toast.

[lunadickery]

......You may wish to look up techniques as well. Many recipes will refer to them by name but give no inclination as to what they mean.

[verypointed]

That should have been my first step, yes.

[lunadickery]

I'm certain you'll master them in no time.

[verypointed]

[nods]

Do you cook?

[dodging bowls of soup doesn't count]

[lunadickery]

...I know enough to get by.

[Because after a certain point, mother just couldn't be trusted with the knives]

[verypointed]

[Don't want to accidentally kill both parents now]

Really, sir?