#F2B52B

[bakedapple]

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Hello. My name is Link. I am Zelda's bodyguard. I hope everyone is staying warm.

Anyway... I liked to cook back at home. I cooked very often, in fact. All types of dishes from all around Hyrule. I'm self-taught.

Since coming to this place, I've found some things in the woods and around town that I would like to experiment with in cooking.

I'm wondering if anyone would be willing to assist me, or maybe even be my guinea pig for some of my attempted dishes. If you're wishing for some special meals in particular... maybe I can be that "Fairy Godmother" thing for you.

And, if you already know anything about local ingredients, I would love to know.

Thank you. :^)

Comments

#2471A3

[unfatalist]

I certainly wouldn't be opposed to taste-testing a few recipes. Particularly not for a self-taught chef experimenting with new ingredients.

A quick question, however — you're certain that the things you've found are safe for consumption, correct?

#005682

[hypertoxic]

Hey, you're him!!!! Zelda told me a8out you.
Although it seems like you might 8e kind of a dwee8, lol.
I volunteer!!!! I need to figure out what kinds of foods around here I can actually eat now that I have to do that again.

#03B2F7

[withwisdom]

[ introducing himself as her bodyguard isn't wrong and is proper decorum, but it's so highly embarrassing that she has to breathe in sharp before she types and enters her words. link! ]

I'm not certain how possible it is, but there is one recipe I'd like to see if you can recreate.

-Zelda

#9E8D50

[promissum]

She has a body guard?

Very well, if you want to cook I will eat what you make. There are strange bears in the forest. There may well be one in the ice house.

#A2F9FF

[satanslash]

[They're already talking in another post, but hey, Link brought up the one other thing Rin is actually halfway decent at.

Hopefully he hasn't scared the guy off with the whole 'I'm part demon' confession.]

ive been running a cafe here since

basically since we started getting color back to food

im totally up for trying new things and testing something out for you!

[bakedapple]

I'm not even a little certain.

[can you see him making an Elle Woods "what, like it's hard?" kind of face through the computer?]

[bakedapple]

[what's with all the 8's instead of B's, he wonders]

You know Zelda too? Thank you for looking out for her.

I am going to cook outside my house in Flavo, near the border with Bluo. Come find me.

[he adds after a few minutes:] bring tablewear if you don't like eating with your hands

[bakedapple]

[just be happy he left the "Princess of Hyrule, Heir to the Throne, Reincarnation of the Holy Goddess" part off!!]

I'd be happy to. What recipe?

I'm going to cook outside my house in Flavo, if you want to come now.

[bakedapple]

Back home, yes. And again since I've been here.

You may need to back up a bit... I don't understand what you mean with the bears and an ice house.

[bakedapple]

Oh, hello again! Thank you for volunteering. That would be great.

Where is your cafe? Maybe I have already been there without realizing it...

[unfatalist]

[WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE]

Well, then, I'm even more interested in spectating your efforts. What sort of things have you found?

[bakedapple]

Most is from the woods. Some items are definitely food, but they're all grey, or only partially colored... some other things are full-color but I'm not sure what they are or if they taste good. Nuts, mushrooms, flowers, grasses and herbs that smelled interesting.

I also have a lot of food that appeared mysteriously in my house last month. This enormous feast appeared on my table overnight. I think I was supposed to eat it all back then, but I saved what I could instead.

[unfatalist]

Ah, I see. I can tell you that the gray ones won't taste like much, until they get their colors back; when we all first arrived here, everything was gray and it was like eating wood pulp and ashes until we were able to return some color to things.

That's practical of you, though, to have saved what you could. Was it all food you recognized from your own world?

#ffff99

[troubadamsel]

Lady Zelda's bodyguard? What wonderful news. I'm pleased to hear about your arrival.

With that sort of recommendation, I happily volunteer for your cooking needs.

[promissum]

There are bears with strange wings or other appendages in the forest.

Near the well there's a freezer house. Meats and such are being stored there.

[satanslash]

maybe!

its in bluo

theres a sign that says chroma cafe out front

[hypertoxic]

Yeah!!!! She's amazing. You 8etter not fuck up looking after her or I'll kick your ass!
Honestly, I am kind of getting the sense that you didn't really think this through at all? 8ut whatever, sure, why not! I will see you soon.

[ she is not going to bring tableware.

at the very least she'll be hard to miss once she makes it over there, since she is an alien with gray skin and orange horns, though she'll be pretty bundled up against the cold. ]

Hey! Are you Link?

[bakedapple]

That has been my experience with grey food as well so far, but I'm curious to cook with it anyway... you never know

Yes, the mystery food was all from my world. It was around the time others were getting mysterious items from home that they wanted, so I believe it was part of that strange event?

[bakedapple]

[This person reminds Link of Revali... a bit foul-mouthed and presumptuous. But if they know and like Zelda, they must not be too bad.

He's sitting outside, bundled up in winter wear and nurturing a freshly-lit campfire on the dirt road that laid just outside his overgrown front lawn. Beside him is a large metal soup pot, filled with assorted food and non-food items, and his shield, laying face-down in the grass.

He looks up from the fire to greet the stranger.] Yeah, that's me. Are you my first volunteer?

[bakedapple]

Er, so wait... Do you want me to cook the bears or the meats?

[bakedapple]

Oh, I guess I haven't been yet, then. I wonder if you wouldn't bring me a little something when you come to taste test...

Re: #ffff99

[bakedapple]

I don't think my being Zelda's bodyguard count as a recommendation for my cooking, but I'll take that as a compliment.

I am outside my house in Flavo. Go to the campfire smoke.

[promissum]

The bears. I've never eaten one before.

[bakedapple]

Sure, I can probably do that. I've taken down bears for their meat before.

Are the bears here aggressive? It's the middle of winter, are you sure they aren't hibernating?

Re: #ffff99

[troubadamsel]

Someone who works for someone as refined and elegant as Zelda must have traces of refinement and elegance as well!

[That's her logic so don't you dare disappoint.]

I shall be on my way immediately.

[hypertoxic]

[ He's not reacting to her appearance, huh. Vriska looks at him thoughtfully for a moment, and then pulls down her scarf enough to show off her fangy grin. ]

You bet! I'm Vriska, by the way.

[ She'll kneel down beside him, sitting back on her heels, though she peers around him curiously at the soup pot. ]

So what do you have in there, anyway?

[satanslash]

i can do that!

any preferences? i know we're limited here but like if youve got allergies or dont eat meat or whatever i can make sure to bring the right thing

[unfatalist]

Very well, I'll be interested to see if you can manage to make something of it. The best I ever did was covering up the greyness with something else.

Did you complete the quest last month for it? Ring the bell and whatnot?

[promissum]

I was attacked last month. It's not a stretch to believe they'll come out if you go into the woods.

(it was his present from christmas past)

[bakedapple]

I did but I didn't ask for food... it must have come from somewhere else. Who knows...

At least I know it's safe to eat, since I didn't get sick from the portion I've already ate

[bakedapple]

[Link isn't so unused to seeing strange races and creatures, despite having never met one of whatever this person is. Not even the fanged grin seems to particularly faze him.]

That's all the ingredients I collected. You can dump it out and take a look if you want.

[He looks up to give her a friendly smile and gets a closer look at her face. Yeah, he's never seen one of her before. That's cool.]

My name is Link... nice to meet you, Vriska.

[bakedapple]

Hmm they must be hungry if they're attacking people. Or maybe they've had too much contact with people...

Either way we should probably do something if they're dangerous. Would you show me where the ice house is?

[bakedapple]

Umm anything is okay. I am not picky.

[bakedapple]

bring tableware if you don't want to eat with your hands

[troubadamsel]

You didn't bring tableware with you?

[this is... already concerning.]

[satanslash]

cool that makes it easy for me then!

[hypertoxic]

Nah. I'm trusting you, Zelda's bodyguard.

[ a decision that will surely go well for her.

Vriska kinda pulls her head back when he peers at her, but she still smiles, if incredulously. ]

Haha. It's nice to meet you too! Honestly, I have an ulterior motive for coming out here, which is to figure out what makes you so special you can guard someone like Zelda. [ a grin, toothy. ]

[bakedapple]

((my "tagback" is over here at link's catch-all log for january, if you don't mind moving over there! :>))

[bakedapple]

( continued here )

[bakedapple]

((my "tag" is over here at my january catch-all log if you wanna continue there!))

[unfatalist]

Strange. Still, I suppose there is that old saying about gift chocobos and beaks.

Would you be interested in saving some as seedlings, to grow in the garden come the spring?

[withwisdom]

[ she would die, thanks. ]

A recipe for fruitcake. I've attempted it myself, but I'm not particularly skilled at cooking more than simple meals. I shall come over in a little while if you aren't busy.

I've got a catch-all log up if you wanna log them testing out ingredients!

[bakedapple]

Oh! That's a fantastic idea! Then we can grow more, and everyone can have some! The tubers especially will definitely grow right?

When you come you can pick out whatever you think will grow

[bakedapple]

Oh, I know that one! I can make it.

I'm not busy, please come whenever it is convenient for you.

[promissum]

Very well. Where are you now? In Flavo?

if u want, we could log this over at my catch-all?

[bakedapple]

Yes, sitting outside my house by the road. Go to where the campfire smoke is coming from

Sure! Sorry about the tag lag on my end, I'd love to log them!

[unfatalist]

It's what I've tried to do whenever possible, when a new food resource comes along. Already we're well beyond the meager supplies we'd started out with when I arrived — our fruit resources, especially, have grown considerably.

It's generous of you to share. If you like, I'll offer to cook you a dish myself in exchange, as thanks for the contribution.

no prob!

[bakedapple]

That sounds like a deal. I am outside my home in Flavo. Just head towards the campfire smoke.

[continued here!]

[withwisdom]

Really? That's fantastic to hear. Please expect me shortly, I'm practically running out the door!