26th Flight: [Voice]

[skyborne_mage]

[As Luceti's populace struggles with attempts to sort out messed-up memories and personality warpings, some of the residents are combating more... mundane problems.

The journal flops open to reveal a panicked Arche fussing with something in a pan.]

Come on, don't you burn on me... Oh crap!

[She jumps over to another pan, reaching for it... and completely forgetting to grab an oven mitt as she does so.]

Yeowch! [And, of course, she drops it, the contents spilling all over the floor. She slips on them, falling out of sight of the journal, and then clambers back up to turn off the stove. She looks at the results of her endeavors.]

... Dammit, why does this always happen. Every time I try to cook... [She sighs, turning around.] Where's Mint when I need-

[She cuts off as she notices the journal open... and recording.] Oh hell, how long has this thing been on?

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[skyborne_mage]

Pork chops and applesauce. I was boiling the apples in water so they'd be softer, but I, uh... left them in too long.

[As in, until the water had all boiled away too long.]

Fortunately I've still got plenty more apples.

[whimsicalwinds]

Ahh, okay! At least you still have enough apples left over.

[..hmmm.] Was there a specific recipe you were trying to follow?

[skyborne_mage]

Errr, no. I actually don't have any recipes. I tend to improvise.

[Ladies and gentlemen, the root of the problem. Or at least one of them.]

[whimsicalwinds]

A-ah, I see... I suppose that means we found the root of the problem...

But ah, that's fine! I happen to know of a few applesauce recipes, so we could just use one of those.

[skyborne_mage]

... There are recipes for applesauce? I thought it was basically just... smash up the apples until they're pulp.

[This is no joke, Hayate. This is who you're trying to help.]

[whimsicalwinds]

[...oh dear.]

Yes, of course there are! There are many different recipes for it, actually. Especially if you want to add extra things to it, like cinnamon.

[skyborne_mage]

Okay... Well, let's start off easy then, I guess.

[She's going to just try and hide how embarrassed she is.]

What do we do first?

[whimsicalwinds]

[Oh, Arche... Hayate thinks for a moment, wondering about which applesauce recipe to use... But if they're starting simple..]

Well, first we should figure out exactly how much of each ingredient we'll be needing, so... How many servings are you planning on making, Klaine-san?

[skyborne_mage]

Well, two, now.

[She figures it's a pretty obvious answer. She was just going to feed herself, but now that he's here helping her out it's not like she's going to let him walk away empty-handed.]

[whimsicalwinds]

[Well, she could have had some friends she wanted to make it for as well...!]

Okay! In that case, we'll be needing three apples, about a half a cup of water, and three tablespoons of white sugar. And if you'd like to add cinnamon for more flavor, that would be um.. [..hm.] About a fourth of a teaspoon.