murder at disneyland!! ok no not really ... well maybe

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[zerotohiro]

Simpler but also less effective. You can't always tell the temperature of what you're cooking over an open flame, can you?

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I don't know. I don't really cook.

[like... understatement of the century.]

[zerotohiro]

...how is it that I know how to cook and you don't? [Microwave meals maybe don't count but whatever.]

[cutefaced]

Your aunt is a chef!

[And her aunt is. ... Dead. Okay, she's not getting into that.]

It's in your blood!

[zerotohiro]

I don't think that's how that works.

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But isn't that why the child of a blacksmith will usually end up becoming a blacksmith?

[no yona it's because usually they don't get other opportunities]

[zerotohiro]

...I don't know. I've never met a blacksmith. I don't think Varian counts either.

[cutefaced]

Oh... I always figured that's what it was so I never really thought about it much before.

[in other words, she's just stupid]

[zerotohiro]

Well no, by that logic that would also mean Varian would turn into a rock because of his dad? [No it wouldn't, and stop bringing up Varian.] The only time that's really always true is, well, with royalty.

[cutefaced]

...oh.

[Well. That sure explains why she thought that, at least.]

Um, well, anyway. You should teach me to cook! And if there's things we can't figure out on our own we can ask your aunt for help.

[zerotohiro]

[That at least gets his attention and he pauses to give her a critical, examining look.]

You really want to learn? I can teach you a lot to get you started, but it's not going to be easy.

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Yes!

[She says this immediately and eagerly.]

I can't just keep relying on your aunt to keep me fed forever. Even if she is really good at cooking. I should learn to do it for myself!

[zerotohiro]

True. You know she doesn't mind though. [He gestures for her to follow. Let's go out of the fake kitchen and to the fake living room.] What's your favorite thing to eat anyway? I don't think I've ever asked.

[cutefaced]

That's part of why I want to learn. When it's her birthday, I want to make her something! You'll help me, right?

[She also plans to make Hiro something for his birthday, but that's a surprise.]

...oh, um. It's chicken rice porridge. Have you ever had it before?

[zerotohiro]

Of course I will. She'd really like that, I think. [But he pauses because. No. What the hell is that?]

Noooot that I can think of. What is it? [Porridge is what bears eat in Hiro's little fairytale brain and he's trying to piece this all together.]

1/2

[cutefaced]

Great! ...when is her birthday, anyway?

[Yona should, uh, probably learn that.

Also Hiro please.]

It's kind of like a soup, but thicker, and it has chicken and scallions in it. My father--

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[Her expression falters for a moment, but then she smiles.]

...my father made it for me once, when I got sick. He was a terrible cook.

[zerotohiro]

You have time, it's not until June. [...ah. He notices the falter and he wonders what that's about.] ...your dad's like a king though, right? It's kind of cool that he tried.

[cutefaced]

Yes.

[She doesn't say much more about it, though. She's avoided talking about her father too much since coming for a visit, so... that's pretty much normal at this point.

Anyway. There's a little bit of silence and it feels awkward, so she's just going to change the subject.]

--okay, which part of the house of the future should we go see next?

[zerotohiro]

Hmm...we have the living room and the bedroom and bathroom left. I'm not even sure what is in the bathroom of the future? It sounds kind of weird.

[cutefaced]

Would it have flying toilets or something? ...wait, that wouldn't work.

[where would it all.. go... she's just not going to think about that]

Ooh, but maybe they'll have baths that are like hot springs! Let's go look at them.

[zerotohiro]

Wouldn't that just be an outdoor bath? [Guess they're heading that way. Unfortunately it's just beautiful light fixtures and waterfall showers, but they tried their best.]

[cutefaced]

No? Because if it's outdoors it's not really in the house of the future, is it? But maybe it's inside and they use that virtual reality stuff you talk about to make it seem like it's not.

[...oooor it can just be fancy lights and showers.]

...

That's not as exciting.

[zerotohiro]

[There's a slight laugh.] It's okay. The design's pretty energy efficient, look. See these bulbs? They use less fuel to power themselves to brighten up the space, so you can leave them on just as long without using natural resources. And waterfall showers are pretty sweet.

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It sounds more interesting when you explain it like that. You're so cool, Hiro.

[says the princess with questionable taste in men]