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009 [VIDEO]

[So Kayneth is in a rather unexpected situation this go around; that is to say he is currently in a kitchen that has various objects of cultural significance strewn about.

Judging by the ingredients, it appears as though he is attempting to make Mom's Favorite Chocolate-Covered Pretzels. One would think this was an accidental post, but... no.

That would probably be less of a clusterfuck, honestly.]

I am never really sure how many parallels there are between this world and my own, particularly in terms of holidays-even when it makes very little sense for them to be there for apparent historical reasons. With even recent news broadcasts by the natives dropping hints that Valentine's Day-or something like it-is around the corner, I'm finding myself rather curious about what sort of holidays naturally exist in this world.

I suppose that whatever the natives are celebrating could be some sort of equivalent that came about naturally... or it could be something that they picked up on from people from other worlds and decided to exploit in a fairly typical fashion. After all, why would the companies of this world miss out on an opportunity to use relationship-based guilt in their marketing strategies at some point in the year?

[you... you sound bitter, bro]

My general displeasure with the overcommercialization of this holiday aside, it is regrettably very effective in getting people to want copious amounts of sweets, but if I'm going to have anything like that this season it's going to be made by my own hands. Has anyone attempted the recipe that was brought up in Friday's news broadcast and found it to be less than satisfactory? If not... well, it should be obvious that I'm considering trying to make them.

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I haven't tried it myself, but one of the people I'm with made them for us! I think it's really a great recipe. And it looks like she already offered you her help, so just let me say she's terrific at it!

Well, I'm glad to hear that it's satisfactory. I really doubt I'll need help with something as simple as this, of course, but I'm sure she'll be helpful in any future endeavors.

Absolutely! Jane's the best cook I know, really. Especially with human cuisine!

...has she attempted any other kinds of cuisine, even?

...Well, no. There aren't really any of the things you'd need for Troll cuisine here, anyway. No grubs at all!

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...Oh. I see. That's... quite a shame.

[TRY NOT TO LOOK DISGUSTED, TRY NOT TO LOOK DISGUSTED, TRY NOT TO LOOK DISGUSTED...]

[ Kayneth, do you even realize that grubs are baby trolls. THEIR CULTURE... ]

Oh, I don't know about that! I like all the food I've had here so far. Well, aside from the poisoned cookies, but that was sort of an obvious one not to like?

[...he just learned that upthread and is assuming it's

it's something else, grubs can describe more than one thing right even if that's still pretty gross

because what the hell that's fucked up even by nasuverse standards]

The food here is certainly quite good, yes, particularly when it hasn't been poisoned... though I have absolutely no idea where they're getting their meat and fish products. They don't seem to be Pokemon, but I haven't seen any of the animals they supposedly originate from here at all.

[ WELCOME TO ALTERNIA, KAYNETH. ]

...You know, I was wondering the same thing! Do they hide their usual livestock from non-natives or something?

It's entirely possible that they do... that, or given that we haven't been given access to other regions, it's shipped in from somewhere else.

The questions about this place just pile up the more you think about anything, really!

Too true. I'm sure there are explanations to all of them, of course. They've just proven more elusive than initially expected.

Which is why having a bunch of people working together to find out is helpful! At least, I think so.

No, I certainly agree, particularly since none of us have access to the sorts of resources we would otherwise have.

In addition to you, Rin was helping me with research - actually, we've got quite a little network in the works.

..."Rin?"

[isn't that the name of his traveling partner's kid... then again he knows jack shit about Japan so it's not like he can tell how common a name that is and both of them would probably know if she was around]

Well, I certainly wouldn't mind getting involved with that network. I tried starting up something similar several months after I arrived, but beyond regular communication with several people who I already knew to be scientifically-minded, it never really went anywhere.

He looks like Riku, and is technically a Riku. But he and Evan picked different names for differentiation.

Did you? Well, perhaps you can try again now that there seem to be a few more people interested in getting answers! I think it's all just a matter of talking to the right people at the right time, sometimes.

...ah, yes, I believe he said something about that. I hadn't actually encountered either of them, so I didn't know what their names were.

Perhaps I will. It really can't hurt, though I've had far more luck with one-on-one discussions.

Evan and Rin! I've actually spoken to both of them, now.

I think sometimes getting to know people one-on-one can be a bit easier, but surely getting all those people together ought to yield some sort of results!

I suppose it is still worth it. I'm used to there being an existing network for these sorts of things already, and there isn't one that I can discern. Outside of what seems to be one for the natives, but of course we seem to be locked out of it.

Well, every network has to start somewhere. And if we just wait for one to be formed, it might take a while!

...I do wish I knew why we're locked out of so many things here.

It's been several months since the last time I attempted something like this, so there will also be newer people who might take a deeper interest in it.

I'm not entirely sure, though suspect it has plenty to do with the fact that we're foreign.

Exactly! And if we do get a strong group going, more people can be pulled in as they arrive!

True enough. It just makes me wonder if there's anything they're hiding!

It's possible, but what they're actually trying to hide could easily range from something absolutely crucial to solving the mystery of our presence here to... their own incompetence.

...True enough! After all, they seem to know enough about our arrivals to supply us with identification.

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