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[lovespasta]

Ciao!~

I think I picked out the right ingredients to make pasta! I can help those that want to learn how cook now. If anyone else is interested I might be able to hold a small cooking lesson. [ That was being helpful right? And quite possibly make new friends! ]

Germany! If you see this I haven't gone to the bookstore yet. [ He completely forgot about it, too worried over picking the right vegetables. ] If you want to go still, we can. I didn't want to worry about the food spoiling while being in the bookstore. It'll give you time to see if they have any interesting books!

What else does everyone do around here?

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[beforetights]

Wow, what's pasta?

[Cu Chulainn peers into the video.]

And I play and dance and swim in the fountain, sir!

[lovespasta]

It's a dish made up of noodles and sauce and sometimes with different vegetables put into it.

[ It surprised Italy that there were people out there that didn't know what pasta was. However, that should be expected with the information given to him by another nation. ]

Swimming can be quite fun! Is there only a fountain around here? Or is there any other way to swim?

[beforetights]

What's noodles?

[He shakes his head.]

There's a forest and a beach too, but I haven't gone into the water there yet. It's really big and I wanna go there with a friend.]

[lovespasta]

[ Italy wasn't very good at explaining things. He will try though! ]

Noodles are made from unleavened dough. It is rolled flat and then cut into different shapes and lengths.

[ He didn't see a reason to go further into it since he couldn't really explain the process in full. Italy wasn't completely sure on the process because for some information. ]

A forest and a beach. Have you been to the forest? Is it dangerous?

[beforetights]

[He wrinkles his nose.]

Boiled dough strips? That doesn't sound very good.

I've been to the forest and it doesn't seem dangerous yet!

[lovespasta]

If you had some, you wouldn't be saying that. It dough hardens, you boil it in a pot and make sauce to go with it. Usually the sauce is made out of tomatoes.

Pasta is delicious! You need to try some!

[ He blinks, staring at the screen. ]

Not dangerous? That's good, perhaps others should explore it.

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[hasthepotential]

Do we get to eat what we make afterwards?

[Because food is always something Minako can get behind! It's not like she can spend all her time here mooching off of Shinju.]

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[lovespasta]

Yes! Why make the food and then not eat it afterwards?

I love cooking! I love cooking for my friends and eating with them.

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[hasthepotential]

Same! Totally the same! [Especially the eating part!] I'd be interested, if you still have room, that is!

video | No problem! My life was getting hectic too.

[lovespasta]

Of course! I will have room. I think I may just hold them separate then all at once. I don't know what would be better! One way or another I will teach who ever is interested how to cook pasta.

It shouldn't be that difficult. [ He would even pitch in on the cooking too to help them along. ]

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[ribbonbon]

A cooking lesson sounds like fun! I've only ever made pasta with the prepackaged stuff before.

[Cooking AND meeting new people? Definitely her kind of lesson.]

As for what I do, I work! I have a part-time job at a sweets shop in district 3! When I'm not working sometimes I just go window shopping.

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[lovespasta]

Prepackaged noodles can be alright, but making your own sauce is better. You at least know what kind of ingredients are getting put into it.

[ It was a good idea! It seems that a few other people would be interested in something like a lesson. If they were going to be here for a while making friends was a good way to go. ]

Is there a lot of jobs around here?

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[ribbonbon]

That's true. When I read the labels on that ready made stuff from the store, I don't even know what half the ingredients are. Besides, it's better to know how to make lots of different things.

The beach shacks, district 3...I don't know about a LOT of jobs, but a good amount of the people here seem to be pretty okay with hiring otherworlders. I think it's mostly part-time stuff, though.

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[lovespasta]

A job is a job and if we're going to be here for a long time, it may be a good job to get one, right? [ At least that made some sense to him, he could talk to a bunch of pretty girls and other people too. Not to mention he might be able to find out some other information from the locals too. ]

Having the right ingredients for any Italian food is better than not having it.

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[ribbonbon]

I guess you're right! I hadn't thought about it that way! ...But you really think we'll be here for that long?

[She had kind of been hoping they would solve the problem before too long and go home.]

Well, Grandma always did say it's better to have something and not need it then need it and not have it. I guess that applies to food, too.

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[wontdoanyless]

I'd attend your cooking lesson if you hold it. Pasta would be a swell thing to learn how to make. [Maybe he can cook for some of his friends too. Steve's food isn't bad, but it's not really flavorful either.]

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[lovespasta]

You would? [ He's starting to think it would be a good idea to make a list of those who are interested in this lesson! He could even make more space provided how many more get interested. ]

There's other foods I could hold lessons for too. If anyone would become interest in that as well. Pasta is a good starting point.

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[wontdoanyless]

Of course. Maybe I could finally cook for some of my friends here, least I could do for them at least. [He's been eating their cooked meals here and there.]

I think a lot of folks would be interested in other foods too.

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[lovespasta]

Okay! I'll start writing up a list then I will put up when I'll hold the lesson. It would be good to be able to cook for your friends! I enjoy cooking for others. [ He would cook for people if they asked or invited him over to cook for them. Italy liked to be helpful in some kind of way. ]

I guess having the same meal everyday would get pretty boring. [ He really hadn't thought about that because he really liked pasta. ]

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[wontdoanyless]

Maybe after a few lessons, I'll be able to make somethin' for you. Least I could in return. [and money isn't as big as a problem, although Steve isn't a big spender anyway. He likes to be conservative about spending still.]

Pasta your favorite type of meal?

[fixated]

Pasta?

[ Jack raised a brow at the message before reading the rest of the text on the little touchscreen, careful not to press any wayward button by accident as he scrolled. After a moment, he's typing back his own reply, painstakingly written. ]

That depends on the weather, but people watching is a favorite pastime as is napping underneath the shade of a tree. But if I had to actually do something, I find some small enjoyment out of tinkering. Are you perhaps looking for a new hobby?

[lovespasta]

Noodles with tomato sauce? You can make all forms of Italian food. The noodles and tomato is the most common.

[ Italy can be very single minded when it came to things that he liked. He would always make pasta and eat gelato. ]

People watching? [ He could probably think of one person he knows who might do that. It seemed like a good past time. ] I can sing, paint, and cook food! Another hobby wouldn't be so bad. I wouldn't mind having someone teach me this new hobby too!

[fixated]

I don't believe I've had this fare. It certainly does sound interesting.

[ and no less because his dearest friend would go green at the sight of it. Oswald is not a man who is fond of tomatoes. ]

And perhaps an exchange of hobbies could be in order. I have a tendency to just grab what I need to eat as I go. Perhaps you could teach me a few of your native recipes?

[lovespasta]

It's good. You mix other vegetables with the tomatoes. You can mix it with peppers or spinach. Making the sauce from scratch can be a lot of work too. There's also cheese that you can add to the dish in the end too to dull some of the flavors.

[ Italy really liked using tomatoes for his pasta dishes. ]

Mm! That means there would be more things to do around here. Hobby exchange seems like a good idea. Of course! I wouldn't mind teaching you some of the recipes.

[fixated]

[ He liked a man that was so willing to share. It meant he had to do hardly any work at all in the relationship. ]

Then perhaps we could make an evening of it then? Your description sounds delicious, although I'm afraid that tinkering will require more then a single evening to master. I'm afraid I still have much to learn myself. [ he practically looked bashful saying it, although it didn't come across in the text. ]