A Few Substitutions

[justfuckingtryit]

[The counter in the ratty little apartment is overrun with a handful of potatoes, some cookware that's decidedly a mismatched set, and a cookbook that has definitely seen better days. Lumen's standing in front of it, peering down at a page that's stained with age and who knows what else.]

You look at this thing yet? We're missing half the ingredients.

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[justfuckingtryit]

Time for moment of truth. Want to grab a knife for this thing?

[we_meet_again]

[He grabs a knife from the silverware drawer.]

How big a slice you want?

[justfuckingtryit]

Let me have a small one until we make sure it's edible.

[I mean. Not like they won't have to eat it anyway, but.]

[we_meet_again]

[Serves Lumen up a small slice. Gives himself a bigger slice, however. He is committed to eating this thing. he's GONNA!]

[justfuckingtryit]

[Tbh, it's this or nothing, so. Even if it's awful, this is dinner.]

[Going to bring the plates over to the table for them.]

[we_meet_again]

[Awww yeah. Serves up those frittata slices]

[justfuckingtryit]

You ready for the moment of truth?

[we_meet_again]

Here goes nothing!

[justfuckingtryit]

[Sliding into his chair and forking up a piece of this thing.]

[we_meet_again]

[Suri takes a big bite, huffing a little because it's hot.

The eggs mixed with milk is nice, and it comes together nicely with the sweetness of the onion. The potato is ...there, like it always is, that ever-present starchy filler. The radishes are, frankly, a little weird. They're slightly spicy and the greens came out slightly bitter. for some reason. But the flavor helps cover up the potato and that's the most important thing. Definitely not the worst thing they've made this week!]

It's good!!

[justfuckingtryit]

[Trying a bite, too.]

It definitely passes the carrot test, at least.

[we_meet_again]

That's a low bar.

[justfuckingtryit]

So it passed with flying colors.

[we_meet_again]

Compared to the carrots, it passes with an entire rainbow!

[How do idioms work?!]

[justfuckingtryit]

[Huffs a laugh.]

Maybe not that many colors.

[we_meet_again]

A rainbow as seen by a dog!

[justfuckingtryit]

Better.