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[notevensorey]

[Sorey can't help smiling. It seems Amal is taking a huge step forward, and he's genuinely happy to see that.]

I can work my schedule around yours. Is there a time and day that you'd prefer? And do you want me to make a house call, for lack of a better word?

[thavnairian]

sometime during the week would be best except for friday

i work nights and some of the weekend but it's honestly dead enough during the week that i can shuffle things around

[notevensorey]

Then, how about Tuesdays at around lunchtime? So, noon or 1:00? We can try once a week, but if you feel like we should have sessions more often, I'm happy to rearrange my schedule for you.

[thavnairian]

[Stop being nice. Stop. Stop. He doesn't want to like you. WHY ARE YOU SO FUCKING LIKEABLE]

that works for me

how white are your tastebuds? i need to know how to calibrate my biryani

[notevensorey]

[Because he's Shepherd Sorey and that's his greatest power: being likeable.]

I'm Japanese-British, so my spice tolerance is nowhere near where it should be, I expect! I at least know what spices are and that they make food taste splendid.

[thavnairian]

i know you said words and they should mean something but they don't actually mean anything to me because i don't know this world's geography. sorry

well that's not entirely true i figured out japanese is similar to hingan on my world but that's only in terms of food and swords

anyway

i'll go easy on the spice then. good to know!

[notevensorey]

To be entirely fair, you probably know more of our geography than the average American! Since you're sharing your culture, it would be an honor to share mine.

But thank you for going easy on the spice!

[thavnairian]

that thing you just said? that's a little worrying

i'd love to hear more about your culture though! i never hear anything about british food, is it because it's bad or something?

[yes he's learned the world map through food]

[notevensorey]

Believe me, it was quite worrying to learn myself.

British food tends to be either extremely bland or you know about certain specialties. Fish and chips, for example, is our most famous. Very simple dish, but it's practically a staple. Tea is also very important to our culture. Every day, we spare maybe an hour or so in the afternoon for a tea break. We tend to have it with snacks that pair well with whatever tea we brewed.

I'm not entirely certain where the trend towards bland food began, though, but I can certainly say that whoever thinks food is 'healthier' without flavour is full of it.

[thavnairian]

fish and chips! i recognize that one. it's good!!

there is so much fried food here. i will never get sick of it. every time i think i've seen everything, someone deep fries something else crazy like an ice cream sandwich or a car

i like tea a lot so that all sounds perfect to me. chai is something i grew up with as a comfort food, and i know you have that here, so.

you're right. if you're not using salt you have to cook it in a certain way to bring out the natural flavor in something

[notevensorey]

It really is quite novel just how much Americans will fry things here! I must say, I was quite taken with their version of fried chicken.

Oh, I love chai! I'm partial to warm spices, so naturally I would love a tea with those flavours. I'd be interested to see your take on a chai tea!

It's why my mum took great pains to teach me to cook, honestly. My da's version of cooking meat was to simply boil it and thought that was how you did it.

[thavnairian]

fried chicken is amazing here. even better with a lot of spices in it though!

oh you're gonna love my chai then~

......... th

that's horrible. that's a disgrace to the meat. i can't

she MARRIED this man???? that's unconditional love right there

[notevensorey]

If you haven't tried Cajun seasoning mixed with the flour, I recommend it!

[Louisiana-style cooking is a worthy death for this Brit.]

She did marry him, on the condition he never cooked again, haha! I'm forever grateful for her being the one to teach me.