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[savemegermany]

[ Have a very excited Italy appear on screen. ]

Today's special is crab-shaped bread!

[ he holds up this

It's not too big, barely larger than a hamburger bun, but it's fresh, given the steam coming off it. ]

Isn't it cute? I finally got the shape to work right and bake properly! I made some in French bread, sourdough, and cinnamon raisin. I also made a few smaller ones stuffed with berries!

Come get some~~~

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[savemegermany]

Ve, we'll need to start making the dough first. [ he beckons with a wave. ] We need to go to the kitchen~~~

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[keepsthefire]

Oh, right! Coming!~

[Rin finishes off his crab bread and bounces back to the kitchen excitedly]

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[savemegermany]

First we'll need flour, salt, sugar, water, and yeast.

[ fortunately all the ingredients were all gathered and in rather large quantities. ]

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[keepsthefire]

That's the easy part, right?

[Rin grins at that, and starts working on starting the bread]

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[savemegermany]

[ Italy nods (insert generic bread instructions) ]

Once we have the ingredients we can put them in the mixer and mix them into a thick dough~

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[keepsthefire]

Yup!

[He knows how to do that, too! Although he stops and looks at the big mixer.]

Whoa... I've never used one that nice before!

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[savemegermany]

Ve, the locals got it for me~. It's big so we can bake big batches for the entire bakery~

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[keepsthefire]

Wow... that's really somethin'!

[Rin gives it an affectionate pat, then starts to put the ingredients for mixing in]

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[savemegermany]

Si, they're so generous! I'm not sure how their economy doesn't collapse on itself.

[ At his current time, Italy is a rather poor country. Getting an entire restaurant - for free - just blows his mind. There has to be some sort of trade else it's a rather one-sided deal. ]

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[keepsthefire]

Economy?

[Rin stops, blinking a few times]

That's like... how a country survives, right?

[Forgive him, Italy, he's... not the brightest bulb in the shed.]

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[savemegermany]

In a way. [ blah blah, insert some economy explanation here (econ was never one of the subjects I listened to....) ]

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[keepsthefire]

Ohhh...

[And Rin listens intently! It sounds rather boring (I don't blame you I had the most boring Econ teacher ever) but even he can see why it's important.

And now he's scratching his head in thought.]

.. so how come Vatheon gives away so much then?

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[savemegermany]

[ Italy shakes his head. ]

Ve, I'm not sure. I've been wondering that and none of the locals will tell me why. They just smile.

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[keepsthefire]

... yeah... I kinda noticed that, too... it's...

[creepy]

Weird.

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[savemegermany]

Ve, it's kind of creepy.

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[keepsthefire]

... never thought I'd miss True Cross... I'd almost take rude, impatient people over... that.

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[savemegermany]

Ve, the people here are really nice, though

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[keepsthefire]

[He still finds them weird.]

Yeah. They are...

[Just... gonna go back to making the bread and not think about creepy Stepford Smiler locals.]

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[savemegermany]

[ Italy can't deny they were weird, but at least they weren't mean about it. ]

[ he turns back and prepares the baking pans. ]

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[keepsthefire]

[There is that.]

How long do they usually bake for?

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[savemegermany]

[ insert proper time here ]

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[keepsthefire]

Got it!

[and there's the mix going in to the mixer. Rin fiddles with the settings for a minute before getting it to turn on properly.]

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[savemegermany]

[ Italy smiled ]

Ve, ve, you learn fast~~

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[keepsthefire]

Eheh.

[Rin straightens and rubs the back of his neck a bit]

Cooking's really the only skill I've got.

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[savemegermany]

Ve, then we should cook a lot! We'll both have something we're good at.