Cooking With Gladio

[callmegladio]

Who: Gladio and OPEN
What: Gladio cooks. ^^ Come by and eat his food, it's not half bad!
Where: Kitchen, mainly.
When: Fiddlesticks day 8. Afternoonish.


While he may not have been a fancy cook or professional in any way, Gladio wasn't a slouch in the kitchen. He knew his way around and he could rustle something up in a pinch if he needed to. So that's how he ended up in the kitchen with Noct teaching him how to make a simple spaghetti and sauce meal. Though he did go a little adventurous and make meatballs for it as well.

It was strange to make something for so many people though. He normally had a hard time gauging amounts and would often make too much of a thing. Now they were deliberately doing that to make sure that everyone on the train had a chance to eat (and seconds, if they wanted!)

With the train rocking as it was, once the HUGE pan of spaghetti was made, Gladio kept it in the kitchen where it was safe. He had bowls ready. When the guys got hungry, he would be ready.

In the meantime... he decided to make cupcakes as well.

Comments

[callmegladio]

"That's fine... Maybe I could get some from my world? I don't think they'd be the exact same as ours but..." It was worth a try. "Maybe some Ulwaat berries...? I could make a really good tart from those." They weren't peaches but he didn't think it would be fair to try and mimic something that Misa enjoyed with subpar ingredients.

[sensitiveapple]

She cocks her head to the side. "It would be nice having some more savory deserts around. I don't mind sweets, but sometimes, you just want something different, right?" She loves candied strawberries from Corellia. They're far more savory than sweet. It's why they pair so well with the peaches.

"What are Ulwaat berries?"

[callmegladio]

"They're..." How to describe them? "... I guess they're a type of strawberry. Pretty rare. Really delicious. I've only ever had them once in my life." There was a fancy bakery he'd bought pastries from once for Iris' birthday. Had cost him an arm and a leg, but they'd been damn good.

[sensitiveapple]

"Rare?" She doesn't understand. "How are strawberries rare?" What a strange world you come from, Gladio.

[callmegladio]

"They're a rare type, only found in that region. Guess they're kind of a delicacy because they're so rare. But if I could order some easily here..." That wouldn't make them nearly as rare, but at least he'd be able to do something nice with them.

[sensitiveapple]

"Why not terraform so you can make them not rare?" She asks. That's what they do in her universe. Seriously, it's simple!

"You should try the shop. It'll probably be like twenty-five points though."

[callmegladio]

"I'm not sure that's something we can do...?" At least it didn't feel like it was. "I'm not farmer. I think they could only grow in that kind of climate but I could be wrong." But he would definitely try and get hold of them from the shop. "Maybe I could get seeds..?"

[sensitiveapple]

"Well, there are more planets with that kind of climate?" She offers. Then she shrugs. "It's what is done back home. I mean, except for places like Tattoine where they farm moisture."

[callmegladio]

"... More planets?" Gladio's lips twitched before he started to laugh. He wasn't laughing at her at all, just the idea that his world was even close to going to other planets. "It's just the one where I'm from, kiddo. Eos. We're not ready for space travel yet. I like to keep my feet firmly on the ground." He and space did NOT mix. Gladio learned that very quickly on that first mission he'd went on with the train. He still had nightmares.

[sensitiveapple]

She stares at him, putting her fork down. "No other planets?" She asks. "But who do you trade with? Or who brings in migrant workers? What about..." She trails off. "One planet?!" She's a little gobsmacked about that. No one had told her about places that have only one planet.

[callmegladio]

"Well, none we can go to, no..." Gladio looked mildly amused by this. "Other countries, typically. But my city was pretty self sufficient..." Given that the Empire was doing it's best strangle Insomnia. Before they'd destroyed it. Gladio's smile faded then for a moment.

But Misa soon brought his smile back with just how incredulous she was over his only coming from single planet. "Eos. Just Eos. Coming here's the first time I've ever been to a whole new planet before."

[sensitiveapple]

She just stares at him. "I haven't left Cantonica since I was four but there's always the possibility of it." She could be asked to be a Mistress by a trader or something. "It's how we get Bothan Peaches and Corellian strawberries." Not to mention the Naboo pears that she misses.

[callmegladio]

All Gladio could really do was shrug. He was sure his wasn't the only planet who hadn't ventured off their little ball of dirt yet. And he was more than sure he wasn't the only person on the train who came from a world like that. Still he was smiling at Misa, amused at her confusion but not really sure how to go about fixing it.

"It's just how it is. We grow our own things, trade between different places on our own world. It's like what you describe, only condensed. I get it probably seems strange to you though."

[sensitiveapple]

She shakes her head. That's so strange. "That's... it sounds impossible. We have several desert planets where they farm moisture. People would never survive there without intergalactic trade."

She turns back to her food. "But, I guess, that's what this train is teaching us?"

[callmegladio]

"Guess it's lucky I'm not from a desert planet, huh?" Gladio asked with a laugh. "Lots of plains and farmland where I'm from. Lots of places to grow." He thought about it some, and his smile faded just a little when remembering home. Even now it hurt to remember. He missed home very much. But he did his best to push it to one side. "... Lots of open spaces back home, maybe we're not intergalactic, but we make do."

[sensitiveapple]

She can feel his hurt and his missing of his home. Misa doesn't understand how people can be content with one planet, even though she is. Intergalactic trade is such an integral part of the New Republic that she couldn't imagine a planet without it.

She frowns. "Cantonica is mostly desert. About a hundred years ago, they made an ocean, though."

[callmegladio]

"Your world seems a lot more advanced than mine." Gladio smiled. He wasn't bothered by Misa not understanding where he was coming from, he supposed a lot of worlds were like that. Gladio couldn't imagine the worlds she was painting pictures of. Then again, he didn't much like space... The first mission he had joined after being brought to the VoidTrecker had been in space and he had been, in no uncertain terms, scared witless. He liked having his feet on solid ground. The idea of empty space pressing in all around him made him feel sick to his stomach.

"But my world was beautiful. It had everything. Deserts, snow, wide open plains, mountains and volcanoes and sparkling, crystal clear seas..." Oh yes, Gladio missed Eos so very much. But he knew one day he would see it again.

[sensitiveapple]

She stops eating again. SNOW. She's heard about it, and read about it - the battle of Hoth had been pivotal during the Rebellion - but she's never experienced it for herself, except for her first mission. That had been ice though, not snow.

"Is snow really fluffy? Is it cold? Does it do anything? I mean, I've never been in snow, except for my first mission and that was ice, not snow, so I don't know anything about it."

[callmegladio]

Gladio's smile was wide when he was hit with several questions he hadn't expected.

"Fresh snow is fluffy. It's really cold. But it can be... moulded, I guess? You can pack the snow and make things with it. Usually snowmen!" He laughed. "Or snow balls. Used to have snowball battles with my little sister during the winter. They don't hurt, just hit you and explode in a shower of powdered snow. But it's a lot of fun.

You've really not seen snow?" That seemed like such a shame. Every kid should have a snow day, Gladio thought.

[sensitiveapple]

"My first mission on the train was an ice maze." She admits. "But that's as close as I got." She shrugs. "Cantonica is a desert planet." She reminds him. "It's not Hoth." Not that that would mean anything to him, but it makes sense to her.

[callmegladio]

"Well then. If we ever end up on a snow world, I'll show you how to make a snowman." Gladio decided. Every kid needed to know how to make one of those!