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[emulsions]

[ This is the first time he's really doing this shit on this mind-imposed social network, so bear with him. ]

I'm a shitty judge of timing, so maybe this isn't...a good time, but—

I've got this batch of Twinkies. If you've never seen one, it's a 4-inch traditional sponge cake with a cream filling. Vanilla only. They're as close to store-bought as you're gonna get in this place.

If you've got a hankering for processed junk from home, I'll be at the Nocwich square handing them out whenever the doors open again.

...

Okay, that's all, thank you.

(( ooc: threadjacking welcome; if you reply, you can assume your character got a twinkie. feel free to spontaneously make other food requests. ))

Comments

[sunnygoose]

Oh, these sound amazing! I haven't heard of them, but the description sounds pretty close to a Fancy Lad snack cake... you know, "A big delight in every bite!" One of the few processed, prepackaged foods that survived the fallout!

I'd love to try one. Artificial vanilla flavouring additive is one of my favorite flavours!

[emulsions]

[ The fallout? Someone's already told him the earth got wasted by their time, he's not gonna ask. He's going to blaze right on past that insane factoid she just dropped. ]

I hate to break it to you but if you're jonesing for the artificial shit,
this is real vanilla bean.

[ That he scraped out by hand. ]

[sunnygoose]

Whoa. No way. The real thing? Like, from the plant? I thought it went extinct! I've never had the real thing... Does it taste different?

[carmesi]

Is it really worth the hype? You got a lot of people in Solvunn buzzing about Twinkies.

[carmesi]

Ask me.

[wiedzminka]

Not much of a catch. What'll you do if I hate it?

Fair enough. You're not wrong. Though I'd raise you "the last few months."

private because she won't give peter the benefit of knowing

[carmesi]

Would you really want a Coke?

[punctually]

fine

[ but he's not doing it on the public mental network. ]

[emulsions]

Feel shitty about it, then...make it better.
I think you'll like it, though.

That's about when I got here.
Guess life's just kinda like that.

[carmesi]

( the way he saw through her )

No, by the way.

[punctually]

[ called it. ]

[emulsions]

Stronger flavor, mostly.
You can't actually get the artificial stuff here, they haven't invented it yet.

I could bring you one?

[carmesi]

We know he's open to requests but isn't this a lot?
You should consider giving him something in return.

( bark bark, but also: are you okay, dean )

[sunnygoose]

They haven't --? Oh, that does make sense. They haven't really reached a discernible level of industrial processing, for sure. I wasn't sure if it was different outside of Solvunn.

I would love that! I just... I don't have caps, or, or anything to really trade. I think I could get my hands on some goat cheese. There is a lot of goat cheese here. Would you like goat cheese?

[wiedzminka]

It sounds delicious. Seems like it's something from your world that others are familiar with. You've caused some excitement, by the looks of it.

Why is it called a "Twinkie"?

I've been here for years, and it has gotten more... eventful. But it was never quiet. In some ways, you get used to it.

[tedandroses]

Apple's the best kind! I'm sure if there are any other fans I'll find someone to argue about that in about 30 seconds, but. Sounds delicious.

What would I owe you? Anything you want from the land of goats and gods? I'll have a guitar with me in Nocwich, so if you're not crazy about barter, I can usually make a little bit of Actual Coinage while I'm there (or cover a song you miss, if I know it).

[tedandroses]

So...not just a little questionable, then.

[thearchangel]

Twinkie?

That's actually a food? A real thing? And not a joke?

[righteously]

I'm not, I swear
Scout's honor
It's a real thing

[righteously]

You ain't wrong, sister. It's the king for a reason. Sure was a time to be alive on Earth.

I take it burgers weren't easy fixins back in your hometown?

[righteously]

I wasn't asking for the whole list. No one man is powerful enough to down all that in one go, not even me. I just wanted to know if anything on it was doable.

I already got a few things lined up to bring him, but good lookin out.

Don't worry, ma'am. I'm not an ungrateful jackass just out here taking advantage of people, trust me.

( but also: no, he isn't, and the only thing that eases his eternal depression is deep-frying stuff. )

[righteously]

questionable what now?

[emulsions]

That's what they called it, yeah.

[emulsions]

Seems about the same on my end? I'd kill for a stand mixer or something.

I'm good on goat cheese.
Don't worry about it.

[emulsions]

Um, depends. I mean, I'm not losing my mind over it, but I wouldn't turn one down.

I don't wanna put you out or anything, though.