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Tweak says, "EXPERIENCE TRANQUILITY"

Simon Basset, Duke of Hastings (burnforyou) wrote in valloic,
@ 2021-05-19 18:53:00

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!: network post, ₴ inactive: daphne bridgerton, ₴ inactive: nikolai lantsov, ₴ inactive: simon basset, ₴ inactive: sophie deveraux

Is anyone able to recommend somewhere that might offer cooking lessons?

[ FILTERED TO DAPHNE ]

I don't want to hover like a fussy mother, but I just wanted to check in and make certain you're doing all right.

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	nolawitch 2021-05-20 12:37 pm UTC (link)
	I'm not an actual teacher but cooking is my thing. If you don't mind one on one lessons, I can help out. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	burnforyou 2021-05-20 02:53 pm UTC (link)
	Not in the slightest. That would be much appreciated, thank you. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	nolawitch 2021-05-20 04:23 pm UTC (link)
	You're welcome. Fair warning, we will be using your kitchen so I can get judgy about what you do and don't have. It's only to make you a better cook, I promise. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	burnforyou 2021-05-20 04:29 pm UTC (link)
	I admit I don't have much of anything currently. The judgement will likely be good for me. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	nolawitch 2021-05-20 04:57 pm UTC (link)
	Excellent attitude. I also have no formal training but not necessarily need it when you're willing to learn. When is best for you? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	burnforyou 2021-05-20 05:03 pm UTC (link)
	I'm free any time aside from Saturday evening. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	nolawitch 2021-05-20 05:06 pm UTC (link)
	Which is good because no one should be learning on a Saturday night. How are Tuesday nights, say about 6? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	burnforyou 2021-05-20 05:12 pm UTC (link)
	Tuesday night works perfectly. Thank you again. I reside in the Morningside Apartments. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	nolawitch 2021-05-20 05:21 pm UTC (link)
	So do I. Easy commute for the both of us. My name is Sophie by the way. I should probably tell you that before inviting myself into your apartment and ransacking your cupboards. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	burnforyou 2021-05-20 05:53 pm UTC (link)
	It's a pleasure to meet you, Sophie. My name is Simon. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	nolawitch 2021-05-20 07:07 pm UTC (link)
	Pleasure's mine, Simon. I promise I won't go too hard on you. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	burnforyou 2021-05-20 07:15 pm UTC (link)
	Much obliged. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	nolawitch 2021-05-20 07:29 pm UTC (link)
	You're adorable. I'll see you Tuesday. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	lantsov 2021-05-20 02:47 pm UTC (link)
	Now there is a good question to ask. I've been trying to learn through trial, error, and occasionally helpful Youtube tutorials. Results have varied. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	burnforyou 2021-05-20 02:53 pm UTC (link)
	I've become somewhat accomplished nat microwaving things. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lantsov 2021-05-20 02:55 pm UTC (link)
	The microwave can do miraculous things. It's especially handy at reheating the takeout that I inevitable order when I get cocky and burn something on the stovetop. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	burnforyou 2021-05-20 03:17 pm UTC (link)
	Truly, takeout is one of the reasons I haven't starved to death entirely yet. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lantsov 2021-05-20 03:25 pm UTC (link)
	It is one, of so very many, technological advances that I would like to take home with me, were I to ever be thrown back there. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	burnforyou 2021-05-20 04:10 pm UTC (link)
	I couldn't agree more. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lantsov 2021-05-20 05:38 pm UTC (link)
	I wish you luck on your culinary adventures. Keep us updated on your progress. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	burnforyou 2021-05-20 06:01 pm UTC (link)
	I'll do my best. Here's to hoping I don't burn the place to the ground. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lantsov 2021-05-20 06:03 pm UTC (link)
	Cheers to that. Perhaps focus on being positive to keep that from manifesting. You'll be a prodigy, surely! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	burnforyou 2021-05-20 06:05 pm UTC (link)
	It couldn't do any worse than my usual line of thinking. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lantsov 2021-05-20 06:09 pm UTC (link)
	It's a bit of a gamble, no matter which way your thoughts lean. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	burnforyou 2021-05-20 06:12 pm UTC (link)
	If it works, I'll have to have you over for dinner. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lantsov 2021-05-21 04:12 pm UTC (link)
	I certainly wouldn't turn down such a generous offer. Consider me crossing my fingers for success on your behalf even more, then. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	incomparable 2021-05-20 11:32 pm UTC (link)
	Asking for a friend. SIMON I ~~So, you k~~ I'm doing well! And, if you can believe it, I just bought a computer. For school! So I'm great. Everything is great. How are you? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	burnforyou 2021-05-20 11:48 pm UTC (link)
	Indeed. DAPHNE I'm glad to hear it. I'm well. I found someone offering cooking lessons, so that's something. I apologize if I overstepped my bounds after you returned. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	DAPHNE \| SIMON incomparable 2021-05-21 02:10 am UTC (link)
	Are you going to teach me everything you learn so that I, too, can become self-sufficient? [...] You did not. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	DAPHNE \| SIMON burnforyou 2021-05-21 02:16 am UTC (link)
	If that's what you would like. No? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	DAPHNE \| SIMON incomparable 2021-05-21 02:19 am UTC (link)
	I very much would. I barely know how to turn on the oven at this point, which is still more than I knew back home. No. And I've spent the time since returning trying to decide how I feel about that. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	DAPHNE \| SIMON burnforyou 2021-05-21 02:28 am UTC (link)
	Then of course I will. Have you managed to come to a decision? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

DAPHNE | SIMON

incomparable
2021-05-21 02:47 am UTC (link)

It's still a bit complicated, isn't it?

Because I want you to do it again, but I'm not exactly ready to run to the altar, either. It's a thing I still want for my future. I still want all of the things I wanted before, but being in Vallo has taught me that it's okay to want other things, too, even if they come first. That is to say that I want to take my time getting to the things I wanted back home, but I still very much want you to do that again.

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	DAPHNE \| SIMON burnforyou 2021-05-21 03:04 am UTC (link)
	I'm glad that you have the opportunities here to expand and explore what you want from your life, Daphne. I love you. I have no shame in admitting that. And I will happily kiss you breathless. But my stance about children still has not changed. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

DAPHNE | SIMON

incomparable
2021-05-23 01:45 pm UTC (link)

And I don't know where that leaves us.

I think, back home, that I would have married you even if you'd told me the truth of your desires--or the lack thereof. The honest truth. All that waited for me there was a good marriage and it would have been absolutely worth it to forego children for the chance at a marriage in which I could feel truly loved and truly happy. Because I would feel both of those things with you. I know I would. You are my best friend, Simon.

But we both have more choices here than we ever did back home. No one's going to throw stones at me because some jealous girl saw me kissing a man I wanted to kiss. I don't have to marry anyone unless I'm good and ready. I don't have to choose one or the other here. My time isn't running out. And I realize this is a lot of "I" and "me" and that this situation involves the both of us but this is the first time in my entire life that I've been able to think about what I want and what I need and I want and need to respect this freedom I've been so privileged to experience.

So where does that leave us? If you see me as your wife, but I'm not ready to commit to the choices you've made for your future, and if you want to kiss me breathless and I desperately wish for you to do the same, is there any point at which these things meet in the middle? Am I allowed to want you so badly that it physically pains me when I have no answer as to whether or not we can eventually find ourselves wanting the same future as the other?

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	DAPHNE \| SIMON burnforyou 2021-05-26 02:49 pm UTC (link)
	I'm afraid I don't have any more insight than you into where this leaves us. I'm happy you have these freedoms and opportunities here, truly I am. All I ever wanted was for you to have a happy and fulfilled life. You deserve it all. That's the best answer I can give you for now. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	missbridgerton 2021-05-20 11:36 pm UTC (link)
	You're going to learn how to cook, your grace? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	burnforyou 2021-05-20 11:51 pm UTC (link)
	Just call me Simon, please. My title is irrelevant here. That being said, I'd like to try. It seems a useful skill here. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	missbridgerton 2021-05-21 12:36 am UTC (link)
	Oh dear, I'm not so sure I'll be able to do that, even here. I've done some cooking, not very well, but I'm good at following directions and I found a simple cookbook at the library! It was edible, at least, and there were no fires. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	burnforyou 2021-05-21 02:11 am UTC (link)
	Whatever makes you feel most comfortable. I assure you that Simon is just fine, however. What recipes have you managed so far? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	missbridgerton 2021-05-25 01:47 pm UTC (link)
	Right, well, I suppose I'll see what happens. Simple ones, really. Salads, which don't take much of the actual, er, cooking. A box of cheesy pasta wasn't so hard either! And rice and beans. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	burnforyou 2021-05-26 02:43 pm UTC (link)
	It sounds like you're making good progress so far. Let's hope I manage to follow in your footsteps. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	missbridgerton 2021-05-27 12:33 am UTC (link)
	Best of luck to you, your Grace! (Reply to this) (Parent)