Danny &#39;Danno&#39; Williams

Class was back in the Danger Shop today, and it was once again set up with cooking stations. "Good morning," Hannibal said once they were both there. "Last week, we learned about cuts of meat, and we have already discussed the importance of a good knife."

He picked up one of his own knives. "But there are techniques to using them. It is more complicated and elegant than simply hitting things with them. The key is control of your tools, something that will come into play in a future class."

~~Hannibal playing with knives~~
Cutting Techniques

"This week, we'll cover mincing, dicing, chopping, slicing, and julienning, among other things. There are many different types of cuts. They can help add interest to food's appearance, and are also important to ensure everything cooks at the proper rate. If you have different sized pieces of the same type of food, you'll end up with some of it overdone and some of it underdone." Don't do that, kids.

He gestured for them to join him up front to watch. "We will start with proper technique, as I'd prefer neither of you lose a finger." He went over the different grips and cutting techniques, demonstrating them.

"When cutting meat, you should always cut against the grain. Cutting the wrong way is a common error that can ruin a good meal." He showed them a rare piece of steak. "Meat is muscle fibers. Muscles travel in a specific direction; like wood, they have a grain." He showed them the long side of the meat.

"Because they're designed for strength, pulling muscle with the grain - or chewing it - is very difficult." He sliced a bit with the grain and tugged on it to show them. "So, when you're slicing meat, you should always cut in the other direction." He did a bit of that. "This makes it much more tender." He pulled that piece apart fairly easily.

"You all have various vegetables and some meat at your stations. Today you'll be making a vegetable beef soup to practice different cuts. Pay attention to the size each vegetable should be, or they won't all finish at the same time. And please watch how you cut your meat."

He nodded for them to begin.

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"Good morning," Jon began a little blearily. "Today I thought we -"

He was interrupted by loud chittering.

"No, Leroy, this is not a class about you. Although honestly I'm astonished it took you this long to attempt a takeover."

Leroy hopped up on the desk and waved a tiny glass at him.

"Yes, I expect that would take precedence. However -"

Leroy began drunkenly singing off-key.

Jon rubbed the bridge of his nose. "Apparently today we are covering music. Loosely defined. Once he's done, please share your own. You don't have to sing it yourself; that's what phones are for."

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Rey hadn't slept especially well last night, so she'd decided to camp out in the Perk for a bit today. She had to clean up some of her notes anyway, so she was seated at a table, writing in a notebook.

It was harder to do when a bored barista kept coming over to clean near her. Rey had had to move her feet twice now so she could mop. She felt like maybe they were trying to annoy her out of the shop, but she'd so far decided that wasn't happening.

[The flist looked lonely. open! ]

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Good morning, everyone! This is Kitty with one note, where Gregorith was at the museum, focused on crafting and puppies. Which sounds a lot like my life.

I'm sure the squirrels were having a lazy Sunday instead of stalking everyone else. Happy Monday!

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Since his job(s) here in Fandom didn't take up a huge amount of time, and there was only so much pottery Gregorith could do, he was thinking of branching out into some other artforms as well.

Hence a bunch of crafting books spread out on his side of the front desk, which he wasn't paying much attention to just at the moment because he'd also decided to take up some of his admin work for Level 9 again and he was also going over proposals for certain peoples' consequences.

He was particularly pleased with the idea of a pocket realm where the soul in question would be surrounded by people completely ignoring them. That seemed appropriate for that guy.

But he was distracted from that because one of the hellhounds back home had had puppies and Bel had sent pictures, and he just found himself gazing out the door. He usually wasn't one to daydream but today was...

"Is this what Spring Fever feels like?"

The museum is open, but the Demon Docent is distractinated.

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Good morning, everyone! It is I, Miss Lydia Bennet, here with the news! Or at least, everything the squirrels managed to scribble down. Let's get to it, shall we?

At the school, Overcoming Obstacles investigated the smelling abilities of dogs, and Cupcakes of the World(s) investigated the cupcakes of America's neighbors to the north, Canada.

In the town, Detective Watts was overseeing a paper aeroplane contest at the trooper station--now, I hardly understand the aeroplanes at all, but how could they possibly be safe if they're made out of paper? Anyway, he was joined by Mr. Grant for luncheon. Miss Skywalker found her warehouse woodchuck-free for once, and later Mr. Gregorith walked and, it seems, danced in the rain. As one does. And thus end my notes, dear listeners. Until next week!

thatwaslucky

Rey could cook just fine. It wasn't ever fancy or anything, but it was perfectly serviceable food that you'd be perfectly fine eating. However, when you had basically a domestic god for a boyfriend, it would be dumb to not have him teach you a few things.

"I'll warn you, I have probably only the basics of equipment here," she said as she looked through a cabinet. "But I do have them."

And if they needed anything she didn't have, they'd make it work.

[For the guy from that thing.]

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Rey came into the warehouse to find a note written in terrible woodchuck-y handwriting (yes, she could tell) saying "GONE FISHING."

She had several questions about this. How long would they be gone, where were they going, do woodchucks even eat fish? Or were they just catching them and throwing them back, which was a whole other thing she do not understand.

At least it'd be quiet.

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“Canada today,” Stark said. “It’s nearby.” Well, relatively. “See, here on the map.”

“I have two recipes, and examples from each, to try out today. I have cupcakes that taste like Nanaimo Bars and I have maple cupcakes as well because maple trees and maple syrup and everything maple is popular in Canada.” Stark paused. “It’s popular here too. Because it’s delicious. Very good with things like waffles and pancakes and good as a coffee flavor too…”

“Oh, and I brought actual Nanaimo bars from JGoB as well. So you can compare. Decide how well the cupcake represents the dessert it’s meant to mimic. Nanaimo bars aren’t actually baked so they won’t be exactly the same but I think the cupcakes are delicious and so are the bars.”

“So…as always, let’s get started?"

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The low 60's were still a bit chilly for a demon but it was a lot warmer than it had been, so Gregorith decided it was a good night for a stroll.

And then it started to rain.

Okay then, it was a good night for a stroll with an umbrella.

And maybe, just maybe, he gave in to the random urge to twirl the umbrella and do a brief "Singin' In The Rain" spin.

[Dance like only the Squirrels are watching]
[also post is open]

Current Music: Singin' In The Rain

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The class was outside today. Because why not take advantage of nice weather while you can in the spring? Also, the dogs were going insane being cooped up. Absolutely insane.

"Today we'll be testing out the smelling capabilities of the dogs with you all," Tony said. "See if they have any skill there to keep training."

"Patriot is great at finding this to smell--" and then roll in, but details, "--but has difficulty moving on once he finds something that catches his attention," Steve said.

"And the other two mostly just want to always be running." These were the dogs they picked. "But we're sure you all can keep them on task!"

The entire history of those two dogs notwithstanding, of course.

"It'll be fun!" Steve said optimistically.

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The Troopers today were engaged in a paper aeroplane folding contest.

Unfortunately, none of them were very good at folding them, so it had quickly devolved into a wastebasket basketball contest.

Watts was staying out of it, thank you.

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Good morning, it's Steve Rogers again, with the news of yesterday. In classes, Mana learned about a 'brainwashing nature cult', Cinema Studies studied a swell romantic comedy, and Norse Studies learned about Ragnarok.

In town, Vi distracted Steph from the stupid people on the internet with coffee with sprinkles and whipped cream, Thor served wolf-themed drinks at the Devil's Nest, and Supper Club went to an Irish bar for food. That sounds really good. Maybe we'll have fish and chips for dinner tonight.

Have a great weekend, everyone!

mustbeawitch

St. Patrick's Day had come and gone, and being an Englishwoman of a certain vintage Lydia didn't understand all the hullabaloo at all, but she was hardly one to not embrace a theme! So today the Supper Club would be meeting at The James Joyce, while Lydia wondered who James and Joyce were.

Welcome to Supper Club, everyone!

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Thor's choice of cocktail theme had Tiny shooting him wary looks tonight, as if he was wondering if Thor knew something he didn't.

He did not, for the record. He was just in a certain kind of mood.

Specials
Grey Wolf
Lone Wolf
Hungry Like the Wolf

The Devil's Nest is open!

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"Most of you," Don began today's class, "have probably heard of Ragnarok, the 'twilight of the gods,' the prophesied end of the world in Norse mythology. Again, this class will deal with the myth, not...what may or may not have happened in any particular real world." He'd been dead then anyway.

Don passed around a handout detailing the story of Ragnarok. "The myth-slash-prophecy is very detailed, even including things like how many steps Thor will take before he falls down and dies--nine, if you're wondering. It is also, in some ways, a self-fulfilling prophecy. Fenris--excuse me, Fenrir--is maybe the best example of this. In response to the prophecy of Ragnarok saying that the wolf Fenrir would swallow the sun and Odin himself, Odin bound Fenrir in enchanted chains. Now, the prophecy says that those chains will snap at Ragnarok, so the wolf always had to be chained, but also, does this treatment contribute to Fenrir being like, 'Fuck it, I'll just eat the sun then'? If Fenrir had not been chained, and thus one of the conditions of the prophecy left unmet, could Ragnarok be avoided? Discuss."

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Well, the classroom might have had a few more blankets than normal, but it wasn't too different in honor of the movie theme this week. Maybe the sleep masks were pushing it, though.

"So, today is a romance movie. Kind of." Jane had some concerns about it.

"One built on lies, deception, and fear of being alone," Cara, you were making it sound much more exciting than it actually was.

"And very ridiculous misunderstandings," Jane added. "But its still a good movie."

Which made for a change in this class.

"In any case, settle in and enjoy."

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Looks like it was another quiet Wednesday

Up at the School, The Long Con tried to sell us all a bridge, while in the Library, spring was sprung, and Caleb had some opinions on the weather.

Nothing much happened in the Dorms, while in Town, Adrian was involved in self-care at Pick Your Poison.

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