[Day 191 | Open] What's that familiar sizzling sound?

[freedom_engineer]

Who: Colin, anyone who wants breakfast
Open: OPEN
What: One word. BACON
When: Day 191, Morning
Where: The Distillery
Format: Take your pick
Warnings: Who needs a warning when BACON is involved?

Three days ago, Colin introduced his new buildings to the Bastion. This morning, the lab's work had finally come to fruition. Colin brought a slab of skillet-ready bacon to the kitchen, first thing in the morning. The kitchen was freshly upgraded, how fitting it would be to have it broken in with fresh meat?

Rin had been apprehensive at first. Artificial meat couldn't be good, could it? But that apprehension seemed to melt away gradually like so much fat off of sizzling meat as the bacon cooked.

So, when everyone shows up for breakfast, there's a giant serving platter loaded down with bacon to go along with the rest of the breakfast for the day.

Go nuts, everyone.

Comments

[spiria]

Mhm ... It's actually pretty amazing, what all has been done here given the circumstances.

[hellpyre]

Uhuh. It's been a lotta work but... we're rebuildin'. That's the important thing.

Hey, everythin' taste okay? The meat is sort of a new thing so I wanna make sure people like it.

[superdrowningskills]

[And right about now Alucard is giving Colin the closest thing to a starry-eyed look that's ever likely to cross his face, barring perhaps being told that his mother had been found alive. He may not understand it, but you've totally sold him on the magic of science, Colin.]

[spiria]

It's delicious! The new thing is pretty good.

[hellpyre]

That's good.

[She'll have to tell Colin then.

While being all tsun about it.

Because its just not a day with Colin if she isn't giving him the tsun treatment.]

[spiria]

So how did we suddenly get the meat? I mean ... it's not like there's a lot of animals around here that we could get it from ...

[ We're not eating Skyway monsters, are we? ]

[hellpyre]

[You're about two months too late for that, Kohaku.]

Uhm. Colin kinda made... well "fake" meat ain't really the right word for it but it's also not from any animal, so...

[Science! That thing other people understand better than Rin does.]

[spiria]

[ oh good I missed that party. ]

... So how is it made?

[hellpyre]

[Yeah it was not a fun one.]

I'unno, you'd have to bug Colin about that. He bought a place with his shards that basically makes the meat we need with a computer. ... at least that's what I think happens.

[Can you tell she didn't ask a whole lot of questions.]

[spiria]

.... What's a computer?

[ SHE HONESTLY HAS NO IDEA. ]

[hellpyre]

Uhm. It's--... I dunno how to explain what it is. Maybe you should ask Colin?

[spiria]

Oh, Colin is one of the people who helped me when I got here ... he would know what a computer is?

[hellpyre]

Yeah, he's like super smart. ... and kind of a pain in the ass. But whatever, he's still helpful.

[spiria]

Kinda like how someone can be a good person but also the biggest pain, huh.

That would be my brother.

[hellpyre]

I feel sorry for the people related to Colin.

[spiria]

Is he really that much of a pain? He seemed really nice when he was helping me.

[hellpyre]

... you'll learn. Trust me.

[spiria]

I'm sure I will, If I'm going to be here for a while ...

[hellpyre]

Well, we all are. But that's besides the point. He's a good guy, he's been helpin' us a lot here, but he's always so damn cocky about it.

[spiria]

So he's really confident in his own abilities?

[hellpyre]

He's confident that he's always gonna win. No matter what. And that there's no force in this universe than can keep him down. It's bullshit! I'M not even that arrogant!

[spiria]

You have to admit, though, keeping an attitude like that is kind of admirable. I mean, sure, sometimes you have to accept that there are limitations in the world that'll keep you down, but to have that amount of confidence all the time ...

It's kind of enviable.

[hellpyre]

That's just it! He never accepts stuff like that! You'd think he would, even once, but no it's always all this crap about how he wins against the universe every time!

[spiria]

... That's a lot of confidence.

[hellpyre]

I know, right?! It's ridiculous! I have a big ego but even I know you gotta lose some time!