=== Goldmary & Panette ===
--- C ---



[Panette]
Goldmary, I hear you are quite the chef.
[Goldmary]
I certainly am.
[Goldmary]
I'm sorry to say, to the chagrin of all lesser
cooks, my talent in the kitchen has no equal.
[Goldmary]
I feel the envy of others weighing heavily on me,
but I suppose that is the price of greatness.
[Panette]
Marvelous! Well then, being such an expert,
might you be willing to teach me?
[Goldmary]
Maybe. Why?
[Panette]
To my great shame, I know nothing of the
culinary arts.
[Panette]
As a servant of the royal family, I ought to have
some facility in the kitchen. Don't you think?
[Goldmary]
Naturally...
[Goldmary]
But giving you my culinary secrets would mean
more competition for me.
[Panette]
I assure you, I do not wish to steal your thunder.
All I want is to please the boss.
[Goldmary]
If it's purely for the crown princess...
[Goldmary]
All right. Out of respect for your devotion,
I'll do it.
[Goldmary]
I will gather up the ingredients. Be ready to get
started next time we meet.
[Panette]
Thank you! I will not forget this kindness.
--- B ---


[Goldmary]
Time to begin our cooking lesson, Panette.
We are going to roast a chicken.
[Panette]
Marvelous. The boss is quite partial to
fowl concoctions.
[Goldmary]
I'm...not sure that phrasing makes sense to me,
but all right. Here is what we're working with.
[Panette]
Mm-hmm, I see.
[Panette]
So this bird has been roasted and is ready to
serve, correct?
[Goldmary]
What? Of course not. It's absolutely raw.
[Goldmary]
First, we'll put in some stuffing, and then we'll
roast it. Over fire.
[Panette]
Oh, mm-hmm. I see, I see.
[Goldmary]
We'll use these vegetables for our stuffing.
Would you chop them into fine pieces for us?
[Panette]
With gusto!
[Goldmary]
They're only vegetables, Panette... They don't
fight back.
[Panette]
Here comes the finishing strike! Hiya!
[Goldmary]
Well, I'd say you've chopped them into
complete submission.
[Panette]
Why, thank you, Miss Goldmary! I am happy to
chop further, if need be.
[Goldmary]
No, you've been...very thorough. If you chop
them anymore, we'll be having soup.
[Goldmary]
We should also not be seasoning with splinters
from the cutting board, but...we'll let that go.
[Goldmary]
Now, let's stuff the chicken with the veggies,
put it on a skewer, and roast it up nicely.
[Panette]
Teacher, teacher! I have a question.
[Goldmary]
Yes?
[Panette]
Is it ready yet?
[Goldmary]
Uh, we only just put it on the fire...
--- A ---



[Panette]
Thank you ever so much for the cooking
lesson, Goldmary!
[Panette]
I later made a chicken roast for the boss,
following your steps to the letter.
[Panette]
She was over the moon, I say! Could not stop
singing the dish's praises.
[Goldmary]
I'm so glad.
[Goldmary]
Could it be that teaching is yet another entry in
my absurdly long list of talents?
[Goldmary]
I-I'm sorry if the pristine quality of my lesson
presented a distraction for you while cooking.
[Panette]
Ah, no, but there was one issue. The boss did
appear to be in some pain as she ate.
[Goldmary]
That's worrisome.
[Panette]
Yes. There was something hard in the chicken
that ground against her teeth. Gristle, perhaps?
[Goldmary]
Or a chunk of the cutting board.
[Goldmary]
You really must learn to be more careful with
the chopping.
[Panette]
Understood!
[Goldmary]
Despite that, I think my cooking course was
quite successful. Wouldn't you agree?
[Panette]
Indeed, it was a rousing success! Thank you for
your assistance, my teacher.
[Panette]
In fact, thanks to your tutelage, I have already
received my first cooking assignment.
[Goldmary]
You've been given work? As a chef?
[Panette]
The boss found my way of chopping ingredients
rather charming, you see.
[Panette]
So, when the war is over, she will invite some
luminaries for a demonstration at Solm Palace.
[Goldmary]
A demonstration in the palace? For the whole
court of the queendom?!
[Panette]
I know! Isn't it wonderful? I will be sure to tell
them that it was you who taught me all I know.
[Goldmary]
Th-th-that's a bit... Uh, well...
[Goldmary]
There are bound to be serious individuals even
in a relaxed court like Solm...
[Goldmary]
So I suppose I'd better help make sure your
chopping skill is up to the task.
[Panette]
What?! I thought our lessons were finished!
[Goldmary]
If my name is on this, we will do it right. Shall
I tell Princess Timerra that you refused lessons?
[Panette]
Aw...
[Goldmary]
Shouldn't you be grateful to have individual
instruction from such a gifted teacher?
[Panette]
Yes, Miss Goldmary.
--- S ---