Delicious In Dungeon, Tuesday, Period 6

[sailor_meshi]

Class was meeting outside today, in no small part because Senshi had gotten lost trying to find his room and when he arrived, he realized that everything was scaled for Tall-Men and elves, neither of which he was. And if he was having trouble, he could only imagine how the half-foots and gnomes were struggling. Not just anywhere outside, they were meeting right outside the external doors that led to the cafeteria, where a number of fire-retardant mats had been spread out. Senshi was not going to ask why the school had so many fire-retardant mats, just be grateful they were there.

When the class arrived, they would be greeted by a short, stocky man, about 4'7, with a long, and magnificent black beard and head of hair that poured over his chest and back, from below his helmet, and a glorious black mustache that poked out above it. He was also carrying a huge bag of supplies on his back, that clanked with his every movement. His muscular build was reflected in the ease with which he carried it.

"Greetings," he said gruffly, hoping that the sign (complete with crude map) he put on the door of the classroom had caught everybody and sent them out here. "I'm Senshi of Izganda, your instructor for Delicious in Dungeon. I still don't really know how I got here or how everything was all set up for me, but I do know my stuff, and part of that stuff is survivin' and thrivin' in a dungeon, where the only things to eat are the flora and fauna that you can forage for - and that means monsters, for the fauna, and even some of the flora, too. I know that this class billed itself as goin' down into the dungeons to hunt monsters and cookin' 'em up, but I don't know if that's the safest thing to do with a buncha youngin's, and that's assuming I can even find my dungeon again."

Sorry, oh, everybody in the class. Senshi had no idea how to tell Tall-Men ages and, considering this was a school, was just operating under the assumption that everyone was a child until told otherwise.

"But while I'm figurin' that out, we still got a class. I've been told that the first week of class is usually introductions, so we're gonna do that, but I can't imagine that's gonna take the whole time, so I've got some other things to focus on that'll also help us for our time goin' forward.

"First of all, when you're in a dungeon, you're rarely gonna have a fancy kitchen to cook in. Sometimes you do, and that's great, but usually it's just you and the fire that you can build. There are ways to get creative with cookin' over a fire - for example, I always have a metal grill I carry with me, so if I find something enclosed that I can set a fire in, I've got a grill handy to cook over - but the first thing you've got to know is how to build a fire." At that, his hands went onto his hips. "Now, I do have one rule in my class - no magic. You're here to learn how to do things by hand. I can't stop you if you run around lighting fires with magic the whole rest of the time, but I've seen too many casters end up at the resurrectionists because they ran out of magic and froze to death because they didn't know how to build a proper fire by hand."

And he wasn't going to let these youngin's learn bad habits in his class.

"Once we finish buildin' fires and a coupla different types of useful cookin' setups, we're all gonna prepare a little meal over 'em, and once we've finished cookin', we'll do the introductions."

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Build A Fire

[sailor_meshi]

Before anything else, obviously the first thing to do is go over how to build a fire because if you can't do that, you can't do anything. Luckily, Senshi has been thinking about this a lot, so he has already collected plenty of wood and kindling for you to use. While it's possible to build fires that can melt metal, he's going to show you how to build campfires that are best for cooking temperatures (and that won't destroy the mats). The shape and setup for campfires is important, too, and lastly, he'll teach you how to make a cooking tripod to hang your cookpot from.

Re: Build A Fire

[slothbabyproductions]

Okay. Fire. The last time she made a campfire was a camping trip with the girl scout troop which was years ago.

Still she did her best, she built a little platform and tried to light it. It took most of the class period to get it lit.

Re: Build A Fire

[sailor_meshi]

At about halfway through the period, Senshi wandered by. Okay, not so much 'wandered by,' but had decided that enough time had passed to warrant intervention.

"Excuse me," he said, "how's it going over here? I don't wanna bother you if you feel like you've almost got it, but if you're startin' to feel tired or frustrated, maybe I can help."

Re: Build A Fire

[slothbabyproductions]

"Nope. I'm totally going to get this," Kamala grumbled. "I've done harder things in life and I can totally create a fire."

Re: Build A Fire

[sailor_meshi]

"Okay," Senshi said. "I believe you will. I'll be around if you end up wantin' pointers, but you got grit and determination, and that'll getcha through a lot."

Re: Build A Fire

[chef_chocobro]

Ignis had, for a brief moment, thought he may as well start his fire with magic, just to sort of be a little bit of a brat about it, but then Senshi made it very clear that that would not be appreciated, in a way that suggested not even in jest. That caught his attention slightly, although the reason he gave for it was a very good one.

And it didn't really matter, anyway. Ignis had absolutely no trouble at all getting a fire started by his own volition and manual skills, either, and already inherently knew how to get them to function with cooking specifically in mind without the additional instruction.

Re: Build A Fire

[aroughtempestiwillraise]

No magic? No magic? You might as well tie one hand behind his back and then insist he do this without his sense of taste!

But Gale was managing while only looking a lot slightly put out by the whole tedious process when a good firebolt could get the kindling going much faster, you know. He could explain that. In detail. But for now... "I'm taking this as the challenge that I will graciously assume it was meant to be."

Because he'd be using magic out in the wilds, thank you. The man only had an 8 in strength, Senshi! An 8!

Re: Build A Fire

[sailor_meshi]

Get gud, magic scrub.

"If that's how you wanna look at it, all right," Senshi said, because whatever worked, worked. "But just think, no matter what else happens, you'll come away with new skills that might come in handy some other time. Nothing learned is ever a waste."

Re: Build A Fire

[aroughtempestiwillraise]

How dare!

"I just cannot see ever not having my magic at hand. The cantrips at the very least," complained the magic scrub who was a big ol' baby about this.

Because spell slots, my dude. He had spell slots ready!

Re: Build A Fire

[sailor_meshi]

"Mmmhmm. Doesn't magic requires fancy words and special ingredients to use?" Senshi asked. "What if you've run out? Or you can't speak?"

Re: Build A Fire

[aroughtempestiwillraise]

Jokes on you, not in video games!

"The same could be said for a sword or a dagger," Gale said, totally trying to compare to the martial classes. Bless his heart.

Re: Build A Fire

[sailor_meshi]

He's trying and that's just precious.

"And if you think I'm givin' someone an unfair advantage usin' their sword to start a fire, I'll make sure to stop that," Senshi promised.

Re: Build A Fire

[carbsliftthespirit]

Was Raiden building a campfire optimally shaped and structured for cooking like he could have done it in his sleep? Why yes, he was. It had been a while, but some things were just like riding a bike.

Actually he'd been able to ride a bike for considerably less time than he'd spent cooking over campfires.

Re: Build A Fire

[sharp_man]

Hannibal had no problems building a fire or setting up a tripod; he barely even had to check the directions.

He was, however, wishing he'd thought to wear something a bit more casual. By the time he was done, he'd taken off his jacket and rolled up his sleeves, but he still had ash smudges on the cuffs.

Re: Build A Fire

[grenadesandohana]

Steve built his campfire with the ease of long experience and had his tripod up and going shortly thereafter. Food from the fire was always better than hot water poured on MREs.