[ Trahearne can't help but chuckle a bit at Nier's admittance. That sounds familiar. ]

I could have said the exact same thing. I take it most of your cooking has been for survival, then.

[ Making available ingredients edible. That sounds like him. ]

It's that commitment that keeps the rest of us happy, I'd say. We're lucky to have someone like him willing to cook and feed the rest of us.

[ Everyone has a role in the community--someone has to make food. It may as well be someone who enjoys doing it, too. ]