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[The video shows Hob, sitting at home on a balcony of his apartment. He smiles, but there's a little uncertainty to his attempt at pleasantness. Something is bothering him.]

Hello, all. Uh, I don't mean to alarm everyone, but...

[That's usually how people cause alarm. Good work, Hob.]

I noticed something strange during my recent walks. I have a path I routinely take as I explore the city, walking different areas each day in case there's something out of the ordinary. Well, I typically stop in the same shops for some water or food, or to carry something home. When I went into one of the stores I frequent, I noticed the things I helped myself to previously haven't been replaced. It always was, before.

[It's hard to mask his concern.]

As more people typically arrive about once a month, if resources get scarcer... shouldn't we think of something?

[A quick smile.]

Or maybe it's all a fluke! A temporary disruption in services. That's all.

[That could be it, right? Hob doesn't have to eat to live, but starving is not a lot of fun.]

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[ Someone was punsihed for hoarding? ]

Oh, really? [ So much for a stocking up plan. Not that Hob meant to hoard food from others, but one idea had been to start building emergency pantries. ] What did you hear about that?

[ As for cooking, he jokes. ]

If you need an egg fried, I'm your man.

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[That's... a bit of a complicated answer and she can't help huff out a breath, glancing away for a moment while she tries to put her thoughts together to answer.]

So... someone who disappeared from here told me about someone else who I think might have disappeared from here? And I think he got handcuffed for hoarding? But please take all that with a grain of salt! He might have misheard, or there might be other rules we still don't know about; it's all guesswork still.

[Though she certainly wouldn't put it past the city to punish that, even when the city had been restocking things faster.

His joke gets a bit of a chuckle though, and she's glad to think about something else, even briefly.]

Well, luckily for you, I'm pretty sure there's others around here who can cook more than just an egg. I'm not too bad, but usually I'd want a recipe and we both know the sorry state of books in this place. Oh! I wonder if we could convince others to put down all the recipes they know! We could make our own interdimensional cookbook!

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[ Hob wouldn't be surprised if a punishment was dealt, as well. Stockpiling goods seemed like a good way to prepare in case food disappeared, but there's a chance it won't be allowed. ]

A recipe book sounds like a great idea.