Then I'd ask for a detailed explanation of what had gone wrong in the meals you've had thus far.

[ It may not seem like a punishment, per se, but it's also probably the last thing someone wants to do. ]

And I'd need to remake them several times until I can get them right.

[ Or that. Which could be a good thing, if you want more food, or a bad thing, if you want to avoid prolonged culinary discourse. ]

Why not?

[ It's the easy, carefree answer that Himeka is prone to give when it comes to being social. But even though she came to enjoy Nebula's company in leaps and bounds in that strange reality they shared, there is a more somber reason. ]

...The treehouse has been a little quieter of late. I know I'm not the only one who wouldn't mind the company.

[ They're down one very important family member. And all three of them are feeling it. ]