[TOY] Plaything

[skinstealer]

POLKA DOT: Food was on my mind when I walked in...
POLKA DOT: And I know you eat it with your...mouth? Probably?
VINE: Close enough!
VINE: Eating is as simple as mimicking the action, and cooking is the same way.
VINE: You don't need a mouth to eat- you just bring the food to your face and mimic eating in the way that feels right to you.
VINE: You should be able to taste it, and the food will disappear whenever it's ready.
 

This sounds familiar...you must have been aware of this at some point. Good.

VINE: This means that food can often be shared- in fact, I have a theory that whatever makes it appear and disappear wants it to be shared.
VINE: The people in power, though...they promote hoarding of food, saying that you need to keep it to yourself to avoid it from disappearing faster.
VINE: But in my experience, it tends to stick around longer if more people eat it.
VINE: Many of the orders we do are group orders as a result...and if it's not finished by the time they're all done, they have the option to take it home or send it back.
VINE: We save leftovers for newbies we find outside, which is another job you might get assigned here- going out and making deliveries to people without homes yet.
VINE: Even if it only lasts a short while, it's something...
 

...maybe you were wrong about this world, but you're still not sure about everything. Sounds like people outside of this place are as shitty as you thought, but...that sound pretty good, actually.

POLKA DOT: I'm a newbie myself.
VINE: You do have a fresh feeling to you...did Laurie give you that outfit?
 

She finishes her stir fry, spooning it out onto a set of plates. 

POLKA DOT: Yep.
POLKA DOT: It look alright?
VINE: It suits you.
 

She hands the dishes off to a passing toy, leaning against the counter and looking you in the eye.

VINE: ...and I'm guessing since you're new, you don't have any skills with this.
POLKA DOT: Minnie recommended your training.
POLKA DOT: All I've got is vague memories and what Laurie and Minnie told me.
VINE: We can work with that.
VINE: I'm not the best chef in this kitchen, but I am the oldest, and I have the most experience.
VINE: And I'm not going anywhere, so...you'll be best off working with me.
VINE: Any reason why you chose this?
POLKA DOT: I...don't know if I'm ready to be "close" to other customers.
POLKA DOT: I still have to read the thing that Laurie gave me-
VINE: The pamphlet?
POLKA DOT: Yeah.
VINE: That should help...you can look it over after work.
VINE: For now, we're going to get you on dough duty.
VINE: C'mere.
 

Vine leads you over to a couple of plastic vats, popping the lids off of them- there's some modeling dough inside, in all kinds of colors. She gestures to a variety of tools on the nearby counter, all plastic with lots of different shape cutouts and mechanisms. 

VINE: We've got a recipe book here with the special- it's a dessert.
VINE: You need to take some orange and green and knead it into a brown, cut a disk out, add a dollop of "whipped cream"-
 

She gestures to a tool with a crank. 

VINE: -By loading some of the white through here and cutting it off after a short bit.  
VINE: It'll come out in a nice swirl.
VINE: Then, take whatever colors you want and cut some little shapes for accent. Make it cute.
VINE: Take it as an opportunity to get creative.
VINE: You think you can handle that?
 

You could either ask for Vine's help getting this done, or go ahead and do it yourself. You should probably have ideas for how you're going to get this done, though.