"A potluck? Is that taking turns? I think that would be better, Laertes was rather spent at the end of all that cooking." He pauses, to let the rest of Magnus' words sink in. "Ah, yes, I do agree. There really is a satisfaction to making something oneself. I think the benefit of this place is that because it attends to our needs it gives us time to work out what we want, what we like. There's plenty of time to perfect a skill without the interference of having to survive. And then if course sometimes it's too much time, but generally-- what have you been making?"