Yotsuyu pondered this a moment. "Well! In truth I do have the basics. I simply did not care to do more for those I was cooking for. They did not appreciate it." That in and of itself was an understatement.

"I did not find learning hard. And I do suppose were I left to my own devices, I might care more about cooking--because I do need to eat, as do we all, no?" It might mean more to me now--and I suppose I shan't hold sharing the train with me against anyone else, no?"

The laugh she let out wasn't precisely amused, though at a stretch it could be at her own expense.