You walk into a small kitchen. There is a table in the middle that takes up almost all of the floor space and a counter all the way around the walls. Above the sink is a window that has been left slightly open. Music drifts in from outside.

You wonder how this small room can hold all the people that live in this house. At just about the same time you start wondering this, a woman turns around from the counter, a plate in each hand.

You're probably wondering how many of us fit in here? Well we have a replicator for those of us who use them. Personally, I like to make my own food.

She displays the sandwiches she has made and smiles. They look almost professionally done, complete with pickles and fancy toothpicks. She sets them down to open up a cabinet and pull out instant lemonade.

When we have a Party, Festival, Celebration or Gather, we all do our part in decorating and preparing food. The replicator gets the most use then. We still use real food and actually cook most of everything, we just have to make ten times as much in half the time. When one of us gets the idea to have guests over, look out! We're ready to go in a few minutes... It's just the cooked food that takes longer.

She grins, finished making her lemonade.

To see us all in here cooking, especially Odo who has NO idea what he's doing, EITHER of them... It's quite a sight to see.

Finally she puts the glasses on the plates and picks them up, carefully balancing one in each hand.

Well, I came in to make these sandwiches for Julie... Oh! I'm sorry, I'm Seelly. I also have a one track mind, at the moment. Enjoy looking around, help yourself to food. Sorry I can't be more help.

She scurries off in the direction of the sun room, shuffling plates from hand to hand to keep from dumping their contents on the floor.

Check out the fridge
Go back into the hall