I'm not disagreeing with you. In fact, I very much agree. The only fate you can rely on is the type you seize with your hands.

[ A quiet sigh. Unseen, Rachel waves a hand idly with exasperation. This guy and cooking. She shouldn't be worried about competing! If they were in the Tower together, could she bribe him out of all his points just by pointing him at a home goods store? ]

Did your little...soul house... thing not come with a kitchen?