Skipped, [ would imply a purposeful decision, ] yes! Watching my figure, or something.

[ ness has never been skinnier in her life than she is now—on rations, recently running around trying not to die in wycome, and now skipping meals to research until she physically can't keep her eyes open. it's a kind of diet, surely— ]

Substitutes, subs... I think, I was looking into rifter recipes, that Jude Adjei left one for cookies, they're supposed to have chocolate but I think he noted carob might do in a pinch? Do we have carob, in Thedas? What is carob, actually...

[ she has an encyclopedia in here somewhere, actually, maybe she can look it up. ]