It was a busy day on the Board, and so it came as no surprise when several utterly shagged Boarders came slumping into the kitchen looking to fill their tanks.

"I'm beat," sighed DigitalSocrates. "Is my bread done yet?" He went to check the oven.

"No," VixenMage answered from the stove, "but I'm making a soup from vegetable stock. It has all sorts of delicious juices in it."

JulyFlame and Data Junkie came around the corner. "Juices, you say?" said DJ, echoed by JF barely a beat behind: "Stock, you say?"

"Oh yes," VM answered. "My soup has something for everyone. But there's still something missing." She turned imploringly to the group.

"I'm sure we can think of some things," JF said helpfully. "I've got a nice fresh cabbage here." Everyone admired JF's lovely cabbage.

"I'd love to dip my bread in your hot soup just the way it is," DS said. "It's almost done... so close...."

DJ hung his head sadly. "All I have is this plump sausage, but I know VM doesn't like sausage."

"Aw, that's all right," VM said. "The rest of you can share DJ's sausage, and we can all enjoy my soup with JF's cabbage and DS's bread!"

And they did.