...and suddenly you're just trying to not drown. My rule for surprise rushes like that is keep backup proteins prepped and labeled in the reach-in, so if the printer's screaming you can just grab and go. Also, I always stash an extra cambro of sliced veg and a big squeeze bottle of sauce in the lowboy for exactly this reason. Once you've done it a few times, you start building those little safety nets without thinking about it.

Dakota nailed it. The grind culture trap is real, once you see through it the whole thing feels like a waste of energy.

Wait, she actually said decorated pottery is JUST about status? That's ignoring the whole burial urn thing you mentioned. How does matching trade routes not count as "big picture" data?

a jar of teeth? that's straight up horror movie material

Call it lazy or smart, that previous owner saved money and got a color you liked anyway.