[quote=@Inkarnate]
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The staff likely prepares a traditional Dutch or French lunch and has the students take meal cards to their tables so the serving staff know what to put down as lunch is served.
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Any ideas as to what the lunch would be, then, or would you rather leave that up to us? I'm not an expert on European cuisine, though I can see what I can churn up.