First Bowl [Ship Planning Video]

[ricebird]

[Kotori planned on this being a text post. Keyword being planned, because the tortoiseshell cat on her shoulder decided to bat at the light box and press the "live video" button.]

Ah! Slowburn-chan, no--!

[Oh. They're live. Lovely. Not how she wanted this to go, and her face is RED on camera, but no choice but to roll with it.]

Ahaha, um... hi, everyone. So um... I meant to text this, but... I guess I have a few questions?

So someone brought up the idea of a restaurant ship, one that'd be open to both sides and serve food from our worlds as well as recipes from this one, and... I kind of like that?

B-but I'm not that good a cook yet, let alone able to run a restaurant! So... anyone interested in being a head chef? And ideas for names? And any recipes you'd like included? Sorry I know this is a lot... and thank you...

[And this is why she wanted this to be a text.]

Comments

un: unshod // Voice

[unshod]

Might I suggest not offering purely seafood options.

[He should answer her actual questions too.]

As for names... Coral Cafe? Wharf Wanderer?

[ricebird]

[Ah, there's Fenris. Honestly, Astarion's text mourning him left out details, and she thinks she saw Fenris at the Ghoul's Moon festivities, so she doesn't know about his brief sojourn home. So instead she just chuckles a bit to herself before replying.]

No, of course we'd serve other things. Apparently there are a lot of driftfarers here that feel the same. We will be serving some seafood, though, so hopefully that'd be okay to be around?

Those are good names, though. Coral Cafe is cute!

[unshod]

That will be fine. So long as the whole thing does not stink of fish, it will be acceptable. It is the smell more than the taste that I find so off-putting.

And I am glad they are to your liking. They are yours to do with as you wish.

Video | un; Enterprise

[lucky_e]

That sounds like a fun idea! Especially for anyone feeling homesick or anxious.

As for recipes... the only ones I can think of are hamburgers, sandwiches, and steaks.

[ricebird]

Ooh, definitely! Maybe hamburger or loco moco too! Apparently beef is rarer here than back home, so the beef dishes might be a bit more expensive. But we can use other kinds of meat for the burger patties, like fish for sangayaki, and sandwiches can have anything on them. Do you have any favorites?

[lucky_e]

I don't have any particular preferences l. Beyond maybe a nice, well-done steak. Or anything made by my friends. But you're right, beef does seem to be a rare commodity here. Maybe poultry or pork to substitute it? You can also use fish as well.

yuezun || voice

[yuezun]

[The voice that speaks is very even, level, and almost bored even as it clearly enunciates each character in the names of some dishes that he felt should be simple enough for someone who claimed to be a chef.]

Chā sīu
Zha jiang mian
Liáng bàn gié zi
Liáng pí
Huí guō ròu
Shāo bǐng
Yóu tiáo
Hǎi táng sū
Shēng bào shàn piàn
Yóu bào xiā

[...This will continue until he's interrupted.]

[ricebird]

[You say that like she'd interrupt him. She scrambles a bit to keep up with jotting the flow of suggestions down in the notebook she had at the ready, but thankfully translation magic and the fact that some of these dishes have Japanese versions makes sure she doesn't fall too far behind.]

These are all great suggestions, thank you~! The eel and shrimp would be great to make, although we might need to substitute them with the saltwater species. And flower cakes sound amazing~! And the cold-skin noodles too, of course!

[yuezun]

You are familiar with them, then? Good. This venerable one expects to be notified when you have found a suitable kitchen and staff that you may prepare them for him.

[Is he going to treat her like his personal chef? Yes. Absolutely.]

There is a mortal named Zhao who has proven to be a skilled chef. Seek him out.

[Is he also going to volunteer his current favorite cook? Also yes.]

Accidental Video

[standingonmyneck]

[Daria was making one of her pizzas when she grabbed her shellphone to check her messages. Her hands were still a little oily, so it slid from her fingers and landed right on the table. Turning her feed right on.]

Agh, dammit…

[ricebird]

Oh, are you okay--is... that a pizza?

[PRIORITIES, KOTORI.]

[standingonmyneck]

Uh, yeah. Yes it is.

[God she didn't want this today. She didn't want this right now. Great, forced interaction. She fumbled with her shellphone and just looked at the screen. Her resting bitch face was there but.]

video; un: maria

[summonbeasts]

[Maria very deliberately uses video. Text is easier now after some practice but it still wears her out to some degree.]

I did help my mother quite a bit in the kitchen but I'm afraid I'm nowhere near good enough to be a head chef. If you need helpers though I would love to assist.

I have plenty of French and Russian recipes to recommend as well.

[ricebird]

[Kotori nods; getting a head chef is the biggest snag so far, but having more line cooks is important too.]

Thank you, that would be a big help. French and Russian, though? That's really cool, what kinds of recipes do you have in mind?

un: heartstealer, audio

[doctorheartstealer]

A restaurant ship would be really good.

[He knows the strawhat cook was a cook in a restaurant ship before.]

But I don't know how to cook good enough for a restaurant. Maybe name it something from your world, and have bread replacement recipes.

[ricebird]

That's okay, even the suggestions are a big help. And bread replacements... do you mean for gluten allergies, or...?

[At least Kotori plans on having lots of rice, anyway.]

Text; un: chatterbox

[cursedwords]

A head chef needs someone quick in the kitchen, probably quicker than me.

I have quite a few suggestions of what would be good.

[ricebird]

Yeah, definitely quicker than I am right now too. [A soft sigh.] Hopefully we can find someone.

[But gotta stay positive in the mean time.]

And what kinds of suggestions?

un: fullgauntlet

[fullgauntlet]

Ah, I didn't know you had a cat...!

I think a restaurant ship is a great idea... I don't know how to cook that well either. But if you need any help, I'd be happy to help you out?

[He can like, lift real big BIG bags of food and stuff??]

[ricebird]

[Hello, light box human, Slowburn will bat at you.]

Ah, yeah... I was just walking by the booth the sanctuary set up and Slowburn just... plopped herself into my lap.

[She's been glued to Kotori's side for a few days now, at least when the girl isn't working.]

That'd be great, thanks, Midoriya-kun. There are plenty of things a restaurant needs help with besides the cooking. There's also serving, sanitation, maintenance, making sure the books stay balanced...

Video; un: seemagicshit

[seemagicshit]

[The "energetic" Zhao sees this video and is immediately intrigued.]

I have been the head chef of a large restaurant before. I was actually thinking of running my own place once I got a permit and enough funds together.

[ricebird]

Oh that's great! Do-- uh... Moon Supreme-sama recommended you too.

[THERE, request fulfilled.]

What kind of restaurant was it?

video; id: pinksidekicking

[pinksidekicking]

Heck yeah, restaurant ship! I still say you need a little lighthouse on top, so people can always find it.

[ Nimona raises her hand. ]

Still voting for Seas the Day, too. And I've got lots of recipes for you.

1/2

[ricebird]

Oh right--wait... that was you?

[And apparently Nimona figured out that was her too, WELP. Time to unpack that off-camera later, mostly for Nimona's sake.]

2/2

[ricebird]

I-I mean... yeah, both of those sound good. What kinds of recipes do you have in mind?