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

[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.]

[ricebird]

[Ah. Kotori dials it down a bit in the face of RBF. She's a bit shy and awkward herself, and conflict-avoidant.]

A-ah it... the dough looks really good?

[standingonmyneck]

[The conflict avoidant meets the social avoidant. Still...she looked nervous so she can just kind of try to dial it back on her end too.]

Thanks. I made it myself.

Didn't mean to intrude on whatever is happening here.

[ricebird]

Oh! No, you're fine, really, just... brainstorming restaurant ideas, actually.

[Slowburn gives the light box human a quick blink. Good, human friend is good and deserves people being nice to her.]

So... can I ask what kind of pizza are you making?

[standingonmyneck]

It's...mushrooms and cheese.

[God this is awkward, but she's genuinely trying to be nice here.]

Well, if you believed in coincidences I guess this all happened.

[ricebird]

Oh, that sounds delicious! A pizza with a lot of toppings is great too, but letting the mushrooms shine on their own when they're in peak season like this is perfect~!

[Thankfully(?), it's hard for Kotori to be nervous when she's in the middle of a food squee.]

[standingonmyneck]

[Wow, she turned into a whole different person. Some people were like that with their interests. This girl was no exception, sure. But she exploded in a parade of emotional passion.

Daria didn’t know how to react.]

I also thought the mushrooms would taste good with brie. A bit nuttier.

[ricebird]

Oh yeah, that would be a nice match. Cubes, or really thin slices? And what kind of sauce are you thinking of using?

[Yup, she's definitely on a roll now.]