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

[fullgauntlet]

I've heard that sometimes cats will pick you instead of you picking cats... You're very lucky, Iida-chan.

[Is it alright if he calls her that? Iida-chan? He hopes so...!]

That does seem like a lot of work. But if you really want to have a ship like this I think you could do it. I could probably help with things like serving and maintenance and cleaning? And any heavy lifting you need too.

[Put him to work!!!]

[ricebird]

[Oh. She just... blinks dumbly and blushes for a few seconds. It's been a few months since someone last called her "chan", since she last saw little Tsumugi-chan back home to call her Kotori-chan. Sure, a lot of people here default to first-name basis anyway, but... it hits different with someone who GETS it. And it means a lot, having a friend here her age who feels that close to her. So... yeah. Yeah, it's okay.]

Ah... th-thank you. I've... never really had a pet before. Hard to keep one in a small space above a restaurant.

[There, that's a safer topic.]

A-and, that'd be a big help, thanks. Hopefully it'll be soon. We're getting a lot of great ideas for recipes at least, but we still need a location, and a head chef. Although Zhao-san might be able to help there.

[fullgauntlet]

[He'd been hoping to make some more friends here. It's jarring for all of them to be swept away into a new place. Sincerely making friends is important. And he's just happy she doesn't find it weird.

Goodness, maybe he should have turned on video chat. He feels a little silly.]

That's great. I hope everything goes well for you! If you need me for anything please don't be afraid to ask.

[ricebird]

Yeah, of course, I really appreciate it. Actually, what sort of foods would you like to see here?

[fullgauntlet]

[Okay. He's going to stop being shy and turn on video chat.]

Ahh... As for what kinds of food would I like to see? I wouldn't say no to anything fried...!

[ricebird]

[Ah, there he is! Kotori smiles at the screen, and the request.]

We can definitely do that! I've helped with pan-frying things like hamburg steak and gyoza before, and deep-frying karaage.

[fullgauntlet]

All of that sounds... delicious! I can't remember the last time I had a really good plate of gyoza!

[Mouthwateringly delicious. Izuku is such a sucker for deep-fried things. Dumplings and chicken? even better.]