rashness | XIX

[So Sanji went home over a week ago. Honestly, Seventh Heaven’s been struggling to stay open since and he been conspicuously closed in the mornings where it hadn’t been before since then that time. You see, while there is a part time chef (Spock) and four members of the serving staff left, there is only one full time chef and at least one of the serving staff members isn’t coming in.

Oh, and there’s also a robot. Specifically mecha Sanji. It’s been picking up the cooking slack some, but for all of its frankly impressive robotics, it still can’t really think for itself or do much more than copy stuff it’s already seen prepared. ...Well and shoot lasers, but you know, robot. That is, until Pascal came in sometime yesterday and gave him some programming to "help" out at the place.

Or rather, to get more help. Which is way, sometime in the the afternoon today the robot steals Rin’s journal when the boy isn’t paying attention to make the following voice entry-]

[Voice / Action]
[This post begins with a hideous mechanical thing coming onto the picture, and beginning in a mechanical voice-]

My name is Sanji. We need more shitty workers at Seventh Heaven. Would you like to-

[And then there’s a sound of surprise as Rin comes into the room and exclaims-]

What the hell’re you-! [WAIT ISN’T THAT HIS JOURNAL HAS THE ROBOT GONE ROGUE? Pascal warned him about this!!]

Hello Rin. I am recruiting more shitty workers.

Who programmed you to-- no, dumb question. Just stop it already!

But we need more-

Hydrozz-- aalo nii-san! No, Hydra- Oh come on! [And at this point Rin gives up and goes to tackle the robot, because he turned his face back to the journal to continue his speil. And he seems to struggle with the robot for a bit, including an explosion before a shout of of-] Tell me you damn shut down phrase already!

Hydroxylammonium nitrate-- [And then a buzzing sound before, upon hearing the word, the robot shuts down. Rin sighs in relief and goes to pick up the book himself-]

S...sorry ‘bout that, everyone. [A beat] ...But the thing kinda has a point. We’re short handed, and while we don’t have a new boss or nothing, or even a head chef, if anyone’s willing to help us out however you think you can, could you stop by Seventh Heaven? I’m Rin, by the way, so I guess me and whoever else is here’ll be talkin’ to you.

[Because he wouldn’t want to pull a fast one on Miyabi or the others or anything. He’s really got no authority to do this in the first place...

And for the action portion, true to his word, Rin will be at Seventh Heaven all day. For once, he isn’t in the back cooking, so you might not be able to get a meal, but that’s because he’s manning the fort for anyone who might willing to help out here. This post was made in response to this OOC post]

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Well, we do keep a menu, but because there's so many people from all kinds of worlds, the ideal's gotta be to make things everyone likes. So there's a lot of variety to it. I've been learning to make new stuff myself all the time.

[And he doesn't consider himself great on the fancy stuff either]

All right. Then no problem here, it'll be a lot of fun! Thanks for taking me on here. I'll do my best! I'll even start now, if you'd like me to.

Um, I should probably see where you're at with cookin 'fore I let you take up the front. ...Uh. No offense? [He's remembering the test Sanji gave him. HE curls his tail, adjusts his apron, and goes towards the kitchen. He motions for her to follow him on in]

Ah, I'm not looking to be a lead cook or anything, I just enjoy it. But sure, let's get to it. [With that, Maron will follow him on back and... tail. Gonna get a little curious with it, and reach out and touch it. Not too much tugging per se, more like grab it lightly enough to let it slip through her hand with ease. It's real right?]

[It is real, and it's sensitive, so he leaps a little at how much that tickles, at very least. He tries not to comment at this and waves for the kitchen counters over there, for preparation]

So uh, what do you figure you're best at?

[WOAH that was some reaction! Maron will smile a little guiltily, offering a mouthed apology as she follows along.]

Big meals, for a lot of people... or people who can eat a lot. I'm pretty good at side dishes too, but I think I'm probably best at hot pot. Oh, desserts too! I don't think I'd be a girl if I couldn't make sweets properly.

[And he turns to her, incredulous a moment. That's... all of his specialties. Except the sweets, thing]

Oh. uh, huh. It'd be a waste to do a whole hot pot here, but if you got some side dish you wanna make for me to try, go for it.

Well sure, but if people come in a group it's good to know, right? But sure, let's see...

[Maron will take a moment to think on what she'd be able to make quickly, before setting out to find the ingredients she'd need for agedashi tofu, and what she can do to substitute anything the kitchen doesn't have. She gets to warming things up and preparing ingredients (mostly) at the same time to save on time.

Once she starts frying the tofu, she's... pretty much in her element: humming and tapping her foot, frying quickly but not breaking up the tofu, etc.

And after that, it's done! Maron will grab a plate and serve up a couple of pieces to Rin.]

Eat up!

[Rin sort of hung around watching, nodding in approval at her efficiency as she went. She wasn't even making mistakes or anything. He does think of a few things he might to different, but that ultimately comes down to style. Once it's brought over, he nods. And ... chew. Chew...]

Huh, yeah, this is good.

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