Master Chef Ryohei and his merry band of a woman, a girl, and a cat! [dominantly closed]

[supernovae]

Characters: Ryohei, Adrian, Garfield, and Anise. If anyone else shows up, the only person that will get turned away at the door is Jade.
Content: Jade's party is SOON and the cooks get together to work on the food Peony's not catering~
Setting: Kitchen, Victoria II, Melior.
Time: Backdated/logging a smidge because I suck at life. Sometime after Sho

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[sweetanise]

Anise skipped on her way down to the kitchen, apron already tied on. Even Tokunaga was wearing a little apron; Anise liked it when they matched. She didn't rush (Ryohei said he wouldn't do anything before everyone else got there, so there was an unlikely chance of him screwing something up in the meantime) but still hoped she would get there before Miss Adrian or the cat. She still had to investigate Ryohei's background to see if he was husband material after all.

Finally arriving at the kitchen she triumphantly called with a hand in the air "I'm here Ryohei~!"

[supernovae]

Ryohei turned when Anise called to him, grinning widely and lifting a hand in return, the other holding a book. "Hey, Anise! Good timing! I just got all the books we have on baking gathered up!" He raised the book a bit, shutting it with one hand before he plopped it on the pile again. Making his way to a chair, he grabbed his apron and started to put it on. One person was here, so it was best to start getting himself prepared.

While he was tying the apron in the back, he tilted his head a little when he spotted Tokunga's own apron. His grin widened a little, seeming a bit amused. "You and Tokunga match! That's extremely cute!"

He was still oblivious about her investigation, as well as the encouragement that would probably provide.

[flailingandrews]

The moment Adrian heard news that Ryohei would be assisting in Jade's secret birthday celebration, she dropped the long, romance novel she was reading (and just when it as getting good, too) to quickly switch into more suitable clothes. She ran down to the kitchen, stopping only a foot away from the door to smooth down the wrinkles of her clothes and hair to make sure her rushing down wasn't too obvious before opening the door.

She slipped into the kitchen, turning to the side to pick up her own apron from the side, tying it on as she made her way towards the other two.

"Good afternoon, Ryohei, Miss Anise."

Already she did a subtle examination of the kitchen counter and floor with wary eyes, sighing in relief at the way they sparkled back at her.

[justundertall]

Garfield had been at the docks earlier, awaiting for the arrival of the food he had ordered from the Melior branch of the Italian restaurant the Mamma Leonli's. It helped that he had been born there, so the cat was accustomed enough with the cooks and their fancy lingo. Ten minutes, some doings with his journal and a couple of phonecalls later and the order was here. The cat managed to trick enlist the help of two of the cabin boys to help him in transporting the food over to the kitchens.

"The pasta is herrrre, Mr Rrryohei, Miss Tatlin and Miss Andrrrews," the feline announced the moment he strode into the kitchen, two legs and all. He turned and gestured the cabin boys behind him to stop at the entrance of the kitchens and shoo'd them away before hauling in the trolley into the area. "They'rrre all well-prrreparrred and rrready to serrrve as well, so we can get to the otherrrs quickly enough."

[sweetanise]

"Why, thank you~" Anise grinned. She was about to say some more when Adrian entered the kitchen. She mentally cursed for no longer having the privacy with Ryohei she had wanted, but supposed her questions for him could either wait another day or didn't have to be asked in private.

"Hello Miss Andrews!" she greeted the woman, and then Garfield the same way when he entered.

Skipping over to the cat's trolley, she inhaled deeply. "Mmmm, it smells so yummy! Could I please have a little taste, just a teensy weensy one~?" she asked with puppy dog eyes.

[supernovae]

Giving a light pat to the doll's head, Ryohei turned to look at Adrian and Garfield as they entered the kitchen. He couldn't help but grin a little at Adrian, however, as he took note of her inspection. "Don't worry, Miss Adrian! I said I wouldn't touch anything!" He paused, blinked, then the grin lessened to a smile. "Well, except the cook books. Kangaryuu and I got the baking ones out!"

The kangaroo sneezed in the corner.

Moving towards the trolley next to Anise, he leaned over the pasta and inhaled as well. "Wow! It does smell extremely good." He didn't disapprove of Anise wanting to try any, but he wouldn't ask for any himself.

eee--sorry guys! I completely forgot to track this thread. *_*

[flailingandrews]

Making room for Garfield, she nodded at him again while resisting the urge to reach out and pet him. She had to admit, the pasta smelled fine and with that acknowledged, she felt a bit of relief.

There was no doubt in her mind that if push came to shove, she was capable of catering for the birthday celebration on her own, but hopefully if Garfield were able to lend a hand..

..it'd certainly make it easier. As for Anise, she wasn't sure just how capable she was in the kitchen but she seemed fine.

Then again, so did Ryohei..

"Thanks for taking the baking books out, Mr. Sasagawa! Are there any ingredients we should look at in specific?"

S'okay, we love you anyway. <3

[justundertall]

"Hrm," Garfield paused, thinking for a moment. Well, it was just a little and it certainly could hurt, would it? And he was the one in charge so he supposed... "Fine then, just a little. Don't want to make ourrr fingerrring too obvious afterrr all." He replied with a smile. It was always good to see someone appreciating the fineness of Italian food, oh yes.

While Anise and Ryohei were busy with the pasta, the feline turned to Adrian, inclining his head before asking, "Anything I can help with, Miss Andrrrews? It'd be an honorrr to offer my assistance." Adrian really was a good person, he could tell from what he had seen. A bit on a flailing side, but still good. It was up to the four of them to make this party a success, and they sure wouldn't fail now.

I APOLOGIZE AS WELL. DX

[sweetanise]

"Thank you! ♥" Anise exclaimed before running over to get a fork. She didn't want to get her fingers into the food after all.

Bringing the fork back over, she used it to carefully take just a little bit of pasta from the corner of one of the trays. Once she had her piece, she blew on it for good measure before putting in her mouth.

"Mmmm~ Wow, this is really good! ♥" she announced right after swallowing. "Where'd you say you got this again, Mr. Kitty Cat? I'll have to go there myself some time!"