bathed in scarlet from the setting sun

[serrata]

Who: Yuuri and you!
What: Yuuri does something that bears a passing resemblence to settling in at the Keystone Station. In practical terms, this translates to sticking her nose into just about everything and doing a metric fuckton of stresscooking.
When: The week or so following the IC intro log.
Where: One prompt in the kitchen closest to Room #43 and one in the annex! As well as a general wildcard.
Warnings: Nothing currently worth warning for! Some passing references to murdergame unpleasentness might come up in the comments, though.

[ It's been a few days since the group of new arrivals landed back at the station and apart from the little pizza party set up for them, Yuuri hasn't really been up to mingling. She's not been shut up in her room, but she's been keeping to herself and the people she knows, for the most part. It's safer that way.

Restlessness is a funny little thing, though, and when you've started getting used to a life beyond staring at four walls again, it creeps up on you faster than you'd like. So as anxious and wound up as she is about this whole... everything, Yuuri figures that there probably isn't any harm in starting to familiarize herself with their new surroundings.

She mostly sticks to the main building, like she doesn't want to stray too far from the people she'd arrived with. While she's out and about, you'll mostly find her on the viewing deck and the roof – nice, outdoorsy places. If you want to catch her for anything, you might as well do it now. ]

annex

[ Yuuri's already looked around the annex briefly on her first night here, but she'd been a bit too frazzled to really take any of it in. Now, though, she's more prepared to explore.

She starts off poking around in the changing rooms, with a slightly hopeful look on her face. This whole setup looks very much like a public bath and her hopes are raised even higher when she opens the door and sees what looks like a huge bath. But then she gives the rules a proper look, sees the words hot tub and scrunches up her nose. Boo, disappointment.

Thankfully, the greenhouse is much less of a disappointment. She gives the place a long, slow circuit, and without even realizing it, she's already started to smile. After having a whole garden to tend to, the downsize in Tokyo had been a little hard to get used to. But a whole greenhouse? She's right at home.

If you're the planty sort as well, you'll probably find Yuuri here at some point or other, tending to the flowers and the plants with the easy, practiced hand of an experienced gardener. It's the most relaxed she's looked since arriving. ]

kitchen

[ Because of course Yuuri would end up in the kitchen. Of course.

It's not a one-off occasion, either. There's kitchenettes in each of the apartments, of course. But those seem to be a little too small for Yuuri's purposes. Mostly at mealtimes but occasionally at odd hours, too, you'll find her in the kitchen, busily cooking enough food to feed an army. Most of it is Japanese food, but some of it's decidedly not. And sometimes it's not even food at all, but baked goods.

But it all looks and smells very good so you might as well come and investigate, right? ]

Comments

greenhouse

[nojohnyouare]

[It's funny. Mai walks in feeling like everything is how it was, Michaela smiling and talking about how she used to live in a tree, Kip being ridiculous over a rosebush and embarrassing himself, Takumi climbing up into a tree to sneak around because that's just what he does. Yuuri tending to the plants.

None of these others are there. The IGS Fantasy Sweet is charred space rubble. But Yuuri is there, and Mai walks over to her and gives a small bow.]

Plants.

[serrata]

[ She looks up from the orchid she's watering and gives Mai what can only be described as a radiant smile. ]

Plants.

Did you come to see what they're growing in here?

[nojohnyouare]

Mm. Exploring... Important here.

[Both because it seems to be the name of the game and.. well.]

It's strange. It reminds me more of the simulation for the dead. Anarchy. Neighbours. ...Clueless but sympathetic. But our Overseers seemed the same. So I don't know.

kitchen

[burninglight]

[And then there was Ardyn, leaning back against the counter and flipping through a notebook, speaking up with:]

Duscaean oranges and Leiden potatoes are exactly what they sound like, of course. I think the problem with recreating most of this accurately lies in the focus rather than the smaller details. You apparently can't just find a behemoth or karlabos around anywhere in most worlds, never mind killing them.

[He narrowed his eyes at the page he was on, frowning with a look that was certainly disbelief.]

What even possesses someone to consider kujata marrow in the first place?

ofcourseitwasardyn.jpg

[serrata]

We can always add a few things in to try and change the flavour if it's too much of a difference. It'll take some taste testing, but I don't think any of you are going to complain about that.

[ good heavens, an excuse to keep cooking! WHATEVER WILL SHE DO. ]

... do I want to ask, though? I get the feeling I don't.

[ she already knows Ignis is an unstoppable culinary lunatic, so how much worse can it possibly get? ]

greenhouse

[personalityquarks]

[In the course of her wanderings, Yuuri will probably eventually come across a green-scarfed android with a hose in one of the hands on their hips, seemingly having a staredown with the group of catterflies that someone has brought back from the Fissure and left in here.

Bottom hasn't noticed Yuuri, and seems to be mostly talking to themselves - ]

You know what? Sure, might as well. Never hurts to have more pollinators, I guess.

[serrata]

[ ... well, that's basically the opposite of what she came here for. She's tempted to just turn around and walk back out but a sudden sense of contrariness takes her over and guides her feet over to Bottom. ]

... am I interrupting something?

greenhouse

[kingshaming]

[ Xander had intended to just visit the flies that had hitched a ride on him back to the station, but he's surprised to see a girl here. Still, she looks so happy he can't help but smile a little too ]

It is quite impressive, isn't it?

[serrata]

[ Yuuri jumps. She startles so badly, in fact, that she fumbles with the watering can she'd been holding and very nearly drops it. When she looks up, there's a flash of something in her eyes – fright or anger, perhaps – but then it dulls to confusion just as quickly. ]

I, um... yes, I suppose it is.

[ There's no hint of recognition on his face and he certainly looks different enough from Xander as she last saw him that she thinks ah, good. Yet another case of doubles. Just what they need. ]

u kno where

[promittere]

[Whoever's cooking, they're cooking something that smells familiar. Close to home, in a way, and absolutely delicious.]

Apologies for the interruption.

[He's not going to hesitate in the doorway, but he is careful as he walks in. Ignis has been goaded into upgrading to a long cane - not white, as is standard, but black with just a white tip because apparently the androids are familiar with the Lucian aesthetic - but hitting Izunia taught him the need to be cautious. He's not exactly keen on shinning everyone he meets, after all.]

[serrata]

Oh, you don't have to apologize! It's everyone's kitchen.

[ She doesn't know Ignis well enough that having him address her as a stranger isn't quite so odd as some of the others. But something about it is unpleasant – a vague sense of imbalance that comes from her knowing and Ignis not knowing. But there's nothing she can do about that. ]

I'll be done in a little bit, so I'll be out of the way soon enough.

Feed Him

[photoshooter]

[It's a need for real food, not snacks or pilfered bread from the apparently endless supply they had in the freezer, that finally draws Prompto out of his room. His baby is snuggled safe and sound with Noctis, but he doesn't intend to stay out for long. Not until he gets a whiff of that familiar smell of rice and pepper.]

Ignis?

[He peeks into the kitchen and then blinks when he sees it's not Ignis at all, but a girl. One of the new people, he thinks.]

Oh. Sorry. I thought--well, never mind. I'll just heat something up from the fridge.

consider him fed

[serrata]

[ She has the presence of mind not to address Prompto by name – the very last thing she wants to do is spook him – but she's giving him a smile before she can catch herself. ]

I'm afraid not! But if you'd like some, I can fill a bowl for you once it's done.

[ This is mostly just cooking for the sake of cooking at this point, so it's not like anyone's going to miss a portion when it all goes into the fridge for leftovers later. ]

Kitchen

[rhododendronhoney]

[Cori steps in, smiling as she smells the various baked goods roasting away in the oven.] Wow, looks like we got a lot more cooks this time around! What're you making?

[serrata]

With a kitchen like this, it seems a waste not to take advantage of it.

[ She flashes Cori a slightly distracted smile – she's swirling icing onto some cute little cupcakes as she speaks. ]

There's these and then there's a sponge cake in the oven that should be done soon enough.

[seafoamgreen]

[So Undyne may not have realized exactly how hungry she was until she started smelling something delicious and remembered that she hadn't eaten in, uh. A while.]

[When she steps into the kitchen and sees how much food is happening right now, she can't help but be impressed.]

You're really passionate about cooking, huh?

[Human or no, she has to respect that kind of commitment.]

[serrata]

Passionate? That's one word for it, I guess.

[ She doesn't even bat an eye as Undyne comes in, but maybe that's because she's busily stirring something that's bubbling away, all warm and spicy smelling, on the stove. ]

I thought I'd just get us started on some leftovers.

Kitchen

[theosophomoric]

[Might as well come and investigate indeed.

Not that Sonja's got any problem with sharing kitchen space with her neighbors, but the fact that it already smells divine in here is certainly a selling point. She grins at Yuuri as she comes in, and though she starts poking through one of the cupboards, she makes no effort to hide that she's looking to see what the girl is preparing.]

What are you working on? It smells amazing.

[serrata]

[ Oh, a cooking companion, that's actually a nice sort of change. She turns the bubbling pot a little bit to let Sonja get a look inside. ]

It's just some beef stew. I heard we don't have a lot of cooks who are up to making their own meals, so I thought I'd make a few things they can reheat a little more easily.

this kitchen sure is crowded huh

[thoroff]

[...Is this even "her" kitchen? Man, heck if Wren knows, but she's actually had the presence of mind to retire to her room instead of spending all night in the annex, only to get sidetracked by the smell of glorious food. She wanders in, giving Yuuri a friendly if not overly energetic smile when she sees who's at work.]

My, that smells heavenly...

[serrata]

Oh, I'm glad. It's the first time I've given this a try, so I was a little nervous.

[ Then again, even when it's from Eos, it's hard to really screw up curry. ]

You can try some, if you'd like.

kitchens, super late in the week

[founderinglight]

[By now, Yuuri has probably noticed that there are, in fact, two kitchens, and that Izunia usually makes use of the other one, not out of any desire to avoid Ardyn and company but simply because his room is so much closer to it, positioned as it is on the far side of the Station.

Which means it's probably a good bit of a surprise to her when he wanders in around dinnertime, wearing black skinny jeans and some kind of long designer teeshirt to make use of this one. Though he seems to be generally working around her and giving her plenty of space to do whatever she's doing, at least.

As to what he's making? Well, it involves deploying a large hunk of deer meat from his Armiger, so who knows. Maybe some kind of roast.]

[serrata]

[ Just so we're all aware, it's still deeply unsettling to see someone who looks like Ardyn's mirror image walking around looking like a Hot Topic teen. Are we aware of this? Good. Just so we're all on the same page.

That doesn't stop her side-eyeing him a little once he comes in, of course. She might've made some noise about this being everyone's kitchen when Ignis posed the question but that doesn't mean she's any happier to see Izunia here. ]

... I've never seen you in here before.

[ Which is as polite a greeting as he's going to get. At least she didn't go all in with "what the hell are you doing here" ]

the kitchen is where the cool kids go

[myocordial]

[It's a familiar sight. Finding someone cooking had always been common, during... everything, and of course that association is stronger about some more than others. So maybe he's not all that surprised to see Yuuri here.]

Ah. Your natural habitat.

You're not wasting any time, are you?

she's being called out and i don't care for it

[serrata]

It's this, or stare at the walls until I lose my mind.

[ d–don't sound so cheerful about that, Yuuri... ]

And this way I get to feel a little productive while filling up the fridge. So everyone wins.