Dinner and Politics

[forcegalactic]

[As promised, at 5pm on Wednesday, the dining hall is prepared for a group dinner. Along the side of a wall is a long set of tables filled with food prepared by Mordecai, Sukuyo, and all their volunteers. One end has drinks (and a bag of blood on a fancy plate for Dio), which transitions into meals and then onto desserts. Two rows of tables are arranged with twenty-five sets of plates and silverware, all on neighboring seats.

Enjoy yourselves, chat with your neighbors, and remember: we don't need McDonalds to have a happy meal!]

Comments

[housenurse]

[so the first thing you need to know about Sukuyo's croquettes is that they might very well be the best thing you've ever tasted.

they're stacked high on a plate, fried brown lumps of diced meat. now, if they're near heavenly when they're made up of mysteriously sourced but definitely not poisonous ingredients, imagine how great they'll be when they're made of things one would definitely not be uncertain about calling food.

they don't look like much. prepare to have your mind blown.]

[rickdiculous]

These look like shit.

[Rick is totally inspecting these now.]

[housenurse]

They're modest, but delicious! And they're made from real meat! [she says, as if this is a special thing to be proud of.]

[rickdiculous]

You know what else is made from real meat? Li-literally half the things here. Jesus. Like - like you don't gotta go beating your meat about this. It's disgusting.

[housenurse]

It's still a novelty for me, to cook with actual food! I've had to make do with a lot less than we have here back home!

[looks on expectantly] You should try one, Rick-san! I promise you'll like them!

[crimsonchin]

[ Asuka...actually knows Sukuyo can cook, but looking at the potato croquettes, she can't help but side-eye them a bit. They just look like oddly-shaped fried onigiri, surely they can't be that special, can she..?

...When she tries one, though... ]

...Oh my God.

[ How are they this good? She feels like she can eat twenty and still have room for dessert... ]

[housenurse]

Oh, do you like them, Asuka-chan? [oh she knows y'all love them bring on the praise]

[crimsonchin]

They're...I've had bette--

Actually, I can't lie to you like that. They're really good.

[housenurse]

You're all too kind to an old lady like me...!

[hashtagafreakingghost]

[Fun fact, Ashley looks like a year younger when swallowed up by a huge coat. Who'd've thought.]

This. Sukuyo, these are amazing.

[But uh she hasn't been paying attention this week why is mom dressed like a stripper]

[housenurse]

Oh, gosh, they're just a little something I always make for my family back home! They've never missed before!

-- Ashley-chan, you look so cute! [SHE'S LIKE A LIL JACKET POTATO...]

[hashtagafreakingghost]

[don't make her blush] Huh- o-oh. Thank you, I just...wanted to wear it.

B-but whether it's easy or not- it still tastes good! I can't cook, like...at all.

[housenurse]

It looks really good on you, even if it's a bit too big! ["a bit"]

Oh, would you like to learn? I could teach you how to make these croquettes!

[charcoalfeather]

[It was already knowledge to Rakka that Sukuyo could cook. But she still can't help but look enthralled and impressed by the small mountain of food stacked on that plate. It's only better when she takes her first bite.

Rakka's eyes light up.]

Sukuyo...! This is amazing!

[housenurse]

I'm glad you like them, Rakka-chan! They're called croquettes.

[charcoalfeather]

Ah! These are the croquettes?

[Bite bite munch munch.]

[housenurse]

Yep! Made with all-real ingredients and cooked with love! [only one of those sounds not-terrifying]

[icysemblance]

[How did she not burn herself making these in that outfit, that's the question. But it's forgotten the second Weiss tries one of the croquettes.]

That is one of the best things I have ever tasted. Ever.

[housenurse]

Aw, thanks, hon! I'm glad everyone's enjoying themselves tonight!

[icysemblance]

So am I.

[munch, munch, wow these are good]

We all need it, after the week we've had.

[housenurse]

It's been a really stressful time for everybody! We need things like this to help calm us down after awful things...

[forcegalactic]

[Now that he's not frantically finishing up his dishes, Mordecai takes one of those "Sukuyo specialty" croquettes and...]

You weren't kiddin'! These are good! [nom nom] You go a secret recipe?

[housenurse]

The secret is to chop everything so finely, nobody can tell what the original animal was!

[and that's it.]

[forcegalactic]

[...]

But...[Looks at his half-eaten croquette.] "original animal"?

[perpend]

[Those... sure don't look special. They look a little dicey, actually.

But then Cabanela takes a bite out of one of them and--]

Goodness! This is deeelicious!

[Seriously, he's a fan now.]