mandytl | date plan - ( chapter 2 )

Location: Kitchen

< About thirty minutes later, in the Seisou Hall Kitchen. >

Niki: ♪~ ♪~

Add a secret ingredient as the finishing touch, and... there we go. ☆

Finished! Help yourself to my special recipe~. ☆

Mitsuru: You're so awesome, Shiina-senpai! You cook so fast it almost seems like magic!

Niki: Nahahah. Sakasaki-kun's got a patent out on that magic casting stuff! Right, Sakasaki-kun? ♪

Natsume: Could you not with the buddy-buddy ACT?

Niki: Ah, so cold! Have you got a heart of stone, Sakasaki-kun?!

Natsume: It was a JOKE. You have the skills of a chef, all RIGHT, and after seeing what you can DO, I think it'll serve as a useful reference for my WORK.

Niki: Aw yeah. Glad to hear that~. ♪

Kaoru: Shiina-kun's got you guys eating right out of his palm... good thing he's not a serious danger to us.

Chiaki: Thanks, Shiina. The least we can do is help with the dishes after you went to all this trouble.

Niki: Nah, it's no problem, really. It's only natural for a chef to do the washing up.

Ah, right. That's not the only thing I had ready!

I made a vinegar drink that's supposed to work against the heat! Some cool, refreshing vinegar's exactly what we need to beat the summer heat~. ♪

Come on, guys. Pig out to your heart's content and get ready for the meeting we're having after lunch. ♪

Mitsuru: Eheheh. Don't mind if I dooo. ☆

Natsume: Whoa, there. Watch IT. It might just be poisoned what with Cospro having played everyone at the MDM... ♪

Mitsuru: Eh!? It's poisoned?! I already had some!

But it's really, really yummy! So yummy that I don't even care if it's poisoned at this point!

Shiina-senpai's got some terrifying talent... !

Niki: Nahahah. Better you hold me accountable for my cooking instead of that whole mess Rinne-kun made, okay?

I may look like a flirt, but I'm actually just a decent chef. Besides, aren't you shoveling food into your face while saying all that profound stuff, Sakasaki-kun?

Mitsuru: Whoa. I almost missed that. Nacchan-senpai's so impenetrable.

Natsume: Fufu. I didn't really mean it, of COURSE.

Have faith in me as I continue to bring Shiina-senpai's food to my MOUTH.

Niki: You're kind of a grouchy guy, Sakasaki-kun.

That's the kind of expression a fortuneteller would use for work-related stuff, right? I can't make out the truth when you've got such a way with words.

It takes time to master the Natsume-language... !

Natsume: It lets you appreciate the true value of someone who speaks in a simple, clear MANNER.

Niki: Ahh! That's what I mean when I say I don't get you~!

Crazy B's got people who use some difficult verbiage, but that doesn't mean everyone's smart!

I've got it. Hakaze-kun! You're our Captain, right? Break down what Sakasaki-kun's saying for me. ♪

Kaoru: Uh, me? It's not like I'm good at that or anything, and I'm not your Captain either, so...

Uhm, let's see... Sakasaki-kun's basically saying "delicious food will bring people together", I guess?

Niki: Ohhh. I knew you had it in you, Hakaze-kun! You got a Captain's honor~. ♪

Kaoru: I told you guys to quit it with the Captain thing already... — was that the Sakasaki-kun way to take it?

Natsume: I'm not going to meet you halfway on that, unfortuNATELY, so could you not twist my WORDS?

Niki: Wh, you mean we're wrong?! Natsume-language's got some real depth to it.

Natsume: I don't remember inventing a language like THAT.

Niki: I mean, from my point of view it's like you've got a unique flavor. Like you're your own unique nouvelle cuisine! A gastronomic experience!

Natsume: Gastronomy... — ah, a culinary ART? No, rather—in a narrow sense, you could say it's part of a category related to the science of good EATING?

If I'm not mistaken that is, in a sense, an ingenious thing to incorporate HERE. This is the first time someone's compared me to some style of cooking, at LEAST.

Niki: Nahahah. It's a piece of cake to associate stuff with cooking when it's all I ever think about. Well, not that I always hit the mark.

But anyway, chow down before it gets cold! You can hate me but don't hate on cooking!

Mitsuru: He's right. Less talking and more eating or I'm gonna gobble up all the food myself.

Mmgh, mmgh... ♪ Delish! It's like it's melting in my mouth. ♪

Niki: Man, you can really eat, Tenma-kun. ♪ But be careful so you don't choke, okay? Eating too fast can be kinda risky!

Mitsuru: For sure! I'm careful 'cus Ado-chan-senpai always says "chew well when eating or else you won't grow". ♪

Chiaki: Hahahah. You're all getting so close. It makes me glad to see your bonds deepening right off the bat!

This is exactly what they mean when they say "friends living under the same roof". I hope our afternoon meeting brainstorming date plans is just as peaceful.

We were going to hash things out at Seisou Hall after this, weren't we, Hakaze?

Kaoru: Yep. Turns out we've got a pretty distinctive group. It'd be great if I could just go, "hand over each of your ideas~" or something.

Though you never know until you try, I guess.

We've got guys like Shiina-kun here with barely any experience, too, so I guess it's best to go over everyone's ideas first.

Chiaki: Yeah. I feel the same. That's how the five of us got together, anyhow.

And while RYUSEITAI's also a five-man group, we don't have to be gravitate towards the same ideas.

So let's start with hearing what each person wants to do.

Kaoru: "Wants to do", huh...

Chiaki: Right. Fitting, idol-like answers might be for the best, but...

If we push those kinds of ideas we won't get to enjoy the planning process.

Kaoru: Ahahah. We want to come up with something that's more than what's typical.

I feel you. Especially when it comes to this ES Joint Project Plan thing. Everything we're about to do's gonna determine what it's like.

Anyway. We'll miss out on Shiina-kun's cooking if we keep up the chatter.

We better eat too, Morrichi, before it's all gone.

Chiaki: Yeah! After all, you can't fight on an empty stomach!

Mgh, mgh... mmh, delicious! Who made this? My compliments to the chef! ☆

Niki: Nahahah. You're too obvious, Morisawa-kun. But it makes me proud as a chef to see everyone enjoying their meals... ♪