genessia | Video; Restaurant Opening

[ The video starts with Alice and Ryo working at two tables in a very nice looking kitchen. Modern, advanced, obviously Nova City. Everything’s clean and pristine, with loads of brand new machines that don’t look like something most people would see even in Nova City. Both Alice Nakiri and Ryo Kurokiba face each other on opposite sides of their work stations, fierce determination apparent on their faces.

A more traditional cooking setting lies before Ryo with a collection of knives, a few burners with pots filled with water and a wok already on them. They are all just as sleek and pristine as the rest of his area. He has a more traditional wooden cutting board set to the side of his station just waiting to be used. He has soba noodles, which he prepared for this. They still needed to be cooked, but they were handmade. Raw vegetables, peppers, raw shrimps and the other ingredients he will need for the dish. When given the signal to start, he goes to work at a vicious pace, turning on the burners to bring the water to a boil. While that happens, he grabs the cutting board and goes to work chopping the veggies, which would end up being followed by deshelling the shrimp. But for now, he needed to butcher the hell out of those veggies and peppers!

Before Alice, it looks much more like the laboratory of a scientist than a culinary artist upon a first glance. If one were to look in more detail, however, they’d realize that the beakers carefully arranged around the table contain specialized ingredients for spherification, foaming, and other techniques of molecular gastronomy. One of the more darkly colored liquids is actually liquified carrots and chipotle peppers in adobo destined to become a special espuma to accent the dish she’s working on. Once the beaker has been heated up and whisked to the correct temperature, she puts it in a strange looking siphon, which then goes in a very large freezer. When she returns to the table, she smiles at the camera, holding her hand out as if demonstrating. ]

Nakiba is a restaurant that uses a fusion of cutting-edge culinary techniques and traditional cooking methods to bring the best dishes possible to the table. Every bite further of food you eat here will lead your tastebuds to a whole other level of experiences.

[ And then it was Ryo’s turn to speak, so Alice turned her attention to him. Her calm reading of her lines came from a cool head. Ryo on the other hand… ]

Just because our food is so damn good doesn’t mean we will half-ass it on other aspects of this place!

[He says while clenching his Chef’s Knife..looking way more mincing than he should.]

Our wait staff knows what is expected of them, and they know better than to fuc-

[ Only barely waiting until the words are out of Ryo’s mouth, Alice has already gone around to his side of the table to yank the bandana off of his head with the world’s biggest pout on her face. Geez, even in a commercial.. ]

Say the lines normally!

[Ryo’s demeanor changes now that his headband is off. He demeanor is more relaxed, somewhat lazy. He comes off as uninterested in what he is saying.]

Our..um. [He has to pick up his script because he’s forgotten his lines.]

Ah..our..wait staff is highly trained and will be attentive to your needs. They will diligently make sure that your dining experience is nothing less than extraordinary... The view of Nova City from Nakiba alone is-

[He looks closer to his script.]

..its own visual treat, which is best experienced after night has fallen.

[ Alice knows she has to save this somehow, but it’s probably better to just end on a cheerful note. She holds up her finger with a goofy smile as she holds his bandana out for him to take back. ]

Make your reservations for dinner at Nakiba today, we’ve already sold out for the first two weeks. [ She waves bye before going to shut the feed off. ]

[ooc: Red is Alice and Green is Ryo.]

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[Ib can’t stop laughing at that so called commercial.]

Who are you trying to convince to come? It looks a little intense there, like a family owned restaurant where mom and dad are always in the back fighting.

[She’s smiling and her cheeks are tinted a light shade of pink from laughing before making the call. This is also one of the few times that Ib’s bothering to use the video function.]

It's an advertisement to everyone but it's not a family restaurant~ Ryo's my aide, not my family. My family are all famous in the culinary world; I found Ryo in Denmark when we were kids while my parents were on business and my mom said I could keep him.

[ As her aide. It's not like she totally swooped up a kid from Denmark like he was a stray dog or something. ~~Except that's totally what she did.~~ ]

So he's your dog.

[That's what it sounds like to her.]

Does that mean you feed him too?

Of course not, he's a top-level chef too or I wouldn't have taken an interest.

[ Deny the part about the dog Alice, not the feeding part.. ]

Mmm, so you now have a fancy place where you charge people a lot of money where you and your pet can show off. [She's paraphrasing.]

What sort of food are you making?

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Miss enjoys the flashy approach to advertising. [He'd have been fine with just fliers. Or just letting people try their food, since that would speak louder than words. But he's never been one to deny Alice what she wanted.]

That's because making a commercial is fun.

[ AREN'T YOU HAVING FUN RYO? ]

If you say so, Miss. But I think the aroma of our food is good enough to attract people.

[WHAT DO YOU THINK, ALICE?]

Obviously, but there are 4 other cities that don't get to smell it on a daily basis.

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Yeah I think simple might have been better. People don't even know what you serve.

We are a restaurant. If they are curious, they can make a reservation and find out.

How expensive is it?

[She raises an eyebrow.]

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I’m glad to see you’ve opened a restaurant. [She’s always enjoyed eating Ryo’s food in the past and she’ll miss his cart if he’s stopped that.]

I’m also happy to hear that you two are opening a place. I don’t know what I’m doing two weeks from now but can I have a reservation?

[Plus it’s close to home for her.]

What's your name and for how many?

Aqua and One.

[She has friends but honestly she wants to just try their cooking. Nothing wrong with going to a restaurant by herself.]

I used to be a regular at Ryo's food cart. I'd love a chance to try more of his food.

Sorry to take him away from you~

[ No she's not, she doesn't even look sorry. ]

I'll mark you down for February 1st then, so you can start the week with us.

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It had always been my plan to open one. [Especially with Alice here, they needed more money than his food cart would provide so they could get a bigger place.]

[Aqua smiles.]

I'm glad to hear it then. Is it alright if I ask what's on the menu.

It wouldn't matter. Our menu will change every week. When you finally come, it will be something different.

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[ Wow... ]

Too much enthusiasm, don't you think?

I made him take it off.

[ The bandana. She's still pouting about it. ]

Yeah, everyone saw that. I meant both of you.

What did I do? I just did a normal commercial!

[ POUTING. INTENSE POUTING. ]

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That isn't something that I care about. [His Miss does, but not him.]

Yeah, I can tell.

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