text/action; ATTN: PEOPLE WHO LIKE COOKING AND/OR COOKING CLUB MEMBERS 💕

[orphne]

Hi, everybody! I saw some posters around town that there's gonna be a cooking competition in a few weeks. Now that the building's all rebuilt (thanks Toph) and refurnished (thanks to a lot of people), I thought maybe Cooking Club should get together a couple times before so people can practice if they want to enter! 🥰

If you're a member already, I can't wait to see you! If you're new to cooking, you can come by, too -- please bring some kind of ingredient to add to the kitchen, though! I have all the staples, but it never hurts to have more, especially after we lost power the month before.

p.s. Scott said all TWAT members are required to come. 💖 See you there!

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[As promised, Kotone herself can be found in the kitchen of the new club building. It's a bit strange of a contrast between the molded stone of Toph's handiwork, coupled with a few modern updates courtesy of... whatever the hell happened recently. Kotone's doing her best to pretend like things are normal by taking inventory of the kitchen, making a list of the ingredients she'll have to source, any pans or other cooking supplies she has to replace, etc. It smells like there's something delicious and sweet in the oven, too.

Anyone who enters is treated to a smile and a warm greeting, whether they're a friend or a stranger.]

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[memori3s]

What happens if a TWAT member doesn't go?

[ Like... how dire are these consequences... ]

[orphne]

You don't get any food. 😤

Weren't you part of Fuuka's cooking club back at Gekkoukan?

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[opheliac]

cooking competition, huh? i'd win by default.

[orphne]

Oooooh... wanna stop by so I can preview what you're gonna make? 👀💖

[opheliac]

maybe. this martini is whispering sweet nothings in my ear. u'll have to be more persuasive.

[orphne]

🤔▫◽◻❕

I'll make you a drink or two if you come make food! That sounds like fun. 😊

[opheliac]

can u make a strong one?

[memori3s]

[ Okay. That's pretty dire. ]

Cooking club?

No, she was in the art club.

[orphne]

Huh... I think she started it cause she wanted to get better at cooking. She wasn't bad by the end of it!

["Not bad"... high praise.]

So I'll see you here, right? 🥰

[orphne]

Sure!

[She's been working at Lupin for several months now, not to mention all the time she spent with both Dazai and Chuuya. She knows a thing or two about mixing drinks.

Plus, she knows from Scott that Quentin's missing, and while she's not going to be the one to bring it up, giving Jinx a distraction that maybe doesn't involve blowing things up is probably for the best.]

Girls night!!

[memori3s]

[ "Not bad" is still progress when it comes to Fuuka!! ]

I see. Maybe you gave her the courage to start one.

I'll be there. I haven't seen the inside of the clubhouse yet.

[opheliac]

ive never had a girls night before.

[orphne]

Then you definitely gotta come over! It'll be fun. :) I can plug my MP3 player into the speakers, ooooor you still have your record player(?) right?

We could make it a sleepover if you want! :|a

[orphne]

Maybe... or maybe she was just more comfortable cooking with another girl!

What clubs were you in? I was in tennis, cooking, and sewing. Oh, and library committee and student council, but those don't really count cause I was told to join those.

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[drugsnotclubs]

[It doesn't take too long to figure out exactly where the club building is now- just checking a few different streets until he comes across is. And from there, it's simply to follow the scent on baking to find Kotone in the large kitchen.]

Hey. I saw your post.

[That's enough of an explanation. No need to get into his want for distractions right now, and better excuses to get out of the apartment he and Mitsuru had been crashing at while they look for a new place of their own.]

We know the rules of this thing yet?

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[garbagecanned]

soooooo

if i bring ingredients can i just hang around to taste test

[opheliac]

yea i still have it.

sleepover? u... would really have a sleepover with me?

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[solitarysoul]

[Oh yeah, he signed up for that in order to get a drink. He supposes it would have to come up eventually.]

where is the club building?

and, uh, what sort of ingredient?

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[chemex]

[He is not going to explain to the 2009er that TWAT is an extremely unfortunate acronym.]

did i formally join or do i just show up and crash-cook your parties all the time like i go here

[orphne]

[LISTEN, IT'S ALL SCOTT'S FAULT.]

Oh I signed you up ages ago, don't worry. 😊

Curry? Curry!!

[orphne]

Oh, it's over here now! Lemme get you the address...

[Give her a minute to figure out how to send an address, then beep! She sends it over.]

Anyway, bring something either you want to cook with, or something that I can add to like, the communal fridge or pantry. That seems fair, right?

[orphne]

But as club president, it's MY job to taste test 😤

Maybe if you bring really really good ingredients I could be convinced to share my responsibilities, though.... 👀

[solitarysoul]

[He has no idea where that address is! But he'll figure it out later.]

um, okay.

[That did not help at all.]

when are we meeting?

[chemex]

[Scott the twat????]

i owe you my life, though i gotta be honest ilu but i am not calling it twat
maybe even several curries.

[orphne]

Uh-uh. What'd you wanna make?

[She shakes her head no, because nope, no idea of the rules for any dishes being entered, or if people are meant to enter individually or in teams or- she has no idea, but this had seemed like a great excuse to get people out of wherever they were since things had returned to "normal." Not that she's about to say anything like that, just giving him a smile as she takes a step back from the cabinets. She's surveying what's inside, noting it all down in her usual little notebook. The top shelf is too high up for her to see easily, and sure, she could spider-climb onto the counter (she's done it more than once), but--]

Can you see what's up there for me, Shinji?

[The nickname slips out so naturally that she doesn't notice.]