[Accidental Voice]

[knightofratatosk]

[This isn't the first time Emil has returned home to an uncomfortably quiet house. It's not unusual for H to be out somewhere during the day, but there's something strange about today, a weird feeling in the house that causes a sinking sensation in the pit of Emil's stomach. Hoping against hope, he's going to head upstairs and open the door to his housemate's bedroom... only to have his worst fears confirmed.

Once again, his journal falls to the ground with a thud, popping open to record a strained, shaky voice.]

N-no... no, not again... no... please...

[OOC: I know, I'm still on hiatus, but Emil wouldn't not react to his housemate vanishing.]

Comments

[knightofratatosk]

We should have both of those... I'll have to cook the rice, though.

[Following, curious to see what Raven is planning.]

[crisisrain]

You get ta cookin' the rice then! Get me some eggs out too. [Raven starts going through the cubboards and such looking for the remaining ingredients. There's some breadcrumbs, onions, garlic, the standard stuff.]

[knightofratatosk]

Rice and eggs? Okay, hold on.

[He's going to get the eggs out and set them on the counter, then put the rice and water into a pot and put it on the stove to boil.]

So what are we making, anyway? Some kind of fried rice?

[crisisrain]

Don't fry the rice! It needs ta be boiled properly. While it's boiling you can cut the garlic and onions fer me. [He continues preparing the chicken by coating it in flour, followed by egg and then breadcrumbs.]

I need ta deep fry the chicken so stay away from the pan. I don't want ya gettin' burned.

[knightofratatosk]

So if it's not fried rice, what is it?

[He's watching what Raven is doing intently. It looks like some kind of fried chicken, but he's never heard of eating rice with fried chicken before, so maybe there's something else to this dish? Either way, once the rice is going, he'll chop up the garlic and then pick up one of the onions, hesitating. He always ends up tearing up a lot when he has to cut onions-- it's a little embarrassing.]

[crisisrain]

That'd be spoiling the surprise.

[With the chicken cooking he takes a moment to chop an apple and banana, throwing them into a bowl with some curry powder.] Put the garlic and onions in there OK? [Then he moves back to the chicken.]

And don't cry too much.

[knightofratatosk]

I-I'm not going to cry! Onions don't bother me that much.

[He'll do as Raven says and put the garlic in the bowl, then start chopping up the onion. THOSE ARE NOT TEARS, NOT AT ALL.]

[crisisrain]

[Raven throws some more ingredients into that bowl, far too lazy to list them he chops surprisingly quick so he'll tend to the rice for a moment.]

It only takes about 15 minutes ta cook at most kid, yer gonna need ta chop faster!

[knightofratatosk]

I'm chopping as fast as I can...

[Only those might be some real tears mixed in with the onion-induced ones there.]

[crisisrain]

Do onions remind ya of Horatio?

[knightofratatosk]

[He shakes his head and rubs at his eyes with one of his sleeves.]

It's just the onions...

[crisisrain]

Do ya want me to cut them instead?

[knightofratatosk]

No, it's okay, I'll finish up.

[crisisrain]

[Well you better be done, cause the time it took you to slice a single onion the chicken is cooked and the rice is almost done.]

Throw it into that bowl there, then mix it up and poor it into the pan I melted butter in.

[knightofratatosk]

If I do that, will you finally tell me what it is we're making?

[crisisrain]

It ain't poisonous or anythin', I mean ya've been watchin' everything I put in there.

'Sides it's almost done, why tell ya now when you can wait and see the dish completed!

[knightofratatosk]

You can be really hopeless sometimes, you know that?

[crisisrain]

I have more hope than you.

[He dishes the rice and chicken onto the plates.] OK! Now pour that sauce on top of the chicken. Don't completely cover it though, just a nice li'l splash.

[knightofratatosk]

...

[Okay, so Raven has a point. He's just going to ignore that for the moment and take the sauce they made and put it on top of the chicken as instructed.]

Is that enough, or do I need to use more?

[crisisrain]

Nah that should be enough. [Raven examines the dish, everything looks to be right.]

OK! Time fer the great taste test! It's a dish called Chicken Katsu Curry~ A li'l sweet fer my likin', but hey, this is for you anyway.

[knightofratatosk]

[Emil leans down to sniff at it.]

It smells pretty good... I've had chicken katsu and curry before, but I'd never thought of combining them like this.

[crisisrain]

I added a li'l twist in there as well to give it a bit of a kick. So it's got some spice. Give it a try!

[knightofratatosk]

[Taking a bite now...]

[crisisrain]

Well don't leave me suspense kid.

[knightofratatosk]

[... sdfjksdf okay that's kind of spicy]