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Who: Fai D. Flourite (

behind_my_smile) and Tatsumi Seiichiro (

cheapshinigami)
Where: Tatsumi's house at Coral Corrals
When: May 11th at 5:00 PM
Style: Will start with prose, but we can do quick action if you want
Status: Closed

Tatsumi had gone to the supermarket for the first time since arriving to Vatheon. Being a Shinigami, he doesn't necessarily need to eat, though he does enjoy it from time to time. He was surprised to see it had quite a variety of food, for a city under the sea. He bought chicken, rice, vegetables, soy sauce, and other ingredients necessary to make a delicious teppanyaki with Fai. He wanted the other man to enjoy the meal.

He made it back home just short of 5:00 PM, hoping Fai wouldn't be too early. He was fortunate enough, and managed to get everything ready for cooking on the table, when there was a soft, but enthusiastic knock at the door. He thought that must be Fai, as he went to let him inside.

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Lucky for Tatsumi, Fai wasn't the most punctual of people. He had meant to get there right at five, but it had taken more time to get ready then he had really expected it to. But dressed in something nice but casual, with a sweet vanilla cake in hand, Fai rapped on Tatsumi's door with an enthusiasm. He was ready for some tasty food with his new friend!

Fai didn't necessarily need to eat either, not with the vampire blood being what kept him alive, but that didn't mean he didn't enjoy doing so. He loved to eat and taste new things and he was excited at the prospect of trying some more of the Japanese cuisine. He couldn't remember the name of the meal, but that was hardly the important part.

He hummed softly as he waited for Tatsumi to open the door.

Tatsumi opened the door and was glad to see the blond man there. He brought with him a deliciously fragant vanilla cake. "Good afternoon, Fay-san. Do come inside please. Do you need help with that?" He asked, referring to the cake.

Fai smiled brightly as the door opened. "Good afternoon, Tatsumi-san! I can handle it if you just tell me where you would like me to set it down at." He walked into Tatsumi's home and looked around a little. "Your house does look really nice inside."

He smiles back at his friend. "Oh then it shall go on the dining room table, so it will stay safe while we cook." He guides Fay to the dining room, so he can set the cake there. "And thank you, I'm glad you like my home, though, as you see, I'm not that much into decorations." Tatsumi pretty much just has the vital furniture he needs to live comfortably.

Fai follows and sets the cake down on the table. It isn't the most fancy of desserts but Fai made sure to make up for it with an extra tasty frosting and some rather extravagant decorative designs on the top. He may not have spent a lot of time cooking in his travels, but he had gotten quite good at it the times he had. His food in the Outo world had been rather popular.

"You don't need to have a lot of decorations for a home to feel like a home. It just has to feel like you." Fai looks around and gives a nods. "This room feels like Tatsumi-san."

Tatsumi is quite sure the cake is tasty. He can't help but chuckle a bit at the blond's comment. "Why thank you, Fai-san. It certainly is comfortable enough for me." Besides, a too heavily decorated house might remind him of his mother's house when they were still both alive. Those are not memories he really wishes to revive.

"Shall we proceed to the kitchen then? I got the ingredients for cooking just today. They are quite fresh, and that shall already help a lot to make a delicious teppanyaki."

"Lets go! I can't wait to learn how to make it. I bet it is really tasty too." Fai couldn't wait to learn. He always enjoyed learning how to cook new things. He had always compared cooking to magic. Perhaps that is why he is able to learn so many types of cooking so quickly. The principles for both seemed to be the same.

"I'm quite sure you will like it, Fai-san. Or so I hope." He shows Fai all the ingredients neatly laid down on the kitchen counter. "We should start by cutting up the vegetables. I personally like to do it in Julienne stripes, but I leave it yo your preference, since we're cooking together."

He hands a knife and a slicing board to Fai. "Meanwhile I will slice the meat, and help you with the rest of the vegetables."

Fai tilts his head a little as he takes the slicing board. That was a new term to him. Usually he just did things however seemed natural at the time. The fact that different cutting styles had different names was intriguing to him. "There are different ways to cut vegetables? Wah! I'm learning something already."

Fai laughs as he sets the cutting board down and starts to chop the vegetables into strips.

Tatsumi is very methodic in everything he does. "Yes, and this is the one I prefer for teppanyaki. You can also cut them into squares or slices... This is just the way I prefer to do it." He cuts the meat into short stripes too. "If I'm too troublesome a cook-partner do let me know, please."

"I don't mind! I'd like to learn the more correct way to cook. Usually I just learn by trial and error." And sometimes that isn't the best of methods and Fai threw a lot of things away that didn't turn out thanks to that method.

He smiles at Fai. "Well, there's nothing wrong with learning that way. It shows you have a good touch for cooking, and helps you acquire experience. And you might come up with something really original." Tatsumi himself lacks in originality, he likes rules, directions, instructions...

"As long as you enjoy it. I guess that's the most important."

"Cooking is kind of like magic. Sometimes you just have to experiment to see what works. Magic does have rules and guidelines you have to follow for the basics, but in order to create you own powers and specialties, you have to just keep trying new ways of doing things. Both are fun in their own way."

Fai moves easily through the vegetables, cutting them almost with a skillfulness beyond his experience level.

Tatsumi is somewhat surprised that he brought up the topic of magic. "So you're familiar with magic? I didn't expect that. But yes, you are right about that. It takes creativity and bending the rules to come up with something new."

Once they are finished with cutting the meat and veggies up, Tatsumi sets between them the bowl and ingredients to make the sauce. "Now we make the sauce to marinate our teppanyaki before grilling."

"I used to have some, but its all gone now." That was all Fai said, offering no further information about his loss of magic. If Tatsumi asked, he might answer, but he wouldn't just discuss it. He had never really hidden the fact he was a mage before, but now he no longer held that title so magic was but a distant memory.

Fai watches the proceedings with interest and an attentiveness of a young student, eager to learn.

"Ahhh, I see. I am sorry for that." He won't ask more, it's not his place to pry. Maybe someday Fai might want to tell him, or maybe not. At the moment it's not important. "But that would explain why you're good cooking."

Now everything is ready. He takes out a pan and drips some oil onto it, before putting the steak and vegetables in. "Now we just have to grill them, until they're cooked. And afterwards, we pour the sauce onto it, and it will be ready to eat."

"Its alright. I chose to give some of it away." It was a price he had paid for something important and he didn't regret that decision.

"Ah! I know how to grill! I don't mind helping with that part." Fai smiled brightly as he watched the food cook. "It is actually a pretty easy dish to make."

"I understand. If it was your choice, you must have had your reasons." He shrugs and allows Fai to do the grilling.

"Teppanyaki is in fact easy to make. Sometimes fun too, I have seen some cooks juggle the food a bit while they grill it." Personally, he would never do that, but that's just him. Though Tsuzuki did ask him to do it once.

"Juggle it? How do they do that? Just toss it in the air? Do they do it while it is grilling? I bet that is amazing! I hope I get to see that sometime. I don't want to try it and make a mess of Tatsumi-san's kitchen though."

Fai made sure the food didn't burn, being very attentive. He was truly enjoying being able to cook with someone else.

He smiles a bit. "Yes, they do toss it in the air while it's grilling. I can try if you want, but I'd hate to ruin our meal." He's being modest though, because he is able to do it without dropping the food. Tatsumi had forgotten how much nicer it was to cook with someone else.

"I'd love to see it but I don't want any accidents. Are you really able to do it? Tatsumi-san is so talented!"

Fai beamed at the other man as he continued to stir the food.

He judges the size of the pan and shakes his head. "I could probably manage it on a larger grill... But we can do this instead..." He takes a bottle of sake, drips some onto the food and then flames it a bit. He hopes Fai enjoys that, at least.

"AH!" Fai laughs and takes a step back as he claps his hands. "How exciting. And that doesn't hurt the food at all?"

Tatsumi smiles, because it seems the trick pleased Fai. "No, it should be fine, and even get a better taste." But for good measure, he quickly covers the pan with a lid. Just to be on the safe side.

"By the way, what would you prefer to drink?"

Fai reaches up and taps his chin as he thinks. "I'm good with just water." Fai wasn't sure what would taste good with the food but he figured water was good with just about anything.