[Pours one out for Ken's lack of taste. Luckily the second pancake will be done soon!!!]
You really think so? [Preening juuust a little.] Plum does a lot of the hard work and Pumpkin makes the yard look really nice...when she feels like it. We know what's best for the house and how to keep it in its best condition, so maybe it doesn't really feel like work.
[ and then he will sadly eat fresh, delicious chocolate chip pancakes that will taste like nothing to him. or taste soft. and hot. as if those are tastes. ]
Yeah, they say that once you get really good at something, you hardly think about it anymore. [ he's just being honest but if it fuels her ego then that's just a bonus. ] Like, you and your cooking—you don't even have to measure and you make things that look and smell great.
[Look she'll make him new pancakes whenever his sense of taste comes back. For now though she's definitely just !! about the praise.]
You're so sweet! [Aaaahhh...she also sounds ecstatic that Ken seems to understand how she feels about it.] But it's exactly like that! It feels like I've been doing this my whole life...all of my recipes are in my head but we keep some cookbooks around for anyone who wants to learn for themselves. We try not to let our guests do too much for themselves while they stay with us anyway.
[ heāll give her a small smile as she responds. he definitely wants to make sure that he doesnāt make her job any worse than it is. he canāt speak for anyone else, but at least of the thirty-some people here, he wants to be one of the āgood onesā. ]
Thatās so nice. I mean, I know itās your job to cook for us but itās still nice that you go all out like this. I donāt think Iāve met anyone else like you all, and I bet that even if I went to a fancy place back home I still wouldnāt.
[ ken definitely has not met a real life cat, bunny, or fox girl in his whole life but thatās besides the point. ]
You don't think so? [Admittedly she's curious to hear more about where he's from and the people he's met but that's natural instinct for her. The second pancake's just about done.] Master Blue has told us that we're pretty unique ourselves...I just think if you're going to do something, you should do whatever it takes to do the job right.
[The second pancake is done and she flips it onto the plate with the first before turning off the stove and holding the plate out to him.]
he can definitely stand behind that logic as long as its being applied to good wholesome things like cooking for large groups of people who may not be as thankful as ken is. ...which is sad but then again some of them have hit the other with chairs....
but!! once the pancakes are done he'll be more than ready to try them!! ]
[We don't talk about Toi's behavioral problems, pancake time only. She smiles because while she doesn't expect guests to thank her, it's actually nice to hear. It means she's leaning against the counter and waiting for the verdict...
...and frowning.]
Nothing at all? Not even a little chocolate? [THIS IS HORRIBLE. CRIMES HAVE BEEN COMMITTED.]
Nothing. I can taste that itās hot and that the chocolate is melted.
[ are those really tastes though??? those are definitely sensations verses actual tastes. just when he thought that it might have been someone tampering with it and would be different if peach made it herselfā¦ ]
But thatās about it.
[ though to be polite ken is going to keep eating the flavorless pancake. She made it just for him after all!!! ]
[Nooooo this is the worst!! Like she appreciates Ken being a good boy and humoring her but now she's really perplexed.]
I don't understand. Guests shouldn't be losing their taste like that. Maybe with a good night's rest it'll fix itself tomorrow? [She sounds hopeful but also. Let's be real.]
[ well, her reaction isnāt giving him much faith that whatās happening to him is something thatās going to be fixed overnight but heās not in the mood to make her worry more. if he could help it. so, heāll give her a nod and a hopeful smile. ]
Maybe. [ letās be optimistic! ā¦even if thatās not kenās actual strong point. ]
Do you want me to come back tomorrow and let you know if my taste comes back?
[Optimistic!! She'll be optimistic enough for the both of us even if that reaction isn't. Helpful. Sorry Ken.]
I'd like to know as soon as possible, yeah! And once it is back I'll make you something special that you can really taste. [Ken deserves it for his suffering tbh.] But you can call for us at any time that you wish to see us. It doesn't have to be tomorrow if you're busy.
[ as long as someone in the group isnāt a complete downer or too straight-to-the-point, itād be good news. but with peachās promise to make something better for him when he can, heāll be smiling for real. ]
You donāt have to do that. [ but it would GREATLY be appreciated. ] And Iāll definitely stop by to let you know what happens tomorrow or the day after.
[ heāll give her a nod and pick up the plate. he will finish these pancakes!!!! even if they taste like nothing!!!! ]
I really don't mind. [Which is true. She actually enjoys her job which is a little more than she can say for her sisters, probably.] I'm happy to help however I can so long as you're a guest here.
[Also Ken is a good boy and deserves all the pancakes, she would have to be a monster to tell him no.]
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You really think so? [Preening juuust a little.] Plum does a lot of the hard work and Pumpkin makes the yard look really nice...when she feels like it. We know what's best for the house and how to keep it in its best condition, so maybe it doesn't really feel like work.
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Yeah, they say that once you get really good at something, you hardly think about it anymore. [ he's just being honest but if it fuels her ego then that's just a bonus. ] Like, you and your cooking—you don't even have to measure and you make things that look and smell great.
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You're so sweet! [Aaaahhh...she also sounds ecstatic that Ken seems to understand how she feels about it.] But it's exactly like that! It feels like I've been doing this my whole life...all of my recipes are in my head but we keep some cookbooks around for anyone who wants to learn for themselves. We try not to let our guests do too much for themselves while they stay with us anyway.
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Thatās so nice. I mean, I know itās your job to cook for us but itās still nice that you go all out like this. I donāt think Iāve met anyone else like you all, and I bet that even if I went to a fancy place back home I still wouldnāt.
[ ken definitely has not met a real life cat, bunny, or fox girl in his whole life but thatās besides the point. ]
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[The second pancake is done and she flips it onto the plate with the first before turning off the stove and holding the plate out to him.]
Tada! Fresh and ready for taste-testing!
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he can definitely stand behind that logic as long as its being applied to good wholesome things like cooking for large groups of people who may not be as thankful as ken is. ...which is sad but then again some of them have hit the other with chairs....
but!! once the pancakes are done he'll be more than ready to try them!! ]
Thank you again, Peach. You're so nice.
[ and now for a bite and— ]
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.....
he takes another bite but. ]
...it doesn't taste like anything.
[ THIS IS SO UPSETTING. how can chocolate chip pancakes betray him like this. ]
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...and frowning.]
Nothing at all? Not even a little chocolate? [THIS IS HORRIBLE. CRIMES HAVE BEEN COMMITTED.]
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[ are those really tastes though??? those are definitely sensations verses actual tastes. just when he thought that it might have been someone tampering with it and would be different if peach made it herselfā¦ ]
But thatās about it.
[ though to be polite ken is going to keep eating the flavorless pancake. She made it just for him after all!!! ]
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I don't understand. Guests shouldn't be losing their taste like that. Maybe with a good night's rest it'll fix itself tomorrow? [She sounds hopeful but also. Let's be real.]
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Maybe. [ letās be optimistic! ā¦even if thatās not kenās actual strong point. ]
Do you want me to come back tomorrow and let you know if my taste comes back?
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I'd like to know as soon as possible, yeah! And once it is back I'll make you something special that you can really taste. [Ken deserves it for his suffering tbh.] But you can call for us at any time that you wish to see us. It doesn't have to be tomorrow if you're busy.
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You donāt have to do that. [ but it would GREATLY be appreciated. ] And Iāll definitely stop by to let you know what happens tomorrow or the day after.
[ heāll give her a nod and pick up the plate. he will finish these pancakes!!!! even if they taste like nothing!!!! ]
Thank you again, Peach.
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[Also Ken is a good boy and deserves all the pancakes, she would have to be a monster to tell him no.]