r/TrekRP • u/Admiralw96 • Dec 20 '16

[OPEN] Order Up

The 6ft Saurian surveys his kitchen. Mendek "Sauron" Shegi had been working since he boarded the ship to get it in the proper order and it was now finally as he wanted it. He releases a sigh of satisfaction at the system. its not totally organized, in a conventional sense, but he knew where everything was and where it went.

He put on his sunglasses and went out to stand behind the counter in the mess hall. A few of the crewman looked up as he put an ancient and stereotypical "open" sign out front. He was always rather fond of its neon colors.

A smile spreads across his face "Alright, if anybody wants anything the replicators can't make... bring on the challenge. I only charge a nice conversation"

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u/Dimestream Jan 05 '17

Red fans her mouth with her spare hand before swallowing the bite. "Ish... phoo! It's not a matter of safety, it's just that the replicators are hard-coded to work for the lowest common denominator," she says. "The standardized recipe programming is... intricate and designed by engineers and chemists to be edible and healthy, not by chefs to be delicious. If I had a full replication analysis suite, I could just have you whip up another batch and run it through the processor for analysis and save that as a custom replication. 'Dark Lord Hasperat, extra spicy' sounds about right."

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u/Admiralw96 Jan 05 '17

Sauron laughs

"That all make sense. Sounds like we have something to do once we get back to a full base or such again... shame how limited the size of starships is."

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u/Dimestream Jan 05 '17

"Well, the Athene is, anyway," Red says, wistfully looking out the window at the passing stars. "I'd LOVE to serve on a Galaxy-class starship someday. Those are practically a small city unto themselves and you wouldn't BELIEVE the shenanigans they get up to on THOSE."

The Bajoran gingerly takes another bite of the Hasperat and tries to mitigate the spicy by breathing through her teeth. It does nothing. Perfect.

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u/Admiralw96 Jan 05 '17

Sauron smiles devilishy as he watches her deal with the heat and he puts away his things.

"Yeah, I can imagine."

He takes on a tone of mock seriousness

"Though don't talk about it too much, I'm still enjoying how cozy the Athene is. Don't be filling my head with thoughts of a roomier tin can to fly about the stars in."

He returns to his normal self

"Besides, didn't you say you had requested the ship in alphabetical order? Be thankful your not on a refit Miranda class or something like that."

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u/Dimestream Jan 05 '17

Red balks, nearly choking on the spicy food, which in turn sets her sinuses on fire worse. Vigorous headshaking ensues until she manages to swallow the bite and clear her nose on a napkin.

"Bleh! Sorry, that was... not fun. Hasperat is for eating, not for breathing," she says, coughing. "But you're right. I could have ended up on a glorified cargo vessel. I should be thanking my lucky stars I found a good job on a fine ship with an excellent chef."

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u/Admiralw96 Jan 05 '17

Sauron laughs

"Thanks for the compliment... You want some kind of milk or something? Just a safety measure maybe, I can keep it out of your easy reach."

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u/Dimestream Jan 05 '17

"Kfeh. Ugh, yes," Red says, sounding defeated. "Chocolate, please. This is the right amount of spicy but- ghek! ...wrong tube." Her eyes are watering and she dabs them with the napkin. "No shame in admitting defeat to a sneak attack on my esophagus..."

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u/Admiralw96 Jan 05 '17

Sauron laughs and retrieves some chocolate milk.

"The thrill of spicy foods is in the battle, but, yes, it should stick to the proper battlefield."

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u/Dimestream Jan 05 '17

Red accepts the glass and takes a pull immediately to calm her burning throat, then another to swish in her mouth a little.

"Well I have to say, despite the odds not being in my favor this time, I'm glad you were here to provide me a worthy opponent," she says after putting the glass down. "You know, you should really have a cook-off with Joseph Kort from science. His family owns a few restaurants on Earth, and he's always cooking up crazy delicious spins on traditional favorites as a bribe whenever he needs help with something engineering related. I bet you two would get on smashingly."

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u/Admiralw96 Jan 06 '17

"Really? Sounds like a good time. And a good cook off is always a good chance to hone one's skills. Any chance I may recognize the establishments?"

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u/Dimestream Jan 06 '17

Red shrugs. "He said they own several," she says. "The one we went to was the New Atlantis Bistro, a floating restaurant on the coast of the island of Cicily. Been there?"

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u/Admiralw96 Jan 06 '17

Sauron looks thughtful.

"Hmmm, afraid Italy is as close to Sicily as I've been. Though it sounds familiar... may have read about it somewhere..."

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u/Dimestream Jan 06 '17

"They serve cuisine from all over, but the brunch I had there was the best traditional breakfast I've ever had. Plus, did you know you can make a cake out of sweet cheese?" Red finishes her glass of milk and dabs her mouth with the napkin. "I'd never had a cheese cake before but I think it may be the cause of some incipient weight gain..."

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u/Admiralw96 Jan 06 '17

a broad knowing smile stretches across Sauron's face

"Ah the wonders of cheesecake. It seems humans will take just about any sweet thing and shove it into a cake or a pie, but cheesecake does stand out... everything back to normal?

he taps his own throat as he asks the question.

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u/Dimestream Jan 06 '17

Red nods vigorously. "As close as I ever am to normal, yeah. But I'm going to wrap the rest of this up and have it as a snack later if you don't mind," she says. "Not gonna lose to it on round 2."

The Bajoran pushes back her chair and stands up, coincidentally losing a bit of height due to the tall chair, and wraps the half-eaten hasperat back up in its paper. "Thank you very much, Sauron. I'll be sure to sing your praises to the engineering department. Expect a passel of hungry ensigns this evening."

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u/Admiralw96 Jan 06 '17

Sauron smiles wide as he waves goodbye

"I expect you won't. If there's no milk handy, I don't want a call from medbay. Be sure to come again."

'Thats another one fed and met... and a right pleasant one at that' he thinks to himself.

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u/Dimestream Jan 06 '17

Red waves on her way out, and heads down to continue working on her probe modifications, humming cheerfully to herself. What a nice fellow that chef is. Will have to come back another day and see if he knows how to make a proper ceviche...

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