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[osomatsu]

[ In the kitchen of 1493, Souma takes a step back from where he's set up his phone to record himself. His headband is still around his wrist at the moment, but he's definitely already got an apron on in preparation, so he looks like someone that's ready for a throwdown with Bobby Flay right now. Which is strangely appropriate, given the fact he's about to ask for challenges from the community as well as give an offer. ]

Hey, everybody! I'm Yukihira Souma, and since I've been here for about a month now and this place seems like it's pretty American, United States-style, I figured I'd make an offer to the community before Thanksgiving rolled around. Food's a pretty big deal for any holiday, y'know, and as a chef I'm all about food. But I know that there's gotta be people that either don't know how to make Thanksgiving staples, or they just don't really know how to cook beyond the basics. [ Or at all, don't give people so much credit, Souma, two of the people you live with can't cook for shit. ] So, if anybody was interested...

[ He puts his fists on his hips, grinning big. Ignore the fact he doesn't usually cook Thanksgiving food, he's great at improv and learning on the fly. ] I've got a decade of cooking experience from working in my family's restaurant, and I'd be happy to give cooking lessons! For the holidays, and year-round, depending on how much practice you want to get in.

If you'd like me to prove myself as a good cook, since I can't really give you a resume or anything here, just tell me what your favorite food is and I'll make it for you! [ Then, he pauses, looking thoughtful before he resumes like an idea's dawned on him. ] Or, hey, even if you don't want cooking lessons... Let me know what your favorite food is, everyone, and I'll serve it up for you, Yukihira style! If you can't pick, then just tell me whatever comes to mind and I'll make it all. It'd definitely help keep me in top form while I'm here, since I don't have any of my culinary classes here. The HOMEC ones don't really cut it compared to Toutsuki's rigorous training.

[ It's free food, who could turn that down? ]

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[kingbeater]

Oi, you're really offering to make people's favorite food for them?

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[osomatsu]

Yep! Whatever it is!

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[infield]

[ !! cooking lessons ]

I don't know much about Thanksgiving, but--is there any time you'd be free for lessons, maybe...?

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[osomatsu]

You're the first person to ask, so! If you wanna schedule something, you get first dibs.

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[vividdream]

[ That was quite the offer. It was hard to turn down, really. His attention, however, was on something else entirely. ]

Are you the one Natsuki was talking about? The teenaged cook?

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[osomatsu]

Maybe? [ He tilts his head thoughtfully. ] He's one of my dads here, so I guess he could've been talking about me.

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[kablam]

[ devouring like fifteen plates of food in the background ]

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[osomatsu]

[ Look, see, a satisfied customer. ]

action THIS ONE IS THO

[osomatsu]

[ After a bit, Souma, y'know. Remembers that his brother is around and stuffing his face with the food he's made while he was bored. ]

Hey, Shouyou, there's people signing up for lessons and giving me food requests - wanna taste test when I make 'em?

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[birdstheword]

Nice to meet you Souma-san~! [Wave wave]

I'm Hajime! I'm going to help cook at a cafe so the more practice the better! I know how to cook but The Honeybee deserves the best! Soooooooooo----

[Her arm shoots into the air] Sign me up!

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[osomatsu]

Nice to meet you, too, Hajime-san! [ Because he gives as good as he gets, even if being addressed like that is a new thing for him. ]

That's the spirit! [ He throws both arms up into the air, food and getting better at cooking are great things to be excited about!! ] We can practice together, it'd be fun!

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[supportingrole]

Oh! Um...I don't know that much about Thanksgiving, but I wouldn't mind learning! Or just learning more recipes in general! I'm pretty good at basic things like onigiri and omurice and that but I'm sure everyone gets tired of the same thing over and over...

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[osomatsu]

One of my friends made this like, variety of onigiri once that was delicious, so it's not like onigiri or omurice are bad or anything. You can do spins on basic things really easily so that you never get bored! It's the same for every recipe, really.

[kazukicurry]

You'll have to teach me some of these Thanksgiving recipes. It'd be nice to serve them back home.

[osomatsu]

[ hi dad hi ]

I've only made a couple before, for holiday specials, but there's recipe books and online recipes we can practice with.

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[feeline]

[!! free food? free food!!!]

I want some food!! Can you make ramen?! That's my favorite!

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[osomatsu]

[ free food!!! ]

Do you have stuff you really really like in it? Or don't like, too!

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[petitepatissiere]

[Yes, hello, you are SPEAKING HER LANGUAGE! Rinko shows up on the feed already looking SUPER STOKED!!!]

You'll really teach anyone?? I'd love to learn to cook from you!! I have some experience with baking and I've done a little bit of cooking, but I'd always love to learn more...

[By the end of that, she's sounding sheepish and is poking her fingers together, hhhh.]

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[osomatsu]

[ Ahhh, her again! They talked for a hot second, before, and Souma perks up getting to put a face to the name in the phone + the emotes. ]

Absolutely! It's a good way of getting to know someone, working alongside them. [ It's how he made a lot of his friends, after all, even though half of them were rivalries... ] And I'm not really much of a baker? So if you'd be okay teaching me some things, too, I think it'd be really fun!

[ Oh no, he reminds her of Tadokoro doing that... They'd be really good friends, he thinks. ]

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[crescentmoonbed]

You still owe me Oden, if you remember from the survey.

[To be quite honest, he had purposefully avoided following up. The offer had confused him and made him feel strange in a way he didn't feel like revisiting.]

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[osomatsu]

[ Oh, look! He gets a face to go with the name! Boy, he looks pretty young - but Souma just grins brightly. ]

Nope, I remembered! I've actually finished up a rough recipe for it, so you'll definitely get it sometime this week. [ Sorry, Rin, you're not getting out of those feelings so easily. ]

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[permboy]

What's Thanksgiving?

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[coldiceflower]

It's when we thank the gods that you were born with straight hair in the real world.

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[bubblings]

LOL u talk 2 much. Bu7 H1yori l1ke5 C@NDY

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[osomatsu]

No favorite kind?

[ Nyoom, over his head goes a possible insult/weird way of talking. ]

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[coldiceflower]

If you can teach the girl before me to make candy without setting anything on fire, I'd be very grateful. I can't be her personal fire extinguisher all the time.

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[osomatsu]

Does it really happen that much? [ Simple question here, no judgement. ] I'll do my best, though, if she asks to learn!

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[unehelichkind]

Thanksgiving is this time of year? It's in October in Kuchen. [ And totally different from American Thanksgiving but he doesn't know that. ] I'd love to learn how to cook, I only know a little but it's always good to know more, right? And it sounds much more fun to learn cooking than politics. [ The things they teach the students at his school are pretty boring. ] I could teach you something in return if you'd like? If it's something I know.

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[osomatsu]

In America it is! Sometime in November, anyways - I think towards the end? We don't really celebrate it in Japan so much as just kinda make a lot of food. [ At least that's what he and his dad did, he's not sure about the rest of the country. But he's nodding, grinning. ] I'd be down for doing a trade, though! What kinda stuff are you good at?

[autographs]

I've never tried American style cooking. [ nozaki's no beginner, but he is intrigued by the idea of learning more, especially food from outside japan. ]

What kind of food does it usually involve?

[osomatsu]

It's pretty fun! At least what I've done, since Restaurant Yukihira specializes in Japanese-style dishes generally. [ Not that his dad hasn't stolen techniques from all kinds of styles. Souma just doesn't know the technical terms. ]

For Thanksgiving? Turkey is the centerpiece, usually. Sides have a lot of potatoes, green beans, stuffing, sweet potatoes, cranberries, corn... a lot of hardy, hearty kinda stuff!

[cyanea]

Thanksgiving? Ah, that's the thing they celebrate in America. Um... I like pink lemonade.

[osomatsu]

Yeah, with all the turkey and pumpkin stuff. [ But Souma tilts his head. ] Pink lemonade? Do you have anything you're allergic to or don't like?