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Post by Yumi Tasukai on Mar 29, 2018 10:57:12 GMT -8
Tachibana SayaHaving been working on the extension for a good part of the day with Saya, teaching her some of the tricks she'd learned when building the rest of the house, the two were finally ready to call it a day, having had a break for lunch but since they were making good headway they'd decided to work well into the afternoon, and were finally able to see the place taking shape. They had walls, a roof, just had to spruce it up and make it actually liveable now so it looked like somewhere someone would actually live in rather than a half assed addition to the rest of the house. Yumi was a little scruffy after all the work herself, but when you've lived on the streets you tend not to mind, she was just cutting through the door way into the rest of the house and heading right to the kitchen area to wash off her arms and face. "So what ya think Saya? Starting to look good huh?~" Beaming over at her house mate, Yumi was actually looking forward to putting the finishing touches on everything, splashing the water from the sink against her face before washing it over her arms. She could finally have her bed back to herself and...as cozy as they could be, she wouldn't have to wake up to anymore surprises once everything was done. Sure she'd have to go buy a mattress for the new room too, but that wouldn't be too hard to get a hold of. "Won't be long before you're staying in there yourself. Want me to hop into town and grab some take out to celebrate a good days work?"
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Post by Tachibana Saya on Mar 30, 2018 11:55:26 GMT -8
“The housebuilding skill you show never ceases to amaze me, Yumi-san…” Following about three steps or so behind the redhead as they returned to the ‘complete’ side of the house, Saya Tachibana was looking a little less pristine than her usual flowing and feminine feel. Tank top and waist-tied coveralls looking rather grubby from the muck they had dug through as well as splashes of cement, the exposed arms and shoulders of the dark haired girl were also dusted with earthy colours, as was her face. The hard work of the blue eyed beauty further emphasized because of a long streak of dirt that had likely come from her hand or forearm, a line of darkness ran across her cheek and nose, giving a slightly childish sense of endearment to her current visage.
“It seems impolite to say I that I cannot wait to move in, but it should make the sleeping situation a little more comfortable, for certain…” A little redness colouring the cheeks of Saya as she remembered the few times lately when chilly temperatures had forced them to bunk up together, once Yumi was finished washing her hands, she slipped in and began to wipe herself down as well. The water practically hissing as it hit the body made hot by her exertion, Miss Tachibana washed her hands and arms before giggling as she flicked some drops of wetness to pepper her shoulders and chest, making her clean up a little easier. Apparently unaware of the smear that stained her face and focusing on her torso, she let out a sigh and looked upward as she dried herself off with a towel, ignoring the unseen spot of dirt.
“After a long day, it seems a lot to ask you to go fetch the food as well… Do we have any food in the house?” Frowning and shaking her head at the notion of takeaway, perhaps it was the fact that they had found themselves in the kitchen but Miss Tachibana found herself feeling a little bit ‘domestic’. “I could attempt to put a meal together, though I’m not so good at the food you usually like…” Hating going through all those lessons from her mother and other women of her village but still a skilled cook none the less, while Saya preferred to wield a katana over a kitchen knife, she oddly felt comfortable with the notion of cooking for her redheaded companion. Perhaps wanting to show off her own skills given how much Yumi had impressed her today or maybe even just wanting to ‘serve’ the host of the house, now that she considered it, the dark haired girl found the notion of cooking up something for the pair of them quite a sweet idea to consider…
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Post by Yumi Tasukai on Mar 30, 2018 12:46:17 GMT -8
Eyes flickering to Saya briefly as the two used the sink to wash up, a faint color tinted her own cheeks and her eyes skidded off to the side as she flicked some of the water over her chest. Thankfully she had the mind not to, literally, rub it in (not that Yumi had much to be jealous of given her own size), but all the same Yumi found the sight just faintly teasing and tried to keep her eyes away till Saya was all washed up, glancing back to her when she responded to the takeout, smirking a little as she spotted the dirt.
"You cook?" Yumi had thought the takeout could be a little celebration but...if Saya really wanted to...honestly it'd be nice if one of them could cook. She tried sometimes, even had a fair few ingrediants, but with Izumi always ditching on their plans for her to teach the red head herself how to cook, they never saw much use beyond failed recipe attempts.
"Er...ya know I'd be kinda interested to see what you can do.~ Heck if you're good you can teach me how to cook." Skipping to the edge of the kitchen she picked up a plain white apron she had for when Izumi came round, though she never did, and offered it across. "I can show you were everyth-hang on a sec..." She brought her hand to the still running sink, dampening it and reaching up, brushing her thumb and palm over her housemate's cheek and smiling softly. "You just missed a bit there.~"
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Post by Tachibana Saya on Mar 30, 2018 16:32:11 GMT -8
“It was required for all women in Rokkaku to learn the culinary arts… In order to make good wives.” Surprised that she found a sudden sense of pride in what she had spent her formative years learning, while the remark about domestic implication was something that she muttered rather than announced, Saya was oddly happy to inform her red haired friend of the skill she had yet to show.
“My mother made me memorize many recipes, and taught me how to use a knife and other utensils quite thoroughly…” Perhaps finding it a little more surprising that a fellow femme could not cook than could, the ‘traditional’ upbringing that Miss Tachibana received meant that she had quite the set of abilities in food preparation. Favouring Asian cuisine but having a grounding enough she could probably cook just about anything, the woman with the silky indigo locks felt eager to demonstrate her hidden skillset, but was detained for a moment.
“W-Wuh…” Blinking in surprise as seemingly out of nowhere Yumi ran a digit across her face, the sudden and unexpected sense of familiarity brought out a beetroot blush in the blue eyed beauty. “Yumi…” Mind of Miss Tachibana taking a moment to catch up with what was going on, for a moment the dark haired girl thought her friend was cupping her cheek and about to place her in a lip lock like those occasions she had witnessed on a television.
“S-So, what h-have you gotten for me to cook with?” Saya’s heart pounding hard for a second or two as she found herself flustered by the sweetness that the redhead showed her, when the real reason was revealed she shook her head and tried to focus on other matters, partly in an effort to distract herself from the assumptions she had made. “As long as you have some rice or noodles and something to highlight with them, I should be able to put something acceptable together…” Turning around and looking toward the various fittings of the kitchen in which might lay the ingredients she needed, Miss Tachibana continued to carry a pinkish hue as she opened one set of doors to see what she might be able to work with…
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Post by Yumi Tasukai on Mar 31, 2018 3:34:07 GMT -8
Rather oblivious tot he effect she'd had on her housemate, Yumi just smiled brighter for a second before pulling away and starting to search the cupboards in the hope of finding an answer to the question, humming softly as she tried to peer around for some good stuff. She had stuff like flour and such from baking attempts, but as far as actual good for tea went...
"Oh I've got a few spices...noodles aren't too high quality but that...some rice...how's chicken? Does that go well with any of this stuff?" She blushed a little as she pulled back from the cupboard, letting out a light chuckle. "Not usually one to cook so I don't even know if any of this is useful to ya."
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Post by Tachibana Saya on Apr 1, 2018 11:32:03 GMT -8
“From the sounds of things there’s more enough here to create a nice feast…” Finding herself impressed with the kitchen capacity of someone who tended not to cook, Saya lifted up the spices that Yumi had available and looked at their colour, before giving each a gentle sniff to get an idea of the flavours. Not sure of how some of the names of these things ‘translated’ into what she knew from back home, the dark haired girl lifted the lid a little way on each and got enough of a whiff to know the flavours she was dealing with, before ducking into the fridge to have a look at how much meat they had to work with.
“Yes, this should work just fine for us…” Humming gently as she lifted the white poultry and laid it on the worktop, she then moved toward the pans and utensils that were tucked away and began rifling through those, grabbing both a large and shallow option for frying as well as something deeper in order to boil up their other ingredients.
“Are there any vegetables, and eggs if possible? Oh, and don't forget herbs...” Turning to the redhead as she picked up the chopping board in one hand and the knife in the other, with a little smirk Saya set about slicing up the chicken they had to help her cook it through a bit better, making diced strips the meat she could fry up a little when added to the slightly improvised concoction she was planning on creating.
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Post by Yumi Tasukai on Apr 1, 2018 12:47:31 GMT -8
Yumi was definitely glad she had enough, she knew she did really but she'd never had to use it so she was worried she just had no concept of all this stuff. As they worked together to find everything they needed, Yumi glanced across to hear the request for veg, Yumi wincing a bit almost at the mere thought and letting off a faintly nervous chuckle.
"Yeah I'm not a big Veg person...er...eggs are here though. We got those." She held up a small bowl full of eggs, she tended to just empty cartons of eggs into it and keep them by the oven, finding it very easy to fry eggs or make an omelette, real cooking was what was beyond her afterall. "Herbs..." Who kept herbs...oh! People tended to say 'herbs and spices' so...she rooted around for a minute or so more before pulling out a handfull of small bottles, each one containing some form of powdered spice. "You mean stuff like this here?"
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Post by Tachibana Saya on Apr 1, 2018 13:24:57 GMT -8
“Goodness, one can’t survive on meat and grains all the time…” Shaking her head at the admission of her red headed friend, Saya gave a playful sigh as she finished preparing the chicken and slid the lot onto a small plate. Ducking over to the sink and washing off her hands as well as the knife and cutting board she had used, after grabbing a towel she began to inspect the dried herbs that Yumi had provided and nodded in approval, knowing that these would make do this time.
“Perhaps it would be a good idea to set up a patch of vegetables and herbs if we’re going to be cooking?” Stepping past the woman of the house as she continued to get the food ready, Miss Tachibana made a suggestion that shouldn’t be too much of an addition to their work as she took out a bowl and began to mix together a few of the herbs and spices, along with some soy sauce that she had already found in order to make a flavouring for their food.
“Fill a two of the saucepans with water, please… I think it’s time to start knocking this stuff together?” Dipping her pinky into the mixture to taste it and then smiling, she then slipped back across to the oven and turned on a couple of the rings on top of it before breaking an egg into another bowl and scrambling the yolks up together, slipping into a slightly more commanding ‘mode’ as she took over the kitchen.
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Post by Yumi Tasukai on Apr 1, 2018 13:53:42 GMT -8
"Heh, I think you'll find we can. People call it the atkins diet. But I'll teach you about that some other time." She smirked just faintly smug about her knowledge of this world that was beyond Saya's but didn't rub it in her face at all, just feeling some odd sense of pride in a 'haha I know this you don't' child like sensation..
Still, at the idea of a vegetable patch, Yumi couldn't oppose it too much, up here, even with her special measures, it could be unrelaible to get internet and TV signals, so it was always good to have hobbies and projects to work on. "I suppose it couldn't hurt, I'm sure my grass types can easily find us some fertile soil if that's what we wanna do...even if we can't do it on this island, I doubt we'll get in trouble if we set up a small farm patch on a neighboring island or something..."
At the request to fill the pans with water, she'd do it, but nervously ask. "Do you er...want me helping? I might be more harm than help..."
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Post by Tachibana Saya on Apr 1, 2018 16:57:15 GMT -8
“I would say you can surely pour some water in a pan without leading to disaster, Yumi-san…” This statement practically begging for the room to burst into flames or be invaded by rampaging Primeape, thankfully for the meal Saya was preparing, none of these seemed likely to happen. Offering a smile to her friend as she continued to whip up her eggs, Miss Tachibana had the utmost confidence that Yumi could perform a very simple action without it being a problem.
“Besides, you said you wanted to learn so a hands on approach is perhaps best… I can handle the tricky stuff but it may help your confidence to be involved to some degree?” Smirking at the girl as she added just a hint of pepper to her eggs just to give them a little zing, Saya finished up the job of beating her eggs and then took out the dried pasta and rice that they had found rather early on, intent on cooking both up to really pad out this meal if they weren’t going to have much in the way of vegetables.
“Heeheehee, after this you might be able to call yourself a woman who can manage to cook her own rice and noodles?” Sticking out her tongue at Yumi playfully as she slipped over to the counter and collected up the spices, sauce and the chicken she had sliced and moved them next to the oven, Miss Tachibana chuckled lightly as she felt she had never had more fun in the kitchen than she had discovered today. Those lessons with her mother seeming so stern and sedious, the measurements so exact, it was like a breath of fresh air to throw things together without a strict recipe and with the company of someone whom one could be a little playful with…
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Post by Yumi Tasukai on Apr 2, 2018 3:05:29 GMT -8
"Of course I can handle it just..." SIghing softly as she prepared what was needed and bringing it back to her, she lowered her head and rubbed the back of her neck. Yeah she did want to learn and this was the best way but really... "Look just...I do wanna learn how to cook but this is the first time I've seen you do it and all so...if you wanna do something 'good' maybe it'd be best I don't get involved. I mean I really do wanna learn how to do this kinda stuff, I just feel like I'd be more of a bother than anything."
All the same she helped along as she was asked, blushing at the 'woman who can cook' comment. "Hey I can already to an omelette...and some noodles in the microwave..."
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Post by Tachibana Saya on Apr 2, 2018 7:25:10 GMT -8
“Well, there’s no problem if you don’t feel up to taking part, Yumi-san… I can do this on my own easily enough?” Feeling a little guilty now since she recognised she might have been pushing someone with confidence problems a little too forcefully, after a small word of thanks Miss Tachibana took the pans and placed them on the stove to boil away. Compelled by the presence of the redhead to involve her in what she was doing, Saya turned around as she let the heat of their hob bring the water up to temperature and leaned against the countertop casually, hoping that she hadn’t been too hard on the girl, feeling a little awkward now.
“Sorry… I know that you’re new to this stuff, it might be better to take things in at your own pace?” Dipping her head toward Yumi apologetically as she realized that some of the rigid method of her own instruction had manifested just a touch as she tried to act like teacher, the dark haired girl rubbed her arm gently and wondered what she could do to put her friend at ease.
“You have helped me attain so many skills which I could not have honed on my own, and I was overly enthusiastic about paying back that ‘debt’ a bit?” Blushing a little as she decided to take a leaf out of the book that the redhead had showed her and try some physical affection, with a slight awkwardness that was born from her own developing tolerance for such behaviour, Miss Tachibana placed a hesitant hand on the shoulder of her friend as she moved a little closer to her. Remembering that when she had felt sad that Yumi had pulled her into her arms, with a slightly rough motion Saya tugged at the redhead to try and offer some comfort of her own…
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Post by Yumi Tasukai on Apr 2, 2018 8:07:09 GMT -8
The apology was catching her off guard, but the hug even more so, her eyes widening for a moment, but just seeing the attempt to comfort her as it was supposed to be taken, smiling softly and her nervous tone softening further, holding Saya back and just quietly hugging her in turn, letting out a long breath till she was sure she was stable, and speaking again.
"Sorry hun just...you know I'm a nervous wreck. I REALLY wanna learn how to cook I'm just nervous I'm gonna mess up our first real meal here..." Taking a few more steadying breaths, she eased out of the hug and squeezed Saya's arms before turning back to the stove, a little excited but maybe getting a little ahead of herself. "So! What can I do? You need the chicken cut or do the noodle sticks need...breaking or...something? How does this all go?"
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Post by Tachibana Saya on Apr 2, 2018 11:03:58 GMT -8
“I am sure that your influence will not ruin the meal, if you are willing to assist… If it helps you can just handle the easier jobs? Though should you prefer I’d be happy to carry on without you?” Slipping out of the hug and finding herself decidedly less unnerved by the action than she had been when that first embrace had been sprung upon her by the riverbank, in an action that felt reflexive and not wholly purposeful, Saya let one of her hands slip down the arm of the redhead and grip her hand gently.
“I know finding confidence can be a challenge for you, but it is my feeling this might be because you don’t see the capable woman I do in front of me.” Tilting her head as she gave Yumi’s hand a firmer squeeze as if to highlight her point, Miss Tachibana blushed slightly and nodded to her friend as she realized just how helpless she had once been. Now being given the independence she had always sought but also the guidance she needed to make her way in a world that seemed strange and new to her, it had been the efforts of the golden eyed gal who had helped far more than her therapist or any counselling she had been given.
“You were an island for me when I had nothing to cling to, essentially, and sheltered me in more ways than you know?” Allowed to flourish as she chose without being sheltered and stifled, though the redhead could appear clumsy and a little awkward in places she was an example that Saya tried to live up to. In the opinion of the dark haired girl, Yumi was rather wonderful, even if she couldn’t see much of that wonder herself.
“Heh, perhaps I have gotten a little deeper than I intended, when our focus is cooking lessons?” Realizing the sobriety that her attempts to compliment the redhead before her might have created, with a little grin and in her own stiff way, Miss Tachibana tried to lighten the mood. “But if you’re willing to help, I could certainly show you how to gauge when one’s noodles are boiled, now the water is ready?” Slipping away from Yumi and moving to the worktop where she had left the noodles, she lifted up the bag of currently crisp but soon to be wriggling lengths of dry wheat dough, reckoning they’d need the majority of the bag in order to make some deliciousness worthy of their day…
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Post by Yumi Tasukai on Apr 2, 2018 12:09:10 GMT -8
Yumi was feeling a little more reassured, Saya was a bit weirdly poetic to her for some reason, but nothing too bad. She just moved on and tried to enjoy learning from her, not really doing anything complicated but helping her along all the same and learning how it all worked, smiling as what they were making slowly seemed to be coming together, humming along and ultimately sitting with Saya to enjoy a pretty warm and healthy looking meal.
With their bowls of noodle rice and chopped up chicken nearing their end, after a long day of work and enjoying a warm meal, she naturally find herslef laying softly against Saya's side, yawning and enjoying whatever it was they'd put on the TV, just some mindless static to her, but Saya might have actually been enjoying it.
"You Saya are a great cook, making something so tasty from all the crap I had..."
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