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[Monday evening, Susato is poking around the kitchen, taking stock at some of the ingredients. She's brought a few new ingredients from the local grocery store.]
[ Nero is back with a few fresh caught fish. ]
Using the kitchen?
Using the kitchen?
[Wow! The fish!]
Did you catch those, sir? Well done!
Did you catch those, sir? Well done!
Yup. Didn't think I'd need to go fishing but here we are.
Want some?
Want some?
I couldn't possibly make myself a burden on you, but perhaps I could share some of what I have found in return. I have been steaming some vegetables, and there is a small amount of rice as well.
If we add the fish to that, it makes for a well balanced meal.
Yes, it certainly does.
. . . Mr. Turner, yes? I saw that your profile says you are skilled in cooking, so I'm sure you need no assistance.
. . . Mr. Turner, yes? I saw that your profile says you are skilled in cooking, so I'm sure you need no assistance.
... Did everybody read that? You're Ms. Mikotoba, right?
Yeah, I've got the fish handled. Don't worry.
Yeah, I've got the fish handled. Don't worry.
It's basically public knowledge at this point.
[He'll start prepping the fish while they talk.]
[He'll start prepping the fish while they talk.]
[And she will get to work on making the sides, glancing over occasionally to watch him work.]
I suppose, but I would still permit you an objection if it was troublesome to talk about.
I suppose, but I would still permit you an objection if it was troublesome to talk about.
Then talk about it we must. What dishes are the sort you like to prepare?
I like most seafood dishes, and any kinda sautée is great.
[After trial, she can be found in the solar, sitting and writing in her notebook.]
You keep good notes, Miss Susato. Helped a lot.
Thank you.
[She will allow this compliment, bowing her head.]
I am a judicial assistant - it is my duty to keep meticulous notes.
[She will allow this compliment, bowing her head.]
I am a judicial assistant - it is my duty to keep meticulous notes.
That means... you're familiar with trials, right? Is this really the way they usually go?
I am familiar, but. . . no. They aren't like this. I suppose there are some similarities.
What are these supposed to be like? It... doesn't always end in a public execution, right?
[Susato is in the garden on Monday, examining some of the unusual plants and considering them in comparison to her recollection of other plants she's seen. She'll smile when she sees Nero.]
Good morning. A decent change of pace, isn't it?
[However, as she says that, she bends to pick up a shard, a memory plays.]
Good morning. A decent change of pace, isn't it?
[However, as she says that, she bends to pick up a shard, a memory plays.]
Ye-
[Disce at his feet in her cat form, sniffing the new and interesting plants. And then the memory hits. Every time, it's disorienting to be standing as a harbor, to do something a little sketchy... but she's doing it for a friend, isn't she?
Doesn't that make it okay?]
... Sometimes it's gotta be bent a little.
[Disce at his feet in her cat form, sniffing the new and interesting plants. And then the memory hits. Every time, it's disorienting to be standing as a harbor, to do something a little sketchy... but she's doing it for a friend, isn't she?
Doesn't that make it okay?]
... Sometimes it's gotta be bent a little.
Oh.
[She touches her face, slightly embarrassed by the memory.]
Perhaps, though I'm still not certain of that.
[She touches her face, slightly embarrassed by the memory.]
Perhaps, though I'm still not certain of that.
Your friends [is Sholmes her friend] seem to agree.
[Susato is in fact the only person in the world who likes him without reservations.]
Mm. I think they are being rather kind, however. I know I caused Mr. Naruhodo a great deal of trouble. But I can't regret that Gina was proven innocent.
Mm. I think they are being rather kind, however. I know I caused Mr. Naruhodo a great deal of trouble. But I can't regret that Gina was proven innocent.
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