[ It's the loud clattering of a bowl that catches her attention first. Susato jumps, back straightening abruptly as Yumie and Ryu, the two dream snakes that have been following her around the garden, slither to hide in its shrubbery. ]
Ah! What...? [ In a blink, they are gone. How can snakes even move so fast? They are so skittish. Today, however, it sounds like it was for a good reason. She nearly drops all the Devil's peppers she'd been gathering to use, in light of the uptick in spicy orders for the challenge. There's a moment where she's recovering from the surprise, but that relief quickly turns into unease.
She has to investigate.
When she bravely enters the main dining area, she finds Chongyun, standing atop a chair. One would be forgiven for thinking he was going to continue right onto the table, but the one in front of him has its tablecloth ruined, halfway-hanging off. It's stained a deep orange-red at its edge, with the culprit obvious: a knocked-over bowl of ramen, whose contents are sadly still steaming.
Spicy A to start!
Ah! What...? [ In a blink, they are gone. How can snakes even move so fast? They are so skittish. Today, however, it sounds like it was for a good reason. She nearly drops all the Devil's peppers she'd been gathering to use, in light of the uptick in spicy orders for the challenge. There's a moment where she's recovering from the surprise, but that relief quickly turns into unease.
She has to investigate.
When she bravely enters the main dining area, she finds Chongyun, standing atop a chair. One would be forgiven for thinking he was going to continue right onto the table, but the one in front of him has its tablecloth ruined, halfway-hanging off. It's stained a deep orange-red at its edge, with the culprit obvious: a knocked-over bowl of ramen, whose contents are sadly still steaming.
...... ]
Ch, Chongyun?!