# 5 - Just Stir and Eat

[washurhair]

[VIDEO]

[Shampoo pops up from the bottom of the camera with a wide smile stuck on her face. It's a bit of a surprise to see her with make-up on and in a Mandarin Gown instead of her normal martial art outfit but it's no surprise when you see the background. Behind her, the small building with the sign Cat Cafe has a banner with the words GRAND OPENING and balloons in front.

She closes her fan with a flick of her wrist and points directly at the camera.]

Nǐ hǎo ma? Are you hungry for the best noodle dishes? Fried rice with shrimp? Wonton soup or chicken feet? Szechuan mapo tofu or Hong Kong style congee?

Then lái-lái, lái-lái! Come in to Cat Cafe! Come in! Our doors are open! Where the chef and workers are pretty to look at and food tastes delicious. Today's grand opening so all prices are half off!

[ACTION]

[It's a bit mind-boggling to see how many people came and stop by to the small building. The lines are thankfully short but tables are packed, forcing some groups of people to sit with strangers they might not know.

The 17 year old girl is running around taking orders and serving food but the majority of the time, she's in the back kitchen putting on a small cooking show. With fire and throwing knives! Best duck when one of them comes flying a bit too close to your personal space.]

((ooc: A mix-and-mingle post, feel free to tag other people in the restaurant. In addition, Barnaby gets 2% for his pay.))

Comments

[nomen_est_numen]

Shen is impressed with her fork throwing skill. He quirks one eyebrow and makes a suitably impressed sound before returning his attention to the menu.

Normally he is not an indecisive bird, but there is an enormous list of choices and after a beat he looks up again. Ah. Tea. And a chance to escape having to battle his sudden culinary waffling. Seeing as how he's been more or less subsisting on microwaveable food and whatever his roommate shares since his own cooking can be best described as 'terrifying on a Lovecraftian level' (and honestly? It's also been known to explode occasionally), he's game to try anything.

"Hmm, I think I'll try that, thank you." He pours an itty cup of tea and, for some reason, stops to inhale the scent, first.

so sorry this is so late

[washurhair]

With a skip to her step, she walks into the curtained off kitchen. From the window where orders are picked up, Shampoo can be seen cooking. Bowls seem to be filling themselves and vegetables seem to be perfectly diced up in midair by an unknown force. In reality, Shampoo's hands are just too fast for the untrained eye to keep up. With her marital art school of cooking skills, the food is ready in just 5 minutes.

She bounces back with a steaming bowl. "Service with a smile! Enjoy!" She doesn't leave and just stands there, focusing on Shen's reaction.