concasse | Lili

[Lili is gonna watch this man have a full on aneurism in the kitchen. But for now:]

That was the plan, yes. But please, take your time, Miss~ The kitchen is yours until you're finished.

[Because space is cramped and there's not exactly a lot of stoves to work with here. He'll be a good boy and banish himself to a corner while he waits]

[hmmmm. she looks thoughtful at that. normally she follows kara's lead on cooking, so she'll turn back to sanji]

What were you going to make?

[this sounds like a teaching opportunity and she's going to carve it out for herself]

Me?

[Huh. He isn't expecting the question, and so needs a moment to stand back and flip through his mental list of recipes]

Was gonna try my hand at Jianbing -- I've only made it a couple of times and figured now was as good a time as any.

[oh

she pauses

and then steps back - ]

Then you can proceed - show me the steps as you go.

[yup, she's just forcing him into teaching her]

[... Huh.]

Alright, as the lady wishes~!

[He sees nothing wrong with this demand, in fact looks a little bit delighted to be showing off his culinary chops, and rolls up his sleeves of his -- oh wait, he's got that stupid shirt on. Never mind, no rolling up sleeves, he's not allowed to look cool.]

Though before we begin, you looking to be a chef, young Miss?

[she will just stand by, watching him rather obviously]

I know the basics of cooking by now - I've been learning over the past two weeks.

But I'd rather learn new recipes than make the same things over again. There's someone I'd like to surprise, too.

[her goal in life is to show ookurikara up all the time]

[A soft laugh... he's of two thoughts, frankly: that two weeks isn't enough to learn the basics of anything, especially cooking, but it's impressive she's already chomping at the bit to learn more.]

Aaah, does this young Miss have a special someone in mind~?

[Tell him who it is. If it's a dude, he'll kick their ass.]

[unfortunately:]

I do, but I'm not sure if that's any of your business.

[oH LILI]

I don't even know your name.

Aaaah, how she's cut me to the quick of my mellorine heart~! ♥

[honestly lili is the one getting the short end of the stick here, he dares turn around and wiggles in front of her like a worm on a hook]

Please, call me Sanji, a Servant always available to aid you in your endeavors, Miss~!

[this is terrible and she wrinkles her nose in distaste. can he go back to cooking please.

she raises a hand to make him stop]

Lili. Just Lili is fine, and I don't need a servant of any sort so stop that.

Lili-chan it is then~!

[And she says that now, but what if she needs someone to do a murder for her? Sanji's just saying! Maybe ring him up to do her dirty work]

Anyway, lemme see...

[His focus reorients itself, as does his gaze, giving the counter a clear sweep before he heads over to the fridge]

You ever heard of Jianbing? What it is, the steps to make it? Not that you gotta know all the details to appreciate good food, but if you're gonna cook, you're doing the dish a disservice if you don't consider everything that brought it into existence.

[Oh, he's -- teaching teaching her, apparently]

Lili is fine.

[REPEATED,,,,

that said she's going to try to move out of his way, leaning against the counter for now while he gathers ingredients so they don't need to move around each other]

... no, I haven't. Tell me?

[a beat]

And do you need a knife?

[... Honestly before he can address ANY of that, Lili is just

hm

Sanji needs a moment to just stare in both surprise, appreciation, and concern]

So you're one of the ones who took one, huh...

[A SIGH]

Well, I can't very well ask it back from you. A lady needs to be able to protect herself.

[...]

But yeah imma need one for this.

[she's going to go ahead and reach into her fanny pack that she wears like a satchel, unzipping it and bringing out a knife wrapped in cloth. she offers it to him, handle first]

I wasn't going to let you take it from me. [for the record]

Any chance you've seen any of the others? I've found eight, including mine.

A few. I've cut some deals so they're on loan from me.

[FROM HIM, AS IF HE OWNS THEM. And yet he says this without a hint of irony. Anyway with the knife now in his hand, Sanji returns his focus back to the counter and finally starts gathering up the ingredients he'll need.

It's quite a list: flour, soy milk, some eggs, black bean sauce, chili pepper sauce, and a few other components.]

I'm assuming there's ten or so on the loose.

[she watches, even as she gently corrects:]

Twelve.

Can I ask which ones you've located? If you're so fixated on finding them for your culinary purposes and claim ownership... I'll trade you.

[A low whistle of appreciation at her correction, damn girl.

But he looks up, bemused?? Trade?]

Wait, what are we trading, Lili-ch-- uh. Lili?

[God that sounds rude as heck but he was listening to her request through all of his squealing. Amazing.]

[she tenses at first when he seems like he's going to start with her - before nodding in acceptance at her name.]

Information.

It comes at a price, doesn't it? But if you're looking for knives and I am as well, we might as well trade what we know.

Oh, that.

[With a thoughtful hum before he shakes his head]

Nah, it's fine~! I can tell you what I know for free.

[He sees no point in hounding a lady for what she knows when he can just as easily do the legwork himself. ]

Let's see... Well, that Taako asshole has definitely got a knife on him, though he wasn't really subtle about it, either. And uh, while this isn't someone's whose got a knife, mark Yasusada off your list. He's clean.

[what the heck sanji - she looks surprised, and almost distrustful? CAN SHE REALLY BELIEVE THAT HE'S THAT MUCH OF A DOG FOR WOMEN]

Clean...?

[SORRY HE'S TOO BUSY FOCUSED ON HIS FOOD AGAIN, but put a leash on him because... yeah. Yeah.]

I mean he's not gonna be one of the people whose got one. Even if I hadn't verified, that's not really how he conducts himself.

[WHY IS SANJI FUCKING LIKE THIS]

... you speak awfully confidently about him.

[did you know sanji is nicer about yasusada than his own canonmates]

We both came from the same place -- the castle of fairy tales.

[Sanji's a loser who is happily smiling about Yasusada because he's fond of a sword puppy, don't judge him]

He's pretty straightforward so try and be gentle with him if you could.

... I'm familiar with some of his comrades, because we came from the same place. The village in the center of the universe.

[she tilts her head]

I'm not gentle with most people - but I at least never intend to be misleading.

That'll do. Yasusada doesn't need coddling, just not anyone riling him into hasty decisions.

[Spoken like someone who has... watched this happen, perhaps, though Sanji keeps his smile even]

So you know Tonbokiri, or Tsurumaru, or Ookurikara?

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