trans_9 | This will not be a relic.

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This will not be a relic.

A little after the Shodan attack, Mindy would learn that both Sasami and Negi would be repodded, further darkening her mood after all of the fight: no victory, nothing to be really proud of, just a good, swift win. That was life on Stacy, so be it. What was more, for all intent purposes, "Mindy" had to make sure to look broken up about the death of her father, which was obviously not a stretch. But there was something, in her estimation, that needed to be taken care of first and foremost, which was why Ruffnut would notice that there was no Mindy around the castle for the last few days. In fact, Mindy had spent that time in and out of the Juraian Royal Palace, through the permission of Starfire, of course. This was because she was cleaning out the debris those fucking robots left behind in the one place Mindy was adamant needed to be preserved: The First Tree Cafe.

Or formerly that, anyway. The sign had been done away with, with a new sign replacing it: Negi and Sasami's Diner. Granted, the inside was still a bit of a fixer upper, but the lights were working, the chairs were clean of garbage and robot entrails, and a now dusty but accomplished looking girl was busy inside, busy cooking.

Outside there was another sign: Negi and Sasami's Diner
Under New Management
Alien Burgers
Apple Pies
Soup
Ask for anything else and you will get punched in the face.
More food to be added at a date TBD.

[To Note: Splitting this post in two: for those coming into the restaurant, and Mindy going back to the castle.]

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"Tea?" She definitely couldn't see why anyone would like tea so much they'd carry it in something that made it look like you were taking a nip of something else. "Actually, maybe I can try to learn how to make that stuff. I don't think anyone's tried making it out of the leave in the Hydro bay."

To be fair, the boy was impeccably dressed in a manner unlike his peers. He had a fancy, schmancy flask. There were a lot of odds and ends he carried around on that large, multi-pocketed satchel strapped around his waist.

"There are many ways to prepare tea, though the most simplistic method and blend would work for a diner." He didn't really think she would be interested in the long and precise manner in which a tea ceremony was held. "I've noticed the abundance of flora and fauna in Hydroponics, but I have yet to find any in-depth list on the properties of the various plants found there."

Oh, she noticed, but not knowing what his occupation was (and she still didn't technically) she was likely to be a little surprised, particularly when having tea in a flask. Strangely enough, because it was him she actually believed it WAS tea and not booze.

"With all the people and comings and goings, I wouldn't be surprised," Mindy said, who might actually be curious about a tea ceremony for the diner. For a regular day, not likely. Ruffnut would probably laugh her ass off at her for even suggesting it.

"I suppose that will have to be remedied," he said, pushing his glasses up by the bridge. "If that is the case and they haven't, it's a large, untapped resource for both the ship and especially Medical," who he had been putting off formally speaking to about a position. Leaving something so important usually wasn't like him, but it had taken some time adjusting to his new surroundings and the gravity of the situation.

"Documenting the flora in Hydroponics might also greatly increase the list of items you're able to create for your menu, as I'm sure there are a vast number of edible items there. Cross-referencing might also reveal some particularly rare, edible varieties...assuming you've not opened the diner out of the kindness of your heart." Not that he would blame her; he was well aware that one rarely received something for nothing.

"Yeah, I'd say so," Mindy replied, although really she had always been too busy to stay in Hydroponics bay for too long. He brought up a good point though: how many people had actually thought about documenting all of the new animal and plant life there? She knew that more additions had been made too, and who knows what woudl ahppen in their next shore leave?

"I sorta did it because a friend of mine started the cafe," she said, motioning to Sasami's picture right above them, side by side with Negi. "If there's anything I can do to make it a nice place to eat and not go broke, might as well."

Not even a second too soon, a sudden crash was heard outside. Because Rin was in a hurry to get to this sudden occasion where Yukio was paying for actual food and not messaging him to ask if he had finished his assignments!

He noticed the diner a bit late and in an attempt to stop his mad dash, promptly crashed into one of the outside mailboxes... which of course was sent flying in a random direction.

In any case! No one had seen it! So he was still cool!

He strode into the diner, his jacked a bit off his shoulder and his sword in one hand. He looked around quickly and spotted Yukio, giving him the biggest grin ever before hopping over the seat and landing on the opposite end of Yukio's table.

"Yo!"

"Nii-san..."

Even if Rin didn't think anyone had seen it, they most certainly heard it. Maybe it had been a bad idea to actually offer to treat his brother. He hadn't earned it, but he knew it would be a surefire method of keeping his twin in one spot.

Yukio said nothing, but shot a look at Mindy. Now that they were side-by-side, she would see just how different the two were.

Yeah, there was definitely no denying the difference between the two of them. While Yukio gave the look of someone precise, neat, calculating and smart, his brother was a stark contrast, looking poorly coordinated and a bit wild.

Ruffnut would have liked him.

Still, it wasn't her place to make any judgement (yet). "What'll you guys have?"

Rin grinned and looked around as if checking the place out and try to allocate what kind of food there was available.

Finally he sought a menu, if there was any before looking at Yukio.

"Yukio, what're you having?" That was usually a good method of seeing just how much he could have to eat, especially considering how hungry he was.

"I'll be having the apple pie," he said to Mindy before turning his attention to Rin. "Then menu has apple pie, ah...'alien burgers', and soup, though what sort of soup was never specifically mentioned."

The soup in question was actually simmering in the pot as they spoke. Sasami was fairly good at making these, but Mindy was a girl who was willing to kick things up a notch and even experiment. The soup in question had some of the aforementioned alien beef, as well as an alien stock (it was some word she couldn't pronounce, and her attempt made the cashier laugh) with some vegetables from the Hydroponics bay as well as some spices she thought gave the soup a smoky flavor. It was hearty, and in Mindy's estimation pretty damn good.

"Pie is cooking," Mindy said, then turned to his brother.

Rin blinked a few times and looked over the menu once over.

"Alien burgers huh.... Sure! Why not, I'll give that, and the pie and the soup a shot!"

Yes, he did just order all the things, but hey, what better way to check things out than to try them!

This was the face of someone who was not in the least surprised.

"You'll get an upset stomach if you eat too much, Nii-san. I won't treat you for free if you get sick, you know," Yukio chastised. "Our waitress and cook is named Mindy, by the way."

Mindy, on the other hand, was at least a little bit surprised at his brother ordering...well, everything on the menu.

"Looks like I'll be busy then," she said, grinning a little. "You guys carry on, I'll be back."

And Mindy scampered off into the kitchen, shaking her head. Jeez, did she really want to do this for free?

Damn you and your goody two shoes crap Sasami!

Rin grinned in turn and gave him a thumbs up.

"As if I could get sick from eating! You should know better Yukio!"

As the girl walked away, Rin's gaze followed. "Mindy huh? She looks pretty young don't you think? Didn't think you could get a job that early." he said thoughtfully.

Not that you'd ever have found Rin working outside of the house at that age!

"You say that now," Yukio commented, passing the flask of tea he had been drinking out of to Rin.

"Yes she does." The bespectacled boy raised a curious brow. "With all the talk about skipping high school and going straight into the workforce, I would think you would know that already, Nii-san. She inherited this diner from a friend, it sounded like."

Besides that, he began officially working at thirteen. Age mattered little when one could succeed on their skills.

[[OOC: You guys are totally free to skip Mindy two rounds, since she'll mostly be eavesdroping and cooking:-P]]

Rin took the tea and poured himself a little before taking a sip.

"Eh, I mean, not that I care, I just didn't think we had kids on board." Not that he was they themselves were adults even if Yukio acted like one.

"Makes me wonder a bit more about this whole place as a whole. Seems more and more like one of those sci-fi manga with all the body snatchers haha!"

"You would know if you spent more time awake than asleep. As far as this entire place..." The teen dropped his voice once again.

"It is a fairly far-fetched...strangely so." Then again, so was being the son of Satan. "While I don't exactly believe most of what we've been told, there's little we can do about the situation at this point, other than keeping on top of things and keeping a low profile in certain aspects." This was where he looked pointedly at Rin.

"Since I don't possess any extraordinary abilities, I wasn't affected by Shodan. Did you keep Kurikara with you?"

"What?!" Rin bellowed out before he tensed up in surprise at himself and sunk back onto the seat.

"What dod you mean you weren't affected? What about all that meister stuff? You know, the thing with the paper and the summons and stuff?" he replied while waving his hands around as if mimicking the actions.

As to the question he nodded, "Yeah, of course. It's the only weapon I had!"

Must you be so loud all the time, Rin? Really?

"The specializations I'm a Meister in are all dependent on my hard work and training, not anything supernatural." His lips thinned at the mention of 'summons and stuff' and his gaze shifted to the kitchen where their hostess/cook currently prepared their meal.

"Why would I try that, here?" came his barely audible reply. "The situation didn't escalate enough to attempt..." Yukio's voice trailed off for a moment and returned when his gaze shifted back to his sibling.

"Sheathed?" was all he questioned, as if he expected Rin to grasp the loaded implications behind the simple word.

Yes, there was no way that Mindy would have been able to ignore all that was being said, particularly when it came to stuff about being a Meister and things with weapons and all. What she DID know, though, was to keep her mouth shut about it and continue on like nothing had changed.

Mindy was, after all, well versed in this. Secrets were kept for a reason. This was why her head didn't so much as lok in their direction, instead immersing herself in the cooking, which wasn't really a stretch.

Alien burgers were MUCH harder to prepare than beef, after all.

Oooookay? Rin wasn't following, at least for a few before he snapped into place and nodded.

"Well, no, not really..." he said in a hushed tone.

"Nothing happened though! As soon as you know, nothing came out. It was just... normal?"

Yukio studied his sibling for a few short moments, knowing full well that there was no way Rin would lie about something like that.

"I figured as much. With the power dampeners and such. And after they were destroyed, was your sword sheathed?" came the whispered reply.

Yup, they were deliberately being quiet now. Damn. So back to cooking, which was actually almost done anyway. At least, parts of it was. The soup was going was already done, and the apple pie was on its way. She walked out to the brothers and gave them two medium sized bowls, taking a moment to wipe some access soup off her face.

"Here you go guys, enjoy."

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