[ there's a good chance they won't, but even if this ends badly it's still a good way to kill time. there's probably other food they can nab to eat if that happens, so they don't go hungry.
but naminé will wander off to look for something in the kitchen that could possibly go into soup. ]
[ It's the process that matter more than the end result, but Minato tries to find things that will go well with anything. Eggs and potatoes it is. Five eggs, and ten potatoes. This may or may not end up more like mashed potato than a soup, but it's fine, he's sure the volume will reduce as they cook. ]
[ as naminé has never really cooked before, and admittedly does not get to eat too many different things, it takes her a little longer to pick something out. she eventually returns with tomatoes and ham.
[ Bless Naminé for choosing the potatoes, because potatoes can be difficult and if you're too slow at it they start to get sticky. Tomatoes just sort of squash everywhere but it's fine if the juice leaks out because it's getting thrown into water anyways. ]
I'll take the tomatoes, then. What kind of soup base do you want? Usually, it's a type of meat, but it can be vegetable too.
[ Minato glances over when she does, and can't pretend that the ham doesn't exist anymore.
Alright... Okay.
Can't make Naminé upset, so he picks up the ham and plops the entire thing into the water without slicing it or anything. Maybe they can just leave it in there at the bottom, like a lucky iron fish. ]
[ This is why Naminé is the best, just accepting Minato's whatevers and nobody tells him off. Tomatoes get chopped— Minato doing that thing where he just uses his palm as a cutting board instead of using the actual board- and thrown into the pot. He also sneaks in some chicken stock while Naminé is hard at work, because he forgets he's supposed to be teaching, instead of going behind her back trying to make this soup taste okay.
What else does soup need... He'll rummage through the cupboards looking for whatever, he supposes. ]
[ They're going to be turned into mush anyways, so they don't have to be pretty. Like my dad likes to say (to justify his terrible knifework, maybe): "Your stomach doesn't have eyes." ]
Hmm... We could do both, if you'd like.
[ He grabs both noodles and seaweed, and there is absolutely not going to be enough liquid leftover in this pot by the time everything's done cooking. ]
[ Both it is. Soggy noodles are more tolerable than ones that are undercooked, so everything gets dumped in there now. ]
We can always taste test in between and add more if we think it needs more flavor. But go ahead and dump the potatoes in there.
[ Are they just peeled and not cut? He forgets to check and doesn't specify, but he's busy going back over to the fridge to pull out a carton of eggs and to find a large bowl. ]
[ they're only peeled, but she'll drop them into the pot while minato is busy. naminé watches them for a second, wondering if she should stir it or something, before turning towards minato. ]
[ It's fine, the potatoes will cook through if they leave it on high heat for several hours, hopefully. More time for the flavors to come out or something. ]
Yep, the eggs go in last. Do you know how to crack eggs?
[ Slow is fine; more time for the potatoes and stuff to cook. ]
Not really... It's easier to just go out and eat. Cooking... it's easier to cook for a group, than it is for just one person. So I'd just go out and eat by myself.
[ Bits and pieces of shell is just extra calcium, it'll give the soup a nice crunch. He'll find a way to justify whatever Naminé does. ]
Hm..... Bread is portable and filling, so that's never a bad choice. If I have time, noodle soups are warm and filling. If I don't have time, I think I could probably live off coffee?
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[ there's a good chance they won't, but even if this ends badly it's still a good way to kill time. there's probably other food they can nab to eat if that happens, so they don't go hungry.
but naminé will wander off to look for something in the kitchen that could possibly go into soup. ]
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hm. ]
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Alright... this'll do. [ It's whatever? So long as it's even slightly edible, Minato will at least eat it; he's not that picky. ]
We'll go with something chunky. Eggs cook quickly, so we'll leave those for last. Do you want to peel potatoes, or cut tomatoes?
[ The ham... he will figure out later how to use it. ]
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[ bless minato for not telling her no on her ingredients
but she'll go to get a knife to get started on it ]
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I'll take the tomatoes, then. What kind of soup base do you want? Usually, it's a type of meat, but it can be vegetable too.
[ Just pointedly ignoring that ham right there. ]
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hm ]
You can pick.
[ the ham is right there ]
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Alright... Okay.
Can't make Naminé upset, so he picks up the ham and plops the entire thing into the water without slicing it or anything. Maybe they can just leave it in there at the bottom, like a lucky iron fish. ]
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so she gives minato a nod, and will start with the potatoes. ]
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What else does soup need... He'll rummage through the cupboards looking for whatever, he supposes. ]
Naminé... Do you like noodles, or seaweed?
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[ her potatoes look like a disaster but also, not as bad as they could be considering this is the first time she has peeled them. ]
Does it has to be one or the other?
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Hmm... We could do both, if you'd like.
[ He grabs both noodles and seaweed, and there is absolutely not going to be enough liquid leftover in this pot by the time everything's done cooking. ]
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[ they'll just be eating slightly soggy ham and noodles, it's fine. ]
Is this enough ingredients?
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We can always taste test in between and add more if we think it needs more flavor. But go ahead and dump the potatoes in there.
[ Are they just peeled and not cut? He forgets to check and doesn't specify, but he's busy going back over to the fridge to pull out a carton of eggs and to find a large bowl. ]
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The eggs are next?
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Yep, the eggs go in last. Do you know how to crack eggs?
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[ she'll even watch out for the shell and everything. ]
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[ She gets the full dozen eggs and the bowl to crack them in, while Minato grabs half a cup of water and a whisk. ]
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well, she'll get to cracking. she's also going to be doing this rather slowly. ]
Do you do this often?
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Not really... It's easier to just go out and eat. Cooking... it's easier to cook for a group, than it is for just one person. So I'd just go out and eat by myself.
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[ ah, a shell almost got in, but she manages to nab it at the last moment. ]
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Hm..... Bread is portable and filling, so that's never a bad choice. If I have time, noodle soups are warm and filling. If I don't have time, I think I could probably live off coffee?
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[ but it's said with a small laugh. ]
Do you have a favorite?
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[ He would take this stupid bet, and lose, and die. ]
Coffee is coffee, though. I'm not picky.
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[ they are not doing this, she will be the w1 murderer for accidentally starving minato to death ]
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