Shape of a Spirit/Kris: Unsung Hero

Kris: Unsung Hero - C

Kris	All right. That should be enough preparations for the moment.
Hello, Kris! What are you up to over here?		Kris
Kris	Great timing, Kris! I was just about to go looking for you. I thought we could help with the cooking. There seems to be a need for more food lately, so I'm thinking we can make a big pot of soup.
Oh, wonderful. I'd love to help out. Are you, uh... Are you sure this is wise, though? If we're really the same person, that must mean we share the same cooking skill...or lack thereof.		Kris
Kris	I will admit to some mishaps in the past, but...it's just soup! How hard could it be? Caeda's taught me a few things since then, and I've had plenty of time to practice. It'll turn out fine. Look, I've got a sample batch ready to taste now. See for yourself.
I...could do that, sure, but... Oh no. I know that smell. Trust me, I've made this exact same soup before. It's awful, OK? It's like burnt iron. We can't serve this to people.		Kris
Fjorm	What is that aroma? Oh, Kris! And... Kris! Are you cooking something?
Princess Fjorm! Indeed we are. To help support the camp, we're making our signature soup.		Kris
Fjorm	I must say, I am very curious what a special soup from you two would taste like. May I?
Please do! This batch is particularly good, if I do say so myself.		Kris
Fjorm	Thank you very much. Ah, the scent certainly is...intriguing.
This is all too familiar...		Kris
Fjorm	Here goes... Oh, it's... I'm...
Princess Fjorm! Are you OK?! Oh, no! I knew I should have stopped her! She's dead on her feet, Kris! We've killed her!		Kris
Kris	Relax. She's fine. How is it, Princess Fjorm? Uh, hello? Can you hear me?
Oh, yes. Sorry to...alarm you. I am, as it happens...still alive. Though after tasting that, I admit... For a moment, I wasn't so sure. I felt as if my spirit had left my body...		Fjorm
Kris	Sounds about right. Here, have some water.
Thank you...		Fjorm
Kris	Forgive me, Princess Fjorm. I was certain I'd done well this time. The soup had such an appetizing color...
Right? That's what I said! I always thought color was the surest way to judge a soup!		Kris
Kris	It's clear we have a lot to learn...

Kris: Unsung Hero - B

Kris	It should be clear enough to you now that our cooking is...terrible. But plenty of folks in the castle are great cooks. Why don't we ask one of them to instruct us?
Good idea. Hmm... What about castle servants? Cooking is a key aspect of their job, after all. I run into them around the castle frequently. Let's go find one!		Kris
Felicia	You want to learn to cook? Easy! Leave it to me—a perfectly capable and totally competent maid!
Oh, that's, um...great! Did you hear that, Kris? "Totally competent" is just what we need!		Kris
Kris	Yeah. Anyone with the confidence to call herself "perfectly capable" has to be good, right? Thank you, Felicia.
What nonsense is this? Felicia, "totally competent?" Her work is an affront to the very notion of service.		Jakob
Felicia	Jakob!
Telling someone to learn cooking from her could be considered a form of poisoning.		Jakob
Felicia	Hey! I've never poisoned anyone on purpose, I'll have you know!
Sabotage, then. Cooking with her would be a fantastic way to learn to annihilate a kitchen. Hmm. This gives me a thought... I'd always considered it advantageous to keep my culinary secrets to myself, but perhaps teaching others... Yes, I am certain that providing this service would increase the master's renown in this world! Very well, I will impart to you my culinary expertise. Please direct your appreciation to my employer, Corrin. Now then, allow me to get a sense of your current skill. Make for me your very best dish.		Jakob
Kris	Understood! Let's get to it, Kris!
You won't be disappointed!		Kris
Jakob	...
...		Felicia
Jakob	Perhaps this is a misunderstanding. I asked you to prepare food, not... whatever this is. Chopped laundry?
It's a stew! We made a stew.		Kris
Kris	That's right. Our signature stew.
Even I know that stew's supposed to have water in it! This is... Yep, this is rock solid! This stew is even more disgusting than mine. I didn't think that was possible!		Felicia
Jakob	The only impossibility here is one of improvement. I'm afraid you are beyond my help.
No! Don't say that!		Kris
Jakob	That is not to say it is a lost cause. In fact, I know someone who may be able to help you. Yes... Surely even this devastating culinary weakness is not beyond his ability to correct...

Kris: Unsung Hero - A

Oscar	Ah. So you'd like to learn to cook. My work with the Greil Mercenaries has called on all sorts of skills, but I have to say, this is a first.
Jakob suggested you might be able to help us overcome our "devastating culinary weakness." His words.		Kris
Oscar	I'm certainly willing to try. Why don't you start with a simple soup? I'll give you an ingredients list.
We'll get it this time, Kris!		Kris
Kris	All finished!
Okay, let's give it a taste. ... Now I understand what the others were saying about rusty old iron.		Oscar
Kris	Again?! Ugh, what a shame.
Maybe it would help you to see me make a soup using the exact same stuff. Let's try that.		Oscar
Sorry to keep you waiting. Here you are—enjoy.		Oscar
Kris	How did you make this so delicious?! The flavor is so subtle...
Mmm, I feel warm all over! This is amazing, Oscar!		Kris
Oscar	I glad you both like it. Let me ask you something. What do you two think about when you cook?
Not much, really. Just hoping that it tastes good, I guess.		Kris
Kris	Yeah. Or not terrible, at least.
Hmm. For me, what's even more important than taste is how happy people will be when they're eating it. I look forward to people's pleased reactions. Their smiling faces. That's what motivates me.		Oscar
Kris	I hadn't considered that...
Me either...		Kris
Oscar	No one is born a good cook—least of all me. I was awful at it...until I had to feed two younger brothers. Pleasing them was difficult, but all the hard work was worth it to me.
That makes a lot of sense.		Kris
Oscar	Everyone wants the food they make to taste delicious, but a great cook aspires to more than that. Imagine the bigger picture. Think of the people you care about seated at the table, enjoying what you've made.
That's a beautiful image. I'd never thought to envision it before.		Kris
Oscar	Once your heart is in the right place, skill is sure to follow.
So we just have to put heart into it! Thank you, Oscar! I hope you'll continue to teach us!		Kris

Kris: Unsung Hero - S

Kris	All right, Princess Fjorm—prepare to experience the fruits of all our culinary study!
This is exciting, but…ah, you’ve got cuts all over your fingers! Did you hurt yourselves in practice?		Fjorm
Kris	Only a little. We’re fine. What matters is the food—and if it pleases you.
Count me in for the tasting. I want to see how much you’ve improved.		Oscar
Kris	Oscar—thank you for believing in us. I hope this will make you smile.
Here it is.		Kris
Kris	Please, give it a try!
All right. Let’s dig in.		Fjorm
Oscar	...
Well? How is it?		Kris
Fjorm	It’s very different from before. A simple, clean taste. It suits you both well.
This is far better than what I made when I was first learning. You’ve done very well for yourselves.		Oscar
Kris	Ah! I’m so glad!
It may not have bowled you over with delight, but it’s progress at least.		Kris
Kris	Yes! I’m more confident than ever that we can reach our goal of making something truly spectacular.
I wish you the best of luck in chasing that goal. And I would be happy to taste your cooking anytime.		Fjorm
Kris	Our grandfather always told us never to give up. He wasn’t talking about cooking, but…it helps to think of him.
No matter how overbearing a trial may seem, nothing is insurmountable if you put your heart into it. It’s not enough merely to win battles. We should want to make folks happy too. Maybe this is how we do it.		Kris

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