Part 814: Robin C
*Slurp* Ah, yes. Perfect. Adding that dash of fenugreek really did the trick.
What are you doing, Robin?
Oh, hello, Severa. I'm just putting the finishing touches on tonight's stew. It's my turn in the galley, you see.
It smells pretty okay... Are you, like a professional cook or something?
Me? Oh, gracious no. It's nothing special. I just tossed a few things in the pot.
Pfft. False modesty is so overrated. I can tell by the smell alone that a lot of work went into that stew. *Sniiiff* Ahhh. All kinds of herbs and stuff. You musta been cooking for hours.
You're very kind, but I really think I just got lucky today. Usually when I cook, it ends up tasting like mud. ...Or burned mud.
I TOLD you already, that stuff is totally overrated! Gawds!
I'm sorry?
I mean, really! You've made a success of something, so go ahead and celebrate! Pat yourself on the back! Tell everyone what a fantastic job you did! Soak up the praise! Otherwise, people forget you're being modest and start taking you at the word. And then when you do something really great, everyone treats it like a yawner. Before you know it, you're just boring old Robin, and everyone ignores you!
Gracious, Severa, that's quite a speech.
And another thing! What in blazes are you doing fiddling around with soups, anyway?! You're our TACTICIAN! You should be planning how not to get us killed! I don't want to die tomorrow because you're thinking about stupid garlic!
Er, well. Normally I AM excused from roster duties, given how busy I-
I know, right?! So why are you HERE?! You should be in a war council with Chrom or planning our next march! You could secure provisions, check supplies, have our weapons repaired, blah blah blah. But NOOOOOOO! You're flinging soup around like some innkeeper's lackey.
W-well, when you put it that way, I guess it doesn't make such sense... I just wanted to ensure folks were getting healthy food for the sake of morale.
MORALE?! Pfffffft! We're fine. Oh we all just LOVE it here. And we certainly don't need a daily serving of Robin's Chef Surprise to help. GAWDS! It's like talking to an infant! I am SO out of here. (leaves)
...I'm honestly not sure if I should be flattered or insulted.