nexus_crossings | Grand Opening!

There's always a lot of paper litter in the Nexus Plaza. Pamphlets and flyers and signs explaining the hows and why's and what's of the Multiverse. People looking for others from their own world. People looking to barter for safe return to their own worlds.

There are a different sort of flyer around today though.

Bakery and Restaurant Grand Opening!

Come support your local Nexus denizens in their new business venture. Located along the main thoroughfare of the Plaza heading toward downtown. (Actual location may vary as Nexus fluctuations have been known to occur.) Housing a variety of Nexus-world pastries and foods made by Katsuya Suou and Head Chef Ice Bear. Have a request? We'll make it or die trying!

Please join us at our open house for free samples and help name this new addition to the Nexus Community!

The bakery itself is tucked along the main road with a large sign that says "Name Us Please!" hanging out front. The suite inside the brick building has a homey and comforting atmosphere painted in warm reds and oranges and lit by soft yellow lights hanging inside large industrial size mixer whisks. Two display cases frame the register while a large open door gives a clear view of the kitchen, specially modeled to allow a full sized polar bear to work his kitchen magic. A smaller work area is lined with windows allowing customers to watch the baked goods being prepared and decorated.

Free food? Familiar faces? A chance to make Katsuya say a naughty word out loud if someone immature suggests a name for the bakery? Surely there's only one question to ask here.

When are you going and what would you like to sample?

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[And to round out the trio is Ice Bear, all decked out in his cute cooking apron and chef hat, his cute little polar bear ears poking out at the top. He’s already in the back of the kitchen, double checking all of his supplies. Knives are sharp? Check. Silverware and plates all clean? Double Check. Somehow, through means no one but the bear himself can explain, Ice has acquired unique and rare ingredients to be used in his cooking.

Speaking of cooking, Ice Bear has made sure to lay out different menu’s for people to look at, even if the advertisement said he could make anything. Some meals take extra time, after all, and the menus are a good way to get indecisive people to pick something without difficulty. Ice will still try to fulfil requests, if at all possible. It also helps that people can see Ice Bear flipping pancakes or making calzones in the back, getting customers excited about the upcoming meal.

So feel free to say hi! Ice Bear will make time to talk with people, however stoic he may be.]

Katsuya even has a matching apron! Though his is red. There's a smudge of flour on his tinted lenses when he heads over to the savory kitchen with a plate of treats in tow.

"I brought you a bit of everything I have made so far. Do you think I should have something else? Cookies perhaps?" Poor Katsuya's been at the bakery since dawn preparing and while he's fretting he seems much more excited than anyone has possibly ever seen him.

[Ice Bear has an adorable blue apron with snowflakes on it, so the colors are polar opposite to Katsuya's. Not like Ice Bear even cared about matching fashions with his companions. He finishes putting a round dish into the oven, before turning to see the different treats Katsuya has baked.]

"Looks good. Ice Bear is coming up with a few good dishes as well." [He can't cook everything as quickly as the pastry chef, due to the desire of keeping dishes fresh and safe. But, it looks like he might have a few samples ready to go soon.] "...Don't overwork yourself. Making too much can be challenging. Ice Bear thinks you have a good selection so far."

The colors don't have to match, Ice Bear's apron is adorable just the way it is. Aprons instead of stuffy chef coats is the way to go, definitely. Thankfully pastries tend to keep a bit better than a cooked meal, so Katsuya's prep just means he'll be better able to play soux chef for Ice Bear if the other needs a hand when the guests are mingling.

"I can't hardly help it. I'm incredibly nervous about all of this. Excited, don't get me wrong. But very nervous."

[So far, Ice Bear has everything mostly under control, except for the 'waiting for customers' part. Here's to hoping people aren't scared of a big polar bear, but instead, think he's cute. For now, he's mixing ingredients together swiftly and with a great deal of accuracy. ]

Don't be. Nervousness will show in Katsuya's cooking then. Stay calm, but have fun.

[Is that what cooking is to him? Perhaps, but the bear has no intent of ever revealing his secrets.] ...Things will be fine. Ice Bear will make sure of it.

"It's a fair point. My hands weren't shaking when I was here this morning, but now that we're open I feel like a wreck."

Katsuya gives a weak chuckle, but he seems to be inspired a lot by the calm Ice Bear is showing over all of this. He stands a bit straighter and adjusts his apron.

"Admittedly, I don't think I've smiled this much in years." The confession earns a chuckle from the officer. "I'm very happy to be here."

"Just do what you always do." [Ice Bear doesn't seem to grasp this whole concept of being nervous. He'll just be the one who get frustrated if no one samples his food.]

"...Ice Bear can tell. Ice Bear knows that you take pride in this business."

With how amazing his food smells, Katsuya would be more than a little surprised if no one sampled the bear's food. It's really their loss. Katsuya isn't worried about that in the least. And the more he thinks about it, Ice has a point. Nine of them would be here if they weren't confident in their skills.

Radio and her management skills, Ice and Katsuya in their respective culinary specialties.

"Really I'm most excited for requests we may get from other worlds. I look forward to learning lots of new recipes."

"Mister Ice Bear!" The bear makes it so easy to smile, not in the least because of his adorable outfit. Radio steps toward the door that separates the kitchen from the dining area and lingers there, leaning in to get a look at him.

"You're looking very professional today. Very serious. You know you're allowed to relax, right? Nobody will think less of you if you smile, just for today. As of tomorrow you can go back to stoicism, but this is our grand opening!"

"Ah, Radio."

[The bear manages to turn and face her, even while flipping a medium-sized pancake onto a nearby plate without looking. It lands perfectly, showing just how long he's been making this breakfast treat.]

"...This is how Ice Bear always looks." [His smile has, unfortunately, scared customers away before. Or was that because he was wearing a creepy cupcake costume? Either way, it's hard to get the bear to show anything but a neutral expression. To prove his point, he offers the chocolate pancake plate to her, fork and syrup included.]

"Ice Bear is cute as is. Ice Bear will win people over with his cooking."

Grand Opening!

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