The Adventures of The Phoenix Express (Full)

[axc_o]

"not at all rachel, plus this will have to wait a minute to continue"
Paul pours some soy sauce in the wok, shakes it to mix the sauce with the other ingredients and lowers even more the fire
"so, how many orcs are we feeding? this should be enough for twenty people...unless they are like me, then you have for six people" He said grinning
After spicing the dishes, Paul returns to the wok and adds the last ingredients while turning the fire a bit higher to later pour the souce in a just pulled out colander and a bowl.
"ok, time to the first taste" he said as he took a spoon, put it into the sauce and offered it to Rachel.

[ShadowTengu]

"Bandit's eh? Well, I knew there was a catch to this place... Ugh, I hate shooting people but when your life's at risk there's not much of a way around it... Say you shoot trap?" Conrad asked motioning towards the dining car. "Sorry about this but I haven't eaten in a long time, waiting be damned! Hehe! I'm gonna go see what there is to eat... Actually that may not be such a good idea if dinner isn't starting for a few minutes. Say, what ELSE does this train have for the needy?" Conrad joked well aware that if he takes this gift for granted it would bite him in the ass.

[hothead1021]

@axc_o
Marthy came in a few hours ago and we have about 5 people including you, about 2 orcs, a Salamander, 5 human male warriors of various ages, and 2 Lizardwomen." She smiled as she tasted the sauce "Oh my, this sauce is amazing Paul, you have potential to be a cook." She smiled as she tasted the Sauce "I can really taste the Oni Sake to." She smiled

@Shadowtengu
Luke chuckled"Luckily for you Rachel pre-made some bread for those with large appetites to curb them over till dinner's ready, just find the bread stand in the restaurant car, careful though, Some Orcs are pretty Hungry, if they give you any trouble, just see me." He patted him on the back

[MonsterGirlLuver]

I begin to walk about the train and come across the kitchen. I look inside to see a strange man and the woman I assume to be the cook. "What the Hell!? I was told specifically not to enter the kitchen and what do I see? Someone other than the cook in the kitchen. WHY!? AND HE'S COOKING!! I want to cook too!"

[Oersted]

"Thank you." he said as he took his room key and put it in his pocket and then he leaned down to put his doll on the ground, which then stood up by itself. Noah smiled when he saw Marthy adjust his glasses "Yes, an enchanter, we're a group of magicians that mostly focus on adding magical effects on objects or people instead of shooting fireballs and the like, we're also skilled in doing this." he then gestured to the doll which started moving around on its own, moving in a circle around Marthy before going back to sit beside Noah "No strings, see?" he said as he showed his opened hands to show that he had nothing to control the doll other than his magic.

[hothead1021]

@MGL and axc_o
Rachel glared at the newcomer "IF YOU HAVE TIME TO COMPLAIN THEN YOU HAVE TIME TO SEASON THE FOOD." she screamed as she pointed to the spice rack as she got the dented frying an out "If you don't want to leave then you'd better work to, I let Paul work here because his BBQ sauce is amazing. the way I see it, you have three options, leave, stay and season the food, or get hit."

@Oersted
Marthy studied the doll moving for a bit and wrote it down "sending magical signals to the doll to control it, interesting." he continued to write in his notebook "Marthy Ambrosius, Mage, Alchemist, and creator of the train." he said as he held a hand for Noah to shake

[axc_o]

"uh?"
*sniff sniff*
"oh! it's the dead arm's owner! glad to see you're in one piece again"
Paul said as he started to put the beef in a metal stick and ensamble a small grill over the fire before adding more garlic to the now empty wok
(rachel screams)
"oh.... well, for the record,I was bored and went around the train, then I found a kitchen and I got hungry, then I slippedin and cooked some BBQ sauce and met Rachel here and finally I'm cooking my beef while making more BBQ sauce"

[ShadowTengu]

"Oh thank god! Hahahaha! I just hope I can get my fill!" Conrad said waving back at Luke as he walked down the halls to the dining car. "And don't worry! I doubt some lovely ladies could give me THAT much trouble over food! Hahaha!"

It didn't take long for him to get to the mess hall, where sure enough, the first thing he spotted was the sliced bread on the bar. "*Whistles* Welp, I guess there's no reason not to!" Conrad nearly took half the loaf before walking away and stuffing the first few slices into his mouth. "Oh mah gowd... *Gulp* I haven't had good food in ages!!" He said putting another two slices into his mouth... (I just hope I'm not eating too fast hehehe!)

[hothead1021]

@Shadowtengu
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Conrad heard giggling coming from what sounded like a cute girl, he turned around to the source of the voice and saw a blonde woman with blood red eyes. Her hair was tied up in a nice ponytail as it went down to her waist, her hair on her head almost covers her eyes, she wears a black leather tanktop with some red leave like patters on the sides of her breast area. she sports a small black/red cape only going down to her butt. Conrad notices that she's wearing incredibly short leather pants that have the same leave pattern as the tanktop does on the sides. to match both the top and the pants, she wears leather boots of the same kind with thighhighs reaching just above her knees. She adjusts her hat that matches her attire, Conrad notices that she is wearing black leather gloves and that she sports a slightly demonic looking Rapier "Careful now, you wouldn't want to choke on that food now do you?" She said with a giggle

@axc_o and MGL
Rachel sighs as she puts the pot away "In any case, if you can make something then do it, I guess I don't mind having extra hands to help, but you're helping me do the dishes regardless." She said as it was directed at Zeke

[ShadowTengu]

Conrad raised his eyebrows almost immediately upon seeing this woman, not knowing that he still had a slice of bread hanging out of his mouth "Huh! Well to be honest, it'd be a nice way to die given what I've been through for the past month!" Swallowing the morsel he walked over to the woman. "Nice sword. Looks pretty balanced, ornate, you a bounty hunter too? Or do you just like fencing that much? Ahehe... heh." He had his hand up to the back of his neck scratching it nervously. His luck had sure taken a turn for the better, he thought. First he had gotten on this train for free, was warmly welcomed to a nice dinner, and now this pretty woman was talking to him even though he was making an ass of himself. "Bread?" He joked, holding out the last slice of bread he had.

[MonsterGirlLuver]

I bow and present my head to the chef. "I'll take the last two options. I haven't had a good wallop in a while." I give her a simple smile. "And if I'm gonna be in the kitchen, I cook a full dish. Zeke doesn't just simply do spices."

[hothead1021]

@Shadowtengu
The woman waved her hand "No thanks, I'm saving my appetite for dinner, and thank you, This Rapier is special to me, and you could say that i'm a Bounty Hunter." She smiled "Say, ever heard of Vestical the warrior's city? it's our destination." She asked as she sat on a nearby table, she offered him a seat as well. she seemed friendly enough "If you'd like, I can tell you what I know about the city."

@MGL and axc_o
Rachel smiles as she whacks Zeke on the head a bit, it was a bit stronger than he'd expect, the girl was stronger than she looked. "Well then Zeke, get cooking, I can't wait to see what you can do, also, Paul, what is your signature dish you can make?" She asked Paul as she put on another Apron

[Oersted]

Noah took Marthy's hand and shook it "You, you created this train? That's amazing!" he said, clearly amazed "I can't imagine how difficult it must have been to create." he added as he looked around before getting over the initial surprise "Oh, and yes that's how I control the doll, you're sharp, most people think its just a trick and won't take us seriously because of it..." his voice trailed off, he felt there was supposed to be something else he should say on that, something important but he didn't know what...

[hothead1021]

@Oersted
Marthy looked at Noah who looked like he was trying to find the right words to say "Don't worry about it, words will come eventually." He said as he drew what looked like a pretty well drawn portrait of Noah and the Doll, he then took out a stone, it was grey for a moment before it glowed yellow a bit, he moved it around until he moved it closer to the doll, it began to glow brighter "Does this doll have any metal inside it? my metal detecting stone is detecting Iron from it."

[MonsterGirlLuver]

I withstand the wallop, though I have a rather nasty headache since I don't have access to all my powers. I then go over to an empty stove and reach into my pockets, pulling out a strange sack. An aura unlike any in this world. I reach into the sack and begin removing random food related items, such as spice containers, knives, all sorts of wrapped meat, some seemed alien to this world, along with a series of vegetables and fruits. I grab two of the knives and get to work. Moving at extremely high speed and cutting up the meat with extreme accuracy, it's obvious I've had some experience. I begin to cook up a variety of meals, including stew, steaks, full cooked chicken, along with some pastas, all at the same time, moving from one meal to the next and back again in regular intervals, spreading spices when needed.

[hothead1021]

@MGL and axc_o
Rachel chuckled a little at watching Zeke work on dinner "Show off" she simply said as she began to work on desserts first off making milkshakes from Holstarus milk, in a variety of flavors like chocolate, strawberry and vanilla. "It seems you have dinner taken care of, do a good work, and I'll have some Holsty Milkshakes ready for you two." she said with a small smile, the two were beginning to grow on her.

[ShadowTengu]

Conrad sat down on the offered seat eating the last slice of bread he had, and now with a clear mouth spoke to the lovely woman "Do tell! Heh, never been to Vestical. I've heard of the arena it has though... What are you thinking of competing or something?" He asked tentatively, his attention firmly on her bright red eyes?... "... Though... if you are... what I'm starting to think you are... then a competition like that oughta be no problem right, Ms... well I don't think I've ever seen a wingless succubus... and you're too nice to be a vamp... Huh, well just what are you miss?" He asked smiling, he knew red eyes were definitely NOT an ordinary human eye color, but she seemed too nice, well not as forward anyway, to be the typical monster girl. "But I'm getting off topic here, so tell me about this city of warriors?"

[hothead1021]

@Shadowtengu
"Oh!, where are my manners, My name is Carmelita, I'm a Dhampir." She smiled in a friendly manner before she spoke up "In the City of Vesticul, the City Holds a tournament every year to see who can claim the title of champion. There was one champion however that was so amazing that he had a spot in the Vesticul City Warrior Hall of fame for winning every match in the tournament without being hit once. The man was shrouded in robes during the matches and even around the Arena. when he won the tournament, he just took the prize money and left, not caring for the trophy or the title, the people impressed with this gave him a permanent spot in the Hall of Fame. He goes by the name of Ardere. Rumor has it that The Train's Conductor is in fact Ardere himself."

[MonsterGirlLuver]

I blushed and laughed. "Oh. Well most of this is for me. If you want me to cook full dinner I can, but I'm gonna need a MUCH bigger stove."

[hothead1021]

@MonstergirlLover and axc_o
(this is my last post for the night, next post of mine will start Dinner)
Rachel laughed a little "Don't worry, I have most of that covered then. What's your prefered flavor, Chocolate, Vanilla, or Strawberry?" She asked Zeke