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"Hello, you've ... um, I mean ... This is Katsuki Yuuri. You can leave a message if you want."

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I'll see you at the house then.

[ He clicks off the feed. ]

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[ He turns his off too before flopping back on the pillow. Makkachin comes sniffing up at him and he reaches out for a headscratch without getting up. ]

Haah, any ideas what I should make Makkachin? I've always just ordered out ...

[ Makkachin sadly doesn't provide any suggestions though. Guess it's up to Viktor to figure something out. ]

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[ Poor Viktor. He has a few hours, at least; the practice isn't scheduled to be over until then. ]

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[ There is that. Enough time to eat something simple himself, shower, and walk Makkachin.

By the time Yuuri makes it home, he'll be welcomed by the smell of cooking coming from the kitchen. ]

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[ Well. Viktor actually managed it. Kind of. ]

Viktor?

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[ At least to some degree. His voice is coming from the kitchen when he replies. ]

In here!

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[ Yuuri enters tentatively. ]

How'd it go?

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[ The kitchen is ... an absolute mess really, but at least it's in one piece. A couple pots are on the stove bubbling and steaming away, the counters covered in the leavings of the food prep, and bits of the salad he made are still in the sink. Said salad is already on the table along with the stacked plates, bowls, and utensils.

Viktor himself is looking better, though his pallor still hints at a bad headache. He smiles when Yuuri enters the kitchen. ]

It's almost done so we'll see in a few minutes. How did practice go?

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[ Yikes. He kind of hopes Viktor will live up to cleaning all those plates. He eyes the salad on the table for a moment. ]

Pretty well. Would have been better with you there, but ...

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[ It's a spinach and kale salad with tomato and carrot slices for color and some green onions. Nothing fancy (some of those slices are more like chunks ...), but at least it's healthy. Viktor set out some kind of red/purple vinaigrette to go with it. Viktor turns back to the bubbling pot, stirring the contents for a moment. It smells like something with beef?? ]

Ah, it's just as well that I didn't go though, my headache still hasn't cleared up. I would have been useless for practice. I got some choreograph work done while I was waiting for this to cook though. Did the nullifiers work alright today?

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[ Can't go wrong with beef. And the salad looks edible, at least. ]

No problem. Think we got the bugs worked out.

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Good, good. Any thoughts for your theme yet? I've got Yurio starting to think on his, but I can't do much choreographing with no theme or music!

[ He peeks into the other pot then—it looks like he's got rice steaming under there. He takes a small forkful to test if it's done yet. ]

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Not really ... I haven't thought about it much, I guess.

[ Surely he can't mess up rice either. ]

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[ Surely not. Viktor tsks at Yuuri, but nods at the state of the rice. He puts the rice lid back on before he dumps ... something white and goopey into the beef dish?? He turns the burner off while he stirs it in, turning whatever's inside into a light-ish brown, the pieces of beef and onion(??) becoming more visible as he does. ]

Ah, it's done! Come serve up~

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[ What the hell is he making. Yuuri grabs a bowl and approaches carefully. ]

So what is it?

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Beef stroganoff! Have you never had it before?

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No, never. It looks good?

[ He carefully ladles himself a bowl. ]

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Ah, put rice in the bottom first! That way the sauce can soak in.

[ Viktor gets a bowl himself and spoons out a fairly generous portion of rice for himself and Yuuri. When he pours the stroganoff on top, the beef, onions, and mushrooms become more obvious as the sauce soaks into the rice.

The rice is a bit crunchy still around the edges of the steamer (hasn't Viktor ever used a rice cooker before??) and some of the onions are chopped too big, but the flavor of the beef and sour cream is pretty damn good. ]

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[ Crunchy rice. Jeez. But otherwise it's not too bad? Actually good, in fact. He takes the first spoonful tentatively ... and then gladly starts chowing down on the rest. ]

This is amazing, Viktor.

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[ Only slightly okay!! He tried anyway. He smiles at the compliment, letting out a relieved breath. ]

Oh good! I haven't made this in years so I was a bit worried.

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Is this a family recipe?

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Not really. Just a basic recipe I think every Russian knows in their blood.

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That kind of counts ...

[ He continues to eat gratefully. ]

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Is it the same for Japanese and pork cutlet bowls?

[ Viktor also serves them both a plate of salad as well, scooting the plate over to Yuuri. ]

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Pork cutlet's a bit harder to make, I think.

[ He tucks into that as well. ]