It's Misato. The simpler and more foolproof the meal, the greater the chances of something bizarrely catastrophic.
That implies it goes the exact other way with a more
complex meal
The four pilots looks absolutely
gobsmacked at the spread on the table. "So
first course is a butternut squash ravioli with rosemary brown butter, second course we have balsamic glazed lamb with white bean puree or a kale salad with candied walnuts and gorgonzola, and for
dessert, we have a honey yoghurt Panna Cotta with blood orange sauce."
Asuka blinked. "You set fire to
ramen noodles the other day; how on God's forsaken Earth did you cook
this up?"
"Well, I thought since I screw up the
easy meals, why not go full blast with making the most
complicated meal I could possibly make?"
"I do not exactly see the logic in that." Rei quipped. "But the food
does look good."
"Well? Don't just stand there and
gawk, dig in!"
"So who's volunteering as
royal taste tester?"
Misato rolled eyes at Shinji's comment, as Rei chimed in. "I will."
Rei was the first to lift up a fork, picking up one of the ravioli and biting into it.
"How is it?"
Eyes dilated as her face blushed red, as her chewing stopped.
In fact, just about
all conscious functions seemed to stop, Asuka waving an arm in front of her eyes. "Earth to Rei, is this a
good reaction?"
"Heh, give her a second to reboot."
"She isn't
Eliza, Kaworu."
Rei eventually blinked, before swallowing her mouthful. "
Fuck that's good."
"Well, that's all the incentive
I need." Before Asuka
also started at the appetizer. "Oh God it's like an
orgasm in my mouth!"
"Phrasing."
To this, Asuka responded by shoving a ravioli in Shinji's mouth.
Who promptly collapsed to his knees in tears at the taste.
Kaworu couldn't help but feel amused at the sight. "So what's the special ingredient?"
"A cup of love."
He wasn't convinced in the slightest.
"
Fine, it's an LCL based additive that Rits has been working on recently; she wanted me to test it out and see the side effects."
Looking back at the other three: Shinji now lying on the floor staring blankly at the ceiling, Rei slowly nibbling on another ravioli with more pupil than iris, and Asuka eating up the rest of the ravioli on the table, throwing one Kaworu's way which he caught in the air.
"I wonder what inspired her to create LCL enhanced
MSG."
"Probably her Bond counterpart." Misato shrugged. "Thing is, it didn't even affect
me too much when I tried it."
"
Too much, you say."
"
Fine, I might've needed a cold shower afterwards."
"Figures." As Kaworu looked to the ravioli. "Do I dare, I wonder."
He
would dare, swallowing it whole.
Kaworu would promptly pop into constituent LCL for a few seconds, before reforming.
Not as Kaworu, but as
Mari. "Just so ya know, Misato, Kaworu's gonna take... ahh, about a
month of annual leave?"
"He alright?"
"Yeah, but I wouldn't count on him to be exactly...
sapient, let's say."
Misato blinked at the palava that this first course had become, Mari deciding to prioritise finding a
camcorder over actually getting
clothed. "Pen-Pen?"
Pen-Pen had long since left, seeing the writing on the wall as soon as Misato brought home a large thermos with a
biohazard triangle on it.
The Commander shrugged. "Well, can't get worse." As she set about the main course.
~
Okay, there was a bit more to her cooking this time around