The work day was over. It should have finally been ti for Edlyn to wind down— to relax after so much laborious cooking. While she was a [Royal Chef], and she certainly preferred cooking the food here at Bucky’s Out of this World Restaurant over the Astral Palace, she still found herself getting exhausted after preparing so many dishes.
There had to be over thousands of custors that ca and went today. While the common room could certainly hold hundreds of custors at once, they weren’t going to fill it to full occupancy, considering they didn’t have enough staff to accommodate them all.
If Edlyn had maybe half a dozen employees— other [Chefs] who were roughly Level 10 to 20– she was certain she could serve enough food for even a thousand custors at once. She was a [Royal Chef], and she was rather high-leveled, so she was certain in her own abilities.
And while Alia was helping out as a fellow cook in the kitchen, Edlyn couldn’t see her employer as anything but a monster.
Truth be told, Edlyn had started to feel better about Alia, despite all the insanities that the forr had witnessed carried out by the latter. But still, Edlyn didn’t know how to act around Alia.
The two of them rarely talked. They had spoken a little bit when they first t at the Astral Palace. They also tended to interact a little bit when they were cooking together. However, they didn’t speak much beyond that.
So not only was Alia just intimidating in general, Edlyn wasn’t well-acquainted with her employer either. When they weren’t talking about cooking, there wasn’t much for them to talk about, because they didn’t know each other. And that was another reason why Edlyn would’ve preferred not to talk to Alia. Edlyn would’ve preferred to avoid any other kind of conversation.
Unfortunately, today, that was not going to be possible. Because for whatever reason, Alia had invited Edlyn out for dinner.
Edlyn shifted uncomfortably as she sat across from Alia. The two of them were seated in the middle of the common room of Bucky’s Out of this World Restaurant. However, they weren’t here as cooks, they were here custors.
“Harlan, can we have so drinks, please,” Alia called out, waving down the only waiter in the room.
Arthur and Jax had disappeared. No one knew where they had gone. Or at least, Edlyn didn’t know. But it was just her, Alia, and Harlan present now.
“Of course!” Harlan said as he rushed into the kitchen.
He went to find so drinks, leaving Alia and Edlyn alone.
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Please don’t go, Edlyn ntally begged, eyeing Harlan pleadingly. Unfortunately, his back had already been turned from her, so he didn’t notice her cries for help. Don’t leave with A—
Alia leant forward and spoke simply. “You’ve been working very hard since you got here, Edlyn.”
Edlyn blinked a few tis, almost squeaking. But she caught herself and broke out of her stupor.
“M-?” The [Royal Chef] took a mont to process the complint she received. And then it took her another mont to find a proper response to it. “Oh, uh, thank you?”
Her words ca out like she was asking a question, because she didn’t know how she was supposed to feel about the praise. In fact, she couldn’t ever read her employer, so she wasn’t sure if that was ant to be a serious complint or not.
“Yeah, honestly,” Alia said as she shook her head, “I’ve been needing help with the cooking ever since Xakor left. Especially since we’ve gotten a lot more attention since then. There’s way more custors now compared to when we first started.”
“Right…” Edlyn nodded hesitantly.
She didn’t know where Alia was going with this. But the [Royal Chef] wasn’t going to question it. Instead, she just sat there silently and listened.
Alia shook her head as she glanced towards the kitchen. “While I think Harlan is great and reliable, he isn’t the most skilled employee either. Jax does a better job— when he’s trying. But Harlan consistently does a good job.”
Harlan erged from the kitchen with the drinks and set them down onto the table. Alia nodded at him with a smile.
“And I’ve pre-prepared so food. Can you get them please?”
“Of course,” he said and swept back. He disappeared once again into the kitchen as Edlyn pursed her lips.
“Where are you… going with this?” the [Royal Chef] asked apprehensively.
She didn’t know what to expect. And she certainly didn’t expect what her employer said next.
“And while Arthur is great, he isn’t really standout either,” Alia said as she shook her head. “That’s why I think you’re my best employee right now.”
That made Edlyn pause. “I’m… your best employee?”
Alia chuckled as she leant back in her seat. “Definitely. Thanks to you, my workload has lessened quite significantly. So I’m grateful for that, and that’s why I want to treat you to dinner too.”
“I see.” Edlyn nodded, slightly perplexed.
Harlan returned with a full tray of dishes. He laid the food out before them as Alia smiled.
“That’s why I’d like to ask you— what do you want?” she asked.
And Edlyn frowned. “What do I want? I, uh— what does that an?”
“I an, I’d like to reward you for your hard work.” Alia waved a hand off dismissively.
“My hard work?” Edlyn blinked a few tis, her confusion was evident. “But… why do you want to do that?”
Alia laughed as she shook her head. “Because I’m a good boss, you know? But seriously—” She began listing things off. “Do you want a raise? Do you want so ti off? Or do you want sothing else?”
Edlyn stared in shock as she heard what her boss was saying. She didn’t know what was going on. But sohow, for whatever reason, it almost seed like Alia was possessed. And now, Alia was offering the [Royal Chef]... a raise?
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