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"Oh, don't worry about us. I'm sure we can have a reasonable conversation with the man." Ramza replies, moving over to walk through the doors into the kitchen. You and Val, naturally, follow closely behind.
There, you're met with the sight of a grizzled, scarred man who could easily pass for a veteran if not for his stereotypical chef's attire. What would normally be white cloth is covered in splotches of red blood, as he appears to be in the middle of replenishing his stock of Salamander Burgers by butchering a particularly massive Salamander the size of YOU - it's already half processed, by the look of it. His skill with his blade of choice is evident, as every cut he makes is clean as can be and carries certainty and force with it, even cleaving through bone without issue.
"Hello, si-" Ramza begins to say, before the chef turns and points that deadly butchering knife at the three of you.
"Fuck 'outta here. 'M workin, cunts." He growls out, before turning that knife back on the beast's corpse.
"Right, and we're sorry to interrupt you. However, we're actually in need of a chef of your calibur, Chef...uh..." Ramza seems at a momentary loss, since none of you know the Chef's name.
"Bastard!" The chef shouts, raising his knife high up and chopping through the beast's spine.
"Sorry!" Ramza apologizes.
"Fuck you sorry for?" The man looks confused. "Just introduce yourself too. Didn'tcha mother teach you any manners, boy?"
"Too? Wait..." You pipe up, your brain working overtime. "Your name is...Chef Bastard?"
"Mmhmm."
"Fitting..." Val comments under his breath.
"You want to start somethin with me, boy? I'll spank you more'n your daddy ever did!" The aggressive chef levels his knife at Val next, who backs up and holds his hands up nonconfrontationally.
"No sir."
"That's what I thought. Now, I'll tell you boys what...you done pissed me off, which ain't a hard thing to do, but you got balls to come into MY kitchen and ask me to give it all up to go cook for you. So I'll give ye the same offer I give everyone. Beat my ultimate challenge, and I'll work for you, no strings attached." He states.
"I've beaten it twice, actually." You hold up two fingers, grinning.
"Hah!" You hear him laugh. "You think the salamander burgers are my ultimate challenge? That shit's so easy a baby could beat it! No, I reserve my REAL challenge for those who come and see me."
Ramza and Val both cough and look aside, for some reason.
"I accep-" You go to say, before Ramza slaps a hand over your mouth.
"We'll accept on another day, when we've made proper preparation for it, if you don't mind. We JUST did the burger challenge, after all."
