Working it the back of the stall, having Kiai take register duty by taking money and providing paper slips for which kind of ramen dish the customer wanted, Robert was busy in the with the ramen stall that him and Shiro had brainstormed. Starting a few weeks ago, what time that hadn't been battle training, he had done what was needed to get the perfect ramen recipes to serve down pat. While he ended up starting to get sick of all the ramen-tests about half way through, Nikki was more than happy to take care of some batches herself, helping Robert to not be sick of noodles by the 'final test.'
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There were two people in perticular that Robert would be very happy to see walking around, though it's not like he knew they were coming. The man was wearing a pretty traditional blue happi while the woman wore one in red.
The guy took a deep wiff of the area, and let out a happy sigh. "Ah, you smell that, honey? Now THAT'S the smell of battle. The calling of competition!" His wife simple gave a chuckle and sighed to her husband.
"Yeah, just remember to not get TOO hyped up, YOU aren't one of the people battling here." She then gave a chuckle to her own thought, getting an awkward 'heh, sorry' for him. "Besides, if you WERE one of the people battling, I would've already beaten you and taken your place." With the challenging statement made, they both looked at eachother as if they had fire in their eyes through determination... only to be interrupted by both of their stomachs growling at the same time. Simply letting out a laugh, they turned to see a nearby Ramen stall. The man started walking forward until she shifted her focus away from her stomache and towards him. "Oh come on Will, have some endurance. You know that's not what we need to find first!"
"Honey, honey. It's not like we're going to be there for long. Trust me, once we get our bowls, we'll look for him as we eat, okay?" With some extra convincing from a second stomache growl, she sighed and followed him over to the stall.
While they were going over, Kiai noticed them from the front. 'Wait, I know those faces. Are those...?' He turned back towards Robert, seeing that his current cooking was keeping him busy and his face concealed, while he turned back and confirmed his suspicion. Sure, they hadn't recognized his new form as they gave him their order ticket without a 'hello,' but it was obvious it was them. And so, when the two had turned away and started looking around them to see if they could find Robert out there, Kiai simply jotted down R.P. On their ticket, hoping it would draw his attention when the order was ready. 'Okay, that should get his attention when he sees that on their ticket. I would try to get that attention now, but he seems too focused on the cooking now.' While ready for any more customers, he kept an eye on Robert, keeping an idea of how it was all being cooked. It's not like Shiro would appreciate cooking the meals on his own, so he'd have to help him out if Robert gets sniped away by those two.