Marie
*Red nodded, holding the bowl. Pouring the batter, the boy made sure that all the bowls are filled evenly. His stomach growled from the scent of the raw batter. Wonder how the souffle turned out? Red couldn't get it off of his head. The smell of souffle is making him hungry.*
Sandra
He could only nod in response. Raihan really did want to enjoy the tea. Allister made it. And he felt bad if he were to spit it out especially in front of the young boy. But try as he might, he couldn't hold it down. Piers patting his back only made it worse. Raihan leaped to the nearest sink and spit the spirit from his stomach. He turn on the sink faucet so that he could get some water in his mouth to swish around and spit out again. After cleansing his mouth, Raihan turns toward Allister while leaning on the counter as if he's drunk. "I swear it was good... I'm just a bit seasick!" Raihan tried to excuse. It's a stupid lie but the only thing he could think from being lightheaded. At least the curry is finished, but- "Do you know how to make *Normal* Tea, Alli? That one is... Too strong for me."
Elsie
Iris placed the bowls onto the water bath and gingerly placed it into the oven, and closed it. "Right that's done! How's the souffle?" Iris glanced to the other oven excited to get a taste of it. 
 "Almost," Blue crossed his arms pridefully. The oven beeped and he walked over to it taking out the bowls. It gave out a smell similar to brownies, looking fluffy and soft from the top. It was slightly baked onto the top. "We'll probably wait for it to cool and share it to rest. Good job guys!" He praised the two and was especially surprised that Red held it up well. Even though there was that vanilla bean mishap.
Fred
"Unfortunately I do..." Allister said sarcastically, in response to Raihan spitting out the tea. Yep, he was never making this stuff again. "A-also... Rip sink... Tha's gonna burn, hole in it..." Hmm, upon reevaluation, maybe this tea wasn't good for people. Okay, okay, making normal tea, making normal tea.
"W-where's the rest of that water..." Allister looked around before finding the boiled water from earlier. It was still hot enough for him to pour what was basically fresh tea for the other two. He'd just hold onto his ghost cup for now. He dropped some tea into both glasses of boiling water before plating them and taking them to where he'd decided (subconsciously) they were gonna sit. Since the curry was done, might as well.
He even managed to drag some bowls out of the cabinet, though he had to stand on a chair. But at least he wasn't stepping all over the countertops anymore.
Marie
*Waiting for the chocolate souffles was worth it! It was like Arceus has kissed the desserts with a smell like no other. Once it cools, he wouldn't hesitate to have the first bite. Will the creme brulee turn out just as good? Baking vaguely reminded him of Pokemon battles. Not sure how those two things are similar. Is it the thrill or the outcome of the two? Hearing Blue praise him like that made him respect his rival much more. The boy bowed in appreciation.*
Elsie
"Well while we wait," Iris turned to the other group putting her arms behind her back. It seems that they are finally finished with the curry. "We can get a bite of the curry y'know~! I don't think a souffle will fill us up," Iris giggled.
Marie
*Curry would be a great way to distract himself from the bake goods. It has been a while since he had ever ate anything. Holding a plate covered in curry and rice, he couldn't wait any longer. He dug into the curry like a Snorlax that has been fasting for days. Here's to teamwork in baking!*
Sandra
Glad that Allister complied easily, Raihan makes his way to where the boy had settled down. Right. He needed curry to stop his stomach from gurgling. It's not from hunger, mind you. The Tyke Couple and Blue seem almost done with their food, the rest is still who knows where- this might as well just be a party for everyone else anyway. Announcing it as a contest was stupid in the first place (and was declared by Leon when he wasn't even *Here* Yet). 

Taking several plates out, he would help prepare some for the others in the room. He heard Iris suggesting for a bite of curry too. "Eyy, kiddies. If we gonna share, then you too, aight?" That bakery... Soufflé was it? Raihan overhead. He wanted to try some of that. "Lemme help, Piers~" Raihan said while giving such pathetic puppy eyes. It was only for a split second before he laughed it off and took the ladle. Blowing a kiss into the brew for some extra love, the curry is truly complete! Since the rice just finished, it'll be all fluffy and steamy! He scooped out the puffy grains into each dish, drooling from their smell.

Raihan holds out each plate toward Piers to pour the curry onto. As each dish passes, Raihan slid the toward the others first: Allister, Iris, Red, Blue, the blonde (Summer), and then finally Piers and himself. "Oo~ I feel like I'm in some sorta chef show!" Raihan commented. "Whaddya guys think?" Before he could finish questioning, Red had dug into his share already and Raihan beamed proudly. "Ya sure have a stomach. Which is better? This or the Dragon Breath curry?" He's refer to the time back then. "Oi, oi. Don't forget to drink the tea." It all seems like a strange combination but it's food nonetheless!
William
So they were eating already. Well, it was best to be eaten when it was fresh. Never mind the others, if they weren't here then they'd just be missing out on hot food. Kids never really waited for others to eat. Just look at Red! Well, that meant that something was good. So they didn't do a bad job, after all. 

Now the two were really parents. He and Raihan were busy getting rice and curry into plates, then moving them so the kids could have them in front of themselves within a minute or two. "You're gonna get it into the rice if ya don't watch it." Piers told Raihan, seeing how he was practically drooling whole serving the food. Piers' stomach betrayed him again as it let out a loud rumble. It felt like a slight kick too.

"You fed them *That*? Are ya tryin' to kill someone, Rai?" Piers didn't seem to be joking this time; the look on his cyan eyes was serious. These poor kids. He was so surprised they were even okay with him in the kitchen. Well, maybe he shouldn't be so worried now. After all, Piers had made a good portion of the curry himself, which probably nullified anything that Raihan would have done.
"I'm eatin'. Don't know where the others are, but they're gonna have to miss out if they ain't here soon." Piers took a seat and picked up a spoon.
Elsie
"Don't ya worry! Sharing was the plan in the first place," He took a bite out of the curry. It was definitely different from Kanto's version of curry, noting that Kanto's is quite sweet but Galarian curry sure had a nice kick. "This ain't bad at all! Compliments to the chef. *Merci beaucoup~*" 

She took a bite out of it closing her mouth and savoring it. "Mmm~This is definitely better than the Dragon Curry! That stuff was so spicy even Red's poor Charizard nearly burnt the place down," Iris furrowed her brows. "And I had to go through several. I repeat *Several* Glasses of milk." Iris sighed. She looked over at the tea, recalling that it was quite bitter. The girl hummed taking another bite, "I plan to drink the tea with the souffle. I heard sweet stuff mixes well with bitter stuff!"
Marie
*Galarian curry did had a different taste compared to the Kanto counterpart. It did tasted just as filling though. Delicious!*

*Ah yes, the time that Charizard ate Raihan's Dragon Curry. It was funny seeing the orange draconic creature spew out fire like that. (Not until the fire set off the sprinklers...) What if Blue tried the Dragon Curry for himself? It would be hysterical seeing the look on his face. Maybe he has a poor spice tolerance like Iris?*
Fred
Haha! They were eating! Finally! Though Allister didn't want to admit it, he had been starving for a while now. And hey, looks like the whole group was gonna join. How... How lovely? He climbed back up to the cupboard and grabbed out a bunch of cup. One for Red, Iris, Blue, and even Monika and Summer if they wanted some... Or something like that. Back over at the table, Raihan and Piers were already serving the curry, so Allister added the tea to their weird combination of a lunch. Yep, nothing like curry, tea, and a slightly over cooked cake. Alright then.
He finished pouring the last cup before sitting down to see a fresh serving of what looked to be spicy curry. Allister managed to eat it with his mask still on, lucky huh, and when he tasted it, it was absolutely delicious. Maybe it was because he'd been starving all day, and only eaten half of a candy bar, but this curry was amazing.
"Yum!" He giggled. So happy that his eyes lit up, glowing purple. In retrospect, that probably looked incredibly strange, but at least Raihan and Piers knew it was a possibility.
"Mmm! R-raihan, where'd you f'nd this r-recipe? I's really good." To be fair, Allister himself was not what you'd call a cook. Not in the slightest. "B-but..." Eek, someone had to say it... "Where 're champi'n Leon 'nd the scary lady?" He looked around, and none of them had arrived... Strange.
He looked over at Monika, seeing someone... Or something flickering next to her. Squinting, he could swear that whatever it was wasn't alive. Well, maybe he was just tired. Besides, it was probably nothing. There were so many ghosts wandering around in the world, you'd be surprised. So he gave whatever it was a wave, before asking, 
"S-so... Is anyone gonna e-eat th't cake?" Good thing he didn't know about their trip to the Bakery. He would've been so jealous.
Lauren
She finally noticed that they actually made food, which also made her realize that she was hungry. Her stomach growled quietly. "Agh.." Summer got up and got her cake and set the whole thing infront of Monika. "Oh-" Her eyes sparkled when she saw the cake. She got a plate and cut off a piece of the cake and took a bite. Her eyes lit up and glowed yellow, and she ate the whole piece at unimaginable speeds-
Richard
The ghost waved back at Alli, and continued to bother Monika. He ran his fingers through her hair, which made her shiver. She knew who it was and she was trying her best not to break down into tears.
Clement
"Is everyone already eating! I'm so sorry we're so late!" 
Irsia popped in. She had a paper bag on one hip and Grookey on the other. Grookey looked around after sniffing around. Something smelled really good! He looked to Irsia and gently patted her face and she nodded. "Mhm, it smells like curry!" She looked over to the Galarians and the kids that were already at the table. There was a lot of things already prepared; did she and Anvi even need to make their dish? She looked behind her, seeing said boy carrying a gigantic fish into the kitchen by himself. 

Piers looked up to Irsia and the others as they came in. He'd only gotten a couple of bites into his food, but it would be... Nice to make their plates. What was with him, being all nice and whatnot. Perhaps vacation just relaxed him and there wasn't a need to be edgy for now. He got plates and dished out some curry, but set it off to the side. 

"Thank you! Our dish shouldn't take too long, I promise. Anvi here will be able to chop the fish, I'll get the berries." She explained, now going over to one of the many sinks they had. She turned the bag upside down, spilling out a whole rainbow of berries. Then, she filled up the sink and began to wash them. She let's Grookey pick one and he runs off, happy for the little snack he could get for now. 

Meanwhile, Anvi was simply looking for a big ass knife.
Sandra
"Uh, thanks, Alli!" Raihan spoke up from stuffing his face. "Tofu as the base ingredient was my idea but our mans Piers is the one who concocted this whole thang." He reaches toward the pale Galarian, his arm around his shoulder before giving a light tap and then withdrawing his arm back. The place is definitely buzzing more than it was before. Irsia and Anvi finally arrived, which answered Allister's question (if that's who he was referring to as "Scary lady" Before? Since Monika is already here). Leon is nowhere in sight and Raihan would assume that he got lost on the way here... Despite maybe hitching a ride on Charizard. The atmosphere was a chummy one (save for a certain chill in the air). Raihan also noticed a new face entering the kitchen, and not wanting anyone to be left out, waved to this woman. "Heya! Welcome to the club! We have plenty here so no need t' dig in the fridge!" He smiles warmly at her, ready to serve another plate if necessary.
Elsie
Irisia and Anvi are here! Perfect! Iris didn't want to rush though, if she ran back to the room to get the presents her food will either be cold or the souffle will all be eaten. Besides she would like for Red to come with her. It seems everyone's occupied so for the time being she continued enjoying every bite of the curry. She might as well wait till everyone else is done with the food, or maybe Blue can save her a plate of souffle. She called to him with a quiet whisper, "Once Red and I are done with the curry we're going to get something from our room." She winked. 

Blue continued eating, he wasn't really much of a fast eater like Red. "For sure, wait... You two share a room?" He spat out just a biy of water- and burst out laughing. "So I really *Can* Say get a room to you both!" Iris frowned as she didn't find the joke very amusing.
Kenna
She was just on her way out when Raven heard someone address her. Sighing, she turned to see who it was and froze. 'Oh shit,' she thought. It was... What was his name? Raihan. It was Raihan, one of Galar's gym leaders. And one of the participants in the new shitfire of a pokemon league. She wondered if seeing her, he recognized her face. Probably not. Since her most distinguishing feature, her white clothes hadn't been a concept at the time, she doubted anyone in galar knew who she was. Still, she made her best attempt to smile, looking like a friendly lady. "That's alright," She said gently. "I'd hate to interrupt you and your friend's conversation." She looked over the people at the table. A bunch of them she didn't know, but recognized anyway. Red and Iris, two champions. Monika, who she believed was another elite four. And of course the new Galarians... Raihan, that apathetic loser Piers, and... "You..." She whispered under her breath. Hopefully no one heard her. She frowned at Allister, crossing her arms. "Hmm... How many of you Galar folks are here anyways?"
Lauren
She kept on trying to wave away whatever was touching her, but of course it didn't work. So she just tried her best to ignore it. Summer looked pretty concentrated on whatever she was drawing now, so she decided it's best to leave her alone. She got up and decided to taste some of the curry they made. She didn't know that it was spicy curry and she grabbed a plate of it and took a small bite.
*'Ah shit, here we go again-'*
She gagged slightly, but she didn't want to look rude so she gulped it down and coughed slightly after. "Mm... Delicious..!"
Sandra
Unfortunately, he doesn't seem to recognize her *At all,* Despite her ruthlessness from storming another league. "But it's some good stuff! Conversation or not, more the merrier!" He gestures for her, being insistent. (Ah, to be ignorant.) He won't pester her anymore after she declines again, though. "If curry ain't your thing then maybe a soufflé? Cake? 'Bout tea? Kid knows his stuff when it comes to tea." Raihan refers to Allister. "Not spirits tea, though." Raihan shivers, not wanting to relive that otherwise he'd throw up the curry he just ate! The new woman then asked a pretty specific question after. "How many of us Galar folks...?" He repeats. "Uh, there's one, two..." The dragon trainer mumbles to himself as he recall his colleagues on this island. "Including me, there's five." (He haven't seen Nichol and Magaret on the island yet.) He holds up his hand as to indicate it. "Why...?"
Kenna
"Ahh... I'm... Not a huge fan of Galarian curry to be honest. Though it is a taste of home..." She thought for a moment... Would it be a bad idea to hang around these people? Eh, probably. But maybe she would get a bit of entertainment out of this. "You know what, I do love myself a souffle." She smiled before picking up her salad and sitting at the table. She was next to the Galarian boys, with Raihan between her and Allister. She leaned around the giant man to look at he boy and frowned. "I'll take a cup of your tea, boy," She said, holding out her hand. Allister tipped his head at her, with a little "Hmm..." Before pouring her a glass. "Thank you dear..."
She takes a sip, and it's actually quite delicious. She never imagined this bo y to be good at anything other than being a nervous wreck. Cute.
"So," She said. "How has the league been since I left? I've heard there were some big changes..." Might have been overstepping if she didn't want anyone to recognize her, but oh well.
Arthur
Since Jade had left and Mimikyu decided to go off to do his own thing. Gengar went back to Monika, he rose out of the counter, right infront of her. "Hey there frie-" He stopped midsentence. Since he was a ghost himself, he could see any other ghosts nearby, so, he could see Josh. He growled at him, but to everyone else, including Monika, it looked like he was growling at her and her eyes widened. *"Gengar..? W-What's the matter?"*
Sandra
"Taste of home? You're from Galar?" Her presence really isn't known to him so he stay ignorant. (Well, there is the fact that she lived longer than him anyway.) Surprisingly, the lady agreed to eat with them, putting herself between Raihan and Allister. While watching her get comfortable, he noticed a certain... Disdain in her eyes when she spoke to the little ghost boy. Huh. Weird. If Raihan doesn't recognize her, there's no way that Allister would too. But that look itself seem like it could murder. The lanky man snaps out of it when she asks of the league. "The league has been fun! Lotsa trainers are hyped for it every time it's in season. I swear, we gotta lot comin' and taking the challenge every year! Problem is, finding the strong ones in each batch, hehe~" Raihan takes a sip of his tea before lowering it back down. "Oh, by the way. Name's Raihan." He gestures to everyone there and tells her their names. There's the possibility the woman would know but just for common courtesy's sake. It's a hecka big group. "... Iris, Red, Piers, and finally Allister." Raihan introduced the ones further from them before working his way toward the closest. "Ya are?"
Kenna
"Yes I am," Raven confirmed, looking at the other briefly. "I left because the region was going downhill." She sipped her tea slowly, still admiring the taste. As she did, she took another glance at Allister, looking down and stirring his cup with a small spoon. He was scared of her... Good. She doubted he even recognized her, but if he was already afraid, she could be content with that...
"My name is Raven. Raven Nevermore. I'm and Elit four member from far away." She took another sip. "It's wonderful to meet all of you. It has been ages since I've seen fellow Galarians." She finished of her tea, sliding the cup off to the side like she was done with it. "I'm glad to know you manage to find joy in your new league. As much as I feel it spits on the idea of battling, at least you all can have your fun." She smiled at Raihan, overly sweet and insincere. "I do wonder what became of my old gym... But I see I found my answer." She looked at Allister with a disapproving frown. "You guys got pretty desperate huh... Tell me... Allister, is it? Who's risch little son did you have to be for the league to allow you a spot in it's ranks?"
Lauren
She turned to the woman after she said that comment about Alli. "Watch your mouth, lady." Lots of shit has been happening so quickly, and it was messing with her self-awareness. Gengar stopped growling at Josh and turned to Raven and gave her a glare.
Fred
Allister tried to ignore the conversation going on around him. The lady had asked for tea and given him the biggest scowl he'd ever seen. He didn't know what her problem with him was, but he was pretty sure she had one. He tried to think, who was she? Why did she have such an issue with him... But the reasons didn't make sense. He did recognize her face... Sort of. It wasn't usual that he looked people in the eyes while talking to them, but when he'd met this one woman, he remembered her pretty well...

*He'd been walking home, right after winning a match against a challenger. When Allister got to the front door of his house, a woman stood there, blocking his way. He looked at her for a moment, before trying to get into his house. She didn't move, and he had to go around the back door... That was over a month ago, but he still remembered her hair, and of course, her purple eyes.*
*"Who's rich little son do you have to be for the league to allow you a spot in it's ranks?"*
Allister went silent... Closing his eyes, so they wouldn't light up and weird people out, he chocked back a sob, a mix of anger, embarrassment, and self hatred in the back of his mind.
Lauren
She clenched a fist when she heard a sob come out of Alli. "Bitch." She said to her. She had to hold herself back from doing anything rash. She wrapped an arm around Allister and pulled him into a small hug, comforting him, almost like a mother.
Sandra
Oh wow. The lady went 0-50 real quick. There's a certain venom in her voice. "I'm not sure it went as downhill as you're making it seem," Raihan tries to say sternly. He waves at Monika to shut up. The girl is too hotheaded. ~~*Must hold down for now.*~~ "We're still pretty passionate about battling. It was just given more flair. I assure ya, it's still quite the challenge." When she went on to saying what seemed disrespectful to Allister, Raihan laughs with a bit of edge. "Whoa, whoa. Hol' up, Ms. Raven. I don't think the league was desperate. Alli can definitely hold his ground, believe it or not. So, if ya could back off..." Raihan makes no move in case the lady complies.
Fred
No no no no no! He was about to cry. He was about to curl up into a ball and cry and cry until someone came to save him. Like they always did. Like Bea did when he was bullied in school. Like Raihan or Melony did when any of the others questioned his abilities... All Allister would ever do is wait for someone else to solve his problems... Nuhuh! Not today!
"SHUT. UP!" He screamed. He grabbed the nearest object, the tea pot, and smashed it into her face, the hot water spilling all over her. "Leave!" He ordered, 'Leave 'nd don' ever insult me or the Galar League again!"
And to his surprise... With a spit and threat that she would come back to get him... She was gone. What a day... And what a mess he'd made with the tea everywhere... 
Allister tossed what was left of the tea pot behind him and sat down.
Lauren
Her mouth gaped open and she froze for a few moments. Then, she felt something tug at her hair and she fell onto the floor. "OW!" She hit her head and she held the back of her head. "Argh.." Her vision was blurry and everything got dark. Gengar immediately came to her aid and slapped her face gently. *"Wake up!"*
William
Piers was really too busy eating to care about who this woman was. She did look a little familiar... She'd definitely popped up before. But he didn't exactly know her or cared to. Not with that attitude. Yes, Raihan was annoyingly friendly and bright sometimes but this woman was just...
Piers clenches a hand into a fist as he heard the woman speak about Galar. Seems like everyone got tense once she came in. He nearly jumped from his chair when Alli had that outburst. Did... Did he really do that? Piers shook his head and decided to just let it be. Prying information was not a good idea. He's sure some stuff would unravel as time went on. "Good riddance." He muttered, pushing the curry around his plate. The air was still too tense to finish eating.
Marie
*(After watching that fight, which ended in an awkward way, Red didn't have much of an appetite.) With a quarter of curry left on his plate, he quietly ate his food. Even if he wasn't as hungry, he made sure to not leave a single scrape on the plate. After he was finished eating, the boy washed his plate and utensils. He followed behind Iris to get **Something** In her room.*
Elsie
Looks like *That* Got all settled. Red is done with his curry considering for the fact he started eating first and quickly too. How does he stay so skinny? Then again Iris is the same way as well. Metabolism is it? 

Iris got up and lead the way, she winked at Blue. It was a way to remind him to at least save a souffle dish for them while they get the little surprises. "We'll be back!" Iris hummed heading towards her room.  

It seems like everyone was almost done. He got up, getting the plates of souffle and passing one per person. "*Bon appétit!*"
Arthur
Gengar had an idea, he put his hand... Inside of Monika's head, and it looked like he pulled something out, but to everyone else, it was just air.

*"EEK! WHY AM I LEVITATING!?"*
The voice came out of nowhere, but it did sound familiar.
Sandra
"What... Just happened?" Raihan stare over at Allister. He seemed like he was about to cry but the lanky man himself is proud the squirt stepped up. He totally ignored Monika and instead pat Allister on the head for stepping up. "Damn, I'm kinda scared of ya now, Alli! Not only did ya burn her, ya probably got her face scarred with that teapot too! She'll be looking like a Muk now!" While the woman did speak harsh words, the actions seemed too much. Well, there must be more to her than just a lady anyway. Maybe she deserved it?
Luis
"Oh my god, is that me!?" She floated over to her own body and poked her cheek, which just went right through it. She turned to Raihan. Gengar did some weird, ghost shit, to make her visible, her hair was red now and she was transparent. "Nice to know that I'm cared for." She said sarcastically.
Fred
"Good," Allister said. His eyes were glowing, and he wasn't even trying to hide it. "N-no one's gonna insult you guys 'nd g-get away with it." Especially with how much he looked up to all of them, and wished he could be as cool as them. But in a way. He was as cool as them... He supposed. Besides, hurting Raven, though morally dubious, was his way of defending himself and saying that he deserved to be one of them. So it was all good in his book.
"Ahah... S-sorry bout that... Got carried away." He blinked a few times, as if that's what got rid of the glow, before turning and flashing his fellow Galarians and unseen smile.
Sandra
Raihan touched his chest, the display looked a bit exaggerated but he's genuinely happy from Allister's words. Save for it being corny, it meant a lot coming from the boy who's bashful most of the time. He still ignores the annoying presence in the room. Funny. Considering that Gengars are usually so mischievous, this one feels like a pain in the ass just having it in the same room. It distracted him so much he almost didn't notice Iris and Red leave for the moment. Taking the soufflé he gives it a bite before licking his lips in delight. "It's good~l He wasn't sure if he should eat more since Irsia and Anvi haven't finished their cooking yet. Noticing Piers distraught, Raihan offers him a fork of the soufflé. "Say ah~"