Emma
Around Noon, Mallow finished up some training and went to the kitchen to prepare herself and her team some lunch. She didn't know what to make yet, she was in the mood for some garlic bread, but she knew it was just a side. She walked into the kitchen and was ready to wander around and get an idea of what to make.
Willie
"Oh no, I burned it again..."

In the kitchen is a good friend of Mallow's. He's clearly been struggling with cooking steaks for a while now. At least his Vikavolt has been able to enjoy the burned rejects that Sophocles has been giving it.
Emma
Mallow smiled as she saw Sophocles, she rushed to his side of the kitchen with her Steenee and exclaimed, "Hey Sophocles what's up?". She looked at what he was doing and quickly put the pieces together. She smiled as she said, "Looks like someone could use some cooking help from their professional chef friend".
Willie
"Yeah, I definitely could. I've been trying to cook a half-decent steak for at least 2 hours now, and every time I turn my back, they always seem to turn to charcoal..."

...Wait, where are the seasonings? It seems like Sophocles hasn't been seasoning his attempts at steaks. Maybe there's a vengeful kitchen spirit at play...
Emma
As Mallow looked at the table, no seasonings in sight, she became worried and silently annoyed. She gave a polite smile and said, "I can see that... Maybe try some seasonings... At what temperature are you cooking it, and for how long?". She slowly examined the area as she knew she had to take some control.
Willie
"...Do you not just put the burner up all the way? I put it about halfway for grilled cheese, but steaks are usually way thicker, so I'd think you'd need to put it up a lot higher..."

Oh. Oh, Sophocles, you poor sweet summer child. **His only cooking experience is grilled cheese.**
Emma
She softly chuckled to hide her internal screams from his lack of cooking knowledge. She put her hand on the dial as she explained, "Well that's not how that works... At all, it requires a different temperature depending on the kind of steak you're making". She went to the freezer to grab a frozen steak and asked, "Do you want your steak Well Done, Rare, Medium Rare, Medium, or Medium Well Done".
Willie
"Uhhhhhhhhh, I... Understood all those words separately?"

He knows literally nothing about cooking a steak, the poor lost soul. It's a really good thing Mallow came along to help him; otherwise, he might've cremated another steak by now.
Emma
"Well okay, we can just do a well done steak, so just set the dial to about 160°Fahrenheit for a few minutes, but you'll have to watch it". She put some cooking oil on the pan before playing the thawing steak on it and leaving Sophocles to take over.
Willie
Sophocles picks up the steak and starts turning it over in his hands, seemingly scrutinizing it.

"Hmm... Why do I feel like it's missing something? It feels like- like when I'm looking at a CPU and can tell the person who put it together forgot to use thermal paste, but... Different, somehow..."