Mark just nodded to the responses he got as he got to work. "I'll get right to it then, one vaphydro goulash and one vaphydro pokegoulash coming right up, i imagine especially the fire types or the ones with forceful personalities will love it. the pokegoulash is even said to improve on the strength pokemon show off in a fight." Grookey was quick to hop from his ball and enthusiastically flex and cheer. "oh yeah sign me up with some of that coach!" with that and a grateful nod to Mike the monkey actually even assisted his Trainer with the ingredients. "now normally this would be left to simmer a few hours to soften up, but it can be tenderized by hand to nearly the same results." he got grookey to work on punching and massaging the meat as he himself seasoned it, in the meantime setting up the soup. "a whole onion to soak as it cooks up, a few potatoes and carrots... hmm, rice or noodles usually go well with it, or you pour it in bowls and eat bread with it." It was not on any of his resumes, but he actually loved cooking and knew more than a bit about preparing meals for humans and pokemon, probably helped that his faster metabolism let him get away with eating more. back at pokestar he had gotten a few envious looks from some of the actresses.<br/>Keeping his hands busy also helped him think, and once again on Rose, he'd always had a thing for red or reddish hair colors, they denoted a fiery temper and a passion, both accurate descriptors for the girl, but the way she acted, one moment dismissive of all gratitude, the next offering to help even more. was she even really fooling anyone into thinking she wasn't actually nice?<br/><br/>Toni nodded back. "it sounds all very confusing actually, and kind of arbitrary, does the committee just make up the rules new every year? and i figured needing to be human was a given, only meloetta can really sing without sending her audience to dreamland. but what kind of style do you sing anyways? i heard i just missed a really amazing concert in town just before i arrived, was it anything like that?" Turning aside for a moment she quickly thanked mike, his was probably a lot more comfortable than the miniature tent she had brought, it would help her keep to herself, when the sentret landed on her head she just gave a light chuckle. "don't sentrets normally look to perch higher than me? i think mike is calling you back, cutie."