❝ Welcome to Oyster Royale! ❞ The often unavailable (and secretly, to most humans and passing tourists at least, merfolk) owner of the restaurant, Izumi ❝ Umi ❞ Tokugawa, beamed with pride. While most people would see her more frequently at the beach or at the docks than at her own restaurant, today was a special day.
Well, it was supposed to be. Her head chef had asked her to come and taste their proposed addition to the menu, which she didn’t really care about. At least not as much as most people, including the chef, would think. To her, the chef was the more experienced when it came to food and the menu, so why would she say no to something said chef thought was fit to add to their list of palatable, delectable, and profitable dishes?
Umi smiled sweetly from the waiter to the customer at the table, having found a way to free herself from further conversation with her chef after already agreeing to their proposal (she just came to enjoy the food, not be drawn into more talk about sauces and temperature preferences), ❝ What can I help you with? ❞