Second Flight: White Noise [Voice, Backdated to 4/24]

[yellowthirteen]

[In the mid-morning, Thirteen cracks out his journal. He has a few announcements to make.]

All right. It seems Samurai Goroh's flown off back home again. Shame. He owed me a beer. [He chuckles for a brief moment.] To anyone who knew or was acquainted with him, you have my condolences.

As well, to her colleagues at the clinic, Dr. Litchi Faye-Ling appears to have been taken by the droids in her sleep. Don't think she was hurt, but that said, she won't be attending her shifts.

...Anyway, on to other matters.

[He clears his throat.]

To those of you who don't know me, my name is David Jordan, a major in the Federal Erusian Air Force. You can call me by old callsign, "Yellow 13", if you'd like, though my given name is fine as well. Doesn't really matter to me.

I'm introducing myself because, as some of you may already know, Kurt Wagner recently passed off ownership of the Azzip Pizzeria to me. Now, some of you may be wondering what this means, and if I'll be changing things. Well, yes and no. I do intend on trying a new recipe for making pizza based on how we do things in Erusea, but with that being said, the classic recipe used at Azzip will not change. Just figure I'd throw something new out there as an option to anyone adventurous enough to try it.

So, what I'd like to know from all of you... is what do you all like on your pizzas, anyway? Gotta know what I should stock some of, and with all the different worlds around here, someone's bound to have come up with something creative. If your combination's good enough, we may add it as a menu item sometime.

[...If nothing else, work should get his mind off of Goroh and Kurt vanishing, along with Litchi's kidnapping. Hopefully.]

Comments

[avaricious]

Oh ho ho! It's about time that place opened up again. I do get bored with the other restaurants. So what is this new recipe like?

[Ling thrives off restaurants. The more he can cycle through, the longer it takes for the owners to get sick of him.]

[yellowthirteen]

Well, if I can get the recipe to work in larger quantities, it should give the sauce a sweeter, spicier taste.

[avaricious]

Sweeter, you say? Well, I do like to try new things. Though I don't know much about new toppings.

[yellowthirteen]

Never experimented much, huh?

[avaricious]

I didn't realize you could experiment that much. I usually just order what's on the menu.

[yellowthirteen]

Let me tell you, people will find all kinds of strange things to put on pizza. You name it, someone's probably tried it.

[avaricious]

Oh? How about spaghetti? Or maybe some rice?

[yellowthirteen]

...I think a buddy of mine in college tried the spaghetti thing. But then again, I'm not at liberty to discuss what kinds of illegal narcotics he may or may not have been on at the time.

Rice, though... probably not a good fit, considering I doubt its texture would go well with pizza. Though if you want to bring rice sometime to try it, I won't stop you.

[i_speak_softly]

Peanut butter and jelly beans.

[yellowthirteen]

I... [Pause.] What.

[Voice]

[fleurdesel]

The most creative set of toppings on pizza I have ever seen was a take on moules à la normande. It was a...sweeter dough, than usual, with a cream sauce for the mussels and apples.

[i_speak_softly]

Or sausage and marshmallow fluff.

[What what, they're good.]

[fearless_leader]

Don't forget pepperoni, cucumber and chocolate.

[Don't mind Leo popping in, Don.]

[yellowthirteen]

[...There is quite a pause here.]

Guess people really do put all sorts of things on pizza...

[Maybe humanoid turtles have different tastes? That'd make sense. Maybe Robert knew for sure if this were true.]

But I can't say anyone I knew in Erusea tried that. Either of those.

[Voice]

[yellowthirteen]

That definitely is creative. Not something I ever would have thought to try. How was it?

[Because creative... doesn't always mean good, even though that sounded pretty okay.]

[Voice]

[fleurdesel]

As long as the apples are fresh and crisp when the pizza goes into the oven? It is wonderful. It kept me fed through the bulk of my residency when I was young.

[Voice]

[yellowthirteen]

Might be beyond my ability to cook, but if you have the recipe, I can give it a shot.

[Voice]

[fleurdesel]

I am certain I would be able to write it out for you once I remember the exact proportions. I may not have been able to cook myself at the time, but I more or less bribed the cook to share the details with me so I might have a friend prepare it for me when I wasn't in the city.

[Voice]

[yellowthirteen]

Sounds good. Well, whenever you do, I'll try to make one for you.

[Voice]

[fleurdesel]

It would be greatly appreciated Monsieur Jordan.

[fuckthemission]

I say go all out, like the ninja turtle says. [wow did i just say that, ninja turtle] Hamburger pizza. Peanut butter pizza. Weird ass stuff. The sky's the limit.

[I do enjoy my fair share of pizza, man. John's was a nice place to get fat.]

[avaricious]

Oh, so you're saying I'd have to be crazy to try other toppings. And here I thought you were encouraging experimenting.

[redjacketthief]

Seconding the Normandy one mentioned by the good doctor. Also, have you thought of eggplant or spinache? How about barbecue chicken?

[Don't mind Lupin. He's an omnivour.]

[i_speak_softly]

Not my favorite, but not bad.

I don't think most people in New York have tried them either. It's too bad; they're missing out.

[doubleppk]

I like veggies on mine! Sometimes chicken.

[Voice]

[tailasoldastime]

P... "pizza"? [By the sounds of responses, this is some kind of food, and he likes food.]

[fearless_leader]

Or salami and pickle. Or was that Raph's favorite?

Well, we couldn't always afford to order pizza, so we made our own. [And threw on whatever toppings looked good that day apparently.]

[wise_maiden]

It sounds like you've had quite a few creative suggestions already. I admit that I've only ever had pizza once, and that was made by my housemate, so I'm not really familiar with the usual recipe. As far as toppings go, what about lemons?

[yellowthirteen]

[He chuckles at that.]

That's not what I'm saying at all. For the record, that same friend said it was delicious the next day. I've just been hesitant to try it myself.

[yellowthirteen]

...So I see. Definitely sounds like you've... experimented with different combinations.

[Note to self, do not let the Turtles work as chefs.]

Has anyone else in Luceti tried these?

[For the love of all that is holy please say No.]

[Voice]

[yellowthirteen]

No problem at all, ma'am. It's what I'm here to do. Never thought I'd end up owning my own pizza joint though.

[yellowthirteen]

Hamburger pizza, now there's something that was done in Erusea now and then. Yellow 7 always enjoyed that whenever the squadron would do a pizza night.

But peanut butter? Again, that's not something I'm used to hearing about. How would that work and taste right?

[yellowthirteen]

[Oh, he doesn't mind. So far, Lupin's been one of the sanest individuals to reply.]

Not eggplant, though I did think about spinach. Eggplant's not a bad idea, that could work! And barbequed chicken on pizza actually sounds... really good. Got any other ideas?

[You know, because you have good ideas so far.]

[yellowthirteen]

Peppers, olives, onions, the works, huh? Anything special?

[Voice]

[yellowthirteen]

Yes. Take it you've never had it before, then.

It's a dish made up of dough flattened out into a circle, topped with a tomato based sauce, covered with mozzarella cheese and various other things of your choosing, such as... ground beef, and then baked until it's cooked to a golden brown.

[yellowthirteen]

Can't say I've ever tried it.

[...Lemons, though? That sounds... off. Badly off.]

[Voice]

[fleurdesel]

Many things come to pass in this place that most would never have expected. I never would have thought I'd meet a large, bipedal talking turtle. That enjoys odd things on pizza.

[Voice]

[yellowthirteen]

[There's still a smile on his voice.]

Know what you mean. Met Donatello through a friend once. And I've seen more things here that are stranger. So I guess owning a pizza place is quite tame. ...Still unexpected, maybe because it's so normal.

[fuckthemission]

Hey, I'm not the chef, here; I just remember shaking my head at the fact that I liked it.

[redjacketthief]

[Just don't tell him that. He might suggest fried shrimp and avocado as toppings just for the fun of it.]

Hmm...Somebody's all ready mentioned hamburger as a possibility...have you considered taco filling? It wouldn't be that much different from the hamburger, just with different seasonings involved.

[wise_maiden]

Well, it might be something to consider if you find yourself in need of a new twist.

[doubleppk]

Yes.

Corn is good too sometimes. [She's Japanese.] Oh and extra tomatoes!

[Voice]

[fleurdesel]

I think the normalcy of it, while odd, makes it all the more worthwhile. Something sane to balance out the inherent madness of this place.

[i_speak_softly]

No, Raph liked salami and jalapeno.

Did Mike ever talk anyone into trying these? He practically lived at Azzip; he must have convinced someone.

[avaricious]

I'd say now that you're in the pizza business, you can't afford to be hesitant about new types of pizza.

[Voice]

[tailasoldastime]

Hm... [He's already liking the sound of this dish, anything with meat and cheese has to be good.] What... wh-what can go with the ground beef?

[fearless_leader]

Oh right.

I don't think so, why didn't he mention it if he did?