[ Kitchen uniforms are extremely important, even if they only apply to one person. (Does that make it not uni-form? Oh well.) Cassian deserves it and so does she, so everyone wins.

Though most of her attention is on the task at hand, she is equally curious what Aegis and Serenity will guess. Her brother knows some of her favorites and she knows his own, but Serenity is ever the wildcard. Her insight is equal parts curious and exciting, no matter where she pulls it from. ]

Over thirty?

[ Azem purses her lips in thought and raises a brow to her sous chef. ]

I feel almost as if we should have endeavoured to use them in every dish to see if she could name them all.

[ Aegis would naturally have to wait to eat until Serenity did, of course. That's only fair. (She loves you, bro.)

Azem pats Cassian on the shoulder. ]

You've come a long way from your sandwich days.

[ Truly, she is proud of him, the growth he's had with his own sense of identity and self-worth in addition to his prowess in the kitchen. He had raw talent ot begin with, sure, but Azem does like to believe she can take a little credit for mentoring him. (Whether that's accurate or not doesn't matter too much to her.) ]

And worry not, I've left the dessert entirely to your brother this time.

[ Well, "entirely to someone else" in the kitchen and Azem don't always mix, but she's only really watching without adding too much commentary. That's a big step. ]

Would you like something to snack on, by the way? If you reach under the bar counter, you should find some pita chips and dippings.