[Funny enough, the room seems to grow the tiniest bit brighter when Shinjiro sees what Auron made. He hadn't expected to see something so familiar, so though it was nothing exciting or new - he could still appreciate that small pang of nostalgia that hit him as thoughts of his best friend came to mind.

Hopefully wherever that idiot was, he was doing a good job of taking care of himself.]

Simple's not a bad idea. Cooking's hard enough without all the unknown factors this place brings, and trying to figure out which flavors go best together or what to avoid completely, just means it's more time consuming when trying to make a bigger dish. [As he talks, he's moving closer to the table in order to get a better look at the meal, partly to judge it's general appearance - and yet... honestly even if it tasted bad, Shinji wouldn't have complained. Too much.]

Doesn't seem like the rice is overcooked, and you prepared the beef well enough. [Hm.] I'd say you didn't do too bad.