NPCYou've all been working so hard lately. Once we've wrapped up our current tasks, I'll organize a big dinner party for the Express crew
NPCI'll show off some of my skills at the party. Are you interested in helping me prep the meal?
PlayerSure! Who's cooking, though? Me? Or you, Himeko?
PlayerAutoThough neither option sounds particularly safe...
NPCDon't worry, I won't be the one cooking
NPCThere's an automatic cooking machine I built from scratch sitting in the storage car. I'm planning to bring it out of retirement
NPCSome of the parts have rusted, so it's about time I gave it an overhaul anyway
NPCI mentioned before that I'd bring you along next time I did maintenance on the Express. Since I need to fix up the cooking machine and the principles are the same, I figured I'd invite you
PlayerThe principles of repairing a train and a cooking machine are the same in what way, exactly...?
NPCEnergy transmission, thermodynamic cycles, mechanical rotation... the underlying theories are more or less identical. The only difference is that one drives the stars, and the other drives a spatula
NPCBesides that, it just needs a smart-cooking system to adjust the heat and seasoning for different taste preferences
NPCWhich is fundamentally the same as studying the driving habits of the navigator and the conductor
PlayerSo what you're saying is, once I learn how to fix a cooking machine, I'll know how to fix the Astral Express...
NPCExactly, that's the logic
PlayerAutoI was just joking around!
NPCTrust me, you'll understand once we get hands-on with it~
