In Mythic Academy, Dean Haile waits in her office for her next potential candidate for the Home Economics Professor after the last one decided to retire suddenly and move back to Istrelar. She looked outside taking in the winter blue sky as the snow-covered ground bounced with bright light. She winced at the brightness but once she heard the knock on her office door, she turned and went to open it with a wave of her hand. In walked Ardonia Lyonel, a 5’ 7” Succubus with caramel skin,  chocolate brown eyes, waist-long black hair pulled back in a high ponytail, covered neck to toe in a baggy sweater that hid most of her figure and an ankle-length skirt. That sweater though did nothing to hide just how busty she was, even for a succubus. Natasia couldn’t help but smirk her way. She thought she was absolutely gorgeous but the outfit didn’t suit her at all. She started walking towards her and extended a hand for a greeting.

Natasia Haile: Ah, Mrs. Lyonel, I presume? Pleased to meet you! I am Dean Natasia Haile and welcome to Mythic Academy. Please come have a seat. 

Ardonia: -she gently shakes her hand and smiles softly up at her. Her voice is thick with a Crossimar accent- Thank you very much Dean Haile, it’s a pleasure. -she takes a seat on the couch across from her-

Natasia pulls up her resume and references and looks through them: So you did quite a bit of schooling at home but you also went to a renowned University in Baehalan? Crossimar University? It’s pretty good from what I hear and you graduated in the 1% of your class which is astounding! Well, this paper tells me a lot of course but…who are you, Mrs. Lyonel? What do you like to do for fun? *She crosses her legs in a very girl boss attitude with her night blue fur suit on and looks directly into Ardonia’s eyes.*

Ardonia: Heh what do I do for fun? Well you might find me a bit boring in that regard…I enjoy needle point and embroidery. Oh, I also do love tea tastings..and obviously with the position I’ve applied for, I adore cooking.

Natasia: Ah so you like needle point? I enjoy that as well. And I've heard Baehalanian tea can be quite strong and we have a large selection of different teas as well. What is your ideal meal to make and what is your ideal meal to eat?

Ardonia: I enjoy a decently spicy curry with fresh rice, but just to make for other people? I do enjoy making naan and hummus for guests quite a bit.

Natasia: Curry is always a wonderful option but naan and hummus? It’s nice, it’s flavorful, it’s a nice cleansing palette. I like it myself. Why do you want to work here, besides it being the illustrious Mythic Academy?

Ardonia: Growing up as a privileged child myself I know that sometimes we can skimp out on teaching kids how to care for themselves. I learned because I loved to be in the kitchen with my mother, but I do notice not all children were like me. These children are our future. If they can’t take care of themselves, what hope do they have to take care of the world we’ll be leaving them in the future? Since this wonderful school houses so many high level children or children ready to go on to change the world, I think this is the perfect place to help out.

Natasia nods her head, taking in her answers: I see. Well, I would love to do a slight trial run, if you would be so kind? *She stands up and waits for Ardonia’s answer.*

Ardonia: -she stands up- A trial run? 

Natasia smiles slightly and steps around the coffee table and near Ardonia but not too close: Yes. To see if it’s a good fit, I must see how you may work with them so follow me. *She begins to walk outside of the office but she’s quite tall so her pace is more than Ardonia’s.*

She leads her out to this room that is a simulated classroom and can be configured for any subject. Natasia presses a button on the sidewall and it changes into a room with stations and burners and bots in the shape of teenagers on difficulty setting 3. The teens start talking amongst themselves and the noise level is between 6 and 7 so they would just need someone with an authoritative voice to get things going. 

Ardonia surveys the scene in front of her and chuckles to herself, impressed at the level of thoroughness. She stands up straighter and confidently walks to the front of this makeshift classroom. She smiles warmly at these bots as if they were her real students but her eyes are full of steel and sternness. She claps her hands with enough force to slice through the noise of the room and all the bots look at her.

Ardonia: Hello everyone and welcome to Home economics! Line up on either side of the room please and we’ll start with hand washing and retrieving your aprons! Once you finish, I’ll reveal the fun things we’ll be cooking today~.

Natasia raises an eyebrow and smirks from the impression but still continues to watch her, taking notes on her holo-pad for this assessment of her capabilities. For Natasia, anyone can cook but it’s hard to teach, especially students who come from such varying backgrounds. A scene starts where one bot is talking shit about how their cooking is quite excellent and they’ve been cooking in their mother’s cooking company for a long time so they have a wave of arrogance about themselves. Natasia watches to see what she would do.

Ardonia: -she smirks- How wonderful that you have such an illustrious background. Come up to the front won’t you? You can assist me as I lead the class through their lesson~.

The bot is a bit startled but still tries to carry that arrogance and confidence as they come forward while the rest of the teen bots get their aprons on. 

Arrogant Teen Bot: Where did you get your cooking skills from? You must be good for the Dean to have hired you?

Ardonia: I study professionally at the University of Crossimar, renowned across the world for its culinary arts. And then I studied at a restaurant owned by the King of Lust himself because of a family connection. So I assure you, my pedigree will hold up just fine in this school. Now let’s begin with such a simple lesson. Bread. -she cheerfully looks to the rest of the class and instructs them clearly on what ingredients to gather-

Some of the teen bots cheer because of bread but also because she’s gorgeous. One of the teen bots pipes up to say something crude but slightly complimentary.

Teen Bot: Professor! You are fineeeee like wineeeee ayooo!!

Some of the other teens laugh along as well and Natasia watches the reaction as some others chime in with compliments on her body and her looks and how cool she looks.

Ardonia: -she calmly walks up to the bots station. Her face is steely but her voice is still somehow light- My my, this is how they teach a young gentleman to talk nowadays? How unfortunate. I’m so sorry that someone taught you that’s how you go about courting a beautiful young being but allow me to correct that. I won’t tolerate or allow such crude and tactless comments in my presence. You are meant to be a refined young gentleman. Another outburst like that and you will have a nice long meeting with the Dean about proper. Manners. -she turns on her heel and her smile is back in place. She continues on teaching the lesson as if nothing happened, completely unshaken by the outburst. She’s also keeping an eye on the arrogant bot from earlier, gently correcting its mistakes as they go along-

The teen bot who made the comment sulks and quiets down for the rest of the class and the rest of the bots follow suit, keeping quiet and listening. Around the 45 minute mark, another event happens where one student almost causes a slight fire because they added too much oil to the bread and it caused the oven to rupture. Natasia took note of the situation but leaned on the wall to watch it play out. Everything was going smoothly. 

Ardonia quickly but calmly grabs the extinguisher and gets over to the oven. She warns everyone back and easily puts out the fire before it causes a problem. She checks over the bot with true concern and makes sure that they aren’t hurt. Ardonia gives them all a quick talk about kitchen safety then pats them on the head and smiles at them. Just glad they’re safe. She shuts down that station and merges those bots into other groups to ensure that no further danger can occur. By the end of this trial period, all of the bots have successfully made a rather decent loaf of bread.

Ardonia: -she smiles brightly at her trial class- Very well done everyone! You did wonderfully, I knew you could do it! This is just the first step, we’ll be learning many different recipes that you can easily practice and execute at home if you wish. Please take your creations home and show you friends and family the wonderful thing you created today!

The trial class ends and all the bots phase away and the class reverts back to its neutral point and Natasia claps slowly and walks more to the center of the room.

Natasia smiles calmly but she is rather enthused: Well done Mrs. Lyonel, not only did you exceed expectations, you handled everything with ease from not so savory comments to temperament to safety. Mythic Academy would love to bring someone like you on board so…what do you say? *Natasia holds her hand out.* Would you like to be a part of something…extraordinary?

Ardonia: -she lights up with excitement and shakes her hand- I would be delighted to! Thank you very very much!

Natasia smirks and motions her to come back to her office: Come Professor Lyonel, we have quite a bit of paperwork to do including badges for clearance into Lucid City and on to the campus. Also giving you a proper tour some time before our first all staff meeting. You’ll get to meet many others!

Ardonia: O-Okay! I’m looking forward to it~.