[ scrub scrub with the rice. it's actually mostly clean already, she's found -- just a few rinses before the water runs clear and she can add it to the rice cooker. ]

It really wouldn't! I'm counting myself lucky we've got some, though. With the... theme going on, I wasn't really expecting us to be able to make the basics like this.

[ are you saying this ISN'T up to par with a romantic candle lit dinner for two, yuuri? unbelievable. ]