Inside the Splenai Residence, the occupants were having a fresh start. While the others were just preparing themselves for the new day, Chimpan checked his wallets and the pockets of his pants. As he continued on, a few knocks behind the door interrupted him.
'Who is it?'
'Chimpan, it's me. Michelle.'
'Oh. Hang on.'
The chimpanzee approached the door and he unlocked it so that the arctic vixen could enter inside the room.
'What are you doing? I was going to check up on you.'
'Ah, yes. I'm just preparing something for me to spend on shortly.'
'Something to spend on shortly?'
'Yes.'
Michelle scoffed and she places her paws on her hips.
'You're going to buy something in the market, am I right?'
'Indeed. The reason why is because I wanted to cook something.'
'Really?'
'Yeah. I wanted to cook some pudding for you, me and Spleriia.'
'That sounds lovely, Chimp. Good idea.'
'Yep. Thanks.'
Chimpan then took his wallets and he wore a jacket and a picklehaube-like helmet.
'Where's Splero? I'm going to seek permission first before I go to buy the ingredients.'
'He's in the kitchen.'
'Alright. Let's go.'
Both him and Michelle went to the kitchen.
...
In the kitchen, Spleriia was busy in boiling both a kettle and a pot of congee. As he carefully checked the stove, both the chimpanzee and the vixen appeared. The Emperor, as usual, greeted them.
'Good Morning, guys. I'm preparing our breakfast for today.'
'Fascinating. I could even smell the congee from up here.'
'Bet the smell would make your stomachs growling.'
Splero chuckled as Michelle sat down and Chimpan remained standing.
'Your Highness?'
'Hmm?'
'I wanted to ask permission from you.'
'Permission? Permission for what?'
'A simple request permission before I go to the market and buy some ingredients that I need in my planned meal that I wanted to cook later.'
'Oh, really? Very well, then. You are granted permission to go somewhere from within the royal grounds.'
Chimpan bowed his head down gratefully.
'Thank you, Sire.'
'Anyway, what are you going to cook later?'
'Some chocolate pudding, Emperor Splero.'
'Ah. Tasty pudding, huh? Lovely to hear that. In fact, I haven't tasted pudding for a long time now.'
Michelle perked.
'You don't?'
'Yeah. I almost forgot to remember what does it taste like too, my dear.'
'Don't worry about it. Chimpan was going to make some for all of us today.'
The primate nodded.
'Excellent. Anyway, here's the key, Chimpan. Take my car and do what you requested.'
'I will. Thanks again.'
The chimpanzee took the car key from Splero and he left the two behind the kitchen. The Emperor then looked at his consort.
'Oh, wait. I need to tell you something, Michelle.'
'What is it?'
'Both Nick and Judy were going to visit here later. Let's invite them for lunch.'
The vixen giggled.
'That would be fun, Dear. The more, the merrier it would be.'
'Of course it was. To be honest with you, I like them visiting in our imperial residence.'
Splero took the kettle from the stove and he pour some tea onto his tea cup.
'Want some tea, Michelle? I also have stockpiled some tea cakes in the cupboards.'
'Sure thing.'
'Alright, then. I should also reserve some for Chimpan once he got back from the market.'
The Splenish absolute monarch started to place some tea cakes onto a few chinaware plates while the arctic vixen watches on from the table.
