The last you can remember is being quickly seized and captured by Bowser’s grand army. Slowly, your eyes open, taking in your new surroundings. You’d expect to wake up in a prison or a dungeon, but where you are is much odder.

You’re in a fairly expansive kitchen, kept all nice and tidy. The furniture is made of finely crafted wood, and the walls are an inviting yellow. Strangest of all, though, is the Shy Guy… or well, Shy Gal currently staring at you from across the room. You can't read her expression, given the traditional mask for her kind covering her face, but she makes her intentions rather clear.

"Ah, you're awake, chef! Well, they must've seen talent in you if they're having you feed me! I'm the Gourmet Gal, and I stand guard around here... sometimes. I'm the Connoisseur of Food, and I can't do my job without some fine dining to munch on, so... well, make something!"