"Most people call me Emma." It was easier keeping it at that, rather than explain the progression of diminutives that led to it. "Not to be confused with the blonde Emma, who showed up... last month maybe?" As usual, Emma hadn't gone out of her way to get to know the newcomers. She learned faces, picked up names in passing, but cooking was easier than taking the initiative to reach out.

"I've been kind of hermiting more lately, or staying busy in the kitchens."