Guests
Armand
What they say
Coming in: "I am not here. If anyone asks, I was never here."
Pleased: "Tolerable. Do not tell anyone I said tolerable."
So-so: "As I suspected. Adequate. I shall sleep soundly."
Disappointed: "Ah. I feel much better about my own kitchen. ...Are you all right? You seem tired."
How they order
Armand has 5 written orders of their own. A few of them:
"The true test of a crêpière: butter, nothing to hide behind. Three points, as geometry intended. Golden. I shall know."
— that is La Toute Simple
"Your so-called complète. Ham, cheese, the egg looking at me. Four folds, square as my conscience. Crisp at the edges, as in Brittany."
— that is La Complète
"Lemon and sugar. My mother made them on Sundays. That is not a compliment, it is a benchmark. Triangle."
— that is La Citronnette
After the first ten days they also make up orders in their own voice. Not sure? Ask "Pardon?" or "What do you mean?": see orders.
Crêpes they love
Their face is on those pages of the notebook.
Presents from the pedlar
From Yann the pedlar's cart: the good moustache wax and a tin of Guérande salt.
Friendship and presents
Spoiler What Armand brings as you become friends
As you become friends:
- A regular: "I was passing. I pass often. It is a public street."
- A friend: "I have a usual stool now. Do not make a thing of it."
- A dear friend: "Do not smile like that. I come for the butter. Only the butter."
- Family: "If anyone asks: passable. Between us, it is rather more."
Guaranteed to come in on day 3 and 6 of the first ten days.