"Really? What are their names?" Dawn asked, then explained with a conspiratorial wink, "If they're already reserved in the database, I can probably move them up for an upgrade."
A tall, lanky man in an apron and backwards cap lumbered with a hurried gait, nearly slamming the bowls down once he reached the table. Catching sight of Dawn and his guest, he stopped and set them down properly. "They should've said." Claude noted, his accent thick. "Your guest is sister, no?"
"Just a friend," she beamed up at him before motioning across the table at Sumi. "Sumi. Claude. Claude, Sumi."
"Easy mistake. Two beautiful ladies," Claude chuckled before making his official presentation. "Today's soup is eggplant with miso base. I shall bring out appetizer. Okay?"
Dawn nodded, then asked Sumi before the chef walked away. "Is there anything that you can't eat? He is a maestro at substitutions."