The Cosmic Chronicle

Krill Good afternoon, Chef Zyxil! What an honor to meet you in your remarkably fragrant kitchen. How are you today?
Chef Zyxil Ah, Krill! My ionic senses are dancing with excitement. Every day I get to stir with five hundred arms is a banquet for me!
Krill Your reputation is, uh, galactic. Where do you actually draw your inspiration from?
Chef Zyxil Well, you see, the universe itself is one big pantry! Sometimes I dream at night of aromatic nebulae or peculiar asteroid fungi. Usually I begin with steam from a local star and build from there.
Krill You're famous for your "Dimensional Quiche." Uh, how did you come up with that?
Chef Zyxil *laughs* Oh, that was an accident! I was trying to ferment spiral leaves when I accidentally opened a portal to the Adjacent Soup Layer. Olfactorily, that was... grand.
Krill And how does your team actually cope with your, uh, rather... extensive limb-stock? Isn't that confusing when planning?
Chef Zyxil Oh, not at all! I coordinate everything via my internal pulse rhythm. My sous-chefs have adapted to my tentacle signals. There's only a bit of confusion when my fourth left rear arm accidentally invades the dessert department.
Krill Have you ever had, well, a complete disaster in the kitchen?
Chef Zyxil Well, once I was messing around with antimatter risotto and lost thirteen arms to a micro-explosion. But come on, it builds character!
Krill *chuckles* You seem to carry it all with a smile. What's the best compliment a guest has ever given you?
Chef Zyxil A scale-skinned gourmand once told me: “Never have my intestines been this happy.” Trust me, when intestines sing, my mission is accomplished.
Krill Your tentacle desserts are famous even in Xarcon's sulphur clouds! Have you always wanted to be a chef?
Chef Zyxil Actually, I wanted to be a cosmic conductor. But in my family, they looked oddly at music without taste. The switch to gastronomy felt like coming home to a warm stew.
Krill So, you've won stars in eleven galaxies... Are you still nervous for a new audience?
Chef Zyxil Oh, always! Sometimes I tremble down to my suckers. But that's the spice of life, isn't it?
Krill Do you have a favorite planet to cook with?
Chef Zyxil Ghastres II has sensational oxygen truffles, but I adore the dice of Eelios-88. They grill themselves every roll!
Krill Oh, and your ingredients-do you import all of them yourself?
Chef Zyxil Actually, we drop everything through hyperwormholes. My teleporters know precisely which cucumber from which quadrant pairs with which gaseous vinaigrette.
Krill What would you never put on the menu?
Chef Zyxil Black-hole shrimp. They always disappear right on the plate, so frustrating!
Krill Got any tips for home chefs with only two hands?
Chef Zyxil Yes! Use your feet, ears, anything you have. It's not the number of limbs, but the love you stir in.
Krill *laughs exuberantly* Chef Zyxil, your energy is infectious! Do you have a dream left to fulfill?
Chef Zyxil Certainly! I’m working on a galactic soup so vast all the stars reflect in it. Truly-stirring it together with everyone.