Pierre’s Bistro

Overview	Episode 1

“	While we're at it, I want to be more experimental with new ingredients. I've been using only young ones for far too long.	”
–Pierre, Pierre's Bistro Episode I, Pre-Battle

Pierre’s Bistro is a small restaurant located in the Backstreets of District 23. Run by Pierre and Jack, the bistro is acclaimed for its meat dishes. The restaurateurs hide a dark secret, though: their dishes are cooked with human meat.

They are the fifth Guests to enter the Library, and the Episode of Pierre's Bistro comprises the first reception of  Urban Myth.

Composition

Character	Description
Pierre	Pierre is the owner and head chef of Pierre's Bistro. She is an artistic mind who is constantly seeking finer ingredients and novel tastes, and to those ends, she wishes to become a member of The Eight Chefs and join them in pursuit of the ultimate delicacy. She has a close bond with Jack, having promised to reach her dream together. In combat, she wields a bloodied cooking knife.
Jack	Pierre's loyal sous-chef, Jack. He has a close bond with Pierre, whom he has promised to accompany on her pursuit of her dream. He enjoys accompanying Pierre in their hunt for the perfect ingredients, and is eager to carry out the brute work necessary for her dream to happen. In combat, he wields a bloodied cleaver.

Story

Episode 1

Pre-Battle

Pierre is seen attempting to create a new dish, but is left frustrated by her lack of inspiration. Jack soon enters the room from a successful ingredient hunt, carrying with him several captured "ingredients". They converse about their current shortage of ingredients, as both their suppliers have stopped selling to them and their former hunting ground is under the protection of the Zwei Association, which means they must "pioneer a new supply chain". Pierre states her wish to create more experimental dishes to make up for their lack of ingredients and continuing pleasing the gourmets of their District. Jack suggests used aged ingredients instead of younger ones, but Pierre refuses to put compromise in her cuisine and tells him of her idea: the Library. Pierre has heard that the Library contains monsters, whose meat she intends to use to create an original taste. This is convenient for her as monster meat could otherwise only be obtained from the Outskirts. She asks Jack to join her in her adventure for monster meat, which he accepts.

Pierre about to sign the Red Invitation

While Pierre prepares to sign the Red Invitation she has recently received, Jack asks her what he should do with the ingredients he brought. Pierre instructs him to drug them and place them in a "kneader" to be made into meat jam. She stresses that he must put the ingredients in legs first to prolong their suffering, as a slower death will make their meat tastier.

Back in the Library, Angela comments on the presence of cannibalism in the City. Roland clarifies that it is still a widespread taboo and is practiced more by depraved members of the wealthy than average citizens of the Backstreets. He explains that the only exception is District 23's Backstreets, where cannibalism is ingrained into culture as part of their pursuit of the ultimate flavor. The pair briefly note on the different characteristics of each district's Backstreets and their overall neglect by the Wings. Angela asks Roland whether human flesh is really so delicious, which Roland doesn't know. He does note that he is even less motivated to try due to knowing the cruelty of the gourmets who cook humans alive for better flavors.

Upon entering the Library, Pierre is eager to find new inspiration from the unfamiliar environment, though Jack is more wary. Seeing Angela, Pierre can't help but compliment her as a worthy ingredient, though both she and Jack recognize that she is not human. This doesn't stop Pierre from outright asking Angela how she tastes, which she disregards as a pointless threat. Jack doesn't back down, but Pierre tells him to be polite, so he apologizes to Angela. With that, Angela allows them to enter the Library.

Post-Battle

Roland derides the Guests as a "bunch of nutcases." Angela notes their politeness and calls Roland out for his lack thereof. Annoyed, Roland covers by telling Angela to be wary of polite people in the Backstreets, as they are more likely to be lunatics. Angela is unconvinced by this categorization; Roland follows up by telling her that there is no point dividing people into groups, as all such groups will contain lunatics. Angela remains unconvinced by Roland's "load of bull."

Background

The Backstreets of District 23 are known for being the exception to the taboo of eating human flesh, and Pierre's Bistro takes this custom in stride. Outwardly, it is a simple restaurant known for its meat-based dishes and signature meat pies cooked by Pierre, established for 11 years. It is not famous but still has enough regular customers that Roland has personally heard of the establishment. Like many other restaurants of District 23's Backstreets, the Bistro's use of human flesh is an open secret. Even those not in the know don't feel the need to ask about the ingredients, because for most living in the street of flavor, the taste of the end product far outweighs whatever cooking processes were used to create it.

Pierre started the Bistro in order to develop more stimulating tastes. She hopes to become worthy of joining the Eight Chefs in pursuing the ultimate flavor beyond the limits of the human tongue, like many other gourmets in the streets of flavor. To that ends, Pierre has experimented relentlessly with all sorts of ingredients (humans) cooked in all sorts of ways. She has even gone to the Outskirts to hunt monster meat for her culinary research.

Pierre and Jack previously sourced their ingredients from two butcher Syndicates, the Musicians of Bremen and Little Piggy's. The former provided them with poor-quality bulk-quantity meat, which was still useful to them for making sausages and experimental dishes. Meanwhile, the latter provided expensive high-quality meat in small quantities, useful for special dishes and food readily made for consumption. However, both Syndicates recently stopped selling ingredients (the former due to the departure of its most talented members.) Because of this, Pierre and Jack have been forced to seek a new supply chain.

Key Page stories

Pierre’s Page

Most cooks who live here have the same dream: becoming one of ‘The Eight Chefs’! They’re the people who pursue the ultimate delicacy. Their way of cooking will… give you a thrill just hearing about it! You don’t feel it? No no, I’m sure you can feel it inside. I sound crazy? Nyeh, listen up, you stubborn square! This is why I can’t talk with people whose brains are too old. They taste bad, too! There’s a limit to the flavors people can draw forth. The height of taste the human tongue can feel isn’t as impressive as you might think, really. The most delicious food doesn’t come close to sending chills down your spine. At most… it’s just good enough to make your eyes spin! And the food you guys casually eat, going “Mm~ Tasty~”, are way! Way, way way way waaaaaay~ below that! So, many chefs gathered round one time… pondering what to do to pursue a taste beyond this limit… And then inspiration struck all of them at the same time like lightning! What if they sublimated the experience into taste, something beyond what the tongue can feel? You know, they say the presentation of food adds to its taste, right? What if the whole process of cooking could be tasted! They performed several experiments in an attempt to make that dream come true. “So?” What do you mean, “So?” I wouldn’t be trying so hard if there was an end to delicacy! All the chefs are continuing their research to this day, seeking more stimulating flavors. And I just want to be as good as the stain on their apron at least!

Jack’s Page

Our usual source of cooking ingredients are Syndicates specializing in butchery. The kinds of meat they treat and how they process it differs for each Syndicate, so you should pick your caterer carefully. Our meat pie bistro used to frequently trade with ‘The Musicians of Bremen’ and ‘Little Piggy's’. ‘The Musicians of Bremen’ provided large quantities of meat, though it wasn’t exactly the freshest. Shattered chips of bones were often in the meat, and the mixture of different types would create an odd flavor. Still was a reliable supplier of ingredients, all in all. Outside of special occasions, we’d use them for making experimental dishes or sausages. Oh, speaking of, sausages are made from a mix of several different kinds of meat. You could even find a rat inside at times. Anyway, we rarely sold the dishes made out of their meat other than the sausages. They’d never treat their meat nicely before handing it to us. The meat from ‘Little Piggy's’ is pricey and comes in small quantities, but its quality is good. We even got the highest grade meat sometimes if we were lucky. Just looking at the meat from ‘Little Piggy's’ fills me with ideas about how to cook it and makes my mouth water. That’s how appealing the meat looks. But the price is rather heavy, so we only used it for important dishes or foods we serve to customers. But both Syndicates suddenly said they’re no longer selling ingredients for some reason. So now Pierre and I have to pioneer a new supply chain on our own. I don’t think this is all too bad, though. I enjoy working with Pierre a lot.

A Backstreets Butcher, Page 1

District 23 is the street of flavor. Everything is permitted in the pursuit of making delicious dishes. Even dismembering humans. Isn’t that exciting? ‘A guest walked into a restaurant for a meal, but then the chef fell in love with them! They had the perfect amount of tenderness and girth. The chef pulled out a knife, and the guest ended up on a plate. You'll become the food you appreciated one day, and others will appreciate what you've become.’ It’s a common story often told in these streets. Well… If you really become the main character of one of those tales, be honored. That means the chef saw you as excellent meat. Hmm? This is one of the best compliments you can hear in District 23. The more you know~

A Backstreets Butcher, Page 2

Butchering a human is a lot simpler than butchering other animals. Most of them are smaller than us. Which means we can subdue them right away even if they try to resist. Oh, I’m not saying you necessarily have to be tall to be a butcher, so don’t be discouraged. Anyway, humans can be a bit noisy, but they’re very handy to deal with overall since there’s little to worry about compared to other meats. Besides, the uhh… ‘The Eight Chefs’? For them, human meat is the one and only ingredient that matches their pursuit. Some buzz about how the process of cooking should be part of the flavor… You can’t do that with any other meat. So you’d better watch it. If you dare wander this part of the town, your destination might end up being a dining table.

Battle Symbols

There is one Battle Symbol related to this guest group; see their reception page for more info.

Gallery

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  Pierre
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  Jack
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  Pierre's Bistro Background

Trivia

In Limbus Company, Pierre's Bistro is parodied via Ryōshū's Bistro, a Mirror World in which Ryōshū takes an Identity based on Pierre and Gregor takes an Identity based on Jack.