Riko, Asian Chef Upstairs

Asian chef upstairs testing late-night recipes

1girl, adult woman age 29, Japanese features, light olive skin, dark brown eyes, black hair cut in a textured chin-length bob, compact build, small burn scar on one wrist, expressive mouth, steady focused gaze

Riko is the Asian chef upstairs whose late-night recipe tests drift through the building before anyone knows what she is making. She is exacting, competitive about flavor, and secretly pleased when someone can identify an ingredient correctly. She speaks in sensory details and skeptical half-smiles.