Boaris

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**Boaris** is a character in *Kiki's Vacation*. He runs the food truck found in town.

## Appearance

Boaris is an anthropomorphic dark blue boar. He has hair parted in the middle and a beard, protruding tusks, a patterned shirt, and a brown apron.

## Bio

Boaris runs a food truck in the town. It is implied he is Russian, saying Russian words while he is asleep. According to Chuliette, she says that "[he] used to be famous in the East." Based on his sleep dialogue, he might have worked in a fancier kitchen before but was let go due to a food mishap.

## Personality

Boaris is hotheaded. He is almost always seen with the cross-popping veins symbol (💢) while talking. He becomes defensive when his food is criticized.

When free, Boaris can be seen smoking a cigarette or drinking at Remy's bar.

## Quotes

### Meeting **Boaris** for the first time

* *"Who this? Hello... Cat. What you want? I cook greasy fatty, foods for Kokoloko tourists. No healthy!"*
* (I'm Kiki and I love greasy food.)
* *"Boaris has no interest in Cat personal details."*

### Ordering food for the first time

* *"Welcome, Cat. Are you eating now?"*
* *"Food is greasy still, but maybe you will enjoy."*
* *"Ah! Cat! You come get fat, yes?"*
* *"So, you want food, or wasting Boaris time?"*
* (I'll try some!)
* *"It's just junk food..."*
	+ (I like it!)
	+ (It's spicy!) *"Wait, you notice Boaris use paprika?"*
* *"Oh... You are kind, Cat."*

#### Fish sticks

* *"Special of today is sticks of fish. You buying?"*
	+ (Gimme!) *"Good. You eat now."*
	+ (I'm not hungry.) *"No eat, no sit!"*
	+ Kiki says yes, but does not have enough shells: *"Food is not free since fall of regime. Bring more shells!"*
* *"I put secret ingredient this time for Cat to guess."*
* (I can tell!)
* (Is it paprika?) *"How'd you... "*
* *"Back when I start job, I say 'fry cook is meaningless, easy job' ...but it appears that passion follows man no matter what place."*

#### Tako Sausage

* *"Today, I prepare exotic 'Tako Sausage' from Orient only for cat!"*
	+ (Yasss!) *"It's tasty. Cat will enjoy."*
	+ (I'm not hungry.) *Hrmm...*
	+ Kiki says yes, but does not have enough shells: *"Food is not free since fall of regime. Bring more shells!"*
* *"I used to think nobody want to eat Boaris food no more..."*
* (How come?)
* (No way!) *"Heh.. heh... I don't dislike you, Cat."*
* *"I make huge mistake in past. Others forgive Boaris in time, but I don't forgive Boaris."*

#### Coconut-fried Shrimp

* *"Cat! You must try new special. It is coconut-fried shrimp taco."*
	+ (I want it yesterday!) *"Ah. Cat is clever."*
	+ (I'm not hungry.) *"Fine."*
	+ Kiki says yes, but does not have enough shells: *"Food is not free since fall of regime. Bring more shells!"*
* *"How come cat is always eating creations of Boaris?"*
* (They're so good!)
* (Cuz we're friends!) *"Cat... is friend?"*
* *"No more is food disgrace of Boaris. From present into future, food is pride, thanks to friend!"*

#### After having tried everything

* *"Say quick what you want. Boaris is busy boar."*
* *"So what is 'guilty pleasure' of cat today?"*
* *"Cat is clever, has no need of 'diet'."*

#### Trying to buy a second meal in one day

* *"It is good talk that we were having."*
* *"Hopefully food was tasty."*
* *"I think of new recipe for tomorrow now."*

### Boaris wants to make new dishes

* *"... Hu-Hello, Cat! Do you have moment for talk with Boaris? It has been pleasant to be cooking 'good' again. But..."*
	+ (Go on...)
	+ (Out with it!) *"Patience, cat!"*
* *"I hit proverbial wall in creativity... Kokoloko market is... not abundant."*
	+ (Oh no...) *"Is not all lost!"*
	+ (I can help!)
* *"Yes! Cat is solution! Cat likes fishing, no? If Cat bring Boaris her catch, Boaris will prepare new dishes!"*

#### Waiting for Kiki to bring a new catch

* *"Please, Cat. Bring a new type of catch for creating new dishes."*
* *"Has Cat been fishing? It is most important for Boaris."*
* *"I will cook new dishes if you bring different catch from sea."*

#### Kiki brings **Shrimp**

* *"\*Oink\* This arctic snout is trained for the smelling of prawn. You bring fresh shrimp! Cat is so talented fisher woman!*
* *"In motherland, cooking is for family to stay strong. I learned this from mother. She would find single potato in pantry and make magic dish. What do you think, Cat, is secret to always making good food?"*
	+ (Fry everything) *"Heh... Is true that fried things are tasting good, but lazy fry dishes are just greasy mess."*
	+ (Salt and pepper) *"Very good, basic of cooking is important, but it is not the secret."*
* *"The secret of cooking that my mama knew... It is hunger. When you prepare dish with needing of being satisfied, you always put heart and mind in!"*

#### Kiki brings **Clams**

* *"For cooking clam, we use much butter for 'Crockefeller' style from big city. Sauce is so tasty. They name it because it is as rich as biggest money family!"*
* *"I teach you more about cooking, Cat. As thanks for bringing fresh catch. Today, I teach about sauce for pasta. When I make it, sometimes it is too acid like lemon. How do you think I should fix?"*
	+ (Baking soda?) *"Correct!"*
	+ (Add sugar!) *"Tomato in pasta sauce already has sugar, if I add too much sugar, it will be like dessert."*
* *"Forgive Boaris for science lesson, but is important. Baking soda is alkaline solution that neutralizes acid. Add half teaspoon to large pot of salsa and acid taste is gone. It helps with heartburn too."*

#### Kiki brings **Octopus**

* *"The way Boaris prepares octopus... Cat will be feeling like sophisticated fancy person from uppity neighbourhood when eating!"*

* *"Back in motherland, climate is not as... helpful as in Kokoloko. Here, all year there is fresh fruit and the fish swim near shore. We had to make things last for hard seasons. Do you know one way to do that?"*
	+ (Put it in the fridge!) *"Ha! We had enough cold already! Many could not afford fridge!*
	+ (Cook it!) *"For meat, it may last a bit longer if cooked, but not much."*
* '*Curing', or 'Salting', is one of best methods. When you put things in salt for long, all moisture is taken out. Has Cat ever had dried beef? Is same procedure."*

#### Kiki brings **Lobster**

* *"I have new flavours for preparation of this lobster! If Cat was not before familiar with exotic spices of 'dill' and 'sage', she will now be.*
* *"All this fish you bring! It is so tasty, one barely has to add anything to have perfect meal. And yet, cooking fish is not simple matter. Do you know the most important thing so fish fillet will have good consistency when cooked?"*
	+ (Add olive oil?) *"Of course one needs oil or grease in pan to avoid sticking."*
	+ (Add dill?) *"Dill is in fact most fitting spice for all fish, salmon most of all."*
* *"But all these things won't make a different if you don't pat your fish dry. Use towel to remove moisture before putting in hot pan. This way the fish doesn't sweat all water first and cooks mushy!"*

### The Fish of Danger

#### Kiki brings **Blowfish**

* *"My friend the Cat. What is catch you bring today? ... Is that..? Oh no no no no no no no no no... WHAT IS CAT DOING WITH FISH OF DANGER?! You think I cook this for you?! I cook this for no one! Never again is Boaris hurting friends for cooking of deadly blowfish! Teaching Cat about cooking was mistake! Boaris already ran from life twice! I cook never again! ...besides... even master chef would need best sushi knife for cooking of blowfish..."*
* *“Take deadly fish out of my face!”*
* *“Even if Boaris wanted to cook blowfish, only master sushi knife can do it.”*
* *“Bah! Boaris doesn’t need to cook blowfish to prove nothing!”*
* *"No... not again... Maybe I could... no! I don't even have master sushi knife! What happened to person... but Boaris had to try cooking blowfish... if only I had master sushi knife..."*

#### Kiki brings the **Sushi Knife**

* *"Stay away, Cat. Boaris already say I cook never again! ... You... you have it? Where'd you get master sushi knife?"*
* *"Cat, I have dark confession. Blowfish, or 'fugu' is a very delicious fish. However, it has poison inside that can be deadly... I was ambitious man. I thought I could prepare it and remove poison!"*
* (What happened?)
* *"I didn't have right knife, but I did it thinking I didn't need it. A friend... I cannot even speak it... Well, you have it now! ...it is possible... with the knife ...but Kiki, I cannot hurt more customers!"*
* (I believe in you!)
* *"Cat... thank you for motivation. I will prepare for you, rarest and most delicious sushi. I promise you!"*
* *"Boaris will watch all videos of the Internets to prepare!"*
* *"If Cat were to have bad reaction... is there family for Boaris to call?"*
* *"It will be best sushi of life of Cat! ... hopefully not last..."*

#### It's blowfish time

* *"It is time... I prepare you this with most care! So? Do you like?"*
	+ (So good!)
	+ (Uh... I don't feel so good.) *"Oh no... Not again... Cat! Kiki! I'm so sorry! HELP! HELP MY CAT FRIEND!!!"*
		- (I'm kidding! It's great!) *"You... oh... Ha... ha... Cat is funny, making Boaris relive terrible trauma."*
* *"So many years, scared to prepare dish... But look, you are happy! I want to make rest of town as happy! I will cook great things like this every day!"*
* *"Loving food is taking risk!"*
* *"I feel like new boar!"*
* *"Not bad, eh?"*

#### After trying every food

* *"I learned new way of cooking butter today!"*
* *"How is Cat?"*
* *"Good day, Cat."*
	+ (Today's Special)
	+ (Sell Fish)
	+ (Nothing right now) *"You come back another time."*

If Kiki already bought a meal that day:

* *"If Cat eat too much, Cat not enjoy each dish as more."*
* *"Happy to see Cat wanting more but please make patience."*
* *"Come back tomorrow, yes?"*

#### Boris ranting

* *"Boaris is no disgrace, Babushka would be proud."*
* *"Thank you cat.. Boaris proud of Boaris."*
* *"New recipe... could kill person... but potatoes."*

#### Kiki selling fish to Boaris

* *"This friendship is bringing emotional and economic profit for Boaris!"*
* *"Cat is dilligent worker. Would fare well during regime."*
* *"Many thanks, Cat. Now all in town eat fresh."*

Kiki has no fish:

* *"Sorry, Cat. I don't see you bringing fish."*
* *"Does Cat want money for nothing like corrupt politician? Go do the fishing!"*
* *"Cat, I buy fish, not all that trash in your inventory."*

Boaris offers a low price:

* *"Seafood is not selling so much today, but I can buy your x pieces for x shells if you like."*

Boaris offers a high price:

* *"I can't keep up with demand of fish today! I buy your x pieces at high price of x shells!"*

* + (Sell Fish)
	+ (Maybe Later) *"Is ok. Cat is still friend of Boaris.*

### In Town

#### Sitting on the rock reading

* *"Cat, do you also enjoy the philosophical musings of Dogstoevsky?"*
* *"Literature of motherland has layers like onion. It makes joke about having no food while critiquing philosophy of rationalism."*
* *"I recommend reading surrealist novels of Bulgakrow. He peck at abuse of power by regime."*

#### Sleeping on the rock by his food truck

* *"Gav-no! Hrmm. Who need fancy kitchen anyway."*
* *"Life of Boaris is like razvaluha! A wreck!"*
* *"Svo-lach'! You leave a little poison in ONE fish..."*

#### Smoking by his food truck when closed

* *"One time, customer complain his fries smell like cigarette. I fix customer nose so fries don't smell like anything."*
* *"Sometimes, I contemplate: is food bad, or are customers not smart?"*
* *"Stay off, cat. Smoke is bad for health."*

#### Drinking at Remy's Bar

* *"Boaris off work right now. No service!"*
* *"Let me drink in peace for while, Cat."*
* *"Potato liquor is only real friend of Boaris."*

### Halloween 2020

#### Meeting Count Boaris

* *"Cat! Greetings to you, but scary! Boaris has special burger for capitalist celebration!"*
* *"Does cat want to try spooky burger?"*
* *"Boaris calls this one 'Blood Burger'..."*
* *"One bite of this burger and cat will fall in love!"*
	+ (Sure!) *"Cat won't be disappointed!"*
	+ (Maybe later...) *"I agree, you have to eat blood burger at the right time."*
	+ Kiki says yes but has not enough candy: *"You'll have to find more candy. The blood burger can wait!"*

#### Talking to Boaris after having the Blood Burger

* *"Boaris costume is spooky, nah?"*
* *"Cooking with cape... Complicated."*
* *"Bloody burgers very popular this time of year."*

### Unused content

THIS TEXT IS IN THE GAME FILES BUT NOT BEING USED IN-GAME (YET).

#### Smoking together with Dr. Plats

* **Dr. Plats:** "You see, the pipe keeps your hand from smelling like ash." *"Paper, wood. Breath is still stinky."*
* **Dr. Plats:** "Do you ever worry that smoking dulls your sense of taste?" *"The more my tongue is dull, the more spice I use. Customers always praise."*
* **Dr. Plats:** "You have very entertaining stories, old chap." *"Ah yes, hardships of regime are always fun to hear for others!"*

#### Drinking with Dr. Plats

* **Dr. Plats:** "I... I think I've hit my limit, old chum!" *"Ha! Platypus Man has no endurance!"*
* **Dr. Plats:** "I don't... I don't usually lose my comp- my composure..." *"Hey, Boaris never judge Platypus Man!"*
* **Dr. Plats:** "Is it bad... is it bad that we're like this on weekdays?" *"Young persons don't understand. Liquor help cope!"*

## Gallery

Boaris tells his story.Boaris being proud he successfully prepared blowfish sushi.Boaris in his food truck.Boaris having a drink at Remy's after work.Boaris reading his cookbook.Boaris smoking at the plaza.Boaris in his vampire costume during Halloween 2020.
## Trivia

* His *MeowLife* username is @boarisgourmet.

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