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From:

crossmyheartandhope

Yeah? What does you guys' place look like, anyway?

[He heads on in, gesturing for her to follow.]

From:

marsascending

Oh, it's a bit like... a classy sort of club setting, I guess you could say. Dark wood, barstool seating, that sort of thing.

[ she follows along. ]

From:

crossmyheartandhope

Sounds pretty fancy.

Uh - I ain't done getting stuff ready yet, though, you were too fast. You mind sitting down real quick and I'll bring the food out in a minute?

From:

marsascending

Oh, it's no trouble at all! I just thought, well, if I'm free now I might as well, but I'll not get underfoot.

From:

crossmyheartandhope

Cool - just grab a chair at the table, kay? I'll be back in half a sec.

From:

marsascending

[ she takes off her shoes, and goes to do just that.

...after she goes to fiddle with some of the aesthetic buttons in the HSS decor, that is. she knows what she's about. ]

From:

crossmyheartandhope

[Alas, they don't do anything.]

[But he's back a few minutes later with a couple of plates.]

From:

marsascending

[ alas! ]

Ah, this looks wonderful!

From:

crossmyheartandhope

[It looks like a bunch of wraps and some veg and chips to dip.]

It ain't fancy, but...

From:

marsascending

Well, it's not as if I gave you very much time to prepare! And it's quite kind of you.

[ experimentally, she dips some vegetables, though she does something odd while eating—she looks down and shades her eyes. what does it taste like? ]

From:

crossmyheartandhope

[It's tasty, though not terribly fancy; he really didn't have much time to prepare. The dip is a combo of salty-sour-spicy that works surprisingly well together, and the veggies are crisp and fresh. There are carrots and sliced bell peppers and sugar snap peas.]

[He averts his eyes, mindful that she said she doesn't usually eat in front of other people.]

I'll do it up better next time, promise.

From:

marsascending

[ salty/sour/spicy with vegetables is a flavor profile that does pretty well for her, so she makes some appreciative noises, even not making eye contact. ]

Oh, I promise you, this is plenty good. I'm used to food from other lands feeling a bit underspiced, so this actually suits me well.

From:

crossmyheartandhope

...for real? Sweet.

I wasn't sure what kinda stuff you liked, so I just kinda threw something together. The wraps aren't so spicy, so they, uh. They might be too bland. If they are, though, just say something and I can totally spice em up. Kay?

Edited Date: February 5th, 2020 05:55 am (UTC)

From:

marsascending

Well, I'll let you know, then.

[ which implies that she ought to try one, so she does, doing the same eye-shading gesture. ]

From:

crossmyheartandhope

[They're sandwich wraps, with a variety of lunch meats. They aren't spiced, but most of them have some kind of sauce, depending on the meat involved. They are pretty tasty, but again, it's nothing too fancy.]

[He averts his eyes again, while she tries it.]

What's the verdict? It need some help?

From:

marsascending

[ oh there's cheese

...yeah cheese is still a weird concept

lunchmeat: also a weird concept

it's not bad, though, although her expression is a little more thoughtful. ]

Well, it's certainly different, but that's not bad...

From:

crossmyheartandhope

If you ain't into it, I can do something else real quick.

From:

marsascending

Well, the point isn't really the food, anyway. It's just a nice bonus.

...what's this about, Hurricane?

From:

crossmyheartandhope

...I wanted to ask you something, about the game.

From:

marsascending

Well.

Go ahead, of course.

From:

crossmyheartandhope

I mean... two somethings, I guess.

But, for the first one... how come you warned me? How come you didn't just, like, go in guns blazing?

From:

marsascending

...because I didn't get the same courtesy when I was your age and woefully naïve.

From:

crossmyheartandhope

[Considers her for a minute, thoughtful, before he nods, slowly.]

...okay. Second question.

How come you asked that, specifically? Your - sample question, I mean.

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crossmyheartandhope - Date: March 4th, 2020 08:15 pm (UTC) - Expand

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