Third Night - Returned Letter

[berry-paunch.livejournal.com]

[Action-1]

[It's a normal Saturday. Since it's the weekend, Tatsuma is taking a longer shift at Ninja Noodle. It's quiet, what with the restaurant being so out of the way, but that might change if people choose to explore the edge of Prospero. The smell wafting out is certainly good, for what it's worth.]

[Later-2]

[Unfortunately, Tatsuma's good mood has completely crashed by later in the day. After a quick run to the post office, he can be found with his hood up as he makes his way back to the school dorms, a crumpled letter in hand.]

((OOC: Trying a multi-option post. Just go ahead and put 1 for Ninja Noodle antics or 2 if you are approaching him about the letter!))

Comments

[berry-paunch.livejournal.com]

If you haven't tried ramen before, you could always start off with shio.

[He even points it out for her on the menu!]

[soulsborderline.livejournal.com]

[Asuka, having been partly raised by Misato "Maruchan-and-instant-curry" Katsuragi and Ryoji "Who needs food when you have cigarettes" Kaji, hadn't even realized there were different kinds of ramen. Not that she'd admit that.]

Prosaic, but very well, I'll try an order of that.

[berry-paunch.livejournal.com]

Alright. It'll be a minute.

[...Or a bit longer than a minute, but it's not too bad of a wait. After a while he'll come back to her table with a bowl of shio ramen!]

[soulsborderline.livejournal.com]

Danke schön!

[Asuka digs in, hungry enough by now she doesn't even continue to complain.]

Hm...is this something you'd eat every day?

[berry-paunch.livejournal.com]

If you like it that much, yeah.

[soulsborderline.livejournal.com]

Mm...no, not that much.

[Salty noodle soup is all well and good...]

In case I ever do make it to Tokyo-3, what could I expect to eat there? Noodles and sushi all the time?

[berry-paunch.livejournal.com]

There are other foods too.

[soulsborderline.livejournal.com]

You don't talk much, do you kid?

[berry-paunch.livejournal.com]

[He just shakes his head. Whether that's in reply or because he's actually about three to four years her senior is up to her to interpret.]

[soulsborderline.livejournal.com]

[If he's this shy, he's a kid! Obviously]

[She eats a bit more of her food. At least that's really good.]

I'm still trying to figure out why and how we're here. Got any theories?

[berry-paunch.livejournal.com]

Not really.

[Other than something to do with the shadowy creatures, but. Well.]

[soulsborderline.livejournal.com]

You're kinda boring, you know that?

[berry-paunch.livejournal.com]

--Boring?

[soulsborderline.livejournal.com]

You're slow, quiet, and apparently you don't think about things when you're apparently kidnapped and dragged to America. Assuming you really aren't from here, I mean. I've been trying to drag conversation out of you for like ten minutes and you're not giving me a thing. I guess that's what passes for good manners in Japan but to a lady from a European culture it's downright rude.

[berry-paunch.livejournal.com]

[O-ouch.]

...I'm sorry?

[soulsborderline.livejournal.com]

And then you start apologizing. Jeez. If all Japanese boys are like this, I should be grateful I got dragged here instead.

[In case you were wondering, there's not a way to win this.]

[berry-paunch.livejournal.com]

I don't think it's all Japanese men.

[soulsborderline.livejournal.com]

That's why I specified boys. My Kaji, for example, is a dashing man of action.

[berry-paunch.livejournal.com]

[He blinks and points at himself.]

Boy...?

[soulsborderline.livejournal.com]

Yes, you. And don't go on about how you're actually 20 or something, age and maturity are a state of mind, not body.

[berry-paunch.livejournal.com]

17...

[soulsborderline.livejournal.com]

See, you're three years older than me and you still act like a shy middle schooler.

[berry-paunch.livejournal.com]

It's that bad?

[soulsborderline.livejournal.com]

It's that bad.

[berry-paunch.livejournal.com]

Hmm...

[He ducks his head slightly. What to do to fix this...]