of knights, dogs, and yakitori

[beathollow]

( another week, another palace- and far be it from us to deny tradition. through bickering, wandering and other shenanigans, the group from argenti's palace will find themselves at an agreeable izakaya- not entirely meals, and they definitely have to make an argument for the younger teens, thank you izou, but the atmosphere is light and more importantly, this bad boy can fit so many customers at one group table. it was a hard battle- so now it's time to rest hard, too.

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please consult here for menu ideas. this is not a dennihop. )

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[fullmoonmutt]

[ Going out somewhere he can't drink because this world has a ridiculous drinking age, ughhhh. The late night breakfast joint had been fine. It didn't serve alcohol, but here? Now he's got to watch all the other adults drink while he's stuck with this, what? Pineapple soda? Okay, it's pretty good, but c'mon?!

Eli's oddly quiet this time around. Hell, he's even seated next to Celeste, so you'd think he'd be in a better mood, but... Oh well. Mostly, he focuses on not scarfing down whole plates of the food they're all getting.

He's getting the beef kushiyaki, which are beef skewers. He's also ordering tempura pumpkin, chicken karaage, and crispy fried pork gyoza.

He will only take one piece of each and pass it on, honest. ]

[goei]

[Izou passes along a plate of karaage, but as he does, nudges Eli,]

Oi, I ordered a pot of tea cause it comes with cups that ain't clear glass. If ya wanna drink, grab a cup and I'll pour somea mine in for ya.

[YOUR LIQUOR LAWS CAN'T STOP ME, SUNSET CITY]

[fullmoonmutt]

[ Eli takes the plate and a piece of chicken and passes it... along... wait, what? The look he gives Izou when he tells him that is one of such adoration, it's ridiculous, truly. ]

Well, damn, guess I'd better have some tea, huh?

[ Excuse him while he grabs one of the tea cups and ignores the tea entirely. ]

[goei]

[ADORATION... ELI IT IS JUST ALCOHOL]

Heheh, that's right! Do ya want green or black tea?

[He points to the 40 of beer he hasn't fully poured into his own glass for "green" and an unopened bottle of sake for "black". "He ordered both??" he was prepared to distribute alcohol to the minors.]

[fullmoonmutt]

I'll try the green tea.

[ YEAH? ADORATION? HE'S TOLD HIM ABOUT HOW BAD ALCOHOL IS BACK HOME. ]

[goei]

[YOUVE LITERALLY ALREADY HAD ALCOHOL HERE!!!!

Anyway Izou pours beer into Eli's cup. It's probably a standard Japanese lager like Sapporo or Kirin Ichiban. Smooth and easy to drink!]

An excellent choice. They say it's good for yer health, y'know.
[Izou your metaphor is falling apart.]

[fullmoonmutt]

[ THAT DOESN'T CHANGE HOW GRATEFUL HE IS EVERY TIME HE GETS TO TRY GOOD ALCOHOL, IZOU?!?!? ]

Ha, yeah. Here's to healthy green tea.

[ He'll raise his cup of "tea" in a toast to Izou before taking a drink. He can't help but give a snort afterward, lowering the cup again. ]

Shit, how come no one back home can brew anything this decent? It can't be that hard, right?

[goei]

Well y'see, brewin' good alcohol's actually a very complicated art. [That he knows nothing about] Ya gotta have like... carefully controlled conditions.

Probably harder ta achieve when everyone's just trying to survive, right?
[It may in fact be that hard, Eli.]

[fullmoonmutt]

For real?

[ So, yes, it is difficult. That's disappointing but... ]

I guess that makes sense, if it's an art. Figures. Maybe we're just stuck with crap booze until things get better... I just really wish that weren't the case.

[cirquedesang]

[Hey, at least sitting next to him means Eli gets first dibs on anything he orders - and he is ordering things tonight, since they're meant to be shared!

And if he also orders some drinks, and if they end up close enough to Eli's own to be "accidentally" grabbed, then, well, no one can get mad about a mistake, right? We can be sneaky.]

You're quiet.

[fullmoonmutt]

[ Wow, funny how those drinks are all somehow ending up in Eli's hand when the server isn't around. ]

Am I? [ Yes??? ] Pretty sure there's another full moon coming up... Probably just that.

[ Which is technically true! But is it why he's so quiet? Unlikely, since he tends to be more full of nervous energy and intent on bouncing off the damn walls near a full moon instead. ]

[cirquedesang]

[Funny how that keeps happening! Totally an accident, though.]

Probably?

[Yeah, don't mind him leaning against you, Eli, in an actually subtle sort of way more for shared closeness than open pda.]

Is it not something to mention now?

[Because he's pretty sure that it isn't the moon.]

[fullmoonmutt]

[ Eli should just keep blaming it on the moon. The moon deserves to be blamed. It's a big jerk. However, with it being Celeste asking... ]

I'm just trying not to be a downer. [ He leans his own weight against Celeste in response to his. ] I don't know what everyone else saw at the end of the palace, but mine made me homesick, that's all.

[cirquedesang]

[The moon is a big jerk. If only it could be blamed for this.]

I won't pry, but...

[There's always a but, isn't there?]

I do not think anyone here would blame you for that.

[They've all been here a while, homesickness would be normal, even for things they are able to go back to afterwards. And for things they can't? Bittersweet melancholy has its place, too, even in times like this.]

But blame exhaustion, if you need an excuse, and celebrate when you're ready.

[fullmoonmutt]

No, I suppose they wouldn't...

[ But it would still be a downer! So! ]

But, I mean, that's true, too. Being tired. None of it's going to stop me from trying all of this food, though.

[cirquedesang]

I suspect there would be much more to worry about if you refused food.

[Said with only affection, but he sure has noticed you're a bottomless pit...!]

[fullmoonmutt]

If I refused food...

[ What a terrible thought. ]

I'd have to be the sickest I've ever been for that to happen and I don't think I've ever been that.

[ time for eli to catch something while he has no werewolf healing perks lmao ]

[beautifulknight]

[ Well, Argenti doesn't think Eli's going to necessarily hog everything. The way this place works is starting to settle in, but it is fun to try out new experiences with people that you know.

Anyway, his quiet self is getting noticed, but he doesn't blame that either. So he settles for: ]

How are you enjoying the place that has been chosen?

[fullmoonmutt]

[ Asking him questions while he's in the midst of stuffing a gyoza whole in his mouth. Mff. ]

Iffs ffhn? [ Wait, let him chew real fast and swallow. Ah, there we go. ] It's fine. I mean, I ain't picky. I'll eat just about anything and everything since I've gotten here has been really good.

[beautifulknight]

[ ...Whoops. He definitely should have waited. ]

My sincere apologies for the untimely interruption. But, I am most glad that the food has you in good spirits.

...I haven't yet tried some of what you have chosen, I am certain. Though, I am about to delve into the deep end, so to speak.

[ Deep end of the foodstuffs, he means. He thinks he'll be ordering something with fried rice at this time. It sounds simple and easy, after all. So he'll just call for that. ]

[fullmoonmutt]

S'all good.

[ Eli would have spoken with his mouth full even if Argenti had spoken to him beforehand. No manners will slow him down. That aside, even as the knight considers the fried rice, Eli is way ahead of kick-starting that deep end delve of his.

He spears a piece of tempura fried pumpkin on his chopsticks and offers it to Argenti. ]

No need to wait! Just grab whatever's already at the table.

[beautifulknight]

[ Argenti blinks at the offering being granted to him, and leans over to reach for it with his hand, taking the food carefully, before offering Eli a bright smile.

He has no earthly clue on how to use chopsticks and it isn't like he's taking it with his bare hands or anything. ]

I see! So in this we are following quite the pleasant custom. I can say for certain as a Knight of Beauty I do not frequent very many establishments like these. But, you seem used to it already?

[ Or perhaps Eli has simply just acclimated swiftly. He'll just pop the tempura into his mouth to check on it; an odd flavor, but not bad. ]

[fullmoonmutt]

It's not that different from sharing a meal at home, right? You cook enough for everyone. Just in the case, we order enough for everyone, and share that way, yeah?

[ Besides... ]

...also, Mafuyu explained it to me. She's the one familiar with these places.

[beautifulknight]

[ Sharing a meal at home...? His expression goes a little distant at that. Since, well, his home was...

But he smiles, eyes a little wet, before he closes them for a moment. He's truly happy. Like this, surrounded by so many familiar and cherished faces, he feels he does have a home again. Is it that home is instead of a place, is somewhere where one's close ones are...? He has heard of something like that before. ]

Yes, even though it has been quite awhile since...I am thankful for the experience once more. Though we had been at the other place - that other restaurant, this does feel different.

That said, I shall remember well to extend my gratitude to Miss Mafuyu as well, then.

[fullmoonmutt]

Yeah, this does feel different. Kind of like...

[ What does it remind him of? It's controlled chaos shoved into a small space. Oh, right. ]

My old squad sharing food around the campfire, I guess, after a long day. Felt like that last time, too, though this has less fighting.

[ that was entirely you and izou, eli ]