If he had known that Zell would have laughed out loud, trying to imagine Selphie or Rinoa or even Quistis quiet while the men talked. Or Ginny, Rikku, or any of the Relms for that matter in his new 'home' of many. But it was as he often said: different cultures, different worlds.
Zell looked up and grinned sheepishly at hearing her voice, letting the conversation fall in that moment as if it never even existed. Although inwardly he frowned at how Ryu treated her. "Haven't even looked yet. But I'm easy."
Sitting up Zell picked his menu off the table and ran a finger down the list. It stopped randomly and he grinned. Filled with pork, ginger and scallions topped with ham and peas. "That one."
Moving his finger from over the name of what he had chosen revealed a dish called 'Lover's Dumpings'. The SeeD blinked, looked sheepish, then nodded with a grin that he wasn't backing down -hey, they still sounded good!- "With a side of steamed broccoli if they have it."
Then with another bright smile to Maryline slipped back into the conversation as if he'd never left while giving Ryu a sheepish look. "Gotta admit, though I know who those writers are -have to with as many of their collections are in the library at home- I'd likely be a poor student in your class. Not gossip though." The Moomba-man laughed. Zell? Ever talk about the opposite sex? He never treated a guy or a girl much different, far as his friends were concerned. Everyone the same. That's what they would likely say about him if asked of such matters. "Just too active."
((Relm: *grins @ Maryline* no need to. like I said. think it for yourself. Your heart'll tell. ))