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 Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 11:03 am
Cerceris nodded thoughtfully. Soups for Clerise. And asking for food was a lot like talking to the walls, which was easy enough.
"Soup," she parroted, smiling again. The oo sound was very pleasant. I would like some chicken soup, she thought toward the nearest non-outside wall. In a container that will keep it hot. And two cups of tea, please. The tea wouldn't hurt Clerise, and Cerceris could use some more comfort herself. Within a few moments, a swarm of what might have been mechanical bees emerged from the wall bearing a plastic container full of hot soup and two cups of tea with lids on them. Thank you, she thought at the bees as she took her things. If ordering food was this easy, perhaps she would spend a bit more time in the mess hall in the future. After she found out what had happened to Clerise.
She smiled at the wolf boy once more, bowing slightly. "Thank you for your help. I'd stay longer, but I have to get back to Clerise. Bye!" She waved two arms, one human and one arachnid. With a quick thought to the wall behind her, she turned and began climbing with her spider legs. Up the wall and out the door she went, moving up to the ceiling for better speed. These containers were quite useful, no need to worry about spilling anything. She hoped Clerise would enjoy her soup.
[end Cerceris]
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Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 11:14 am
Akira smiled, "Glad I could help. I hope your friend, Clerise gets better, soon." He smiled again, and waved, watching the Aanida climb the walls as if she'd done it her whole life.
It made him wonder, what that was like. If he could do it too, he doubted it, and he wasn't going to try. Better to avoid a bump on the head.
He turned, and ordered his own food. Something different from his usual fries and burger. He went for some nachos, and a chicken burrito. Once they were in his hands, he nodded in thanks, and made his way back to his dorm.
The solitute was always a comfort, and he needed to be alone to gather his thoughts.
[End Akira, and end RP.]
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Posted: Sat Jun 03, 2006 9:20 am
[New RP]
Akira chuckled, and followed Cerceris. The aroma's overcame his senses for a moment, and then when he opened his eyes he could see Cerceris. He stepped up to one of the tables, which he'd dubbed his, a long time ago.
He sat, and leaned forward, letting his wings stretch upward. When he leaned back, he only winced once from leaning too far back.
"So whatcha wanna eat first?"
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Posted: Sat Jun 03, 2006 6:55 pm
Cerceris sat down at the table in front of Akira and watched his wings stretch, admiring their shape. They looked much more functional than Clerise's dead wing, and somehow more natural. She knew that humans didn't naturally grow wings, but the thought stayed anyway.
"I'm going to try some fries with ketchup and a... strawberry milkshake," she replied. She repeated it silently to the wall, adding a "please" for good measure. Waiting for the food bees to come, she found Akira's relaxed posture infectious. She placed her two upper spider legs on the table and leaned into their weight, her hands resting lightly on the seat on either side of her. "And what will you be eating?"
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Posted: Sat Jun 03, 2006 8:34 pm
"I think I'll have another plate of nachos and another chicken burrito," he replied, thinking it, and being to sure to add a strawberry milkshake, and a thank you.
When the mechanical food-bees came, he almost didn't wait for them to set the food down before he started attacking it. The burrito first, however he remembered Cerceris was there, and that she hadn't tried it, so he slowed down, then it wouldn't be gone so quick and she could try the fries before moving on.
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Posted: Sat Jun 03, 2006 9:08 pm
The Aanida's eyebrows rose as she watched Akira tear into his food like he hadn't eaten in weeks. She wondered how he managed not to choke.
As the bees set a plate of fries in front of her, she eyed the potato strips warily. They smelled sort of weird. The small container of red stuff on the side of the plate must be the ketchup, she decided. Because it certainly wasn't the milkshake, which was sitting to the left of her plate with a straw pointing toward her. She picked up a fry and sniffed it, touching it tentatively with her mandibles. Then she dropped it, startled. There had been a faint but distinct sensation of taste transmitted through the small appendages. She hadn't expected that. It had been surprisingly good, though. She picked up the fry again and pushed the whole thing into her mouth, chewing thoughtfully for a moment.
"Vif if goob!" she exclaimed around the deceased potato. She blushed, swallowed, and tried again. "This is good. A little salty, but good." She took another fry and dipped it in the ketchup before downing it. Her nose wrinkled. "The ketchup makes it saltier," she observed. "It's a little too much for me." She moved the small container off of her plate and took a sip of the milkshake, her mandibles resting on the rim of the glass. "This is good too," she declared, remembering to swallow before speaking this time.
She continued to eat her fries one at a time, taking a small sip of milkshake after each one. Her lower eyes blinked slowly every few seconds, acting of their own will while the Aanida girl had most of her mind focused on the tasty food in front of her.
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Posted: Sat Jun 03, 2006 9:19 pm
Wolf-boy watched Cerceris try the fries, he thought for a moment that she didn't like them when she dropped one. But, then he recalled; she didn't have mandibles before, they could probably taste.
He gave a whole hearted laugh when she spoke with her mouth full, then giggled at the redness that followed, he was glad she liked them, though when she decided they were a bit too salty with the ketchup, he chuckled; everyone was different after all. He nodded in agreement and moved the plate of nachos closer to him, so he could start eating.
He pushed the burrito closer to Cerceris, however, "I left you some, if ya wanna try it," he added, then had a drink from his milkshake.
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Posted: Sat Jun 03, 2006 9:42 pm
"Thank you." Cerceris abandoned her fries for a moment to inspect the burrito. She took a bite and chewed for a while, deciphering all the different flavours. They were all at least marginally delicious. She took another small bite before setting it back down, nodding her approval. "You eat lots of tasty food," she told the wolf boy.
She pushed her own plate into the middle beside the burrito, snagging a final fry before doing so. Munching happily, she moved her milkshake into the vacant spot and began concentrating on it in earnest. She took small but frequent sips, slowly but inexorably draining the tall glass. Drinking such a cold thing too fast would make her feel sick, she was pretty certain. Warming each mouthful was a pleasantly delicious way around that problem.
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Posted: Sat Jun 03, 2006 9:49 pm
"Yeah, it's all yummy. This place makes tasty food," he said nodding.
Once he'd finished a portion of the nachos, he moved the plate to the middle, next to the others, "And here you have nachos," he said happily.
"And, if you don't mind, I think I'm gonna snag some fries," he added, with a grin.
He was having fun with Cerceris, her lack of knowledge on the different foods, made him smile. It meant he could help her some more, and show her the different tastes. Although, she mostly only drank tea. He wondered what Tea was like.
"Maybe when we're done, I could try some of that teastuffs!"
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Posted: Sat Jun 03, 2006 10:11 pm
"I don't mind at all; I'm getting full." Cerceris took a nacho anyway, sniffing interestedly at the salsa. She popped it in her mouth and crunched happily, smiling at the mix of textures. Her smile became brighter at the mention of tea. Tea was an excellent idea. Tea! Please.
Within moments, the mechanical bees had appeared with two large mugs full of steaming liquid. Thank you so much. She held her mug gratefully, its warmth chasing away the residual chill in her hands. "Tea. Honey lemon flavour. It's hot, so you can finish eating before you try it. Less likely to burn your mouth." Ignoring her own advice, she took a large swallow of her tea. All six of her eyes slid closed as the familiar taste bloomed through her mouth and rushed down her throat in a very pleasant stream. Ah, tea.
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Posted: Sat Jun 03, 2006 10:17 pm
Akira smiled, and watched the bees place his mug on the table, "Thankya!" He said, waving at the mechanical insects. They probably wouldn't have noticed, but it seemed like a good idea at the time.
He picked it up, and sniffed it, looking into the mug. It certainly smelled nice, he blew carefully into it, remembering that he did that when something was hot.
He brought the mug to his lips and had a small sip, setting the mug down. His eyes widened slightly and he looked at Cerceris, "Wow! This is delicious!" His tail wagged, and his wings gave a flap, and he brought the mug to his lips again for a second sip.
"It's like... I don't know, it's sweet and lemony at the same time..."
He forgot all about the food, the tea was nice, and now he wanted to enjoy just that.
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Posted: Sat Jun 03, 2006 10:31 pm
Cerceris smiled at Akira's reaction to the tea. "Good, isn't it?" She liked the way his animal appendages seemed to act of their own accord, and it was always good to have someone to drink tea with. Like Clerise. Fuzzily, through the warm haze of good tea, the Aanida wondered if the other girl had finished her soup and tea. A pang of worry for her friend tried to break through to her higher mental functions, but it was like shooting an arrow underwater. The tea warmed the Aanida all the way out to the tips of her claws, and warmth was a delicious thing to be cherished. Thoughts could come later, those happened all the time.
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Posted: Sat Jun 03, 2006 10:39 pm
A third sip, and it still tasted as nice as it did the first two. Akira could definitely get used to tea. And, there were other flavours, apparently. He could spend his whole life sampling every last flavour of tea.
Tea. He had to make a mental note of that, he was definitely going to have some of that when he ate. Although, he had to wonder what combinations of food went with the tea. Milkshakes were good for the things they had just eaten.
But what would tea be good with? Cookies? Candy? Steak? He pondered, his brows furrowing for a moment.
"Wonder what sort of food you would eat to go with tea..."
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Posted: Sat Jun 03, 2006 10:58 pm
Akira's question brought Cerceris back to the real world, where she discovered she was halfway finished her tea already. She set the mug back down on the table before answering.
"I usually don't have food with my tea. I don't have that much food on the whole, actually. After this, I probably won't need to eat for at least a few days. But near the tea machine in the library there are 'tea biscuits'. They're little sweet crunchy rectangles. I've had a few. They're pretty good, even though I thought they would taste like tea and they don't at all."
She stretched her spider legs lazily, two claws clacking against the floor and two reaching for the ceiling. A deep breath almost turned into a yawn, but decided against it at the last second and became a sigh instead. "Aerin said I'd be drowsy for a couple days," she remembered aloud. The tiredness was beginning to set in, helped along by her full belly and the warm tea. "Tea normally doesn't make people sleepy, though."
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Posted: Sun Jun 04, 2006 12:22 am
"I think that's just the drowsiness," Akira replied, he didn't really feel tired, he was still hungry. He'd probably go sleep for a while after he finished eating. Then maybe go find Hiro, then after that; Lineslieth.
Maybe he would still be busy. Or sleeping. Akira didn't want to bother him again, last time he did he had to stay with him while he slept; which wasn't so bad, admittedly. He just wished he hadn't woken up in his room again.
He'd have to start falling asleep in his room, then maybe he'd wake up where he wanted to be.
Akira had another sip of his tea, and reached forward, snatching up a few fries and dipping them in the sauce, then they went straight into his mouth. A smile came to his face.
"Yum."
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