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[starshower]

Who: Tifa Lockhart & Eustace.
Status: Closed.
Where: The Naughtilust.
What: One last date for the road—
Warnings: NA for now...

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[starshower]

Really?

[Her eyes go a little wide at that.]

You didn't seem like the "amusement park rides" kinda guy.

[flamekthunder]

What, like the fast rides? What makes you say that?

[starshower]

Not so much fast rides, just rides in general.

[She tilts her head fondly at him.]

But I guess there's still a lot I don't know about you. I guess I just never imagined you on a rollercoaster.

[flamekthunder]

[A small, quiet laugh.]

Guess that's fair... Haven't really had an opportunity for that kind of thing, either. But no, as much as I would also like the calmer rides and attractions, I wouldn't mind "thrill rides," either.

[starshower]

Not that I think I'm much of a thrill-seeker, either. Though I would try the rollercoasters at least once, if they were there.

[She gives a nod.]

A ferris wheel would be nice. One with a view of the whole park—no, island.

[flamekthunder]

Mm, that wouldn't be too bad. Open air or closed?

[starshower]

For this one? I'd say open. We've already done the gondola at the Diamond Dust, and I've been on the one at the Gold Saucer.

[She sips on her drink, closing her eyes.]

I think it would be nicer to feel the air up there.

[flamekthunder]

Hmm, we'll have to try and find one like that then. I've never been one, either, so it could be something new for the both of us.

[And it really wouldn't be that bad, riding on an open ferris wheel like that. Imagining it makes him smile a bit, but he'll soon see their server coming in with their food.]

[starshower]

[She opens her mouth to say something but is cut short when the server arrives with their food—the lobster for him and a giant platter of sushi for her, as well as their other sides. And now with the spread in front of them, she can't help her eyes going wide, like she has never seen this much food before.]

All of this looks so good, I don't know where to start.

[She nudges her own sushi platter to the middle of the table.]

Maybe with this one? [She points to the sashimi, and then to a roll.] Or this?

And yours looks good, too!

[flamekthunder]

[He just smiles amused as he leans back to allow space for the food and watching her wondering what to have first.]

Take both, and try the roll first. Think that one is just vegetables.

[starshower]

[She picks up that first one with the pair of chopsticks that they were brought with, and turns it over between them in front of her eyes.]

I wonder if I could make these at the bar...

[And then she takes a bite... or tries to. Does she bite it in half? That seems messy. Does she stuff the entire roll in her mouth? That seems like a lot. She deliberates for a moment longer before she decides to put the whole thing in her mouth, and she chews with her cheeks puffed out, trying to look more dignified... and failing miserably.]

[flamekthunder]

You'd have to learn how to prepare the raw fish since there is still a risk there.

[Given, well, raw. But otherwise he thinks she could...

...

And he's going to avert his eyes and try not to laugh as he watches her try to eat it.]

How is it?

[starshower]

It'sh good.

[She smiles at him, her nose crinkling playfully because she knows how this all might look and how at odds it would be with her dress and her nicely done hair and makeup.]

Sho shoft. But the sheaweed is... [She swallows.] Crispy.

[flamekthunder]

[Okay, now he can't help but laugh listening to her.]

Weren't you taught never to talk with your mouth full?

[starshower]

I was.

[She dabs a napkin against her red lips like a proper lady would.]

But maybe I'm just having a good time.

[flamekthunder]

[That just makes him snort.]

Not what I would have expected.

[And he'll reach out with his thumb to wipe off a crumb from the corner of her lips.]

[starshower]

[She's just playing around, but it's not often that she gets the chance to enjoy food like this.]

What do you expect, then? You've surprised me a few times already tonight.

[flamekthunder]

I just didn't expect you becoming a messy eater.

[A playful grin in return before he takes one of the sushi.]

But what do you mean?

[And going to more easily eat the piece before moving to start cracking through the lobster shell.]

[starshower]

Well, first of all, there was nothing messy about that. I didn't drop a single piece of rice or get anything on my lips.

[She chooses a different roll this time, no idea what kind.]

And I mean that I wasn't expecting you to pick lobster yourself. And I learned that you don't mind the more thrilling rides.

[flamekthunder]

I'd say talking with your mouth full could be considered "messy"...and you did have some rice earlier.

[That he picked off.]

The rides I'll give to you, but is me choosing lobster really that strange?

[starshower]

Not strange, no.

[Her finger self-consciously brushes against the corners of her lip to check for anything left over.]

Just that you really do seem like a steak and whiskey sort of guy. If I were the bartender and didn't know you, that would be my first guess.

[flamekthunder]

Hm... You're not wrong there. But I still enjoy other foods, you know.

[starshower]

I know. I never said it was a bad thing.

[She places one roll on his plate.]

I'm just saying that it's funny how there's still so much to learn about you. Like you liking lobster.

[flamekthunder]

Fair. I could say the same to you.

[Hm... He smiles a bit in thought.]

I did say not too long ago I would tell you more about myself.

[starshower]

And me, too.

[She perches her chin again on her hand and gets another roll ready for herself.]

So, what else don't I know?

[She is aware that it is a very general sort of question, and she grins at him.]