[HE SURE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND LIKE, HALF OF THIS. That said he at least gets the gist that while she was studying somewhere for some reason she smelled a Questionable Food that was real bad. Good enough for him!]
What is it, exactly? Is the smell really that bad? I don't think I've ever smelled a food so unpleasant that I'd never think to eat it.
It's a kind of fish, but when you prepare it, you soak it in cold water and lye for a few days... It gets kind of like jelly after all that, and it doesn't smell awesome.
[He doesn't know what lye is, but the mention of a fish turning into jelly definitely causes him to make a face... He's only just learned what jelly was thanks to the magics of Modern Food in their kitchen but that texture is hard to forget?!]
Wow! I wonder why anyone would take time out of their lives to invent something like that, let alone eat it. [People are wild.
Ooh, that one's easy! When I first came back from my studies in Gusu, I ate everything anyone brought me from the kitchen! Watermelon, fresh steamed buns, loquats, and my shijie's lotus and pork rib soup! So much of it that I could hardly move!
[She doesn't really mind that he hasn't gotten the hang of it, and the sudden excitement is endearing in a way, besides. She laughs softly.]
Jeez, um... Excluding Thanksgiving, it was also probably the first time I came home on a break from school. My mom went a little bit overboard with the welcome party.
[Stupidly, he recognizes like all of those things and he seems particularly enthused about the potatoes...]
That sounds like a great meal, indeed! Ah, it makes me hungry... [This is probably why he's just got fuckin snack packs strewn across the floors. As for her question:]
It's a fruit! The ones that grow by the river get big and sweet, and there are enough of them to fill more baskets than anyone could carry!
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What is it, exactly? Is the smell really that bad? I don't think I've ever smelled a food so unpleasant that I'd never think to eat it.
[His senses cannot be trusted though.]
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Anyways, your turn! Truth or dare?
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Wow! I wonder why anyone would take time out of their lives to invent something like that, let alone eat it. [People are wild.
Anyway:] I learned my lesson, hah. Truth!
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[She pauses for a few moments, before:]
What's the most food you’ve ever eaten at once?
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[AH, FOND MEMORIES.]
What about you?!
[This isn't how you play the game...]
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Jeez, um... Excluding Thanksgiving, it was also probably the first time I came home on a break from school. My mom went a little bit overboard with the welcome party.
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A welcome party! How wonderful! What was it you ate? What was your favorite dish?
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[She glances back his way, though, equally curious.]
What are loquats? I don't think I've heard of them.
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That sounds like a great meal, indeed! Ah, it makes me hungry... [This is probably why he's just got fuckin snack packs strewn across the floors. As for her question:]
It's a fruit! The ones that grow by the river get big and sweet, and there are enough of them to fill more baskets than anyone could carry!