middaeg | Intro Overflow: May

I can do savory.

[ It was supposed to be for him anyway. Yet he was still asking what she wanted. Though for all her talk, it was her stomach that ended up growling. ]

.......I think I saw them frying something over there.

[ She's going to start walking away from her embarrassment now. ]

That sounds promisin'.

[ Couldn't go wrong with deep-fried, unless you went really, really wrong. Majima followed the smell of cooking oil to a stand that was selling breaded shrimp, scallops, and sundry other things. ]

Hey, smells like... fried oysters? Or something? I could go for that. I love seafood. It's part of the whole island country thing.

Oysters?

[ She perks up suddenly. ]

I've never had that before..

[ They're a little out of her price range. ]

And they're just giving them out to share? Just like that?

Far as I can tell, yeah. Sounds like a good opportunity to knock back some seafood, c'mon.

[ And just like that, Majima was making his way up to one of the food stalls. ]

Plate of your fried oysters, please. Extra crispy, if you're takin' orders.

[ The woman behind the stall was all smiles. "Oh, sharing a dish, are we? Wait just one moment please..." And then she was busily grabbing fried treats from the frying oil, accompanied by the smells of cooking batter. ]

[ Alex follows right behind him, her heels clacking against the cobblestone in succession.

She tries to contain it, of course, but her eyes do shine with excitement and also a little hunger as she watches the lady prepare their food. The smell was much stronger now, but in a good way. ]

I didn’t realize fried food could smell this good.

[ Though it might also be nice to have something along with it. ]

Could we get a drink too?

[ "Of course! Here, have a mug of draft!"

Majima accepted one of the beers gladly -- wow, his first drink as a free man, which he managed to take a quick swallow of even as he balanced the plate of fried seafood. ]

Hey, thanks. I know it's a festival and all, but... you're givin' us all this stuff, is there anythin' I can do in return?

[ The woman smiled. "Well, you can tell people that The Sea Note has the best fried oysters in town! We could always use some good word of mouth!" ]

[ What a friendly vendor. Alex takes her own mug since Majima had taken the plate. He seemed pretty excited to have his drink. ]

Thank you, miss.

[ Alex takes a sip, although not as enthusiastic as Majima's. ]

I think we can sit over there.

[ It wasn't a proper seat and table, but the stone ledge still looked spacious and comfortable enough to sit for a bit. ]

[ Good enough for government work. Majima set down, and held out the plate for Alex. ]

Here, dig in.

[ Bizarre dreams or not, there was something comforting about fried food and some alcohol to wash it down with. So hey, one step at a time. ]

Hell, no one back home'd believe this.

[ Her ankle cross against one another so she's facing him somewhat, making it easier for her to reach over and pick out one fo the oysters with the toothpicks given to them. It was a bit of a challenge, but she managed to get a bite. She starts fanning her mouth though as she tries to blow the steam from the inside. ]

Mm-Howt--ish still howt.

[ You've been warned, Majima. ]

[ This man ate takoyaki on the regular, he knew the drill -- sometimes you just had to pop a molten hot piece of batter and seafood in your mouth, that was just how the world worked. ]

That good, huh?

[ So he speared a piece himself and knocked it back, huffing with a hand over his mouth to disperse some of the heat. ]

Whew, my compliments to the chef.

[ She watches him brave the heat and just eat the thing whole. It was a little impressive.

Thankfully, hers had started to cool down and she could properly enjoy it, and it was heavenly. ]

I didn't know it was this good..And we really got it for free?

As far as I know. Gotta take advantage of free food when ya can, right?

[ He kicked back another of the fried morsels, looking rather pleased. ]

That jerk didn't know what he was missin'.

[ Alex chuckles as she picks another piece. ]

Well I prefer sharing it with you, that's for sure.

[ And she really was grateful for the more pleasant company. She'll think of a better way to repay him another time. ]

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good place to wrap?

yup!