Audience: Yuri Leclerc

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[aubins]

I guess it makes it stand out. [ hmm. ]

Surely if you've got a lot of fans they won't want to lose them or their interest, so... yeah, maybe it'll all work out.

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We'll see. [but she's waving her hands.] This wasn't about that! I just wanted to show you a place like this because I knew it'd be way different than what you're used to. I wonder if we can make simulation food actually work...

[aubins]

Well, it's definitely that.

[ hm. ]

We can try? Don't think it'll do anything for our food intake for the day, but that's kind of a fun idea too.

[probe]

It'll be cool to see if it works! But how do you feel about seafood? Like oysters maybe?

[aubins]

I've got no problem with it, although I don't think I've tried oysters. [ ... ah. ] Oh, seafood speciality?

[probe]

Yup! Though we make other stuff here, too, like rice omelettes. They're not as good as the ones at Ota's place though.

[aubins]

Oh those sound interesting. I've had omlettes for breakfast before but it's never been with rice.

[probe]

Oh it's good! You make a regular omelette and it's filled with fried rice with ketchup on top, traditionally. It's one of the only non-fish dishes we have...let me see if I can get the simulation to get us some. Have a seat!

[pick a table, yuri, she's going to scuttle off toward the kitchen.]

[aubins]

[ oh, well. there she goes. he will take a seat and await this non-fish ketchip rice dish? ]

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[after a few moments, she'll come back with a plate of omurice! there is also a drawing of a fish on top in ketchup.]

Tada! Check it out. Just like this.

[aubins]

[ he will Observe. ]

-- Oh, I like the art.

[ tada! ]

[probe]

Thanks. It isn't my best but I thought it'd be cute. [the dish is served and she has a spoon, too.]

...there's a service some people pay for, too, that involved being fed by the mermaids.

[aubins]

[ he goes to take a bite but pauses midway to stare at her-- ]

That sounds oddly specific. [ like an oddly specific KINK ]

[probe]

A little! It's called Option Ahhhn. It's a little less personal than the eel sucking option.

[aubins]

[ he continues to just stare, spoon of omurice like halfway between his mouth and the plate. ]

Do I want to know about the eel sucking option, Little-A?

[probe]

It's like...the customer and the mermaid each have the end of an eel in their mouth and they eat it until their lips touch.

[aubins]

[ ................... ]

Huh.



That's. Something.

[probe]

Maid cafes always charge for extra services like that. [this is why she's lust, probably.] But it's not something I'd do for just anybody here.

Try the food! I wanna see if it actually tastes like anything.

[aubins]

[ maybe that is why she's lust indeed. girl. ]

Oh, you get to say no if you don't want to? [ there was probably something a little angry and concerned brewing up there because i keep forgetting it's emotion share week. but it quietens down at the implication it's not a someone pays and you have to do it sort of deal.

huh. wild. ]

... Right. [ he'll take a bite. does it taste of anything? ]

[probe]

There are some services we can opt out of if we aren't old enough. [so yeah.] I didn't mind doing some of them though.

[the omurice is a simulation so it won't fill him up or anything, but it does at least taste pretty good.]

[aubins]

[ in that case: ]

It tastes pretty nice. I don't really have something to compare it too though, but... you said this was really popular? [ he can see why ]

...

You should be able to opt out of that shit any time. But it's complicated when it's work related.

[probe]

Yup. I like it better at Ota's house but maybe that's cheating.

[she shrugs.] We know what we're signing up for when we start working, you know? It's okay.

[aubins]

Literally homemade instead of shop made? There's something different about cooking for yourself versus eating at an inn, that's for sure.

[ he pulls a face. ] You can do things because you have to, or know what you're signing up for and still be unhappy when other people do it too, Little-A.

[probe]

His family owns a diner, so it's sort of the same thing as having a shop make it. But more personal. [yeah.]

I knooow. I told you, I don't work there anymore. But some of my friends still do.

[aubins]

[ he reaches out and tugs the edge of her hood gently. ]

Good. For you at least.

[ it's clearly something he feels strongly about. ]