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Shuji Tsushima

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[maidhem]

[He can laugh; it's utterly ridiculous!]

Oh, that sounds good!

[Felicia said, eyes shining in delight at the pun.]

Can the lady have one of those, too?

[thesettingsun]

["Two Tequila Mockingbirds for sir and madam."

Once they're given their drinks, Shuji raises his glass.]

A toast to your health.

[Which is the only reason why anyone eats kale to begin with.]

[maidhem]

[And Felicia, all smiles, raises her glass in turn.]

And to your continued good health, my friend.

[After all, wasn't that why they were even here?]

[thesettingsun]

[Shuji clinks his glass with hers before taking a sip of tequila. It's stronger than she might expect, but he's a decently heavy drinker and doesn't cough or anything.]

Is it to your tastes, madam?

[maidhem]

[Her brows shot up in surprise at the strength of the mix, but she found it enjoyable no less.]

It's something I'm sure Atticus Finch would approve of!

[thesettingsun]

Most excellent. And to accompany the drinks, shall we have a selection of kale chips?

[Might as well get on with it.]

[maidhem]

[Smiling, Felicia brought up the pastry box and opened it up for him to peer inside. Within the pristine walls were neat packages of kale chips precisely labelled with the different flavors, so Shuji could pick and choose as he pleased]

Of course. I've got several flavors made here, ranging from the usual salt and pepper variety to ranch to even some spicier flavors if you're feeling more adventurous. Which do you prefer to start with?

[thesettingsun]

Let's start with salt and pepper and then branch out from there.

[No reason to start exciting and end up with boring.

Shuji picks up a salt and pepper chip and, after only a moment's hesitation, takes a bite of it.]

[maidhem]

Excellent place to start, good sir. Atticus would be proud of your restraint!

[As Shuji takes a bite, he'll be met with a chip that crumbles as delicately as tissue paper on his tongue. The salted and peppery flavors are there but not overwhelming, but it's still undeniably kale.

Crisped, roasted kale. Not soggy, steamed, wilted kale that he's likely familiar with.]

[thesettingsun]

[Shuji chews thoughtfully for a second, though it's probably obvious by his expression that he doesn't hate it.]

...This actually isn't that bad?

[Don't sound so surprised...]

[maidhem]

[She looked at him with actual surprise.]

You didn't think you were really going to die, did you?

[thesettingsun]

No, but... I was pretty confident that it was going to taste terrible or at least mediocre...

[maidhem]

So you doubted how good properly cooked lettuces can be?

[thesettingsun]

...Basically, yeah.

[sorry Felicia]

[maidhem]

[Felicia scooted closer, a very serious look in her eyes.]

You never learned how to eat your vegetables when you were young, did you?"

[thesettingsun]

I eat my vegetables just fine!

[Except when he's on the shitty college student diet, which is most of the time.]

[maidhem]

[She looked up at him earnestly-- for a quick answer like that could only be a denial!]

Do you wanna try different ways of cooking them? I can give you samples to try so you can see what you like.

[thesettingsun]

I'm really not that much of a cook... I mean, sure, if you want?

[He'll probably be able to make something edible???]

[maidhem]

Ooooh~ We're getting into the Fall, too-- that mean's it's Squash Season!

[Though, in her eyes, it's always season for some kind of squash. :|]

I'll show you how to make something really fun with acorn squash if you want. It's great for the season!

[thesettingsun]

...I think I had spaghetti squash once...

[And it tasted really bad.]

[maidhem]

That squash is tricky. You can't really get it to taste like spaghetti, so you need to make it taste like a different thing.

[Felicia made a face. She disliked how everyone insisted on making spaghetti squash like spaghetti just because of how it looked when it came apart.]

[thesettingsun]

Then why have I only seen it in fake-spaghetti form?

[That's just an insult to spaghetti, and also to spaghetti squash apparently.]

[maidhem]

Because people trying to cut carbs really don't want to do that, so they mess up good food to help themselves feel less guilty.

[She wasn't a fan of fad diets. Cutting carbs had it's purpose, but only for people with specific health problems and it was never a good long term solution for the general population.]

[thesettingsun]

Makes sense. I know I'd be grumpy if I had to cut good food out of my diet.

[maidhem]

Moderation is usually the key, not complete elimination. People don't get that. I mean-- people who are lactose intolerant can still have ice cream if they prepare themselves ahead of time, which is good! There's so many good foods they'd be missing out on otherwise.