Bed-In

[tastes_of_honey]

::Schu and Nagi arrive via Portal into Schu's bedroom, directly onto Schu's decadent bed. As usual, the bedroom looks something like a dragon's hoard with a somewhat Bollywood bent. (Schu loves the colors, textures, and spanglies!) It's cluttered but not dirty; Schu has standards and some small sense of housekeeping. And sometimes Aya does a sweep through.::

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[killwithmymind.livejournal.com]

"Yeah. I got sick of living on ramen if I got hungry at weird times."

"I know of a really good place in the Nexus that's modeled after a traditional Hokkaido restaurant. And a really good pizza place in a different area. You have a preference, Aya?"

[tastes-of-honey.livejournal.com]

Makes sense to me.

"In the Nexus?" ::Though he also enjoys pizza.::

I'm fine with either.

[killwithmymind.livejournal.com]

"Yeah. I don't know the restaurants around here, and I'm not going back to mine right now, so that leaves the Nexus. The Hokkaido place does a really awesome barbeque lamb hotpot. And you can hear Schu bitch about Japanese beer." Nagi figures that Aya hasn't had good Japanese food in a while.

[tastes-of-honey.livejournal.com]

"I haven't had Japanese I haven't made for myself, and I can't always get the ingredients I need. Is it really authentic?"

As long as you're expecting the bitching....

[killwithmymind.livejournal.com]

Nagi nods. "It's just like what we had when we had to accompany the Walrus on a 'business' trip up there. Better, actually, 'cause there's no Walrus around to ruin the mood."

Nagi sticks his tongue out at Schu.

[tastes-of-honey.livejournal.com]

::The Walrus? Oh.:: "The mood would have to be better without him." ::Aya was in an excellent mood when he killed him.::

::Schu sticks his tongue out back.:; We should toast the Walrus' well-deserved demise while we're there.

::Aya realizes that he's really going to go out to have dinner with two members of Schwarz and it's fine with him. Odd.::

[killwithmymind.livejournal.com]

"Awesome. Plan. Now where the hell did I toss my shoes?" Nagi sits up and peers off the bed.

[tastes-of-honey.livejournal.com]

The establishment will not be held responsible for any clothing or shoes lost here. Sorry.

"Mine are by the door." ::Aya stops petting Nagi's hair to get up and get them.::

[killwithmymind.livejournal.com]

Nagi finds his shoes with a sound of triumph. PINpoint in hand, he asks, "Is everyone ready?"

[tastes-of-honey.livejournal.com]

::Aya returns, wearing his shoes and anxious to see how this transport works.:: "Ready."

I'm ready too.

[killwithmymind.livejournal.com]

Since Schu knows how PINpointing works anyway, Nagi just grabs Aya's hand and away they go.

The restaurant would not be out of place on any street in Japan. The rest of the area, beyond the garden of the restaurant, looks like a world cultures class was thrown in a blender and barfed up. And this is a quieter part of the Nexus.

Nagi's willing to give Aya a chance to stare like a yokel before heading in.

[tastes-of-honey.livejournal.com]

::Aya hadn't known what to expect. Hell, just Nagi grabbing his hand so casually was a surprise. Does all of the Nexus have this crazy quilt look? He jumps a little when Schu suddenly appears behind him and slaps a hand down on his shoulder.::

Nice choice, Nagi.

[killwithmymind.livejournal.com]

"I've had a lot of time to find all the good places." The greeter chick at the door is done up in a traditional kimono and speaks Japanese. Nagi asks for a table with a good view of the water garden, and they'll have to wait a few minutes for that to be arranged.

"Oh yeah. Aya, don't order anything on the menu that has a blue dot next to it. That stuff has LOL effects."

[tastes-of-honey.livejournal.com]

Nagi likes to eat.

"Most people do.... I assume LOL effects are bad. Why would anyone order it then?"

[killwithmymind.livejournal.com]

Nagi shrugs. "Near as I can figure, it's mostly a gourmet thing, but this is a popular romantic spot, too. LOLs can change your gender, make you grow cat ears, mess with your IQ or your age, all kinds of things. It can be fun. I'm telling you to be careful 'cause you don't want to have to explain a tail to your teammates." Nagi does not indulge in these things, aside from the occasional genderswap so he can visit places where Prodigy wouldn't be welcome.

[tastes-of-honey.livejournal.com]

"I have no urge to do any of those things."

Some of them are fun.

[killwithmymind.livejournal.com]

"I kinda figured. That's why I warned you." Duh.

[tastes-of-honey.livejournal.com]

::annoyed:: "Well, thank you. I was just saying."

::Schu smirks.::

[killwithmymind.livejournal.com]

The hostess approached right them to show them to the table. The table happens to be in a private room that overlooks a garden with a koi pond and blooming cherry trees. And other flowery things that Aya might know, but Nagi would just call plants. There's Japanese style seating, too.

[tastes-of-honey.livejournal.com]

::Aya and Schuldig sit at the table, although Schu mutters about his poor knees.::

"This is... very authentic. Is this kind of thing common here?"

[killwithmymind.livejournal.com]

"In some senses. You can find pretty much any type of cuisine done like you're in that place, and usually at several levels. There's a odango vendor that I half-think wandered in from Kyoto and decided to stay. There's also some noodle shops and stuff. Stuff that's this nice," Nagi waves at the view out the window, "Can be a little harder to find. Although there is that transplanted temple. It took the monks forever to notice that it had even moved, from what I hear."

Nagi checks the menu for new specials, but he's pretty much planning to have the hotpot.

[tastes-of-honey.livejournal.com]

"It's interesting. Maybe I should come around here some other time to see the sights." ::Aya is considering the teriyaki chicken with vegetables.::

Riiiight, Aya here enjoys science fiction and the like. This is actually up his alley. And he's making me want teriyaki chicken.

"I didn't know I had so much influence. I should take more advantage." ::small smile::

Only if it's in a fun way!

[killwithmymind.livejournal.com]

"The crab is good, too. I think they import it."

"It's worth seeing, though you might want a tour guide at first. There's a lot of weird shit and not all of it is labeled."

[tastes-of-honey.livejournal.com]

"Wouldn't they have to? Unless they've also imported an ocean...."

The Nexus is also peopled mostly by loud, outgoing exhibitionists. That might be a problem for you. ::But he's strangely proud of Aya for taking all of this so well. His Aya.::

"Hnh. I guess we'll see."

[killwithmymind.livejournal.com]

"Salt-water streams would be only the tip of the weird iceburg around here, but imports aren't a big deal when you consider that travel can be instantanious."

"And if you aren't an exhibitionist, you sit back and watch the people who are. Or find more private places to chat with the people you want to talk to." Nagi sighs. "I still wish we'd get a Princess Leia in that gold bikiki. Every time I see one, she's in that commando stuff from the third movie."