lucetilogs | Event Log - Love at the Lake

What kind of food?

[Festivals, from what he'd come to learn since joining the corps, were times when people allowed themselves a few little luxuries - sweets and other kinds of special foods, crafts, people entertaining crowds in various ways. But he'd always felt like an outsider in a strange, off-putting sort of way.

Luceti is a little different. Here, they're all strangers in a strange place.]

Well, most of it is sweet. Some of it's savory. I can take you to the booth, but if you're not a fan of slightly fried or sweet things, you might not like.

[ Kakashi hasn't actually sampled any of the festival fare just yet, especially when the scent of chocolate is so heavy and noxious. He's not sure how anyone can drink anything that sweet. ]

I prefer mostly savory things, although fried food isn't exactly something I have a lot of experience with.

[once or twice, but frying wasn't something the Corps could do on a large enough scale to feed everyone, and the slums weren't exactly the place to find well cooked food at all.

Levi's tried a handful of things. The variety is a little overwhelming though, so he hasn't exactly gotten far.]

If you're curious, we could check it out.

[ The booth, Kakashi means. He's not entirely sure just how much food was accessible Levi's world, or what kinds, but maybe a little indulgence of taste buds wouldn't hurt. After all, they're surrounded by food in the excess here. Seems it'd be a shame to waste it. ]

[Food was limited in many ways inside the walls. Not just the amount, but variety and also taste. Given that certain spices were extremely difficult to obtain, the masses generally had to make due without, and that of course included the Survey Corps.

But Levi shrugs. He doesn't have anything better to do.]

Sure.

You know, you could at least pretend to act a little more enthusiastic.

[ Kakashi's teasing a little as he nods for them to start heading into the crowd towards the food booth just a little walk away, featuring familiar festival treats from his world. ]

If it's worth being enthusiastic about, then I'll expend the energy.

[says it somewhat flatly, but he's following anyway. There isn't much that he's recognized, but a few things look like they might be from somewhere like what he knows. Regardless, this place is definitely a lot more...colorful.]

[ Kakashi makes an amused sound as he dips his hands into his pockets. They stroll past quite a number of booths, all offering various snacks and goodies from different worlds -- or so Kakashi assumes, as some of these treats are ones he's never seen in his life. ]

Are you ever enthusiastic about anything?

[ The question is lightly asked as they approach the booth he had in mind. ]

[Levi just gives Kakashi a sidelong look.]

Perhaps you should ask Erwin.

[he's joking. maybe. (not really).]

Ah, but he's not here right now.

[ Said as the distance between them and the booth finally closes. Before them is a spread of different foods, both sweet and savory. Little, fragrant fish-shaped taiyaki, perfectly browned and filled with azuki and custard, sit at the end of the table, still warm and fresh from the press. Takoyaki and yakitori sit on small grills, alongside strips of ikayaki and kara-age on skewers. There's even a flat griddle, upon which okonomiyaki and yakitori is being made.

Kakashi's not sure if Levi would actually enjoy any of this, but he reaches out to pick up a skewer of yakitori, assuming that grilled chicken is probably the safest bet, and hands it to Levi. ]

He's around.

[Levi accepts the skewer - it doesn't look too strange. He gives it a sniff, and then bites off one end. It's - really good, actually. His tastes run simple by necessity, so it doesn't take much to impress him really.

But he finishes the bite, swallows.]

Not bad.

[yeah the rest of it is gone in seconds.]

[ Judging by how quickly that skewer was inhaled, Kakashi assumes Levi must've liked it, and decides to go up a notch by picking up two skewers of kara-age, and a slice of lemon.

Kara-age is basically yakitori, after all. Just breaded and lightly fried. ]

That was yakitori. [ Said as he squeezes the lemon over both skewers and hands Levi one. ] This is kara-age.

[ He saves one of the skewers for himself. It's not his favorite thing to eat, but since they're here, he might as well eat it. As for the topic of Erwin, he lets it go. As much as he likes Erwin, he's also found himself enjoying spending time alone with Levi over the past few days. ]

[He inspects it a moment, sniffing it again before taking an experimental bite, considering.]

Prefer the other one, but this is good too.

[Levi finishes the rest of that in silence as well, tossing both sticks into the waste bin next to the booth.]

Are those staples in your world, or for special occasions?

[ Kakashi had been working on his own stick of kara-age through a genjutsu mask as he normally does, and has to finish chewing his mouthful and swallow before he can answer. ]

They're usually snack foods that you can order at certain restaurants, such as izakaya, which is a type of restaurant in my world. [ Or something like it, anyway. ] The squid, however, [ he points at the ikayaki for emphasis ] isn't as common, and usually shows up at festivals or certain izakaya that carry it, but it can be more expensive depending on the season.

[Levi glances at the squid, and eyes it suspiciously. Fish is not uncommon, since there is a large lake and rivers running through the territory of all three walls. But none of them encompass the sea, and as such he's never seen a cephalopod, or anything like it.]

What's squid? Where does it come from?

Squid comes from the ocean. It's not quite like fish, but it's closer to fish than something like chicken.

[ And since Levi has lived the entirety of his life in a landlocked walled city, most likely he would never be able to sample anything like squid. ]

Here, you might like it.

[ Said as he picks up one of the ikayaki with its skewer and passes it to Levi. He's maybe a little amused that he's been more or less feeding Levi, but there's something a little endearing about all of this. ]

[Levi takes it, still eyeing it skeptically. No, he's never had anything from the ocean, and neither has anyone else inside the walls for over a hundred years.

None of them have even seen it.

They say that the ocean is full of salt water - he can't really imagine that, considering how valuable salt is, and considering that it's hard to imagine something so...vast and seemingly endless.

He wonders if it'll taste salty, too.

Levi bites of the top, chewing. And chewing.

Not that he isn't used to chewy food, but this isn't bad, he thinks. Although beyond that he's not really sure what to think of it.

His face probably looks a lot more contemplative than it should, given that he's just trying new food.]

[ Kakashi watches as Levi puzzles through the new taste, wondering if he likes it or not. He looks like he's thinking a little too hard about it, and it's possible, judging from Levi's personality, that he's trying to analyze the taste or something like that. ]

Well? What do you think?

...it's strange.

[he wrinkles his nose. takes another bite. Not bad. But definitely strange. He couldn't necessarily say that he outright likes it, but. Perhaps the taste will grow on him, once he gets over the novelty.]

You don't have to keep eating it if you don't like it, you know.

[ Kakashi's maybe a little amused at Levi's reaction.

Maybe a little too amused. ]

I don't dislike it.

[yeah so he finishes it, though not quite as fast as the chicken. He also can't abide wasting food. It just isn't something he's ever had the luxury to do.]

[ Kakashi might've commented on how there is plenty of food, but the rest of the squid disappeared into Levi's mouth before he had a chance to get a word out either way. ]

Well, I guess we should stick with chicken with you, hmm?

[ A beat. ]

Or maybe we can try something else, if you want.

Event Log - Love at the Lake

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are you on plurk <3

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brb as mun drools at all the food

i know right, i want all of it in my belly ;w;

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