He's amazingly skilled, there's no one else who can handle titans like he can. I heard stories about him while I was in training about his feats, and I couldn't believe it until I saw it in person. It's a bit of a shock when you first meet him, though. He's mostly seen when he's on horse, so it's a shock to realize he's actually very short!
[Not that Petra has too much space to talk on height...]
[ Now she has in mind this short-yet-dashing small town hero demolishing these "titans" — she's thinking giant monsters — like Levi is Barnaby. He keeps the town safe, he defeats the enemy, and he has a plethora of fans.
She has to stop imagining Levi to think about what they need, and then: ]
We need four small bowls — two for each of us. And... [ face is turning pink ] this is going to sound silly, and I don't mean to offend you, but do you use chopsticks?
[Well, Levi tends to crush the expectations of most people he meets; at least Petra has learned how to handle it by now.
Kaede's questions baffles Petra for a moment--another thing that she's never heard of. At some point, she'd get the hang of everything in the town, right?]
[ PHEW, okay. Better to just outright ask than assume. ]
Okay, so we need a serving fork, a serving spoon, and... [ a pause ] I think a regular fork will work just fine in place of chopsticks! [ And there's the sound of the microwave signaling that the rice is done. She'll take the container over to the table with the help of oven mitts. ]
They're not hard to use, I promise! All the refrigerator does is keep things cold so they last longer, like milk and ice cream.
[ She comes over with two more bowls, two non-cracked eggs resting in one and a bottle of soy sauce in the other. She overlooks the table before coming over with the bowl of raw shrimp. ]
[Though Petra doesn't quite know what ice cream is. Oh well, that can be changed when it's warmer.
She sits at the table, cautiously watching the things Kaede brings out. Eggs she knows, of course, though Petra' not entirely how they're going to be served--she's seen other soldiers eat raw eggs as part of a muscle building exercise, but other than that... Well, Kaede knows what's she's doing, surely, and so Petra will follow her on this.]
Kaede hands off one bowl with an egg to Petra, and she explains how to eat their first dinner together. It feels like she is back in Oriental Town, thinking of her grandmother and uncle at the table with her for dinner, and sometimes her dad, too, and it makes her smile warmly as she picks up a shrimp from the pot. ]
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Date: 2014-01-16 01:44 am (UTC)[Not that Petra has too much space to talk on height...]
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Date: 2014-01-18 03:28 am (UTC)It sounds like he's your town's hero, which is great. Has he taken down a lot of titans?
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Date: 2014-01-18 05:59 am (UTC)[She pauses, remembering her manners for a brief moment.]
Tell me how you want the table set, and I'll do that while you finish this.
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Date: 2014-01-18 06:29 am (UTC)[ Now she has in mind this short-yet-dashing small town hero demolishing these "titans" — she's thinking giant monsters — like Levi is Barnaby. He keeps the town safe, he defeats the enemy, and he has a plethora of fans.
She has to stop imagining Levi to think about what they need, and then: ]
We need four small bowls — two for each of us. And... [ face is turning pink ] this is going to sound silly, and I don't mean to offend you, but do you use chopsticks?
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Date: 2014-01-19 01:52 am (UTC)Kaede's questions baffles Petra for a moment--another thing that she's never heard of. At some point, she'd get the hang of everything in the town, right?]
I don't know what they are.
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Date: 2014-01-20 02:39 am (UTC)Okay, so we need a serving fork, a serving spoon, and... [ a pause ] I think a regular fork will work just fine in place of chopsticks! [ And there's the sound of the microwave signaling that the rice is done. She'll take the container over to the table with the help of oven mitts. ]
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Date: 2014-01-20 06:27 pm (UTC)This place... is different.
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Date: 2014-01-20 07:52 pm (UTC)[ She'll be bringing the tea over along with two teacups. ]
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Date: 2014-01-20 08:51 pm (UTC)[Setting out the bowls and utensils. It smells good...]
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Date: 2014-01-25 06:50 am (UTC)[ She comes over with two more bowls, two non-cracked eggs resting in one and a bottle of soy sauce in the other. She overlooks the table before coming over with the bowl of raw shrimp. ]
All right, we can start eating!
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Date: 2014-01-25 08:12 pm (UTC)[Though Petra doesn't quite know what ice cream is. Oh well, that can be changed when it's warmer.
She sits at the table, cautiously watching the things Kaede brings out. Eggs she knows, of course, though Petra' not entirely how they're going to be served--she's seen other soldiers eat raw eggs as part of a muscle building exercise, but other than that... Well, Kaede knows what's she's doing, surely, and so Petra will follow her on this.]
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Date: 2014-01-26 07:44 am (UTC)Kaede hands off one bowl with an egg to Petra, and she explains how to eat their first dinner together. It feels like she is back in Oriental Town, thinking of her grandmother and uncle at the table with her for dinner, and sometimes her dad, too, and it makes her smile warmly as she picks up a shrimp from the pot. ]
What do you think of sukiyaki so far?
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Date: 2014-01-27 02:15 am (UTC)You said your grandmother made this where you're from?
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Date: 2014-01-31 04:52 am (UTC)[ She nods as she finishes chewing some rice before speaking. ]
She does, yes. She has her own vegetable garden in our backyard, so a lot of our dishes involve homegrown produce.
Is there a favorite food or meal you might make here?
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Date: 2014-02-01 02:01 am (UTC)[Or at least not in the middle of the city. Petra's still figuring out suburbia.]
There was a spice cake my father taught me to make... maybe I can try making that here, too.
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Date: 2014-02-06 05:55 am (UTC)[ Her eyebrows go up slightly as she continues eating. ]
Spice cake? What's in it?
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Date: 2014-02-07 01:19 am (UTC)Cinnamon, I know, and clove. It's mostly a way to show off all the spices you could afford, but it's nice when it's cold.
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Date: 2014-02-09 05:20 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-02-09 05:37 am (UTC)A full stomach is better than none at all!
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Date: 2014-02-11 05:14 am (UTC)[ She smiles as she takes some more protein from the pot, dipping it into her egg. ]