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[Howdy, network; have a slightly less scruffy guy! He seems to have cleaned himself up a little bit-- not quite as much stray stubble this afternoon-- and, unlike the vast majority of the network these last few days, appears to still be as biologically male and 30-something as ever. (He even remembered the prosthetic ear this time.) But he's not unaffected: not by far. He's lost his powers and couldn't be more thrilled. Turns out, not having awful psychic visions with your food is GREAT.
As opposed to last time's frustrations, Tony is... uncharacteristically happy. He's NEVER happy. At first losing the power was cause for alarm: checking the network and seeing the cause has put him a little at ease. May as well enjoy the "vacation". He's wearing a smile that, in spite of his attempts to stay cool, completely betrays the fact that he's restraining the urge to laugh and sing show tunes and all that cheery nonsense.]
So. [Tony beams.]
Does anyone know of any good places to eat around here?
As opposed to last time's frustrations, Tony is... uncharacteristically happy. He's NEVER happy. At first losing the power was cause for alarm: checking the network and seeing the cause has put him a little at ease. May as well enjoy the "vacation". He's wearing a smile that, in spite of his attempts to stay cool, completely betrays the fact that he's restraining the urge to laugh and sing show tunes and all that cheery nonsense.]
So. [Tony beams.]
Does anyone know of any good places to eat around here?
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[He's not picky: he just wants to enjoy eating without the psychic aftertaste!]
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[Here, bro. The addresses of every place she's visited so far.]
Those first two stalls are good for if you really like spicy stuff.
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[Oh Julie you actual saint he's going to go to literally all of these places.]
Spicy is perfect. Thank you.
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[No lie. And, awww honey. Julie'd be a foodie in her world if she had the chance. She'd probably have a food blog and a TV show.
Unless she became a pilot, then she'd have an airplane. She wants to do either of these things back home.]
You're welcome.
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[Protip: She's not used to them. They've just hardened her and she ignores when they upset her for the most part.]
What about you? What's it like back home for you?
[See?]
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Apparently there is no cow's milk either. How they can regardless have ice cream, I have not dared to investigate.
I do invite you to visit our little bakery at [address], right now we are working on mastering the art of blueberry muffins! It's run by me, a few acquaintances from my parallel universe and some young lad whose name escapes me.
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Gotta admit, I was never a huge fan of bacon. [For cibopathy-related reasons. Has he mentioned how terrifying the pork industry is when you see it firsthand.] I can go without just fine. As for milk, they've got cattle here, don't they? I'm sure it's... the milk of whatever those are.
Call me Tony, by the way. I'd love to try those muffins.
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I seem to have gotten conflicting reports about cattle. I would be interested in obtaining a live specimen of bos taurus for some scientific purposes but I have not actually seen one myself on Tu Vishan yet. [He hasn't frankly had the nerve to wander out there and go cow hunting.]
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Hmm. [Tony rubs his chin. He's seen kirin around before, but...] You can buy them? I'm not completely sure of what kind of cost you would be looking at, though: I hear they're a little on the pricier side of things.
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It's gone. At least until they fix this magic crap. I can eat things.
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[And he knocks when he gets there. He'd normally barge in but frankly you're too scary right now.] Ready?
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Yeah. Lead the way, John.
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[A beat.]
Now that I know that it isn't permanent, I'm just going to enjoy it.
[Tony. Enjoying things. What a novel concept.]
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Uh, Ton, do me a favor and name your crazy ass family for me.
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[He's not acting weird!! He's TOTALLY NORMAL.]
There's me, then Mom, Grandpa Ong, Toni, Sage, Rosemary, Chow, and Harold.
Why?
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Hang left at the next corner.
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Congratulations, John, you've ruined the first good mood he's had in probably his whole life. He shuffles onward, looking just a bit more sullen.]
You don't think she really hates me?
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Nah, man. She loves you! In her own repressed Chu way.
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What's that supposed to mean?
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[wow, it totally IS repression.]
It's being reserved. It's different.
[no it isnt.]
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[Stops in front of what looks like a total dive.] Here we are.
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This restaurant, though.] You sure that this place is good, John? It looks kind of. [Like shit.] Not totally put together.
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But fine, I guess you'd know better. [He shrugs.] After you.
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[A big grin.] Why thank you. [Leads him to a booth in the back.] I'd grab you a menu, but they don't have one of those foreigner friendly pictoral ones here. Just take a look around and order whatever looks good.
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[Tony takes his seat and peers around: the food's pretty reminiscent of the sort of food his mom would make, which is a little easier, he supposes.]
That one. [He points at a noodle dish, piled with meat and vegetables.]
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So, Ton, how long is this good fortune going to smile down on you? I want to know how many places I can drag you too before that stick goes firmly back up your ass.
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Honestly, I've got no clue. Did you hear the girl on the network? It's some magic... thing, and I'm not sure how long whatever that was takes to fix.
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Yeah but from listening to everyone else, it works sporadically. I mean, you didn't lose them right after she fucked up, right?
[Snorts.] ...Look at us, talking like this is normal.
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[SIGHS HEAVILY and takes a sip of the water that's just been placed at their table. No microbe-sensing. It's glorious.]
Not like home's any better.
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[The sigh, though, is more your speed, Ton. He gives a small smile despite himself and stares off towards the bar.]
More normal than a teenage girl screwing up an entire city because she mispronounced something backwards. [And then he remembers Peter Pilaf, the asshole food whatever that Olive liked from Francis Bacon High School who threatened to blow up the world by uploading a recipe to the internet.]
...Okay maybe you got a point, but at least you cibo-freaks are in the minority. You and me are like the only two here that can't fly or shoot lasers or shit.
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But you do have a point. It's kind of unsettling, if you think about it-- imagine how big of a mess their worlds are. No FDA or any other organizations there, either.
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Would you try to police that? [People with food-based powers are one thing, but people like Superman?]
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Er... [Nnnnnoooo.] I'm sure there's something that could be done.
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I'm all open to suggestions. [He goes quiet when the waiter brings them his food, and he digs in for a bit, giving Tony the thought that he was done with that line of thought. Only...] See Ton, now you understand how I feel all the fucking time.