spirulinagalaxy: that's not the same but I hope the cookies are tasty

oh yeah in bad mo news she's doing some project with toxic frogs or something so i'll have to get a vaccine that will give me a fever

unicorn: oh cool are you helping with the project?

no it'll just render her like, lastingly toxic to those who haven't been innoculated

unicorn: yikes

yeah hopefully she'll be able to shower me with attention while i'm feverish

unicorn: good luck with that I guess!

god she's so pretty i love her so much i can't wait to have dinner with her again

or supper, as she's been calling it

beefleaf: on what shall ye sup this eve

I don't know! I'm excited to find out!

spirulinagalaxy: probably not alfajores unless she's spying on you a lot

if she was that would be equal parts scary and hot

beefleaf: scaredandhorny.gif

that's me!

Katie is collected for supper at suppertime so that she can join Monoceros in supping on - it turns out - tonkotsu ramen. It has egg in it, and corn. "Before you unappreciatively force your way through this delicacy, here. Drop it like it's acid," says Monoceros, holding out a little square of blue paper.

"Yes, boss." God it feels good to say that. 

The paper dissolves on her tongue. Monoceros cuts off a little of the egg and scoops up a corn kernel with the same spoon and holds it up to Katie's mouth, glistening with broth.

Chomp. "Hey, is this the stuff they use to fatten up sumo wrestlers?"

The corn bursts sweetly; the egg tastes warm and smooth and rich. "The drug or the ramen?"

"The ramen."

"Maybe! Same part of the world, at least. Now eat up, the noodles'll overcook if you leave them too long." Slurp.

"Yes, boss." Slurp slurp slurp. Broth splashes on whatever she's wearing on her torso.

There's plenty of it, and the noodles get replaced in the soup with a second batch as she finishes the first.

She appreciates how fullness is starting to feel comforting rather than nauseating. The broth is warm and sloshy in her tummy. It's nice.

After they've finished their ramen it's sushi time! Eel nigiri and elaborate handrolls with caviar and otoro in them and chirashi brushed with thick fancy soy sauce and a little lime zest.