Lunch, Friday

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The Chef wasn't speaking this morning. Instead he held up signs (which were written in English for some reason.)

Sorry about not talking this morning students. I stumbled upon a whole bag of saltwater taffy last night and ate the whole thing. So now my mouth is pretty much glued together. But I have no regrets. SALTWATER TAFFY FOR LIFE!

Today's Menu:

-Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwiches

-Tuna Fish Sandwiches

-Assorted Raw Vegetables

-Fruit Salad

Comments

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

Pip raised an eyebrow as he passed by Sakurazaki. "Hungry?"

[bound2blade.livejournal.com]

"Starving," she grumbled quite miserably in response, and then chewed at the end of a carrot.

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

"Ya know, eating regularly helps defeat that problem," Pip responded.

[bound2blade.livejournal.com]

Sakurazaki gives him a wry grin. "Yeah, so I've heard...Funny how that works, huh?"

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

Pip nodded, taking a seat with the assumption that it would be alright.

"Something happen to cause this amazing increase in hunger?"

[bound2blade.livejournal.com]

"Oh, just about five hours of very intensive flight," Sakurazaki explains with a sigh, not even really bothering to take into mind that she should be realizing that not nearly as many people knew about the wings as she thought did. "A fifteen minute swoop around camp would leave me hungry for day; I'm a little worried to see how long this one's going to last..."

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

"I didn't know you could fly," Pip responded. "What prompted the intense soaring session?"

[bound2blade.livejournal.com]

Sakurazaki frowns at Pip. "Please don't tell me you don't actually know about the wings, either..."

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

"Okay then I do actually know about the wings. Only, I'm afraid to tell you that that was a lie."

[bound2blade.livejournal.com]

As she draws in a deep breath, Sakurazaki drops (not quite a pound, but close) a fist down on the table; her tray jumps and clatters slightly. "Damn it, half of this island must be either blind or just particularly unaware some time," she mutters to herself, and then raises her voice to an arguementative level of conversation. "And here I am, parading around like it's common knowledge when it could still be a secret. Damn it."

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

Pip tilted his head to the side slightly. "This a sensitive subject?"

[bound2blade.livejournal.com]

"It used to be, yes," Sakurazaki replies with an almost surrendering sigh. "At this point, though, I don't know what to do with it....Spend fifteen years of your life keeping something secret, and then you think you've let it out to the world only to discover that barely anyone even noticed." She frowns, rather close to a pout. "It's confusing."

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

Pip nodded. "I kind of know the feeling. It's not exactly a secret, but I'm used to people avoiding me once they learn about the whole mercenary thing. Here though, I've only had trouble from one person."

[bound2blade.livejournal.com]

Setting an elbow on the table, Sakurazaki slumps, cradling her chin against her palm. "Yeah. And it's not like anyone's responded negatively to them or anything, but just...ugh. It's just...I don't know. A pain in the ass."

She idly goes back to gnawing on her veggies before her stomach starts complaining to her about it some more.

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

Pip shrugged and took a bite out of his food. "Getting sick of explaining everything to people, maybe?"

[bound2blade.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, that's a part of it," Sakurazaki says as she nibbles around the crust on the tuna fish sandwich. "That, and everyone's always just so...." She doesn't know exactly how to say it, so she expresses it, dropping her sandwich as she puts her hands to her cheeks, mouth dropping as she works up an exaggered expression of surprise. And gives a very pronounced gasp. She sighs and returns to her more disenchanted state. "You know? I mean, this is a place that is known for its weirdness. So then why is everyone getting so awe-struck and flabbergasted at my wings? Makes no sense."

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

Pip shrugged. "I dunno. Are they pretty?"

[bound2blade.livejournal.com]

Sakurazaki releases a small snort of laughter. "That seems to be the popular concensus, yes."

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

Pip shrugged. "Maybe that's the reason? People like pretty things."

[bound2blade.livejournal.com]

"Maybe. I always found them to be quite ugly, actually, so it all feels just so ironic to me..."

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

"Well, having not seen them, I can't pass judgement. But it's always possible you have a lower opinion of them and yourself than is true?"

[bound2blade.livejournal.com]

Sakurazaki nods. "It is an opinion I seem to be alone on. Either that, or my friends are all just too polite."

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

Pip laughed. "Well, if you want an honest opinion, show them to me sometime. I'm downright rude, I'm so honest."

[bound2blade.livejournal.com]

She grinned. "I'll remember that. Next time I have them out, I'll have to rush to your side, so that I may finally see the truth." Yes, Sakurazaki somehow wanted to tie that into the whole patch thing, but she was neither clever nor witty enough at the moment.

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

Pip nodded. "Well, just make sure it's the right side. Left side's a little fuzzy." He sipped at his drink. "So, interesting first Stealth class."