bakerstreet | Paaaancakes

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[ Currently staring suspiciously at a pile of pancakes. Hm. Is this going to kill him? ]

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[ She didn't often stop in at this Denny's, but when she did, she had to admit the people she saw here were.. interesting. Have a girl in her mid to late teens with long blonde hair, dressed in a prestigious green school uniform trotting in, rubbing her arms to warm up, intend on getting herself a some tea or coffee or... perhaps wondering why that gentleman over there looked like his pancakes were going to maul his face. And the expression was so peculiar, she couldn't help but detour a little, tilting her head curiously. ]

Um... excuse me, I'm sorry to bother you, but is something wrong with the food...?

[ He's not expecting to be interrupted during his interrogation of these pancakes, but when Agnes comes over, he does look up a little startled at the sound of her voice. Ah! Well. ]

It makes me think of soiled garbage.

[ That's a little bit of an exaggeration, Wei Wuxian. ]

[ WOW, that's harsh. Think of how hard those employees .. may or may not have slaved over a ...stove? ]

S.. soiled garbage...?

[ How... colorful. Also, ew... ]

Erm -- I'm sure that they'll take it back and remake it for you for something more fresh if it's that bad...!

[ And hopefully not spit in your food. ]

[ LOOK, HE DOES HAVE SOME MANNERS. Which is why he is going to shake his head and very bravely take a stab at the pancakes, cutting off a piece and putting it into his mouth.

He. Immediately makes a face. But then he chews and swallows anyway. ]

No, yeah, I think I'm just not... partial to this type of cuisine.

[ Such a brave boi! Agnes passed a glance over the menu, now having second thoughts. She'd thought about getting pancakes to go with her little cup of coffee but if he was pulling faces like THAT, ... maybe she'll pass. ]

What do you normally eat for breakfast then?

[ Also standing next to the table, she wasn't taking up THAT much room, but it didn't stop some ruder customers from jostling past her with their own tray, one laden with a lot - and I mean a LOT - of food. Maybe they were a bear in human clothing getting ready to hibernate. That said she almost spilled her drink, managing to shield it with her opposite hand, giving the passing customer a small frown - that they blatantly ignored. ]

Er.. do you mind if I join you?

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[ Wei Wuxian watches her as she's jostled by the other patrons and his eyes narrow slightly at the rude behavior of the customer. Maybe, just maybe, his fingers twitch a little and maybe, just maybe, the customer trips after getting to their table — spilling their food everywhere.

Oh, how sad.

Either way, Wei Wuxian turns his attention to Agnes, ignoring the display on the other side of the restaurant. ]

Go ahead. The company would be welcomed, even if the food is... not.

[ SIGH. ]

As for what I typically eat — congee? Steamed buns? The usual.

[ Absolutely tragic! Agnes winced a bit hearing the commotion of the customer tripping into their table and spilling all their goodies - the wail that goes up rivals the roar of an actual bear even. Not that it was a bear-bear, of course. She tossed Wei Wuxian a grateful smile because she really didn't want to draw that customer's attention or ire AND because he seemed very nice! and carefully seated herself across from him. ]

Thank you! My name is Agnes. [ Ahh, typical fare - she nods a bit at the familiarity. ]

Pancakes are quite a difference from that, I suppose.. it is a bit of a culture shock, and it doesn't really help if the food isn't good.

[ She liked to try different types of foods, but she'd be lying if she said she came here for the food. The coffee wasn't even that great, now that she thought about it. ]

But you shouldn't have to force yourself to eat it either. [ .. she kind of wants steamed buns and tea now, actually... ]

[ Wei Wuxian gives a bow of his head in greeting as Agnes sits across from him and introduces himself as well — ]

Wei Wuxian.

[ He doesn't think he needs to give his birth name, just his courtesy name should be fine for this. But in the meantime, he does take another bite of those pancakes and... continues to make a face. Sigh. ]

I don't like the idea of wasting food, even if this isn't a particularly pleasant meal. I've suffered through worse. Still, it is a remarkable feat that they made it so unpleasant.

[ Steamed buns and tea would be GREAT. ]

It's very nice to meet you! [ Although the cheer dampens a bit seeing how much of a hard time he was having with those pancakes.. ][ Or is it just that it's well known.. ] the restaurant holds that it would taste so awful.

[ She thinks a moment. ]

I know I'm not responsible but I can't help but feel bad that you aren't enjoying your meal. [ He's either legitimately finding it disgusting or he was like the nobles (well, former) back home who fuss over "commoner meals". She wasn't about to call it out though, but she did think for a few minutes what might be something more palatable for him. ... which probably wasn't much given the menu. ]

Em, I was thinking of ordering a small dessert, like a piece of cheesecake or two to go with my drink - have you had it before? I can split mine with you if you'd like to try it.

[ He is anything but a noble! Though he still was raised in a gentry household. But only since he was nine; before that he was a homeless tramp who lived off of food scraps on the streets. So, his opinions on food have a lot of backing towards it.

Still, her offer of a dessert does perk him up somewhat. A cheesecake. What the hell is a cheesecake? ]

That sounds great. I haven't had it before, no, but I might as well try it while I'm here, right? Even if it might turn out like the. Pancake.

[ Hm. Pancake. Cheesecake. Relation, perhaps? ]

[ Classwise then they couldn't be more different! Although Agnes wasn't raised like the usual snobby rich person, and she didn't really "enjoy" the benefits of such - it was a bit annoyingly restrictive really. But even she wouldn't want to waste food. She smiled brightly at the sight of him perking up, and nodded. ]

Oh! I hope they make it well here in that case - I've not tried one that was disappointing yet. [ She motioned over for a waitress, requesting said cheesecake and a pot of black tea - they'll need something to wash it down! ]

Okay, that shouldn't be long. So what brings you here in particular? Were you getting out of the cold too?

[ ... maybe... small relation? But hopefully it won't turn out like The Pancake(tm). Poor Wei will get trauma from visiting Denny's! ]

[ Black tea, cheesecake. These are things he can accept and enjoy. The tea in particular. Though, if it was his choice, he'd choose booze but this doesn't seem like that type of establishment.

And then Agnes asks him that question and ah, well. ]

The strangest thing, really. I was traveling and stopped by an inn, went to my room and when I walked through the door — I was here. Like some sort of portal. When I walked back through the door, I didn't return to the inn so I'm stuck here for now, I think.

[ And it's also in the future?? He doesn't know. He has no idea what's going on. ]

[ She hoped it would be a good improvement to his mood given what a poor first impression he had. Not that she blamed him. ]

That IS strange... [ She paused. ]

But now that I think about it, that happened to me as well once. Ah, though it wasn't an Inn, it was a -- [ How to explain - he might not have magic where he's from. But he knew of portals, so maybe? ]

It was a reaction.. to something - [ Like her Genesis. ]

I was hurrying on my way to class, and wasn't able to stop myself in time before I tumbled through a portal myself the first time I found myself in a place like this. [ On the upside she was able to make it back home --eventually! ]

Fortunately I wasn't with any of my friends at the time. I wouldn't be able to forgive myself if I had worried them.

[ She's pretty comfortable in terms of future tech since Calvard was fairly advanced, so she likely had a better grasp than he did. Luckily, the waitress came padding out with the plates of cheesecake, lingering long enough to pour some tea for the two of them. ]

Oh! That was faster than I expected. [ At least it all LOOKED good. ]

[ He does have magic, at least. Just — it might be different than what she thinks of as magic. Still, the supernatural elements are real and thus portals are a concept at least familiar to them both. They can meet in the middle here!

He listens to her story and the similarities to his own are there, so he assumes this is just... that type of place. She doesn't seem to be too worried about it though, so maybe she was able to find her way home afterwards? He hopes so, since that means he'll be able to too. ]

Ah, the people that I know are probably just happy to have me out of the way for a bit so I doubt I'll worry them. I'll just wait it out for now.

[ And then — boom, food! He looks a little curiously at the cheesecake as it's set in front of the both of them, two spoons laying there for them to share it. And then the tea is poured as well and Wei Wuxian leaves it as is, taking it black. When the waitress leaves, he'll take a sip of the tea first to warm his body and wash down the pancake before gesturing — ]

You can take the first bite.

[ He's not taking any chances. ]

[ She giggles a little at that description. ]

Do you really think so? But I feel like they would worry about you too, if you were away too long and no one knew where you were. [ He couldn't be THAT much of a trouble maker! ... right?

Fortunately she doesn't get a chance to ask that particular detail with the arrival of the cheesecake and tea. The cheesecake at least -looked- properly made and very pretty! She hoped it wasn't deceivingly pretty though. Ah - and he was sacrificing her to the cake first. Well that.. that was fine! ]

Oh, are you sure? All right, then..!

[ ... he kind of had her nervous though. What if it was bad? She picked up her spoon, skirted a quick look in Wei's direction and smiled with a sort of hesitant confidence - if such was an expression. Carefully scooping a small bit of cheesecake on the spoon and taking that first bite..!

Hrm. She'd fallen into the habit of savoring sweets a little more than usual, thanks to Van, but it didn't taste -that- bad... maybe a little sweeter than she was used to.. but the tea would be a good thing to complement it in that case. ]

Mm -- well... it's.. not bad!

[ Such a RINGING endorsement. She was surely going to be the poster child for their next advertisement. '"Try the cheesecake! It's eeeeh... ok." (thumbs up)' ]

Please, try it.

[ In his opinion, he's a perfectly respectable guy! Maybe a little bit mischievous, but who isn't? He's totally normal and totally cool and everyone who dislikes him is just a hater. Still, what she says gets a bit of a wane smile from him as he thinks of the people who possibly might miss him and the way they will yell at him when he returns for disappearing. ]

Maybe.

[ But he watches her with a curious expression as she takes a stab at the cheesecake. Propping up a head on his hand, his curiosity is blatant and he doesn't disguise it even a little. No, he wants to know what's up with this "cheese cake" and thus, he's watching her expression like a hawk.

Which means he can tell she's not impressed. Ah, how tragic. ]

It's not?

[ A raised eyebrow, a dubious expression. Alright, sure. He'll try the cheesecake. He picks up the clean spoon and scoops a small piece of the cheesecake off onto it, sniffing it lightly as he holds it to his face before taking a bite. It's creamy and — ooh, sweet. Too sweet. He's not used to eating anything this sweet. His mouth flattens into a thin line but he'll chew and he'll swallow before opting to go right for the tea next.

After he's swallowed it down and washed out the immediate sugar rush in his mouth, he looks at her again. ]

Alright, I can understand why you would pair the two but... that is quite sweet. Doesn't exactly taste like cheese though.

[ Because, you know, cheesecake. Cheese. Cake. ]

[ A little mischief is totally fine! Everyone has a mischievous streak here and there. Well, mostly. Either they had one or appreciated people with one. Agnes was the latter, she didn't think she was particularly mischievous, but she was amused by most people's shenanigans. That said, it's true! Bad cheesecake was quite tragic, she'd been looking forward to a good treat. ... she also can't waste it, but she's not going to demand he take another bite if he didn't like it either. The tea was good though!

As he mentioned that it didn't taste like cheese, that actually makes her perk up a bit, pleased to be able to share a little detail about something she thought she would never get to use. ]

Oh! Van told me about that, actually!

[ YAY useless trivia is actually not so useless. And, well, the dessert might not be great, but at least the company wasn't horrific, right? ]

It doesn't mean that it's meant to taste like cheese, it's just that the primary ingredient is cheese. Um.. cream cheese I think. Depending on how it's made, you can maybe taste the cream cheese a little more, but it appears that the chef that prepared this one leaned more into the syrupy sweet portion...Which is fine, but it's just a tiny bit sweeter than I'm used to, too... I might just have to make some Chococolate Sablé when I get home later..

[ Thank you for your understanding!! Look, sometimes you can't help but poke and prod and get in people's business. It's fine.

He doesn't expect her to perk up at such an offhand comment though and looks at her in mild amusement as he lifts his mug to his mouth to drink some more tea. He doesn't know who this Van is but must be a friend, right?

He'll listen to her explanation and then pause at the end, only asking — ]

Chococolate Sablé?

[ What the hell is that. ]

[ She fortunately does catch herself - she's not able to wax poetic about sweets like Van can, but she also didn't want to spend five hours yapping about candy. Instead she looked a bit sheepish, scratching her cheek with a finger. ]

Eheh, sorry, I guess I picked up a little candy trivia from my friend after all..!

[ Yeah, friend, crush, employer-kiiinda? ... it's complicated. ]

Hrm? Oh, Chocolate Sablé are cookies using a shortbread mix, but they're a little crumbly when you finish baking them. They go really well with tea or coffee too, I find, so I like to nibble on them a little when I'm studying. I don't always have time to cook them, myself, so sometimes I'll stop by a bakery to get a little box of them.

Do you cook?

[ Look, he's also got an #itscomplicated so he can't judge her for it. He just looks kind of amused as she explains herself, giving a shake of his head. ]

It's fine. I wouldn't have known if you didn't explain.

[ A shrug. And then he listens to her explanation of the cookies and oh, okay. He. Does not know what chocolate is which is FINE. It's fine. He's not going to make a fool of himself and ask though. ]

They sound tasty. Perhaps I could try them with you sometime? Next time we're in this... place together.

[ As for his cooking... he grins, a bit sheepish. ]

Oh, ah... well, I like what I cook.

[ He makes everything too spicy. ]

[ Handclutches. She understands the woes of the #itscomplicated life! ]

Oh! That's a wonderful idea, I'd be happy to share them.

[ GASP. Never had CHOCOLATE? You poor deprived soul :D. She'll have to keep in mind not to make it too sweet regardless though, .. perhaps she'll bring some from two different batches, the dark and milk chocolate types. ]

Oh...? ... You don't use unusual ingredients in your food or something do you? Not that there's anything wrong with that of course.

[ Unless it's bugs. She's going to have to draw the line SOMEWHERE. But with that kind of response, either he's a bad cook or there was some other reason people didn't like his cooking right? Spice, she's actually fine with personally (usually) - though she has a friend who can't handle it at ALL. ]

[ There's no chocolate in ancient China, unfortunately. :( He's a few years too early for it. Alas! But now he gets the blessing of sharing it here, which is very delightful.

She looks a bit apprehensive at his answer, which is a little offensive. He's not a bad cook, damnit! Everyone is just weak as hell. THERE AREN'T ANY BUGS IN HIS FOOD EITHER. ]

No! I just... tend to make it spicier than people can handle. I don't see what's the big deal but I've had some juniors get mad at me for it.

[ But they're all fifteen and dumb so who cares what they think? ]

Paaaancakes

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