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Cloud?

[ Oh, she's seen that look before. She's seen Ruby's face crunch up like that many times before. He's got a brain freeze... ]

You know you're not supposed to eat that quickly.

[ But that's what she did too??? ]

M'fine. Just a sec.

[ Must be nice being an ice queen whose immune to brain freezes. ~~That's his headcanon for her and he's sticking to it.~~ One or two face scrunches later and he feels a wave of warmth wash over him. And it's oh-so-nice.

Hoo! Okay. Phew. ]

The sooner I finish, the sooner we get bread.

[ I'll take 'Lines I Never Thought Cloud Would Say' for 200 gil. ]

Ready whenever you are.

[ Good! She gets up to throw her cup in the trash, then waits for Cloud outside the store.

There just so happens to be a food stand nearby that sells crepes. Weiss has never seen this crepe stand before, so she waves at Cloud from outside. If that doesn't get his attention, she pops back in. She stays just by the door and calls after him. ]

Cloud, there's a guy selling crepe! Come on!

[ SHE'S SO EXCITED???? :D She's fully expecting him to treat her, too. (Ah... she's so spoiled.) ]

Edited 2019-12-05 08:51 (UTC)

[ Cloud gets up to toss his own cup in the trash, only pausing momentarily to see her waving at him from outside the window. Shaking his head with a sigh, he puts a hand on his hip as he questions what he got himself into.

Well? What are you waiting for, Cloud?! ]

'Kay! [ Offering a silent wave over his shoulder to the lady behind the front counter, he runs out the door to catch up with Weiss. Crepe? Did she mean that stand across the street? He squints his eyes a little as he spots the myriad of flavours and combinations. ] Never seen a crepe before...

[ But he sure can smell it from over here. It smells like...pancakes? Breakfast? He has to admit, they do look pretty flashy. It seems that the guy selling crepes noticed the Cordis' enthusiasm, because while they don't wave at the two from across the street, he has his eye on them while he finishes preparing an order for a couple of Prismal parents with their kid. As he crosses the street (assuming with Weiss in tow), Cloud spares a sideways glance her way. He's not complaining, but...something tells him his proverbial wallet was gonna be getting cracked open a couple more times today. ]

"Garden Chicken"? [ He's no expert, but from what he was smelling earlier, he thought this was exclusively some kind of sweet/dessert stand. But the younger Prismal behind the counter was quick to enlighten his new customers! "Yes sir! We specialize in both savoury and sweet crepes. It's very popular this time of year. ]

The more you know... [ So, what can I get you two? ] Weiss?

[ If she can't decide first, he'll wing it and get something before her. Either way, his treat. ]

[ This is where things get conflicting. Weiss would like something savoury, but she also wants the cinnamon apple dream??? It takes her some time to browse through the menu overhead, and she's in serious thought as she decides.

Crepes are supposed to be sweet — at least, that's the kind of crepe that she likes!! But at the same time, she's pretty hungry... ]

I can't decide... [ Oh, but her Chroma's draining, so she has to decide soon?? ] I think I'll get the Clubhouse for now.

[ For now. ]

[ Cloud has a conundrum too. Mainly because while he wasn't as hungry as Weiss was, he couldn't just do two sweet things back to back. He wasn't exactly a sweet tooth kind of person. ...in the sense he honestly only really has it around others. So he's scoping out the savoury section too. As she deliberates what to pick, he decides to make a quick choice. ]

Lemme try the Teriyaki Chicken.

[ It's familiar enough. "Good choice. And for you, Miss?"

And a Clubhouse! For now! ...wait. What? ~~Danger. Danger Cloud's proverbial wallet.~~

"Sure thing! Is that everything?" Well, according to Weiss. For now. So Cloud nods in response with an affirmative, "Mm." The crepes weren't a bad price. Somewhere around the medium range. He pays with his Chroma, and the Prismal is off to start their order as the process of making their crepes fresh begins! ]

What are crepes like? [ He asks while they wait. ]

They're like pancakes, only thinner.

[ Weiss moves closer to the stand to watch the guy cook and prepare their food. While she may love crepes, she's never actually made one before. She's more keen on watching others make it, and she fondly remembers Klein making while she stood next to him as his assistant. That was when she was younger! And she definitely can no longer have moments like that anymore. ]

Oh, and they're folded, not just flat.

I thought it smelled familiar.

[ And no, that's not because of his cycle (that it's currently not.) Pancakes were still common back home too! Cloud is admittedly curious too now. He's taller so he has a better bird's eye view of watching as the crepe is formed across a circular flat top. Different from the way one would just pour a pile of pancake mix into a pan and just let it get nice and fluffy. ]

Sounds fancy. [ And there's the folding part! ] ...and a little bit more work.

[ Even though Cloud technically ordered first, the Prismal prepares Weiss' first. Down goes the lettuce first! Then the tomatoes, bacon bits and sliced ham. The chicken is last before getting an artsy drizzling of dressing. The Clubhouse comes in a cone shape, with plenty of room for Weiss to hold onto it as the Prismal passes it to her before heading back to start making Cloud's!

It didn't take long to make, huh. ]

Thank you.

[ It's said with a pleasant smile to the Prismal as she takes her food. And as much as she'd like to chow down already, she waits for Cloud to get his order so they can eat together. It's only courteous!

Plus, the food's still hot!

As soon as the guy gives Cloud his order though, Weiss takes out her device and switches on her camera. Does she intend to take a video of Cloud's first time eating a crepe? You bet. ]

Okay— go eat!

[ Cloud taps his fingers along the counter idly as he waits. Once he gets his order as well, he only notices out of the corner of his eye when she pulls out her device. ]

Mm?

[ "Okay— go eat!" Hold up. Time out. She's got the camera pointed squarely at him. Is she- ]

You recording this?

It's your first time, isn't it? Go on. Plus, this is Prismagrammable.

[ Cloud's going to be popular online! Not that Weiss has a lot of followers or anything, but she does have a decent amount. ]

[ That reminds him. He needs to update his own Prismagram. ...probably with stuff pertaining to his business. Oh! A Strife Delivery Service account maybe! Can he make multiple accounts? ...questions for later. ]

Oh. Okay... [ Cloud holds it in both hands, trying to figure out the best way to eat this thing. It's well put together and all. It's just...did he just take a big bite out of the top first? Would he get all the flavors that way?

He tries a couple angles, decides against them. Looks up at Weiss, looks to the crepe. Alright. Bring it on. Om. He doesn't take a disgustingly huge bite, but it's still impressive enough! ]

...

??

[ Those bright blue eyes of his light up just a little bit, swallowing as he pays attention to Weiss behind the camera. ]

That's good. [ Semi-crispy outside, thin yet still oh-so-soft...and the savouriness was certainly there. ] You gotta try yours.

[ But first, maybe Cloud should do something about that little smear of teriyaki sauce on the corner of his mouth? Whoops. ]

[ Weiss pans the camera to the crepe stand and the Prismal waves to the camera before she clicks the device off and puts it back in her pocket. Heehee. She looks pretty proud of herself?! Yeah, she definitely is. And she doesn't wait any longer, immediately taking a bite off her own crepe once Cloud gives her the signal.

God, it's really good. She closes her eyes and smiles as she swallows, definitely content with what she's ordered. She still wants that floss bun, though... maybe after this.

When her eyes open, she looks at him and immediately notices the spot by the corner of his mouth. ]

Oh, you got— [ No, talking is slower than actually doing it. She immediately grabs some table napkins from the booth and moves closer to wipe the teriyaki sauce from Cloud's face. Ah... This is definitely a breach of personal space, but somehow, Weiss doesn't even consider it? ]

There.

[ Oh good. The camera's gone. ...he's gonna have to check her Prismagram if or when it goes up, isn't he. The fact she seems rather pleased with her little video and the crepe that follows is enough to keep his own spirits high. Sure, part of it was her Cordis nature, he figures. Her chipper nature was contagious either way. Just when he's about to take another bite out of his crepe, she's taking some napkins and closing what little distance is left between them. ]

What's up- uh...? ... [ C-Close! Too close too suddenly! Her pheromones may not be that strong right now, but having her dabbing away the sauce from his mouth was making that breach of personal space that much more difficult to keep his composure over. ] Um.

[ When she's finished, his face turns red. The owner of the crepe stand must have been watching too, because they have their chin in their hand with a look of pure amusement written all over their face. With a free hand, Cloud rubs the back of his neck before speaking up. ]

Thanks.

[ He could have wiped it!! Not that he was going to raise that complaint now. ]

[ Weiss gives him a nod before going back to her food. She starts to walk too, because she does still want bread... if not for now, to take home and eat later. She's also oblivious to the crepe stand guy whom they've seem to have amused with how they've been acting.

She makes up for the Chroma drain with food, really. Weiss isn't exactly loaded. ]

They must be new here. I've never seen the stand before.

Me neither. And I've checked this whole city up and down by this point.

[ For mission reasons, really. And that time he tried to do a little more research into the Limiters from the tournament for Vincent's sake. Cloud is following along, taking a smaller bite and being more mindful of the teriyaki sauce. ]

He said it's popular this time of year though... [ Ummm... ] What do they call it again? Firi...alas? Firi-something.

[ Firialia, Cloud. Happy Firialia. ]

Firialia?

[ She thinks, anyway. She should be more excited about holidays here, but she hasn't learned enough about it to be in the mood. ]

It's not until towards the end of the month though.

That's it.

[ Thank you. ]

That's true too... [ He shrugs. ] Beats me, then. [ Nom. The crepes aren't overtly huge. Savory, but not huge. So he's already about halfway through his. ]

How's your crepe?

It's good. I don't usually eat savoury crepes, so this is nice.

[ And it's heavy, even if it's small! She's gonna be full for a good twenty minutes before she gets hungry again. ]

I wonder what's good for dinner, though...

[ ALSJALF DID SHE JUST CHANGE THE TOPIC BECAUSE SHE'S THINKING ABOUT FOOD ]

Doubt I would have had one of these back home, so...thanks.

[ He doesn't say that with any somber intent. Edge didn't really have many fanciful places and the world was rebuilding. Chances were it'd have been someone else or the kids who asked him about crepes sometime. So, he's glad Weiss introduced them to him! He takes another bite. Just as he's mid-chew and about to swallow, he blinks over at her while she ponders her next course. ]

Mmf? [ Swallow. ] Already?

[ Help her, Cloud!! ...maybe the pork buns she was thinking of before. He strokes his chin in thought before finally, ]

You weren't kidding about Cordis stuff... [ ... on second thought, he probably wouldn't like it. He needs his Chroma for fighting and training! ] Still feeling bread?

[ Weiss lets out a groan before taking a bite off her crepe. Should she say more about the Cordis stuff? Ugh... Maybe, so she decides to explain herself once she's swallowed her food. ]

I do want bread. And I want to eat as much as I can, because I don't intend to go around asking people for Chroma.

[ Those people who post to various social media sites for booty calls... Ugh. . . that's definitely not her, even if the Cordis moon makes her more courageous and flirty and overall nicer. ]

[ Cloud's nearly done with his. Turns out while he didn't have the same innate need for food or Chroma like Weiss did during this cycle, he still had an appetite not worth underestimating. His brow furrows again... So her body burns through food, and without food her body burns through Chroma. That's what Cloud was getting from what she just said. He knew the basics of it all, but seeing it for himself was another story altogether.

He goes quiet after an acknowledging hum, finishing what's left of his Teriyaki Chicken crepe; fortunately they're just in time to pass a waste bin on the street. Wherever they're venturing to next, he knows the area well enough to know there's plenty of places to hit up. Restaurants that are starting their dinner services, other convenient street food stands.

In his silence, Cloud has time to think about her cycle some more. And it hits him. If she got hungry soon and then had to wait for her food... Was this why the Cordis stocked up? So that they could just continuously burn through their supplies without waiting? Then, her Chroma... ]

Well until dinner -- [ To anyone else, this would look like some smooth attempt to hold the girl's hand. But this is Cloud, so. He doesn't think about what it looks like as far as helping her was concerned. ] -- might as well balance things out.

[ By holding her hand as they continue walking. At least with Cloud, he feels like nothing's amiss. Just giving her Chroma until she can have her fill for dinner.

If he's gonna be paying, he might as well get a partial refund out of it. ]

[ Her cheeks turn as pink as the ham, and she looks down at their joined hands, then back up at him. ]

You've got a lot of nerve...

[ Jeez, Cloud. If you're going to hold her hand, at least ask permission first??? Especially in public! Lunatia might be the city where people don't care about stuff like that, but Weiss still cares because she's not exactly the most affectionate person on earth. . . but today just so happens to be a day during the Cordis cycle. That means she is pretty affectionate, despite her cold words.

... And she returns the gesture by entwining their fingers together. Her attention is focused on the path they're walking on now, but she's still talking to him. ]

If you intend to give me Chroma, at least give me more than that.

What?

[ He really was just thinking about the Chroma balance. But all it takes is a look at Weiss' face to realize that...oh. ...boundary overstepped? Good intentions be damned? Cloud's own face turns a deep shade of red too. Had the otherwise acerbic swordsman only just met her, or only just arrived on this planet, he wouldn't have done this so casually. Chances were, it would have simply been a repeat of their first encounter revised. ]

Oh. I didn't— I was just...

[ Cloud may have pulled a smooth move. But his words? Not so much. There's still a touch of shyness now that he was aware of why she'd be embarrassed. Theeen she pulls a fast one on him and laces their fingers together. That certainly earns a boost, made stronger whenever the blond would gently squeeze her hand in his.

...he's not gonna go swinging their arms or anything though. For now however, the two of them seem to blend into the crowd quite nicely. Groups minding their own business, another Prismal couple with one leaning against the others' shoulder, a couple with two children, hand in hand. And here, a former SOLDIER and a Huntress. ]

Best I can do while walking anyway, [ he answers with a chancing glance her way before focusing on the street ahead. ]

[ Gross... don't swing their arms, Cloud?? You're not in kindergarten. ]

This is the best anyone can do while walking.

[ Totally not considering clinging onto his arm or anything. Or walking with his arm around her. This isn't the best anyone can do, Weiss... ]

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