1st Phantasm [Audio]

[crimsonspearit]

[Well, this little device was an odd little thing. Kyoko didn't get why they seemed so important, but whatever. She'd give it a try. If what she'd heard was right all she had to do was...tada, she got the voice function activated. She doesn't waste any time in speaking once she realizes this.]

So, this is the Union, huh? I expected something a little...I dunno, more.

[Well, something considerably more exciting, anyway.]

There anything good to eat around here? I'm starving.

Comments

[Video]

[alwaysfaithful]

I take it you're not from Union then? [He's heard of other areas where people lived but this is the first time he's talked to someone outside of Union.] I'm Chris.

[Video]

[crimsonspearit]

That's kinda obvious, isn't it?

[...huh.]

Kyoko.

[Video]

[alwaysfaithful]

I guess so. I was only recently told about the other people settlements.

Nice to meet you. [Carmen the Leafeon peered at the girl through the Warp Band then continued eating her dinner.]

[Video]

[crimsonspearit]

I always figured there was something else out there.

[There's a Fletchling perched on Kyoko's shoulder, but it doesn't seem all that interested in the Warp band at all. It looks more like its keeping watch.]

Yeah, I guess.

[video]

[healthepot]

There's many wonderful restaurants around the city! I'm certain you'll find one that has food that suits your tastes.

[video]

[crimsonspearit]

I'm guessing they aren't free.

[video]

[healthepot]

Unfortunately not, no. Although... If you'd like, I could show you around the city and treat you to a meal somewhere. [She offers a small smile.]

I'm Natalia, by the way.

[video]

[crimsonspearit]

A pity.

[She perks up a bit at the mention of treating her to a meal. Ding ding! We have a winner!]

Count me in! My name's Kyoko.

[cutiepanther]

I can't say I can help you find any food. My family's chefs do all the cooking, and most of the restaurants we go to are more expensive than I could really recommend.

[ She doesn't mean to sound like a spoiled rich girl, it just comes out that way! ]

[crimsonspearit]

[It does indeed come out that way.]

Let me guess. Mommy and daddy buy it all for you?

[cutiepanther]

[ wow, way to call her out like that! Maki just turns a little red in annoyance. ]

I-I just happen to have cooks at my home, that do our cooking because my parents are too busy at the hospital they run!

[crimsonspearit]

Lucky you, huh?

[Kyoko really isn't impressed. Rub the parents thing in harder, Maki.]

Audio

[spoilseverything]

...Where are you from? Caldera?

Audio

[crimsonspearit]

Never been there.

Audio

[spoilseverything]

You...?

Then where are you from?

Audio

[crimsonspearit]

Citadel. Sort of.

[Audio]

[buymedumplings]

[Boy does he like people who like talking about food. Get an excited teenage boy answer]

Oh! There's TONS of great places to eat. I'm still working through them all myself. What kind of food are you looking for specifically? Spicy? Salty? Fruity? Tangy? Noodley? All of the above?

[Audio]

[crimsonspearit]

[A fellow foodie, eh? This is a wonderful turn of events! Kyoko's honestly pretty pleased by this.]

I'm not too picky, really. Got a favorite that you'd recommend?

[Audio]

[buymedumplings]

[Bolin is pretty stoked too. He's surprised how few Calderans really appreciate the food variety they have here.]

There's a noodle stand just a few towers away from the University. A lot of the students got there and they have a ton of different ways to cook the noodles.

[Pause and then he adds.]


Oh! And they also have surprisingly good baozi there.

[Audio]

[crimsonspearit]

[Kyoko's just...used to living on whatever she could scrounge up in order to survive. No great meals for her, at least not before now.]

Maybe I'll give it a look once I have a way to buy some.

[It's kind of hard to help herself to food that's made to order.]

Video

[celebrity_commentator]

Welcome to Union!

[Wow this person is chipper today.]

I might have a recommendation for you. How do you feel about tofu or soy stuff in general?

Video

[crimsonspearit]

Thanks.

[Good, let's keep these recommendations on rolling! If there's really such a variety here, Kyoko might just come to like this place.]

I'm not picky.

Video 1/2

[celebrity_commentator]

Marukyu Tofu's been Union's biggest vegetarian chain for years now. It's all made fresh with family recipes and the prices aren't bad.

[Never mind that she eats free there.]

2/2

[celebrity_commentator]

Huh, I went back into commercial mode for a minute...

[crimsonspearit]

You're gonna have to define 'not bad'.

Sounds good, though.