Captcha Strikes Again

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Who: Slaine Troyard (terrantrash) & Various
What: A catchall for captcha threads and others
When: Intro log & Various
Where: All over the place
Warning(s): N/A

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Milkshakes?

[She looks puzzled - she's never had a milkshake in her life. This poor, deprived princess.]

Is there something about shaking milk that makes it taste better?

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_{[Oh no that's...an incredibly cute question. Slaine wasn't expecting that.]}

It's not just milk. They put it in a blender along with fruit, sugar and ice cream. The blender mixes it all up together to create a sort of milk smoothie.

_{[Wait. She probably doesn't know what a smoothie is either.]}

They taste really good, I promise. If you like sweet things and milk, that is.

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[What the heck is a smoothie... what the heck is a blender, for that matter. None of what he says removes the confusion from her face.

At least, not until the end - then she brightens up a little.]

The doughnut was good, so I'm sure this will be too. I can't wait to try it!

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This way then, if I remember correctly.

_{[This is...kind of exciting? Honestly he's missed being able to do this, being able to share an experience with someone else who never had tried something.]}

I should have introduced myself earlier. I'm Slaine Troyard.

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I'm Yona.

[Would she introduce herself as "Princess Yona" usually? Yes, probably. But this is an entirely new city - new planet, even! - and until she hears from Hak that it's okay, she'll... try to keep that on the downlow.

(Try and fail, anyway.)]

It's nice to meet you, Slaine. Thank you for showing me around.

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You're welcome. It's my pleasure.

<sub>[Cute...she's really cute. Yona's a pretty name too and easy to remember.

Okay. Focus. Where was the booth again? Right. It was just up this way...]</sub>

Do you have a favourite type of fruit? Usually strawberry milkshakes are the most popular...oh and chocolate too. _{[Okay so chocolate isn't a fruit but whatever...let him live.]} There - it's right over there.

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[He's so polite. It's a welcome change from, uh, certain other rude people she could mention.

Clearly, this is her lucky day.]

Oh, I like pears! Strawberry is good too, though. [Do pear milkshakes exist? Probably in some form. No reason why they can't exist here! But chocolate is good too, so honestly, whatever they find, she'll probably be as pleased as punch.]

What kind is your favorite?

[Now that he's pointed out the proper stall, she's going to drag him right on over.]

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_{[Very polite. He's had it, quite literally, beaten into him. He stumbles a bit when she begins to drag him over, but manages to match her pace by the end of it once they come upon the front of the stall.]}

My favourite? _{[That's easy.]} Strawberry.

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[Yikes.

She'd feel a little bad about it, if she knew, but she doesn't. So for now, she'll... revel in his politeness. It's fine, really.]

Hmm. If it's your favorite out of all of them, I want to try it!

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It's the best.

_{[It's okay, Yona. In fact, this is probably the most outgoing he's been since he arrived here. In fact, hearing she wants to try it because it's his favourite makes him happy for some reason. Moving up to the front he orders two strawberry shakes, one for each of them. It only takes a few minutes for the vendor to prepare the drinks before handing them over to Slaine.]}

Here's one for you, Yona.

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Thank you!

[She's glad to let him do the ordering, because if anyone does try asking for money... that means he'll be the one to deal with it. It's not like she ever really carried money around back in Kouka, anyway...

She takes the milkshake when he offers it to her, then takes a tentative sip.

Her eyes go wide.]

It's so good...

[She's going to give herself brainfreeze! Does she care? Nah.]

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Isn't it?

_{[Just...let him take a sip of his own and yup, just as good as he remembers. Satisfying too, considering how hot it is outside.]}

Just be careful. If you drink it too fast you might give yourself a headache.

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What do you—

[Whoop, there it is.

Yona nearly fumbles her milkshake, but manages to keep a grip on it with one hand as she brings up the other to her forehead. Ow. Ow. She's never gotten a headache just from eating before...]

Why is it...?!

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_{[HE TRIED TO WARN YOU OKAY THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU ARE FAT.]}

Ah- um, quick, lick the roof of your mouth with the tip of your tongue! It'll make it go away.

_{[Yes it sounds stupid but just listen to him okay he knows what he's talking about.]}

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[Yeah that sounds real stupid.

But it's not like Yona has any idea what else to do, and he knew what milkshakes were, so... he probably knows? She tries what he suggests for that reason only, and to her surprise... it works!

Like.

Genuine surprise.]

...that's so weird.

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It is pretty weird.

_{[No really, he knows. He knows the science behind it too, but she probably doesn't want to hear about that so...he'll keep it to himself.]}

If you want to avoid brain freeze you have to eat or drink cold things slowly.

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[That's not something that should make her pout, but it sure does anyway.]

That's not fair! They taste so good, how am I supposed to eat them slowly?

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_{[Her pout is cute too...this is unfair.]}

Well...the trick is to avoid having it hit the roof of your mouth. If you can keep cold things away from it, the speed of consumption doesn't really matter.

1/2

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Really?

[SHE'S GOING TO TRY IT.]

2/2

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[...and of course she's going to fail. The attempt ends with Yona clutching at her head again, tongue pressed to the roof of her mouth.]

Mmf'r.

[That's "unfair" in "tongue-stuck-to-the-roof-of-my-mouth" language.]

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_{[Sorry Yona he...honestly can't hold back a smile at that, polite as he is.]}

If you sip at it you'll enjoy the flavour more.

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[She's sulking a little, but she'll get over it. For now, she takes his advice, and once her brainfreeze has cleared up, she'll sip delicately at the milkshake instead of trying to devour it.]

...it's so yummy it makes me want to drink lots and lots of it, though.

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I wonder who made the first milkshake, anyway...? [Who looked at all of the ingredients and decided, "Ah yes, I'm going to put this in a blender"?]

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I can't say I know who's responsible for it...but I'm glad it was invented either way.

_{[Because life is shit or it has been for quite some time, but getting to have a milkshake again after so many years makes things seem a little brighter. That could also have to do with his company as well but y'know.]}

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Mm. Me, too.

[Because it's not only given them the chance to drink them, period, it's also given them the chance to drink them together.

She continues to sip at the shake.]

I never knew there were so many different types of food, though... we didn't have these in Kouka.

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There are all sorts of incredible dishes from all over the world. Each culture has its own signature dish so to speak or foods they're known for.

_{[If there's one thing Slaine can be grateful for when it came to being dragged around the globe by his father, it was the opportunity to try all sorts of different foods.]}

What do you have in Kouka?