[there's a moment where Tonic considers denying it... but the sound of his response quickly turns from the start of a word to a much more guilty, drawn-out syllabic noise.]
Maybe a little of both, if I'm being honest. I do hope you'll think of this and spare me the blame when we inevitably run into something you don't like.
[maybe that will be the food, or maybe that will be a later part of this adventure--but whatever the case, it means free food for Tek. if he caught the swear in a funny language, he isn't saying anything about it.
he is a little busy with the food, though. for someone with a bad arm and leg, he's pretty good at laying out and handing over heavy dishes. he also starts pointing at dishes once the last few are being settled on the table.]
Okay, let's see if I can remember... [he rattles off the names of all of them, which essentially amount to: a pile of fried potatoes with some sort of gravy and sprinkles of dried meat, dumplings that contain both mushrooms and "bat", a soup filled with another mushroom-based meat substitute and large, puffy noodles, an entire small roasted animal called "mutt" which may or may not just be some kind of dog, and a tray with two sizzling bowls filled with a mix of grains, vegetables, thin raw meats, and a still-transparent egg with a pale yolk. he points out that the bowls are very hot, so be careful.]
And this... [he points to a board with several, mismatched cups sitting in round grooves along the length of it, each one filled with a slightly different-colored liquid.] I don't know if you've any interest in alcohol, but these are usually a pretty solid go-to for tourists. You can sample and decide which ones you like.
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Maybe a little of both, if I'm being honest. I do hope you'll think of this and spare me the blame when we inevitably run into something you don't like.
[maybe that will be the food, or maybe that will be a later part of this adventure--but whatever the case, it means free food for Tek. if he caught the swear in a funny language, he isn't saying anything about it.
he is a little busy with the food, though. for someone with a bad arm and leg, he's pretty good at laying out and handing over heavy dishes. he also starts pointing at dishes once the last few are being settled on the table.]
Okay, let's see if I can remember... [he rattles off the names of all of them, which essentially amount to: a pile of fried potatoes with some sort of gravy and sprinkles of dried meat, dumplings that contain both mushrooms and "bat", a soup filled with another mushroom-based meat substitute and large, puffy noodles, an entire small roasted animal called "mutt" which may or may not just be some kind of dog, and a tray with two sizzling bowls filled with a mix of grains, vegetables, thin raw meats, and a still-transparent egg with a pale yolk. he points out that the bowls are very hot, so be careful.]
And this... [he points to a board with several, mismatched cups sitting in round grooves along the length of it, each one filled with a slightly different-colored liquid.] I don't know if you've any interest in alcohol, but these are usually a pretty solid go-to for tourists. You can sample and decide which ones you like.