Yumeiko no Akame no Kami
Location: Building #1; Ground Floor; Breakfast
Interactions: @Xaltwind Miyuki, @Sky Blue Nick
Yumeiko’s French toast came topped with berries and whipped cream, much to her delight. She hadn’t expected that! She knew Miyuki didn’t like to talk while eating, her elder preferred to eat in silence. While the Kyuubi calmly ate, Yumeiko puzzled out the cutlery she’d been given.
She’d never eaten western foods before, but she could tell right away that the dish she ordered would not fare well with chopsticks. She’d had a few things, just in getting here, but she hadn’t had to cut and eat, previously. A knife was on the right, and a fork on the left, so she picked each up in the respective hand. As soon as she went to cut a piece of the toast with the knife, she found her fork responding by coming in to hold it in place, like a tiny pitchfork. A couple of intuitive tools. Oh, the knife fits under the fork, even!
The first bite was placed into her mouth and she was elated! She let her knife down and cupped her face in her hand as she let out a soft squeal through her closed lips. Her tails wagged happily, and she popped one of the strawberries from her plate in after it, using her fork. Her tails stood out before waggling more, “mmm~, hmhm~!” It was warm and sweet and savory all at the same time, a rich treat for her taste buds and her belly.
The next bite was taken with whipped cream and followed with blueberries. Her noises had calmed, but she was still very much enjoying the meal. This was a fantastic substitute for taiyaki. She cleared her mouth out with a bit of the berry juice before offering, “Miyuki, you’ll have to try this, somet-”
Who was this animal? Miyuki went from her usual dignified consumption to- did one of her crumbs just land on Yumeiko’s plate? The spirit fox looked from the - there, another! - foreign crumb from across the table, back to the once-refined woman. Slowly, Yumeiko started eating the second half of her french toast, watching Miyuki with astonishment. When the elder fox was done, Yumeiko was still eating.
Miyuki tried to sound seductive and suave as she asked what the plans for the day were. Yumeiko nodded and bobbed her head as she chewed, then took a dry piece of her french toast and lifted it across the table to wipe up the bit of jam on Miyuki’s cheek, and then the butter. With condiments now on the piece of food, Yumeiko popped it in her mouth.
She swallowed, then spoke, “well, I’ve got to start forming pacts with the local spirits sooner or later. I think I’d like to just get a good look around, first, though. Do you want to explore, today?”
Before she could get an answer, someone nearby spoke. Something about a “vampire”? Yumeiko looked at the young man who had spoken, repeating the word, “vampire..?” She considered it, having heard the term somewhere before.. perhaps read it? Oh! She’d found a manga about a vampire, once. She couldn’t really tell how much of it was accurate, but drinking blood seemed to be a primary idea.
That cursed woman had thrown up blood. Was it her? “Oh.. I think I know who you’re talking about. Sacred auras seem to harm her.” It saddened the spirit fox, that she would cause someone so much discomfort with just her presence, but.. what was to be done? Shaking the feeling, Yumeiko finished the last of her fried custard bread and drank her juice.