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[tigerhound]

[She's still in the clothes she arrived in, though she's taken the advantage of being able to wash them so at least they're clean. This was, of course, after she'd ventured out into the city to plumb the depths of allies and dumpsters in order to collect materials to make goods to sell so she would have money for clothes and food.]

[It was a very practiced ritual of hers.]

[So now she's got a blanket (dumpster behind a home goods store) spread out with some cuff bracelets and woven wire necklaces that she'd been working on diligently for the first few days. Even as she sits patiently waiting for customers, she's got her hands busy wrapping feathers and bones into the wire and gear framework of a larger wrist cuff.]

[Dictated into the grimorie, which she's got laid open by her side,] So this whole gears and steam aesthetic ... it was pretty popular in my world among the more financially endowed. I never had the means for it, so it's interesting to be able to experiment with it here on a limited income.

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[heresyandlace]

[instead of just explaining, he reaches to point it out on her menu--a pricey glazed duck dish, served over rice. It looks good, with crispy skin and lots of glaze]

--That.

[tigerhound]

[Yeah, that ... looks pretty good. It sort of puts her little assortment of fish and avocados and seaweed to shame, and she can't help pursing her lips and trying to imagine what it'd taste like.]

[but, that was far and above past the cost of the cuff. So she'll smile and move focus back to her own menu.] Nice.

Looks like they have a variety of stuff here.

[heresyandlace]

That's one of the reasons I wanted to try this place. I didn't know what you'd prefer, so I looked for something with plenty of options.

[he closes and sets down his menu]

So, get whatever you'd like.

[tigerhound]

That's very considerate of you. [She sounds just a notch shy of genuine, wondering what angle he's playing at.]

[Certainly get whatever you'd like would be an invitation to some girls to way outdo the $30, but Sandrine is not most girls. When the waitress comes to take their order, she gets a Rainbow roll, some teriyaki, edemame and miso. With, of course, some water.]

[heresyandlace]

[it's not as though everything he does is some kind of test or game. Except it totally kind of is, so...

And he orders his wonderful duck dish and all that it comes with... along with a spur-of-the-moment appetizer or two.

...He hasn't eaten at all this week, okay.

He also orders water. So, once the waitress heads on her way--] ...Not much of a drinker?

[tigerhound]

Not really. I mean, I will with friends, [Which she considers herself not to have,] but usually I'm fine without it.

[heresyandlace]

What about dancing?

[because the transition makes perfect sense in his head]

[tigerhound]

[She looks up at him sharply, pausing a moment before answering,]

I don't dance.

[Too many people wanted to get too close.]