Werewolf: Appalachian Moonrise, Ch 1

[Charon]

Breathes-the-Winds did not even attempt to hide the fact that he was taking the outside seat that allowed him the best view of the entrance. He just had to hope that the others would watch his back rather than let him get skewered, though that didn't stop him from looking over his shoulder just to be safe. Breathes-the-Winds glanced at the menu, but he was obviously eager to leave here and get back on the open road.

[LadyTevar]

A cheerfully smiling waitress came over with a tray of small water glasses, setting them down in front of each person. She looked to be Hattie's age, and it was clear she knew some of them. "Well, here you are 'gain, Leo."

"I can't go without seeing you, Patty," Galileo replied flirtingly.

"Without the lemon pie, you mean," the older woman teased back, before looking to the rest of the party. "Do ya'll need time to look o'er the menu a bit? I can go 'head and take your drink orders, if you'd like."

"They have RC on tap," Galileo said with a wink.

[Cynical Cat]

"Cheeseburger with bacon and Swiss and a Coke please," said Alexander.

[General Havoc]

"I'll have the fried chicken plate and a slice of lemon-merengue pie," said Sophie, suddenly wondering if one of them was going to have to order for Sees-Faces, or if he'd get the idea...

[Charon]

"I'd like a hamburger, American cheese on it with a side of fries. Water will be fine to drink."

[rhoenix]

Watching the others, Sees-Faces-In-Stars looked intently at his "men-you," filled with pictures of delicious-looking meals. However, though he'd made the effort to learn to speak English, reading it was still beyond him for now.

Looking intently at the cookied piece of meat on the menu, he felt his mouth water involuntarily. He nudged Sophie gently before whispering to her quietly, "That look good, how I get?"

[General Havoc]

"Do er... do you have milkshakes?" asked Sophie, partly to find out, partly to cover for Sees-Faces. She glanced at the picture he was gesturing to, and turned her own menu around.

"And um... he'll have that," she said, pointing to the same picture on her menu. Hopefully the waitress would conclude that Sees-Faces simply didn't speak english.

[rhoenix]

Seeing that Sophie had understood him, "Joe-Smith" grinned brightly, and nodded. "I will have that milk shake," he said, still grinning happily.

[LadyTevar]

Patty was writing everything down in a small, neat shorthand. "Two milkshakes... ya'll want vanilla, strawberry, chocolate, banana, or a mix?" 'Joe-Smith' had ordered the rib-eye steak. "An' how do ya want that steak cooked?"

[General Havoc]

"Strawberry," said Sophie, "and... er..." she had no idea what Sees-Faces would want, so she went with a simple one. "... vanilla for him."

If he hated it, they could trade.

[rhoenix]

Leaning back over to Sophie, "Joe-Smith" whispered again, while pointing to the delicious-looking piece of meat on the picture-filled men-you. "Is that milkshake?" he asked her quietly.

[Cynical Cat]

"Rib eye steak," Alexander whispered softly. "Cooked cow meat."

[rhoenix]

After hearing Alex, "Joe-Smith" immediately perked up, addressing the waitress directly. "Rib eye steak, please. Cooked cow meat."

[General Havoc]

"Milkshakes are drinks. I'll show you when their ready," said Sophie.

She began to wonder how the few Lupus Glasswalkers she knew about managed it, when apparently most Lupuses couldn't even read English, let alone binary...

Well... everyone had to start somewhere, she supposed. And it wasn't like she had the standing to start talking about people's backgrounds pejoratively...

[Devonie]

Arianne grinned at the waitress. "Chicken-fried steak, green beans, rolls and a Coke, please - oh and a small side salad with ranch dressing please."

No telling when the next -cooked- meal would come. She planned on enjoying it.

She handed Patty her menu with the same brilliant smile and turned her attention to Joe Featherfall. She looked at him appraisingly while the others placed their orders. She'd wait until the waitress was gone before talking business.

[Cynical Cat]

Alexander smiled at the waitress. "She's asking for how you want it cooked. Do you want it just slightly cooked, really well cooked, or something in between?"

[rhoenix]

"Joe-Smith's" grin grew wider, as he felt he could almost taste the delicious meat right now. "Slightly cooked."

The look on his face was that of a person who was daydreaming very happily about food.

[General Havoc]

"Rare," translated Sophie, nodding to the server.

[Devonie]

Arianne caught Sophie's eye. "Silverware," she mouthed, realizing that Joe may not realize that humans don't just dig into their food muzzle first, especially if he was really hungry.

She wracked her brains trying to figure out how to keep Joe from piercing the veil when they get their food. She knew Gal wouldn't be any help. He enjoyed the little head games interacting with the humans caused.

[LadyTevar]

"I figured," Patty answered Sophie, giving Galileo a sidelong glance.

"I'll have my usual," he answered with a grin.

"Uhhuh... strong black coffee and lemon pie, extra sour," Patty answered teasingly.

"When I'm this sweet, I need something to balance me," was the snappy comeback, which made Patty snort in amusement.

"Well, I've got ..." and Patty rattled back everyone's orders, showing that she had gotten them all. "I'll go get yer drinks," she ended, walking away.

[General Havoc]

Oh shit...

"Um... Faces?" she asked, pointing at the silverware. "Do you... know how to use those?"

[Jason_Firewalker]

"If your cooks got it I will take the Lasanga preferably with meat sauce and a side of garlic mashed taters too. I will pull down a chocolate milkshake as well." Joe Featherfall answered politely to the waitress.

[rhoenix]

Seeing the dull, but clean and gleaming metal things on the tables had attracted his attention before, but Sophie pointing them out brought up the problem - he'd never seen them before. He peered at them closely, studying them intently, and was able to make guesses based on what he knew so far.

"Poke," he said, pointing to the one of the three implements that had multiple poking bits at one end, "cut," he said, pointing to the one with the edge, but the third one confused him. Picking it up, he looked at Sophie with a confused but questioning look. "Bonk?"

[General Havoc]

Oh shit...

"No," she said. "Um... the poke one is called a fork. The cut one is a knife, and the bonk one er... it's not for bonking. It's for scooping."

"Humans eat using those. You're not supposed to touch your food with your hands or your face. You use those tools to cut off pieces of the meat and put the pieces in your mouth."

She picked up her own utensils. "Hold them like this..."

[Cynical Cat]

Alexander grabbed his own knife and fork to demonstrate. "This is a fork," he said waggling the appropriate hand, "and this is a knife. You stab the steak with the fork to hold it in place and then you cut the piece off with your knife. The fork is already impaling that piece so you then bring it up to your mouth and bite it off. Repeat until done. The spoon is for soups, don't worry about it now. And chew with your mouth closed. Someone will give you a demonstration when food comes."