CJ looked up when Nocturne took her hand, taking a deep breath and trying to force her anger at herself for losing her ticket and having to waste money down; it wasn’t Nocturne’s fault, so she didn’t blame him – though she did offer a sort of small, crooked smile when he said he was the reason she missed her transfer time. He was right about that, but she honestly didn’t mind so much. It was just that losing her ticket was an expensive disaster, but she still shook her head when he tried to say it was his fault for her losing the unused ticket.
She continued to stare up at him, still holding his hand, as he told her he didn’t eat meat and offered to buy her dinner and drive her home. She was still trying to figure out how to respond to all of this when he made the suggestion of sushi, and she just blinked at him. “I don’t know,” she said honestly. “I’ve never had it before.” He led her first to his car, which was a nice one in CJ’s opinion, and let her put her bags in it for safekeeping so she wouldn’t have to worry about them while they were eating. He also ditched his skates. When he had locked the car once more, she slipped her hand into his again.
As he led her towards the sushi place, she kept his hand gripped in her own; but he didn’t shake her off, even when they made it to and into the building. CJ looked around curiously as she and Nocturne waited at the entrance, waiting for a waitress before they were led to a booth. She released his hand only when they reached said booth, and she slid onto the seat, sitting about midway across it so she could still see out into the main lobby. While Nocturne explained how the ordering was done, she stared blankly at him, then at the menu. “We can order as much as we want?” She asked, bewildered by the buffet concept; she’d have to find out how much it was to eat there, if they were prepared to let you eat as much as you wanted for a fee!
When he confirmed, and handed her the iPad for ordering, she flicked through the menu. There were so many options, and she honestly had no idea what most of them were. So, she started with the drinks, ordering a glass of coke. Then a bowl of fried rice was added to the list, some fried chips, and some other odds and ends, asking Nocturne what something was when the picture and title weren’t enough for her to know if she’d like it. Scrolling back to the actual sushi, CJ opted to avoid the ones with fish in them, as she wasn’t a huge fan of the stuff, and instead ordered an assortment that had things like avocado or cucumber in them.
“Okay,” she said, handing the iPad back to Nocturne and failing at not blushing as he looked over her order before adding his own to the list. CJ watched as the iPad was set aside and a waiter came to press some buttons on it. What seemed like an eternity later, food began to arrive, and CJ stared at it all in wonder before she began trying a bit of everything, eyes wide one moment and then closed in ecstasy the next. She powered through everything she’d ordered, including her glass of coke. Looking determined but unsure, she leaned across the table a little and stared at Nocturne with wide eyes. “Can I order more?” she whispered, glancing at the iPad, and then back to her companion.
She continued to stare up at him, still holding his hand, as he told her he didn’t eat meat and offered to buy her dinner and drive her home. She was still trying to figure out how to respond to all of this when he made the suggestion of sushi, and she just blinked at him. “I don’t know,” she said honestly. “I’ve never had it before.” He led her first to his car, which was a nice one in CJ’s opinion, and let her put her bags in it for safekeeping so she wouldn’t have to worry about them while they were eating. He also ditched his skates. When he had locked the car once more, she slipped her hand into his again.
As he led her towards the sushi place, she kept his hand gripped in her own; but he didn’t shake her off, even when they made it to and into the building. CJ looked around curiously as she and Nocturne waited at the entrance, waiting for a waitress before they were led to a booth. She released his hand only when they reached said booth, and she slid onto the seat, sitting about midway across it so she could still see out into the main lobby. While Nocturne explained how the ordering was done, she stared blankly at him, then at the menu. “We can order as much as we want?” She asked, bewildered by the buffet concept; she’d have to find out how much it was to eat there, if they were prepared to let you eat as much as you wanted for a fee!
When he confirmed, and handed her the iPad for ordering, she flicked through the menu. There were so many options, and she honestly had no idea what most of them were. So, she started with the drinks, ordering a glass of coke. Then a bowl of fried rice was added to the list, some fried chips, and some other odds and ends, asking Nocturne what something was when the picture and title weren’t enough for her to know if she’d like it. Scrolling back to the actual sushi, CJ opted to avoid the ones with fish in them, as she wasn’t a huge fan of the stuff, and instead ordered an assortment that had things like avocado or cucumber in them.
“Okay,” she said, handing the iPad back to Nocturne and failing at not blushing as he looked over her order before adding his own to the list. CJ watched as the iPad was set aside and a waiter came to press some buttons on it. What seemed like an eternity later, food began to arrive, and CJ stared at it all in wonder before she began trying a bit of everything, eyes wide one moment and then closed in ecstasy the next. She powered through everything she’d ordered, including her glass of coke. Looking determined but unsure, she leaned across the table a little and stared at Nocturne with wide eyes. “Can I order more?” she whispered, glancing at the iPad, and then back to her companion.
