Blue Fish Mingle!

[save_the_souls]

Who: Blue Fish Crew + Visitors!
Broadcast: If you'd like?!
Action: The Blue Fish!
When: Month of May!

[Get in here Blue Fish! It's time for a mingle post! Visitors are welcomed, but anyone who requires doors will need to know someone from the crew that can let you in thanks to the passcode on the door.]

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Visiting!

[geonomy]

Yup. Decided to go for omelettes today! You guys had eggs that were still good, though I left some just in case you guys need them.

[He looks back at him with a tilt of his head and a raised eyebrow, a teasing smirk on his face]

Also, it's almost noon. Barely morning anymore.

[save_the_souls]

Oh...Omelettes sound good...

[He moves to sit down at the table, but gives a sheepish look at Clay's teasing]

Ah- is it really? The day's flying by! [As it would when you sleep in till noon]

[geonomy]

Mmhmm. Like a shooting star.

[He sounds a little deadpan as he says it, though it's all in good humor. He turns back to the pan, giving the eggs a good flip in the pan.]

So, what do you want in yours? Cheese, bacon kelp, veggies, anything else?

[save_the_souls]

Well all that of course! And...

[He thinks a moment before saying thoughtfully]

What kinds of meats do we still have in stock?

[geonomy]

Oh, you guys haaaa - ...

[Clay trails off as he connects the dots. Allen the vegetarian + asking about meat to add = ??????

He pauses, then looks back at Allen]

You sure?

[save_the_souls]

Yes, I'm sure.

[He offers a shrug]

Today's a new beginning. No sense hanging onto fears from the past.

[geonomy]

[He kind of wants to know what these "fears from the past" are, but... maybe after omelettes. No sense making Allen talk about it when he's just starting to work past that fear of his.

So Clay gives a smile, then takes a quick glance at the meats he decided to bring out.]

Well, okay, let's see... There's chicken, beef, sausage, pork, regular bacon... Sausage is exceptionally fine with breakfast, so maybe some slices of that with yours?

[save_the_souls]

[Considering the story involves cannibalism- yeah. It's probably best not to ask about it before breakfast anyway]

Well if that's the cook's recommendation- yeah! A couple slices of sausage, please.

[geonomy]

Coming right up!

[And indeed, he cuts a couple of slices of sausage, just as Allen asked, and folds them into one of the omelettes. Add some cheese, some potatoes and bacon kelp, and that one's all done!

He knows that Allen's appetite is particularly special though, so when Clay eventually sets the plate down for Allen, he'll find that there are actually six omelettes piled on top of each other rather than the usual one he would serve to anyone else.]

And brunch is served!

[With a kiss to the top of Allen's head, Clay goes to sit at the opposite side of the table, waiting for Allen's judgement. Hopefully, this will help him slowly move past whatever holds him back from a major food group.]

[save_the_souls]

[While Allen waits for the food, he goes back and forth from checking the network to watching his boyfriend cook. He also gets up and pours himself a cup of coffee, refilling Clay's as well so it's ready for him when he sits down and eats.]

[When Clay sets down the plate, his eyes light up as they always do and he smiles brightly, even more so as he realizes there's six omelettes on this plate instead of one. He hadn't asked for six, Clay had just known.]

Thank you.

[He picks up the fork and knife at the table. As he poke his fork into the first omelette, he hesitates a little. He knows there's meat in there, he requested it. And like usual, he feels the pangs of worry that he's had ever since that week with the Eclipse. But...it's a little quieter today, muffled by the knowledge that he's actually getting better, that the 14th wasn't something he had to constantly fear anymore]

[Today was a new beginning right? He had promised to always keep walking, and there was no sense in hauling along old fears from his past on his path, not when they weren't necessary anymore. And it wasn't like he was biting into a giant rare steak that was dripping blood- honestly, he couldn't even see the sausage among the rest of the other ingredients. A good first step.]

[So he smiles to himself as he makes his resolve and takes that first bite. He chews slowly, he swallows. He takes a second bite, faster this time. Soon enough, he's eating at his usual eager pace, and making the pleased noises along with it. Because man, these are good omelettes.]

[geonomy]

[He'd been a little worried when Allen had eaten so slowly, since that's not the way he usually eats. Was that too much? He could point out which omelettes didn't have the meat, that'd probably be better. Sausage was very flavorful anyway, so maybe it was too much.

But then Allen takes a second bite, then a third, and then more, until he's eating at his usual pace, and those happy sounds that Clay had been listening for can be heard again. He gives a big smile in return, feeling a sense of pride not only in himself, but in Allen. He isn't sure what made him decide to go vegetarian in the first place, what caused him to associate fear with eating meat, but he dared to step past it, and now he's eating it just like any other food.

He's so proud of him, and touched, too. That Allen trusted Clay to help be his first step into letting that fear go, that he gets to be part of this. He sips his coffee - just the way he likes it, but he can't help watching Allen eat up, too. Another good meal served.]

How is it?

[The omelettes, yes, but also how Allen's feeling about all of this.]

[save_the_souls]

[He swallows when Clay asks him, and he'll look across the table at him. He's already halfway through the meal, and he looks clearly very happy with that]

Ah, it's really delicious!

[Yep going back to eating more yep yep]