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[And it makes Allen happy to see Clay eat it too, to feel that gratitude and happiness from him. After Clay tears off a piece, he'll grab some more for himself, laughing]

Uh huh! I'd give this a stellar rating!

[Clay grabs more for himself as well, though he'll end up with not as much as Allen. This was made for the intent of giving it all to Allen, and Clay knows he'll get full way faster than him. Still, he laughs along with him]

Oh? A full five stars?

Mm! Without a doubt.

[Which yeah, now that he's sure that Clay got some? He'll totally be chowing down on it a quicker amount. Since it really is good, and fast eating is habit for him. So between the two of them, the plate is clear soon enough]

Okay, what's next?

[Clay meanwhile takes the empty plate away, setting it to the other side of the bowls and plates and out of the way of the two of them. While he's up, he'll start to pull three dishes over.]

Well, these are the three main dishes, so you can take your pick!

[He gestures to the first one] This one's spicy stir-fried chicken, or dak galbi. [...] Or, uh... spicy stir-fried raptor, and I don't know the Korean word for raptor. It's technically a chicken? Uh, anyway... The meat's been marinated in a red pepper sauce I made, and it's been mixed in with sesame leaves, sweet potatoes, leeks, cabbage, scallions, and some noodles, along with chili pepper sauce!

[And the second:] And since the first one's spicy, you might want to save this one for after it. This is chilled soy milk noodle soup, or kongguksu. For the former vegetarian side of you! I couldn't find the traditional soy milk, so I used the closest thing they have to it, which is still good! They're made with the beans I used, toasted sesame seeds, and mixed nuts all blended up to make the broth. In that are thin noodles, cucumber strips, and a little bit of tomato. It's a pretty popular summer recipe back home!

[Now, on to the final one:] And these are sushi rolls, or gimbap! They look like Japanese sushi, but there's actually some key differences. Gimbap has a lot more ingredients than the Japanese rolls, and nothing in here is raw. For these, I put in carrots, parboiled spinach, cucumber, eggs, radish, and a mix of raptor meat and seafood.

[Finally, Clay sits back down, leaning back so that Allen can can survey the food and make his choice.]

Now it's all up to you!

Oh wow...! [Allen claps his hands together and holds them close to his mouth as he thinks, clearly his expression very blissful and excited about all this food. It all looks so good...! Where to start?]

Hmmm...okay, okay! I really love spicy food so I should probably save that one... [gotta give the others a fair chance] Let's start with the gimbap!

[That also may have been a very small "eee" squeal in excitement after that, but hey. He's very happy okay]

[And Clay ends up laughing at that little squeal, just feeling elated that Allen's so happy about this. There was a lot of effort that went into this, but god, it's so, so worth it.]

Gimbap it is. [He pulls that plate in particular closer to Allen, then goes ahead and takes a couple of the rolls for himself. There's still more than enough for Allen, and Clay would rather wait to see what he thinks before helping himself.] Dig in!

Alright! [He definitely starts chowing down, making very happy noises as he munches into a Gimbap. This is the best day ever] Mm! It's delicious!

[Clay chows down as well, though he's much slower at it than Allen is. Speaking of that, he watches Allen eat out of the corner of his eye, and he can't help the smile coming up because of it. Yes, it's still bewildering to watch someone eat that much at that speed, but that's just who Allen is.]

Glad you think so! These were actually some of the more difficult ones to make. Getting all the food in there like that and all.

Really?

[He swallows a Gimbap]

You mean, like getting them into the nice roll shapes?

Yup. And you know, making sure the little bits of food don't fall out of alignment, or out entirely, stuff like that. Not that it's hard, just more difficult than the other two.

[He swallows the first gimbap, then moves on to the other]

Gimbap is pretty much a snack food, so mom made these for me a lot when I was a kid.

[Yeah...he's pretty sure he's crew up trying to line it all up. No making Gimbap or sushi for him. But he gives a soft amused sound]

Lucky. My father was a terrible cook, so there'd never be anything like this.

[There's a little pause and a smile playing on Clay's face a bit... and he thinks he might as well, now that they're on the topic, and leans forward a bit as he speaks up again.]

So what'd you eat back then?

[He gives a half-shrug]

Bread, gruel, stew- sometimes meat and cheese, if we got lucky.

Mmm... no wonder you hated that stuff.

[Referring to that one time he made fantastic oatmeal for breakfast, only for Allen to not at all be enthused by it, not like the way he'd be with his other food. Clay quickly fixed his mistake and made pancakes instead, but better to remember that there is actually some food out there that Allen dislikes, and now for a good reason.]

My mom and my aunt got a lot of money for most of my life, so I never really had to eat just those things.

Was it that obvious?

[He had tried to be polite about it, honest! Just...yeah, hard to get enthused over something that reminds him of gruel okay]

Yeah? What did they do for a living?

[He grins, leaning over to nudge Allen's shoulder - and letting that quick touch show that there's no hard feelings about it, more just amusement and understanding.]

Any food you don't like is pretty noteworthy, hon.

[He leans back then, leaning his elbow on the table so that he can rest his cheek against his hand]

Mom was an astronomer at Orange County, and my aunt's a seismologist in LA. She studies earthquakes for a living, and since California has a lot of earthquakes, she got a lot of work.

[He appreciates the show of no hard feelings. Mostly he just feels a little sheepish that apparently he's that obvious to read about food gosh]

Oh wow, I didn't know people studied earthquakes. [That's cool!!] Sounds like your family is full of scientists.

Yup!

[The ones that matter, at least]

Seismologists don't just study earthquakes, but also environmental effects on the Earth and its crust. You know, like volcanoes, tsunamis, explosions, stuff like that. They've even been able to predict when tsunamis will happen! She's really busy a lot of the time, and sometimes she even had to travel to places where a lot of seismic events were happening.

[Which meant he'd be left alone, but he was a teenager by that point and was taught to be self-sufficient, so he could take care of himself just fine.]

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Wow...I can imagine it'd keep you busy. Sounds like really important work!

[He finishes off the last gimbap, making a happy sound from it. Damn that was good]

Ah, that was good!

It definitely is.

[Very proud of his aunt, this guy is. But now that Allen's done with that, Clay gives a big grin, proud for another reason entirely, and rests both elbows on the table now]

Think you're ready for more, or do you need a break?

[He scoffs a little]

Me? Not ready for more food? I thought you knew me!

[There's a smile on his face however, since he's definitely teasing]

Let's do the spicy one next!

You got it!

[He pulls the dak galbi forward until it's in front of Allen, and though it's had time to cool down, it still steams just a bit.]

Careful. This stuff's pretty intense. [He's pretty sure Allen can handle it, but still!]

[Oh yeah, he's going right for it. Taking a chopstick full into his mouth and chewing]

Mm! It is spicy!

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