<div style="text-align: right;"><strong>Paul Raike</strong> (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=84632.msg3727041#msg3727041) - <strong>Penthouse Studio A</strong> - <em>Eating lunch, talking with Aline</em></div><br/>Paul couldn't remember the last time he'd had green tea, so he nodded thankfully for the mug as he accepted the plate. He was looking at the platter of food when she made the comment about his singing, and realizing she must have heard him earlier, he was suddenly thankful that his cheeks really didn't show much in the way of a blush. "Well, you know," he said, smiling nonchalantly as he unwrapped a pair of chopsticks, "sometimes you feel good, and it just comes pouring out, right?" He looked up at her with a serious expression, although his eyes danced with mirth. "There is nothing more pleasing to the soul than raw fish and vegetables wrapped in rice, perhaps with tiny eggs, perhaps not." He nodded sagely, and bit his lip to keep from laughing.<br/><br/>"Oh, this is fine," he called after her as she went for two dip bowls. "I never remember the names of the different kinds anyway." He sipped the tea while he waited for her to return, and grimaced at the harsh flavor.<em>This is why I don't drink green tea,</em>he thought,<em>it doesn't come southern style.</em>He placed the mug down again, and carefully plucked three rolls onto his plate, quickly remembering how to use the chopsticks without embarrassing himself.. At her return, he thanked her for the dish, and mixed up a small bit of soy sauce with a huge chunk of wasabi, creating a thick mixture with a greenish tinge, into which he plunked the first roll and allowed it to bathe. "Itadakimasu!" he said, and popped the roll into his mouth; his eyes welled up as a flash fire ignited in his mouth and sinuses from the wasabi, but the heat was quickly swept away by the rice and fish, and his nose felt much clearer. He picked up the mug to wash down the last of it, but almost immediately put it back down as he remembered what was in it. "Do you have any sugar?" he asked, standing up. "I'll get it, just tell me where to look."