Ching Tai - Saturday

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Johnny and Ronan entered Ching Tai and sat at a table in the back corner of the restaurant. Not that Johnny was trying to hide from squirrels prying eyes or anything, just because he wanted it a little more quiet so that Ronan and he could converse without having to talk above any sort of group or crowd.

"So..." he said, staring at Ronan across the small table. "Nice night, eh? Think they serve beer here?"

(Ching Tai is open but thread with Ronan and Johnny locked to them please.)

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[not_in_the_book]

"Probably," Ronan said, shrugging. "And yeah, it's pleasant enough." He smiled. "You eaten here before?"

[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

"No, I haven't. Pizza planet yes, but here..no. You're first time here too?"

[not_in_the_book]

Ronan nodded. "Yeah," he said. "Haven't really eaten out much at all. But, hey, Chinese is good." The waiter brought over their menus, and he set about deciding on his meal.

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Johnny looked up at the NPC waiter and said, "Sweet and sour chicken, house fried rice. And a Coke." He didn't try to order beer, probably would get carded and that just wouldn't be fun.

He looked over at Ronan, and not for the first time, recognized just how captivating his eyes could be.

[not_in_the_book]

"I'll have the..." Ronan glanced back down at the menu. "Curry chicken with steamed rice, and two spring rolls, please. And water to drink." He handed his menu back to the waiter and smiled, before turning back to Johnny. "So... how was your day?"

[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

"Pretty much uneventful. Did a bit of this and that but for the most part not a lot went on. What about you?"

[not_in_the_book]

"About the same, actually," Ronan replied. "Went to the beach this morning and talked to River. That was kind of cool," he added.

[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

"River? Be careful, that chick can read your thoughts." Johnny remembered from the other day at the gym.

[not_in_the_book]

Ronan laughed. "I know. She and I can talk that way." He grinned. "She mentioned that you two had sparred. And something about you cheating."

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Johnny blinked, "You can...read thoughts?" He was focusing on that right now. Totally.

[not_in_the_book]

"What? Oh, no." Ronan shook his head. "Wizards can communicate mind-to-mind. Apparently, I can do the same with River."

[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

"Oh," Johnny sat back, relieved. "And I never cheat." He flashed Ronan a cute grin.

[not_in_the_book]

Ronan was more amused than anything else by Johnny's relief, and grinned back. The waiter returned, this time bearing their orders. "Thank you," Ronan said, as the waiter placed the dishes on the table.

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Johnny took a drink of his Coke then dug in, eating in comfortable silence for a moment before he spoke, "It's good."

[not_in_the_book]

Ronan nodded, sampling his own food. "It is, yes," he replied. "I'm glad we came here."

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"Me too," he agreed. "Next time we can go to the Pizza Planet, it's great." And Johnny paused, fork mid-air as he just realized what he said, and what he planned.

[not_in_the_book]

"Oh, yeah? That would be nice," Ronan replied, before he, too, realised exactly what Johnny had said. A little voice inside squeed, but he damped that down and decided to consider the intensity of that reaction later. "Maybe later on in the week?"

[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

Johnny took that moment to take another drink of his Coke, not meeting Ronan's eyes.

"Um, okay, yeah, sure. Next week sounds great."

[not_in_the_book]

Ronan sensed that a change in topic was called for. "What workshops did you end up with?" he asked.

[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

The change in topic was great and Johnny grinned, "Let's see, I got Potpourri, How to Be Awesome, and Dealing With the Opposite Sex. What did you get?"

[not_in_the_book]

"None of those," Ronan said, shrugging. "I'm taking Applied Ethics, Interdisciplinary Studies, and this class on how to be a Spy. Should be fun," he continued, grinning. "The Spy class is taught by the same professor who taught Explosions."

[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

Leave it to Johnny to choose courses he didn't really have to think about. He wasn't so into school to actually have to work hard over the summer.

"Spy? That sounds way cool. You'll have to tell me how it goes after your first couple classes."

[not_in_the_book]

Ronan nodded. "Definitely," he said. He decided to take a chance. "So, interested in maybe getting some ice cream after we finish here?"

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Johnny didn't think anything of it, "Sure, sounds like a great way to top off Chinese."

[not_in_the_book]

"Great! I haven't been to the ice cream place in town yet. Chilly Boulder, I think it is?"

[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

"I haven't either. See? I haven't been on that many dates - not like everyone says. Honestly."

[not_in_the_book]

Ronan laughed. "All right," he said, "I believe you."

[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

Johnny chuckled and leaned forward slightly, "I hope so."

[not_in_the_book]

Ronan took the last bite of his food and smiled. "That was fantastic." He grinned. "On to ice cream, then?"

[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, and maybe we can take it to the beach? Walk along the shor if you like?"

[not_in_the_book]

"Sure!" Ronan said, smiling. After they paid, he led the way out of the restaurant on to Chilly Boulder and the beach.