Taste of Thai [Thursday evening]

[weldedtomyspine]

Jaime managed to make it all the way from the dorms to the restaurant without A) getting lost, B) blurting out anything too idiotic sounding, or C) doing something else embarrassing. That totally counted as a win. Also a win? He'd remembered to make a reservation for the night. Not that he'd been sure he needed it, but one disastrous date with Traci had been enough to ensure that he always got a reservation. Just in case.

"So, wait," Jaime managed around a laugh as he looked over at the girl on his arm. "You did what to the 'gators?"

[For the girl, but if anyone else wants Thai food...]

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[intraspective]

"Smithereens," she crowed. "It worked like a charm, I swear!"

[weldedtomyspine]

Jaime just shook his head and chuckled. "I don't know if I should be grateful I missed it, or terribly disappointed." Jaime paused to tell the hostess they had a reservation, which she checked. Then he followed as she led the way to their table.

"Sounds like you had fun, though," he said as he turned back to Ino.

Then they reached their table and he pulled a chair out for her.

[intraspective]

"Of course," she said, raising her eyebrow at the chair but taking it smoothly. And brushing one hand against his arm as she did so.

As you do.

"And terribly disappointed, naturally. No one got hurt, worse damage was a bit of slime--what's not to love 'bout that?"

[weldedtomyspine]

"Well," Jaime grinned, stiffening for barely half a heartbeat at the touch. "It does sound like there was a tragic lack of cookies during the whole ordeal... So that's got to be at least a couple of points against it, right?"

He walked around the table and sat down himself.

[intraspective]

She shook her head.

"Would you really want cookies in the middle of exploding fish guts?"

[weldedtomyspine]

"No, but you could get cookies after." Obviously.

[intraspective]

"How do you know I didn't?" she asked archly. "Maybe I just hadn't got to that point yet."

[weldedtomyspine]

Jaime grinned and leaned back in his chair. "Okay, then. Did you?"

[intraspective]

No.

"Double chocolate chip," she said, nodding. "'Cause you totally need chocolate for after battle."

[weldedtomyspine]

Jaime smirked just a bit. "Who'd you eat them with?" So he could corroborate her story. They'd already established that she was a rather good liar, after all.

[intraspective]

Curse it.

"Maybe I ate them by myself?" she tried, twinkling at him.

[weldedtomyspine]

"Uh huh," Jaime smirked. "Maybe you did." He totally didn't buy it.

He grinned and leaned forward, enjoying her expression.

[intraspective]

She was totally being adorable! Radiating it, even!

"Absolutely did," she insisted. "Do I seem like the kind of girl who'd avoid having cookies?"

[weldedtomyspine]

"No. But you do seem like the kind of girl who'd lie about having cookies," Jaime teased.

"So... what's good here, anyway?" he asked as he glanced over the menu.

[intraspective]

"I have no idea," she admitted cheerfully. "Ain't never been before, which was why I wanted to come."

Ino had pretty simple motivations sometimes.

[weldedtomyspine]

"Fair enough," Jaime laughed. "I haven't had a lot of Thai food, actually," he admitted, rubbing at the back of his neck a bit ruefully.

[intraspective]

"I've had a bit?" she considered. "Mostly what people buy and lug back to the dorms? It's pretty tasty but I don't really know what any of it is."

[weldedtomyspine]

"Well then," Jaime grinned, "I guess we'll just have to take our chances, huh?"

[intraspective]

"I'm good at taking chances," she laughed, waving a server down. "Water to drink," she told the server, "and then... this one and this one for me, please."

Ino had no clue what she'd just ordered. That was okay with her. She looked expectantly at Jaime.

[weldedtomyspine]

"I'll have the... um... pad... um... seeyou?" Jaime hoped he wasn't embarrassing himself too much with his awful pronunciation. "And... a coke."

[intraspective]

Once the server was gone, Ino laughed.

"See, I took the easy way and pointed to what I wanted!"

[weldedtomyspine]

"Yeah, well, what can I say? I'm a risk-taker."

[intraspective]

"Oh really?" Ino asked archly. "Name the last three risks you've taken?"

[weldedtomyspine]

"I just ordered who knows what, I voluntarily spend time around Momoko, and I'm here with you." He wasn't really going to share about his more... suepr-hero-y stuff. The Scarab was still a secret, after all.

[intraspective]

Ino was pretty good with those risks anyway. She wasn't about to tell him of her powers either.

"Momoko's a sweetheart," Ino said, laughing. "So mean that that counts as a risk! And me? You think I'm a risk?"