Tempura - Danny, Steve, Chin, Kono - G
Title: Tempura
Author: Mneme2434
Characters/Pairings: Danny, Steve, Chin, Kono
Word Count: 500
Prompt: Jellyfish
Rating: G
Genre: Gen
Warnings: Not beta'd. All mistakes are mine.
Spoilers: None
Summary: Sometimes learning the truth about something isn’t a good thing.
Disclaimer: Not mine.
A/N: I feel the need to include an author’s note here for two reasons. One, again, the summary (while accurate) makes it seem like this drabble lends itself to angst. It doesn’t…at all. Two…there is possibly a bit of a squick factor…just a small one.
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“What have you got there?”
Danny looked down at the tray in his hand and shrugged, “Don’t really know. My neighbor keeps giving them to me. I like them, but the last batch was double. Thought I’d share.”
Steve looked at Chin and Kono before looking back at Danny, “You are willingly offering to share food? Are you sick?”
Danny’s look made it obvious he was unimpressed with the joke, “Funny. Keep it up, McGarrett, and I’ll keep them to myself.”
“No, no, by all means, share,” Steve said, waving his arms, “I don’t say no to free food unless I can’t pronounce it. You two?”
Kono smiled, “I’m up for food.”
Chin nodded in agreement and Danny sighed as if put upon before setting the tray on the table. He grabbed one of the little deep fried balls and popped it into his mouth, “They have a great flavor.”
Kono plucked up one of the balls and looked at it for a moment before taking a bite. Her eyes widened fractionally and ate the rest in one bite.
“What?” Steve asked, warily. The other two may not have caught her look, but Steve had always been wary of new foods because of the places he had been and had been watching her carefully.
She shook her head and grabbed another ball, “Tempura! I haven’t had these in a really long time. Not since Great-Gramma Leilani was alive.”
Chin’s hand snapped out at those words to grab a fistful, “Man I missed these.”
Danny watched with avid curiosity as the two cousins practically devoured the tray before he turned to Steve, “You going to have a couple before they disappear?”
Steve reached out tentatively and took one of the little balls. He eyed it, taking in the sesame seeds and that the ball wasn’t solid, but looked to be pasta or something similar rolled into the shape of a ball. He took a small and then promptly shoved the rest in his mouth, “What is this?”
Chin looked at Kono, who giggled and held up her hands. Chin sighed, “Its tempura. Well, the batter is a tempura sesame batter. The main ingredient however…” He trailed off.
Kono’s giggles turned to full fledged laughter that had Steve and Danny smiling, even though they didn’t get the joke, “Would one of you just spit it out already?”
Danny had a feeling by the laughter that he wasn’t going to like what he was about to hear. He had been eating the things since he moved into his new place and wasn’t sure he wanted a guilty pleasure ruined.
“Jellyfish!” Kono choked out, before dissolving into giggles again.
Danny looked at Steve, who was looking back in equal horror. Both men jumped to their feet and beat a hasty retreat to the bathroom.
Chin looked at his cousin, “You couldn’t have fibbed?”
Kono shrugged as she calmed, “This leaves more for us.”
“Truer words, cuz,” Chin agreed, as he reached for another ball.
FIN
A/N: Yes, apparently most jellyfish are edible and I have found recipes that prove this…including the jellyfish tempura although jellyfish is normally used in lieu of lettuce in salads given its genetic makeup. I.e. being mostly water.
Author: Mneme2434
Characters/Pairings: Danny, Steve, Chin, Kono
Word Count: 500
Prompt: Jellyfish
Rating: G
Genre: Gen
Warnings: Not beta'd. All mistakes are mine.
Spoilers: None
Summary: Sometimes learning the truth about something isn’t a good thing.
Disclaimer: Not mine.
A/N: I feel the need to include an author’s note here for two reasons. One, again, the summary (while accurate) makes it seem like this drabble lends itself to angst. It doesn’t…at all. Two…there is possibly a bit of a squick factor…just a small one.
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“What have you got there?”
Danny looked down at the tray in his hand and shrugged, “Don’t really know. My neighbor keeps giving them to me. I like them, but the last batch was double. Thought I’d share.”
Steve looked at Chin and Kono before looking back at Danny, “You are willingly offering to share food? Are you sick?”
Danny’s look made it obvious he was unimpressed with the joke, “Funny. Keep it up, McGarrett, and I’ll keep them to myself.”
“No, no, by all means, share,” Steve said, waving his arms, “I don’t say no to free food unless I can’t pronounce it. You two?”
Kono smiled, “I’m up for food.”
Chin nodded in agreement and Danny sighed as if put upon before setting the tray on the table. He grabbed one of the little deep fried balls and popped it into his mouth, “They have a great flavor.”
Kono plucked up one of the balls and looked at it for a moment before taking a bite. Her eyes widened fractionally and ate the rest in one bite.
“What?” Steve asked, warily. The other two may not have caught her look, but Steve had always been wary of new foods because of the places he had been and had been watching her carefully.
She shook her head and grabbed another ball, “Tempura! I haven’t had these in a really long time. Not since Great-Gramma Leilani was alive.”
Chin’s hand snapped out at those words to grab a fistful, “Man I missed these.”
Danny watched with avid curiosity as the two cousins practically devoured the tray before he turned to Steve, “You going to have a couple before they disappear?”
Steve reached out tentatively and took one of the little balls. He eyed it, taking in the sesame seeds and that the ball wasn’t solid, but looked to be pasta or something similar rolled into the shape of a ball. He took a small and then promptly shoved the rest in his mouth, “What is this?”
Chin looked at Kono, who giggled and held up her hands. Chin sighed, “Its tempura. Well, the batter is a tempura sesame batter. The main ingredient however…” He trailed off.
Kono’s giggles turned to full fledged laughter that had Steve and Danny smiling, even though they didn’t get the joke, “Would one of you just spit it out already?”
Danny had a feeling by the laughter that he wasn’t going to like what he was about to hear. He had been eating the things since he moved into his new place and wasn’t sure he wanted a guilty pleasure ruined.
“Jellyfish!” Kono choked out, before dissolving into giggles again.
Danny looked at Steve, who was looking back in equal horror. Both men jumped to their feet and beat a hasty retreat to the bathroom.
Chin looked at his cousin, “You couldn’t have fibbed?”
Kono shrugged as she calmed, “This leaves more for us.”
“Truer words, cuz,” Chin agreed, as he reached for another ball.
FIN
A/N: Yes, apparently most jellyfish are edible and I have found recipes that prove this…including the jellyfish tempura although jellyfish is normally used in lieu of lettuce in salads given its genetic makeup. I.e. being mostly water.