You like whales, too?

[talks_to_nisse]

WHO:  Kiku and Sindre
WHEN:  Tuesday, 30 November, late afternoon/early evening.
WHERE:  The grocery store
WHAT:  Reminiscing about foods from home

Comments

Is it edible? The Japanese will make it into sashimi.

[mystiklsushi]

"It's too bad, really..."

Lost in his thoughts as he was, Kiku did not think twice (or three or four times, as he usually would, were he more aware of himself) about answering the stranger's comment.

"Of course the same goes for horse meat...but whale would be rather nice to have in this weather."

He'd come to the grocery store on a run from the cafe. They'd somehow overlooked several things on the last order, and were now actually almost out of several key items on the menu. Not really trusting some of the butchers closer to home and the cafe, he preferred the slightly more commercial feel of plastic packing to butcher's paper. Besides, there was a certain convenience to this particular supermarket he couldn't quite explain. Of course, the Asian items were easier to find around home, but...

Ah.

The realization hit him that he'd just said something strange out loud.

"A-ahh--! P-pardon me just now!"

That's...so true.

[talks_to_nisse]

Whipping his head to the side, Sindre stared at the newcomer. It wasn't often that he was approached, nor his idle comments responded to. The situation turned even more odd when the stranger began apologizing for his actions. "It's fine," he offered, the slightest of questions in his tone. It wasn't as if the other had anything to apologize for.

"And I agree," he added in an attempt to make the other feel more at ease for speaking. "I've never had horse meat, but whale would be nice." He shook his head. "I don't get the American stigma towards eating certain animals. Meat is meat, and it's all acquired in the same way."

Re: That's...so true.

[mystiklsushi]

"I...I can somewhat see...the connection between things that are cute and things that should not be eaten, but..." He shuffled his shopping basket to the other arm, rolling words around in his head. The shopping list in his hand trembled a bit, showing off his unease at getting into a conversation with a stranger, albeit a stranger who also seemed to like whale meat. "Many of the animals that Americans eat are also cute. And....food is food."

Short post is short and late iamsosorry

[talks_to_nisse]

Nodding, Sindre looked away for a moment to ask for salmon, ignoring the dirty look the worker shot him. That reaction is why Sindre never brought up his taste for whale meat with Americans. Not worth the lecture that often followed. He'd be keeping an eye on what the man was doing with the meat.

Turning back to the man, Sindre responded, "I've never understood the cute logic. Being pleasing to the eye does not change the edibility of the creature. Or it's flavor. It's nice to now someone else..." he trailed off, realizing he had not caught the other's name. Nodding to him, he said, "I'm Sindre, by the way. Nice to meet you."