Character Story 1: Once More, The Sweet Smell of White Rice
Scene: A restaurant in Landsol.
Pecorine
Welcome! How many guests for your party?
Pecorine
One? And may I ask if you smoke?
Pecorine
Understood! I'll bring you right to your seat! This way, this way!
Pecorine
... Huh?
Pecorine
Hmm... I feel like I've seen you before, somewhere...?
Pecorine
Ah? You're that nice person who gave me that yummy fresh-cooked rice earlier!
Pecorine
That means you're -- the Prince of Rice...
Pecorine
Eh? You're not the Prince of Rice? But that was what you were called, wasn't it?
Pecorine
Sorry, I don't really remember anything besides the rice...!
Pecorine
Hee hee. But the rice was really good!
Pecorine
I'll never forget that kindness! Thank you so much, I love you! I'll also properly remember your name, no problem!
Pecorine
Ahh, I'm so happy that we got to meet again in a place like this! Surely, this must be fate!
Pecorine
By the way, lately, I've been working part-time in this restaurant.
Pecorine
For certain reasons, I've been traveling a lot, so I'm always short on money.
Pecorine
Because of this, I come back to Landsol pretty regularly and work in places like these to cover my travel expenses.
Pecorine
And if I work in restaurants like this, I even get free meals for the staff...
Pecorine
O-Oh, oops. I've been so happy to see you, that I've just been talking to you this entire time.
Pecorine
And you're hardly reacting at all, are you? It's so dull! Um, you do remember me, right?
Pecorine
Eh, Pecorine...? Have I been given that kind of nickname?
Pecorine
Hee hee -- cute, isn't it? Pecorine... I think I kind of like it!
Pecorine
Then, about that other little girl... The one who let me eat my fill of that tasty rice, and didn't even complain about it!
Pecorine
Wouldn't that make her, the Princess of Rice?
Pecorine
Hmm? Not the Princess of Rice, but Kokkoro?
Pecorine
Ahh... Sorry. When my stomach is growling, I'm especially bad at remembering things!
Pecorine
Because there isn't enough circulation in my brain, so I just space out!
Pecorine
Forgetting someone's name -- that really is the height of rudeness, isn't it? Sorry!
Pecorine's stomach growls.
Pecorine
Ooh... I've talked so long that my stomach became empty! I'm sooo hungry...
Pecorine
I need to take in more calories! Please, let me eat something... It doesn't matter what, any sort of organic matter will do!
Yuuki
1. "You're always hungry, huh."
2. "Could I sit down?"
Option 1.
Pecorine
Uh-huh! Because I'm the one with the growling stomach, Pecorine!
Pecorine
It sounds even more real than my real name -- it really suits me! Wonderful, huh! ☆
Option 2.
Pecorine
Oh, that's right, that's right! I'm sorry! I was chatting so cheerfully, I didn't realize that we were just standing here talking!
Pecorine
Ooh, they're going to dock my pay for this! Terrible, huh!
End of branches.
Yuuki and Pecorine go to a table.
Pecorine
This way! Please, sit down. Here's the menu!
Pecorine
This restaurant's seafood is super awesome -- better than anywhere else! I recommend it!
Pecorine
Hee hee... I heard that the seafood comes from a really faraway ocean, and they use magic to preserve the freshness as they ship it via express horse cart!
Pecorine
Sea urchin is especially tasty, sea urchin... I really want some... Ah, I'm drooling...
Pecorine
Ah, what's wrong? Is something the matter?
Pecorine
Eh, you don't know what you should do?
Pecorine
Could it be that this is the first time you've been to this kind of restaurant? So your head's totally empty when it comes to ordering food?
Pecorine
I understand. My first few times, I also had trouble.
Pecorine
I thought that if I just sat down, the food would just automatically come over to me.
Pecorine
... Hmm? Could it be that you can't read?
Pecorine
In our country, the literacy rate is pretty much 100 percent. But I guess illiterate people still exist...
Pecorine
I understand. Then, let me help you order!
Pecorine
Just think of it as me repaying you for helping me when I was starving back there.
Pecorine
Though, a little thing like that probably isn't enough to count as repayment...
Pecorine
Hee hee. Let me sit next to you, then. Excuse me!
Pecorine
The menu only has text on it, so it must be hard to understand, huh. It would be better if there were pictures.
Pecorine
Well, is there anything in particular you want to eat? Should I describe them one by one?
Pecorine
Hee hee! This one is fatty tuna -- it's tender, sweet, and ridiculously tasty...
Pecorine
Oh, by the way, what's your budget?
Pecorine
This restaurant is pretty classy, so if you order too much, you could wind up emptying out your wallet! That would be pretty terrible!
Pecorine
... Eh? You don't have a single coin on you? Then why did you come in here...?
Pecorine
Uh huh... Because you were drawn in by the tasty smell?
Pecorine
Just like a wild animal, huh? How cute!
Pecorine
I get it! Then, this time, I'll cover it for you!
Pecorine
Today just happens to be my pay day, so my purse is all full!
Pecorine
Just think of it as me repaying you for earlier, for real! No need to be polite -- we'll order a bunch of my favorite stuff to eat!
Pecorine
Ahh, which one should we order...!
Pecorine
In fact, my shift is ending in just a little bit, so let's have dinner together. Let's bond over a nice meal!
Pecorine
Of course, if it's okay with you, that is...
Pecorine
Hee hee. Food really does taste better when you're sharing it with another person.