expiationlogs | then new life has lumps

You need vegetables! And meat! Or fish, since we're on the water. It's important to have a balanced diet.

[ No, he's not, but she's also curious- ]

What's "ramen?"

[she's not the first person he's had to explain ramen to, otherwise he might have been surprised.]

It's a noodle dish. Kind of...comfort food.

[ Sandry likes new things so that excites her. ]

Oh, I'd love to try it! We don't have many noodles where I live, but I've had them before on my travels. Can you make it for me?

Ehhh, it probably wouldn't be very good if I made it from scratch...I guess I could look for premade at the store. I hear they're carrying more goods than ever now.

Oh, it's something you can eat premade? I hope they have it here, I would love to try something from your world.

[ She really, really wants to try this now. ]

Maybe after we eat cookies we can go look for some!

It's not as good as the real thing, but it's good enough for a snack.

[he shrugs, he's not super into instant ramen but he can see how it might be novel for her.]

Sure, I'm about done here anyway.

[ Sandry claps her hands and begins putting away the tea and cookies, clearly eager to see if ramen exists. ]

What's the difference between it and the real thing?

Processed noodles and powdered flavoring instead of actual noodles and meat and stuff.

[he rises from his seated position as it seems she wants to go right now.]

[ She does, indeed, want to go right now. This is very exciting. ]

You'll have to point out the differences if we find them in the store.

There's a store not too far from here. [relatively, anyway.] We can check there if you want.

[ Sandry is all packed up and ready to go, dusting any dust off her dress. ]

I'll follow you! Oh I do hope they have it. We can go eat it at my house afterwards.

[so kakashi leads her to the nearest grocery store, no doubt filling the time with small talk and etc.

once in the store he heads for the soup section, and sure enough there is a small display of various instant ramen flavors. beef, chicken, spicy shrimp, the works.]

So they do have it, after all.

[ Sandry can make a conversation out of nowhere so the small talk definitely flowed while they walked.

Once in front of the shelves, Sandry picks up one of the ramen flavors and looks it over before putting it back and picking up a second. They seem unremarkable but she's no expert! ]

Which do you recommend? Is there a better one than others?

Well, beef is the classic, so...

[he shrugs. that might be the most authentic experience?]

I don't think any of them are particularly offensive. Just go with flavors you like.

[ Sandry nods resolutely. ]

Then I'll try beef!

[ She picks up the package and turns it around, examining it. ]

You said it's soup, right? Is the soup inside?

It's dehydrated. You have to add hot water to it at home.

[hopefully sandry has a kettle.]

[ Hearing that she gives it a little shake and sure enough, can hear a dry rattle inside. ]

Then, let's go pay and bring them back to my house!

[ And so they paid for their food and made their way to Sandry's house.

Once there she unlocks the door and let's him into a simple one bedroom. There's a small kitchen with a pot and pan, and also a kettle. Non-electric, of course. They room they're in has a table with some chairs, and a piece of cloth on the table. The cloth is only about a foot wide and five feet long, with two large blocks, one yellow and one rust colored, with a border of white surrounding each block. It's an awkward shape to be anything particular, but the colored blocks almost seem to ripple when caught from the corner of the eye. There's also a spinning wheel on one side of the room with a stool and covered basket. Overall it's a very simple room.

Sandry immediately begins filling the kettle with water. ]

How much water will we need?

[kakashi glances around the studio, appreciating the simplicity of it. he likes to keep a simple, clean space himself so the neatness is also appreciated.]

Usually about a cup, I think. Check the back of the package.

[ Sandry stops filling the kettle and picks up the package, examining it carefully. ]

It says... "fill to line inside."

[ She opens the package, examining the inside carefully. ]

Oh, I see.

[ She goes back to the kettle and looks inside, decides there's enough water, and sets it on a lit burner on the stove. ]

I'm quite excited! Do you eat this often?

I don't have the instant stuff very often. There's this ramen stall my sensei likes to go to after missions, though. So I guess you could say I have it...regularly.

[ Sandry beams at him. ]

That sounds like a lovely tradition. Could you tell me about your sensei?

Minato-sensei? Well, he's a genius. And a powerful shinobi, obviously. He might even be the most powerful in the village.

[honestly that's probably not the kind of thing sandry was hoping for in a description but of course that's kakashi's priorities on show.]

[ Good enough! ]

He sounds incredible! How often do you go on missions together? Do you have any fellow students?

All the time. With the war and all, we're on missions weekly or even more than that.

[he sniffs, as though he's going to argue whether he's a "student" or not, but ultimately he decides to let it go. he is an apprentice, after all.]

I have two teammates. They're not as highly ranked as me but we work together well enough.

[ Sandry smiles. ]

I'm glad you have teammates. It's important to have companions! I learned with three other mages and we grew to be siblings.

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i'm so sorry for the long wait, i had a work trip 🙏