keychained | 010; [video/action for route 32 outside Union]

[video, glorious video. Sora's finally gotten his 'gear fixed after a week of texting and learning how to make smiley faces with symbols, and although he has to admit the smiley faces are pretty cool, he's much happier to be able to talk to the network face-to-face. sort of face-to-face. he's feeling a lot better, too.]

[so there's a very groggy kid opening up a feed today. it looks like he's just woken up from a fantastic nap, because he has some equally fantastic bedhead: the smaller spikes that usually go every which way are actually almost entirely flattened against his face on one side, and the bigger ones have sort of lost their vaguely coherent shape. it's quite a sight, really, and Sora doesn't seem to realize he has it.]

... Hey. Uh. I got a list of names from everybody who signed up to help with food for the festival from Nurse Joy. If you're still interested, the restaurants in your town would be happy to have you help! And if you were thinking about selling some kind of food from back home at a booth, they've all agreed to let you use their kitchens to make it. You just need to let them know in advance.

-- Oh yeah! Are any of you interested in running booths? If so, what kind?

[Sora pauses here, instinctively rubbing his eyes. as fantastic of a nap that was, he really hasn't been getting enough sleep out here on route 32.]

Ven? Where are you guys? We're just outside Union Cave. And--

[he turns away from the 'gear to address someone off screen. behold, spiky bedhead in all of its majesty!]

Riku! I've got something for you!

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[Oh hey, yeah...Souji remembers signing up for helping with food back in Cherrygrove.]

You also running the festival with Ven?

Yup! Did you sign up for something, ah--

[pauses for a minute as he glances at his list.]

Souji Seta. I signed up for help with food a while back.

Nice to meet you, Souji! My name's Sora.

[he trails his finger down the list-- aha! here you are.]

What city were you going to be in, again? I need someone to try out and pick the kinds of foods the restaurants are gonna serve at the food booths.

Nice to meet you too, Sora. [He nods his head in greeting. No hand shakes over gears.]

I'll be in Violet City in a few days, so you just want me to taste test everything?

If you don't mind? I'm gonna be doing the same once we get back, but I can't do it by myself.

[as much as he likes to think of himself as a connoisseur, Sora is really more accurately a garbage disposal.]

No, I don't mind. I'm used to taste testing, so I'll help you along.

[And when he means taste testing, he means going into his fridge and eating stuff like science projects and expired food. Awww yeah.]

Thanks! Are you a chef or something?

[because why else would Souji be experienced in taste testing? and-- wow, protag, you must have a stomach of reinforced steel.]

[He shakes his head.]

I cook a little, but nothing more.

[Yeah, he's not going to tell you about his fridge eating experiences until you drag it out of him, and a stomach of reinforced steel comes with the whole Persona business. Feels good, man.]

... So you test other people's cooking, then?

Yeah, mostly. That and normally whatever I find in my fridge.

[He shrugs.]

You must have a pretty varied palate! What's the weirdest thing you ever ate?

Er...I guess...some grass from my cousin's science project...To be honest, I have no idea why I did that...

... ... ... Was it any good?

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