heaven / jiaoqiu

[midway]

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[midway]

[ Watches him sniff in fascination. ]

I may have sampled a pastry or two. They're not bad. Certainly richer than I'm used to nowadays.

[fried]

I'm afraid I won't be able to taste any of these.

[ puts down a cupcake. ]

You'll have to enjoy them for me. Richer than you're used to, hm?

[midway]

...?

Can't eat wheat?

[fried]

[ gluten free furry ]

No, I mean that literally. I can eat them, but I lost most of my sense of taste a long time ago.

[midway]

[ claude: of course... foxes are carnivores ]

Oh. [ His brows lift. ] I'm sorry to hear it. It seems it hasn't dampened your love of a meal, however.

[fried]

[ he waves a hand. ]

No apologies needed, you're right. I do still enjoy food as I can. And even if I didn't, good food is important for your health.

[midway]

How do you enjoy it then?

[ Looks at all the pastries again. ]

[fried]

By turning up the heat.

[ spice spice baby ]

[midway]

[ Laughs. ]

That is one way to do it... What else?

[fried]

Sharing a meal with a friend is my preferred method. I don't mind the lack of taste when I know someone else is enjoying it.

[midway]

I can't disagree with you there. Most things are better with company.

[ He will take a pastry. ]

There's more to food than just taste though. Texture, temperature... Plenty still to look forward to.

[fried]

[ eh, why the hell not, he'll take one too. he's one of those people who licks all the frosting off of a pastry or cupcake before he eats the cake part. claude can probably see he's very deliberate about his movements as he does this, for some reason. slower than normal. ]

I have an active imagination, too, and I remember what they taste like just fine, despite my old age.

[midway]

Old age? You look like a spring chicken from where I'm standing.

[ Watches this. ]

Checking for poison?

[fried]

I've gotten that sentiment a lot today...

[ he says, ear flicking. nobody believes him when he says he's old!! ]

Hm? Oh - haha. Yes, you've caught me. [ a beat. ] Old habits die hard.

[midway]

It's a common concern when you can't taste if your food has been tampered with.

[ Gives him a sympathetic smile. Also... ]

Is your species long lived?

[ HE'S JUST GONNA ASK... IT'S NOT RACIST TO ASK RIGHT ]

[fried]

[ HELP no it's not racist to ask, he doesn't mind. he's gotten weirder questions. ]

It is. Foxians often live to around three hundred or so. This is apparently very unusual to a lot of you.

[midway]

Whoa, yeah. I've never heard of a race that can live longer than a hundred years.

... Granted, I don't know if anything other than humans exist in my world.

[ lol ]

[fried]

Haha, you don't know? Have you not traveled far?

[midway]

I'd say I'm actually one of the more travelled people that I know, but that's only across two continents.

But I've never heard of anything other than humans and animals.

[fried]

It must've been a surprise to show up here and see me and the brothers.

[midway]

I didn't want to seem too obvious about it, but yeah.

Not to mention Charlie has a tail too.