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Lydia Bennet ([personal profile] mustbeawitch) wrote2025-05-01 09:46 am
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Charming Elephant, Baltimore, Maryland, Thursday Evening

Did Lydia know where Laos was, or anything about its food? Not at all! But the photos on the website of Charming Elephant looked delightful, and wasn't that what really mattered? Cute photos of your food for social media?

Hopefully someone in the Supper Club would know something about Laos. Maybe. With this bunch the odds were not strong.

Welcome to Supper Club, everyone!
pun_king: (thoughtful fingers to chin)

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[personal profile] pun_king 2025-05-01 03:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Graham was in a bit of a pickle. Well, not literally. That would be...weird (but delicious!). But he should have figured his last Thursday before Graduation would be an Open Mic night, leaving him to have to struggle to choose between that or dropping in one more time on the Supper Club!

He was pretty sure Charlie and Stewart would understand that he could easily arrange to hit up more Open Mics. And he'd been to more, too! And the place was called Charming Elephant???

Charlie and Stewart would definitely understand!

And so he was here this time, already eagerly pursuing the menu and trying to decide between way too many options.
pun_king: (hey! that's pretty great!)

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[personal profile] pun_king 2025-05-01 04:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Graham was, however, about to be terribly disappointed to learn that there was no actual Charming Elephant employed at the establishment, alas.

But for now, he was all smiles as he lifted his cap and met Lydia with a cloak-sweeping bow. "Good evening, Miss Bennet! And thank you! Glad I was able to make it."

His grin grew even more once his cap was fitted back into place.

"And how are you? Looking forward to yet another excellent supper?"
pun_king: (back of head rub)

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[personal profile] pun_king 2025-05-01 07:08 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh," said Graham, "I'm alright."

Which was a much less enthusiastic answer than one might expect from him, really. There was still a smile on his face, big and bright, but he blinked in a way that might betray him to a keen observer who knew him well.

"Graduation's this weekend! So I'll be heading back to my nightly duties again soon! It's been nice to come back and finish up school, but Daventry and adventure awaits! So I'm really glad to get through chance to drop in on one more Supper Club, but if I find myself with a free Thursday, I might try to drop in again!"
pun_king: (hand lifted talking)

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[personal profile] pun_king 2025-05-01 08:29 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh, well," Graham seemed more than happy to explain and break it down for Lydia, "I'm still a junior knight, you see, so that means I split my time between guard duty and proper quests, although they're only the local ones so far. Eventually, when I've earned my title a little more, then I might be given quests that venture out into the surrounding areas, maybe even further! Usually, they stick me on either moat duty, or wellness checks, and that's pretty much going around the kingdom to check in with everyone and see how they're doing, making sure none of the gnomes or leprechauns or bridge trolls are giving them any trouble. Oh! And fetching the goat when he gets out of his pen, which happens a lot actually!"
thatwaslucky: (do tell)

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[personal profile] thatwaslucky 2025-05-01 04:54 pm (UTC)(link)
"Looking at anything in particular?" Rey asked.
pun_king: (hey! that's pretty great!)

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[personal profile] pun_king 2025-05-01 05:01 pm (UTC)(link)
"You mean besides the Charming Elephant themselves?" asked Graham, brows lifted as he settled back down on his heels after straining to see further into the restaurant to try to spot the creature. Maybe you didn't get to meet them until after you ordered? He supposed he'd find out!

But he shifted that out of his brain and smiled at Rey. "Definitely the Pad Kapow!"

Of course, he said it with all the emphasis it deserved.

"I gotta try something with a name like that! How about you? What's looking good to you?"
thatwaslucky: (profile talking)

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[personal profile] thatwaslucky 2025-05-01 05:38 pm (UTC)(link)
"You do! had pad Thai before, but never a cheesy version, so I might have to try it," she said. "I haven't seen it anywhere else so it may not be common."
pun_king: (eager and hopeful)

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[personal profile] pun_king 2025-05-01 07:20 pm (UTC)(link)
"All the more reason to give it a try!" Graham agreed with a confident nod. "I also tried to find something that might be fun to share with the cook in the barracks back home! I think the other knights and guards would get a kick out of it, and it'll be something pretty and different that they probably haven't seen before! Ooh, that reminds me, I should check out the desserts, too, and see if there's anything to tell Wente about! He's Daventry's baker, and really creative, and makes the biggest," his arms swept out wide around him to give Rey a good idea of just how big, "pastries you've ever seen!"
thatwaslucky: (gonna be fine)

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[personal profile] thatwaslucky 2025-05-01 07:42 pm (UTC)(link)
"Impressive," she said, smiling. "I know the mango sticky rice is good, but it's not a pastry. I think the roti might be, though?"
pun_king: (sincere smile)

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[personal profile] pun_king 2025-05-01 08:30 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'll have to check out the roti, then!" Graham decided. "And then see about getting Wente to make some, but really big! I bet he could do something good with mango sticky rice, too, although I'd probably need to bring him some mangos. We don't have those in Daventry."
chef_chocobro: ((older) hand to hip)

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[personal profile] chef_chocobro 2025-05-01 03:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Ignis' knowledge of a particular area's culinary offering were dependant on three main factors: whether he'd been there, if it produced coffee, and if it produced wine. And, considering Laos had an incredibly robust coffee industry known for quality....well...

He would certainly be prepared for question.

He was always prepared, of course.

Although he might like some coffee first.
chef_chocobro: ((older) smile and slight headtilt)

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[personal profile] chef_chocobro 2025-05-01 05:12 pm (UTC)(link)
"Believe me, Miss Bennet," Ignis drawled with a faintly amused huff, considering the reasons for missing a few of the last ones, "as am I. But thank you, as always. How are you this evening?"
chef_chocobro: ((older) scarred side)

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[personal profile] chef_chocobro 2025-05-01 05:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, there had been a plane-devouring entity with a habit of descending people into madness and their worst fears, and Ignis had nearly died several times, but Miss Vess's ex truly was the worst part of it all, so, yes. Miserable, really.

"I...do," he responded, with a bit of a cautious edge, since those plans involved things he was not so readily discussing in the open quite yet. "Unfortunately, though, it won't be teaching. With everything that happened over the past month, I'll be rather engaged back on Innistrad, helping to do what I can with the reconstruction efforts. The plane is in a bit of chaos at this moment, and no surprise there. It was, after all, almost devoured..."

Nice, normal supper conversational topics, truly.
chef_chocobro: ((older) hand to neck)

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[personal profile] chef_chocobro 2025-05-01 06:51 pm (UTC)(link)
To be quite fair to Lydia, Ignis was leaving out the whole 'cavorting with and winning favor of vampires' part, which had the chance of being considerably more interesting.

"Quite," he confirmed, "as was the entity Emrakul. Granted, it was not larger than the plane itself, of course, but I imagine there was some sort of internal void sort of situation going on..."

Somewhere back on the island, Eleanor Zarrin felt her ears burning and couldn't explain why.

"...or it could also likely grow in size as it did with power the more it consumed, until it was indeed large enough to overtake everything with ease."
chef_chocobro: ((older) scarred side)

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[personal profile] chef_chocobro 2025-05-01 08:13 pm (UTC)(link)
"Through a bit of powerful mind magic," Ignis noted, "I was actually able to see this creature, and I can confirm that hideous is a very apt description. However, defeated, unfortunately, is not. Contained would be more appropriate, although once we realized that was the way to finally...well, defeat now seems a bit optimistic, so we'll say prevent her from entirely destroying Innistrad...I had inconveniently turned into a carbuncle and Liliana was also a bit indisposed, so everything after that moment, is all from hearsay from the others who were involved."
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[personal profile] thatwaslucky 2025-05-01 05:41 pm (UTC)(link)
"And how are you this week?" Rey greeted him.
chef_chocobro: ((older) big smile)

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[personal profile] chef_chocobro 2025-05-01 06:39 pm (UTC)(link)
"Miss Skywalker," Ignis greeted her with a nod. "Quite well, thank you. And yourself? Looking forward to this week's cuisine?"
thatwaslucky: (tiny smile)

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[personal profile] thatwaslucky 2025-05-01 06:55 pm (UTC)(link)
"Always. I haven't had anything I didn't like so far." Her standards were admittedly trash so anything would be good. "Do you know this one well?"
chef_chocobro: ((older) hand to chin thoughtful)

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[personal profile] chef_chocobro 2025-05-01 08:06 pm (UTC)(link)
"As with most of the places I haven't been quite yet," Ignis answered, "I know a fair amount more about its coffee than its food, but I understand it shares quite a bit in common with its southern neighbor of Thailand, which I've been exposed to a bit more. Distinctly different on its own accord, with many shared flavors and concepts, and a particular fondness for sticky rice, incidentally."
thatwaslucky: (just chilling)

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[personal profile] thatwaslucky 2025-05-01 03:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Remember last week when Rey knew exactly what she wanted? Yeah, that didn't last. But at least she had some idea of the type of food right now, which would make things easier.

She was here, she was in a good mood, she was pondering cheesy pad Thai.
thatwaslucky: (explaining)

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[personal profile] thatwaslucky 2025-05-01 04:12 pm (UTC)(link)
"I know it's in Asia. But I don't know much more than that," Rey said. "Sometimes I feel like I should do more grography research."
thatwaslucky: (tiny smile)

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[personal profile] thatwaslucky 2025-05-01 05:41 pm (UTC)(link)
"For very good reason," Rey smiled. "I always think I need to learn more when I hardly know my own galaxy."

Also at some point your brain reached learning capacity and then you fall down and go to sleep. Proven fact.
thatwaslucky: (up for discussion)

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[personal profile] thatwaslucky 2025-05-01 06:30 pm (UTC)(link)
"I've had to go back to somewhere that didn't have these things. It's an adjustment," she admitted. "But then you also take a suitcase full of the things you like to make better."
thatwaslucky: (sitting and listening)

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[personal profile] thatwaslucky 2025-05-01 07:44 pm (UTC)(link)
"You've never looked it up?" Rey asked.
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Re: Arrive and Mingle

[personal profile] fears_no_one 2025-05-01 06:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Was Flint half-expecting this establishment to be staffed by charming elephants? Yes. Look, the kitty cafe had been eye-opening and all bets had been off after the place on the island with the talking, dancing silverware.

"Good evening, everyone."
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[personal profile] fears_no_one 2025-05-01 06:23 pm (UTC)(link)
"I am not," Flint said, looking cheerful. "The beach reads are terrible, by the way."
fears_no_one: (small smirk)

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[personal profile] fears_no_one 2025-05-01 07:17 pm (UTC)(link)
"It is not me," Flint said. "Perhaps I will put them on sale!"

Groundbreaking thought for a book hoarder.
thatwaslucky: (okay)

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[personal profile] thatwaslucky 2025-05-01 06:22 pm (UTC)(link)
"Hello," Rey smiled. "How was getting here?"

She worried.
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[personal profile] fears_no_one 2025-05-01 06:42 pm (UTC)(link)
"I did not draw my sword," Flint said proudly.

Don't ask about the pistol.
thatwaslucky: (convincing)

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[personal profile] thatwaslucky 2025-05-01 06:58 pm (UTC)(link)
"Good for you." Don't volunteer information about the pistol. "How are you tonight, then?"
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Re: Arrive and Mingle

[personal profile] fears_no_one 2025-05-01 07:14 pm (UTC)(link)
"At a loss for what cuisine comes from Laos."

Which he was pronouncing like chaos.
thatwaslucky: (oh?)

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[personal profile] thatwaslucky 2025-05-01 07:48 pm (UTC)(link)
She did not correct him, she did not know.

"I know it's different from coy try to country, but they have similar things to other restaurants we've been to," she told him. "Which should be helpful for everyone."
fears_no_one: (say what now)

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[personal profile] fears_no_one 2025-05-01 10:56 pm (UTC)(link)
"Like noodles and chicken?" Flint asked hopefully.
chef_chocobro: ((older) smile and slight headtilt)

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[personal profile] chef_chocobro 2025-05-01 08:01 pm (UTC)(link)
"Captain Flint," Ignis said, offering a nod in his direction. "Always a pleasure. How has your week been treating you?"
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[personal profile] fears_no_one 2025-05-01 11:07 pm (UTC)(link)
"Very well," Flint said with a smile. "And yours?"