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Epic City: Starburst

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Epic City: Starburst

"Her name's Melissa if I'm not mistaken..." He said, getting his phone out. "I think I forgot to ask about all that other stuff..."

He had no idea what Jerry was going on about with the last part of that sentence but it seemed like generally good advice... He checked her name under his contacts to see he got it right. He considered texting her to ask about where the prom was and when it was, but he could probably ask those later. He would need to ask about when they were meeting up tomorrow though, but he had to finish cooking first.

"Could you wrap everything with foil? Don't do it too thick, and don't do the peas." He said, handing Jerry the bowl of mince with spices and onions mixed in.

Alto grabbed the kettle and filled it up with water. He unsealed the Vice Claw and hoisted the kettle up to his palm. He'd need to get a pot ready in the meantime, and he'd have to keep a bit of distance from Jerry because he was still hot.

"Oh actually, do you go to the movies often?" Alto asked. He didn't know many places to go and he didn't have any one specifically in mind. Maybe Jerry could make a suggestion.

@Regitnui

Epic City: Starburst

"Here." Alto said, shuffling through the back door holding up a bag full of groceries. "I'm making meatloaf tonight."

Jerry didn't have time to shop usually so Alto usually saved up what little money he got to do it instead. Having one less thing to worry about was always nice, and meatloaf was pretty simple. Just get some mince, mix it with bread blended up in a food processor, add some turmeric, salt, and pepper to taste, add onions, shape it into a loaf, and then bake it or steam it whichever way you wanted it.

"Do we still have a couple of potatoes left?" He said, moving over to the pantry.

There were 4 which was just about enough. He also took about a cup of frozen peas from the freezer. He was probably going to steam the loaf because he couldn't emulate an oven with the Vice Claw for something as big as a meatloaf right now. He'd been thinking of looking up how to make something like that online but he hadn't gotten around to it yet. To steam something he could use a flat colander in a big pot with a plate on the bottom so he could add more water to steam it with, and just place it on top of his palm and he'd just have to sit for a while as it cooked. He could roast the potatoes by wrapping them in foil and holding them in his hand, and the peas could be cooked by putting them in a bowl of hot water and covering it.

He'd already prepared the bread before he went out for the groceries, so all that was left was chopping the onions, assembling the loaf and foiling everything up.

"Oh yeah, I got invited to a prom today," He said as he started chopping onions. "What do you actually do, because I've never been in one."

@Regitnui

Epic City: Starburst

I'm gonna try as hard as possible to get Alto to misinterpret Melissa because he has no idea what being invited to prom actually means

Epic City: Starburst

Alto looked after her as she left, palm still upwards.

Didn't she say something about being normal?

There was paper right there so he thought it was kind of odd, but not that noteworthy. He went through the conversation they just had to try and figure out anything he missed. There was a big gaping hole in his knowledge that came with the word 'prom' because he'd only really heard how it was in passing. Well, mostly all he knew was that people went to it in formal attire and it was usually a significant event. He seemed to remember his mother watched some movies where a prom was featured prominently(note:ayyyyyy) but he was too young to remember anything about them.

They'd organized a date which he definitely knew about but she'd said something about being like normal people so he wasn't quite sure what tomorrow would entail. He didn't think she was too sure about what tomorrow would entail either.

"...Well, I guess I can just ask Jerry tonight." He said, leaning back in his chair.

@Regitnui

Epic City: Starburst

"Tomorrow sounds good..." He said, trailing off.

It'd been a long time since he went to the movies. He didn't really know what he wanted to watch... Maybe Ghost in the Shell? The rest of them were kind of mundane if you thought about how they compared to what some people saw on a daily basis. Maybe he should be considering what she wanted but he kind of wanted to watch Ghost in the Shell.

"I think I want to watch Ghost in the Shell," He said. "Are you going to want my phone number, by the way?"

@Regitnui

Epic City: Starburst

"Sure... I guess?" He said.

He didn't see the harm in it, and he didn't feel like he didn't want to. This wasn't really the first time he'd been asked something like this, but it was probably the first time someone had taken the time to ask like this. Basically it was the first time he'd met a person doing this who he didn't feel like saying no to, which sounded cold in writing but it was probably okay for now.

"I'm free most of the time, what'd be a good time for you?" He asked.

@Regitnui

Epic City: Starburst

Short post again. I got three injections today and my thumbs hurt from weeding so I don't think I can write too much more.

Epic City: Starburst

Alto wanted to chuckle a little bit but he felt like it'd be in bad taste. So she was older than him, but she felt younger. He felt like it was good to have time to be young and not have responsibility, but he was well beyond that stage already so maybe he just didn't know what it felt like on the other side.

"I'm 17 you know," He said with a small smile. "I'm younger than you, but I still don't feel like I have much time to be young left."

He wondered what kind of career trajectory he would've had if he'd grown up more normally. What would he be doing right now? There was always the possibility that he'd still be here in this very moment doing just about the same thing he was doing now but the difference between the possibilities were what he carried with him.

"Don't think too much about it," He said. "Just tell me what the date is and where I'm supposed to go."

@Regitnui

Epic City: Starburst

Alto felt there was a little more to it then what she said but as long as she didn't really have evil intentions then he was fine with whatever it was.

"Well, I'd be down for surprising people." He said, flashing a smile to boost her confidence a little.

Friends, huh? It was a shame to admit he didn't really have any. He used to before he got the Vice Claw and right after that he just became distant. He wasn't exactly in the business of making friends but maybe he should start.

"...Say, how old are you, actually?" He asked out of the blue.

@Regitnui