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[akapeanut]

[Someone's feeling nostalgic.]

Hey, uh, did anyone here ever go to one of those...waffle houses? Like, back home?

[This is so awkward. Bluh. Why is she even doing this?

Oh well.]

Do you think we could...I dunno, make one...here? Maybe a German one?

[Okay that's enough embarrassing awkwardness. She shuts the feed off.]

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[eatsyourscience.livejournal.com]

[That's because he hates you if you're not food.]

Do you think building one will be the same?

[akapeanut.livejournal.com]

[Wow, that sounds like an eating disorder, man.]

I dunno. It'd give me something to do, though.

[eatsyourscience.livejournal.com]

[Souji is food-sexual.]

You could build a miniature one. I know someone who's good at stuff like that.

[akapeanut.livejournal.com]

[Let's call it what it is: food-rapist.]

Like a model?

[Hm.]

I guess that's an idea. Who's your friend?

[eatsyourscience.livejournal.com]

[That food was totally asking for it!]

His name's Kanji. He's really good with his hands. He usually makes stuffed animals and stuff, but I've seen him build other things, too.

[akapeanut.livejournal.com]

[No bagels are safe.]

Oh. I've talked to him.

...He doesn't seem the type to make stuffed animals.

[eatsyourscience.livejournal.com]

[Thanks for loading me up with THAT image.]

He's a surprising guy.

[akapeanut.livejournal.com]

[:D]

I guess.

[...]

So is he...?

[eatsyourscience.livejournal.com]

No. His family owns a textiles business so he grew up around that kind of thing.

[akapeanut.livejournal.com]

Oh. Interesting.

[And kind of weird.]

...Where are you guys from, again?

[eatsyourscience.livejournal.com]

Japan. It's a small town called Inaba.

[akapeanut.livejournal.com]

Huh. You guys strike me as big city dudes.

[Because of the weirdness.]

[eatsyourscience.livejournal.com]

I'm from Tokyo originally, but Kanji's always lived in Inaba.

[akapeanut.livejournal.com]

Right.

Well, I guess I'll ask him for help. You can help too, if you want.

[eatsyourscience.livejournal.com]

Sure. That might be fun.

My name's Souji.

[akapeanut.livejournal.com]

George. Nice to meet you.

[eatsyourscience.livejournal.com]

You too, George.

Um...what does a Waffle House look like?

[akapeanut.livejournal.com]

Uh.

Hang on a sec.

[She gets some paper and a pen and draws what she can remember of the interior (http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_BKojl4WgoWM/S_B_9vNiYkI/AAAAAAAABmA/FV4nN7Op1FI/s1600/der-waffle-haus.jpg).]

[eatsyourscience.livejournal.com]

[He waits and looks at it quietly when she finishes.]

I think we could figure out how to reproduce that.

[akapeanut.livejournal.com]

Yeah?

[She smiles a little. This is kinda exciting...]

[eatsyourscience.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Building models isn't too hard, and I think this is the same idea. We just don't have a template made ahead of time.

[akapeanut.livejournal.com]

Cool.