adventurous_logs | Indulgence is the name of the game

“It’s called rye bread! It’s made from rye flour instead of wheat, and it’s flavored with caraway seeds. It has a very assertive flavor, so it matches well with strongly flavored foods.”

"It's good! I kinda wish we kinda had this bread back home." Apple exchanged a look with Amelie. That kind of protective look.

They had an idea that Megumin came from a harsh world. Apple hadn't missed the "extra' cutie mark on Megumin's flank. The barcode. Which was disturbing to say the least.

Yeah, Amelie hasn’t missed the barcode either. There’s a lot of implications there, and Amelie likes none of them. But this isn’t the time for that. This is the time for finishing the hash!

“Alright, it’s a plan! After we finish, I’ll buy a camera, and then there’s a crepe stand I think you’ll like.”

"All right! Thanks for the extra food." And Megumin continued eating, finishing her food with several well sized bites.

Apple giggled as she finished her food and licked her lips. "Delicious."

Leaving some bits on the table for a tip, Amelie collects the check and walks over to the counter to pay. It doesn’t take very long, and then the trio is on their way.

“Oh, right, Megumin, I’ve been meaning to ask - sometimes I see your eyes glowing, is that a spell?”

"Hmm? Oh, no, that's all natural. Crimson Demons have glowing red eyes and we can sort of shut it on and off if we want to. But for the most part, I just let it glow whenever."

Which was more odd when she had to get up for the bathroom and spooked Spike.

"It's a very nice color," said Apple with a nod.

Amelie nods in agreement.

“It is! Too bad it’s not something I can learn, though, it would have been nice to have a way to avoid tripping over things when it’s dark at night.”

"Well it's not an entire enhancement like seeing in the dark, but it does flare up once in a while when I'm casting spells." said Megumin.

"Ah, I see. But I've seen it cast light sometimes." said Apple.

"True." replied Megumin. "I guess I can see a little better at night because of it."

“Night vision would be nice...my eyes are one of the things I can’t change, so I can’t just give myself cat eyes.”

Amelie pauses to look around.

“Oh, there it is! Give me a moment, s’il vous plait, I shall be right back!”

With that, she walks right into the little corner store.

"So wait, she was born with those heart pupils?" asked Megumin of Apple but Apple giggled.

"Not quite, but I like them like that." she admitted.

"Ah. Okay. At least it's a nice day out." Megumin stretched out a little as she said, "Amelie is really nice. I mean, nicer than my friends back home at least. But I kinda miss the danger."

Amelie’s in and out quite quickly, disposable camera in hoof. Once she’s back with the other two, she opens up a portal hoop and drops several duplicate cameras into it before making it vanish. Creating another hoop in front of them, she widens it up, connects it, and steps through, waving at Megumin and Apple to follow her.

“This way!”

Megumin and Apple follow as Apple says, "What's our next stop?"

"Yeah, there's going to be more food right?" asked Megumin.

Rather than answer them directly, Amelie lets her actions speak for her as she trots over to a small food cart, smiling brightly.

“Bonjour! One mascarpone and strawberry, one chocolate hazelnut, s’il vous plait?”

The old stallion running the cart grins broadly before setting to work, and it’s only a minute later that Amelie floats him some bits before gently levitating two crepes stuffed with delicious looking fillings over.

“This is just something light to nibble on before we have brunch - Megumin gets one, and then Apple and I can split the other.”

Which one would you like, Megumin?

Megumin licked her lips in thought as she said, "The chocolate one. It looks so good, and I remember my first taste of chocolate quite well."

"Sounds good to me, I wouldn't mind some fruit for now." Said Apple, giggling.

Amelie nods, giggling a little herself, as she floats the chocolate crepe over to Megumin. Trotting over to Apple’s side, she places a light kiss on her neck before floating the mascarpone-strawberry crepe in front of them. There’s a slight pause as she opens up another hoop.

“I thought we could enjoy the scenery while we ate this time?”

The view beyond the hoop is of a broad, smoothly flowing river somewhere in a deep forest.

"Oh this is definitely worth the view." Apple picked up a fork and cut a piece up before offering it to Amelie. "Aaaaah~!" She exclaimed.

Megumin blushed and looked away for a moment before busying herself with the food. "Cute..." she remarked.

Yes. Yes they are.

“Ahhh~”

Amelie, naturally, is more than happy to feed and be fed by Apple, although she is deliberately sloppy on her turn, a corner of the crepe touching briefly against the corner of Apple’s mouth.

Naturally, Amelie leans in and kisses her clean.

Apple giggled as Megumin turned a bit red and busied herself with her crepe, thinking about how her friends would act in this situation and realizing it wasn't normal. But that was her friends. This was like... adorable girlfriends and their little sister.

They will, thankfully, keep it in check for exactly that reason. Amelie does have some limits, after all.

But, yes, Amelie did in fact take this to a forest in the middle of nowhere specifically so Megumin can look at nice scenery instead of the two of them, because the whole ‘food and conversation’ thing they had going previously is not happening right now.

And the scenery is really nice too, as Megumin shared her food with a little bird who hopped onto her forearm. It was nice and peaceful, as Apple fed and kissed back Amelie with a giggle.

Eventually, of course, the crepe is gone. Amelie looks both happy and smug at how it was managed.

"And with that bit of light exercise finished, it's time for brunch!"

There's a slight pause as she takes out the camera and snaps a photo of the river before opening another hoop.

"Neigh Orleans, here we come!"

"All right, let's go!" Cheered Megumin, finished with her crepe as she follows the pair behind into Neigh Orleans.

The town looks busy as always, as she whistled. "Nice. Where to?"

"Honey Dazzler's in the Prench Quarter!"

A slight pause.

"I still can't believe there's an even worse name for Kalos than France. And it's a pun, too."

Amelie hates puns.

"Punny," remarked Megumin, getting a giggle from Apple as she followed behind.

"Is it always festive here?" asked Apple. "Or is it a holiday? One of many?"

Amelie takes a second to direct an exaggerated frown at Megumin for that - she really hates puns - before replying to Apple.

"I think a little of both? There's a city a little like this back in my world, but I ended up in Waverly Bay before I was ready to go there. And the weird automatic translation thing that comes with being in another world for some reason means I can't even finish learning English for when we get there."

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