Indulgence is the name of the game - OPEN

[onaroll]

Who: Amelie and whoever wants to come
What: WORLD GOURMET TOUR
Where: Equestria

It's taken her the better part of a month to set up the transportation network, but Amelie finally has her hoops in pretty much every major city of Equestria now. She takes a moment to drop a message over the mirrors before finishing her preparations and stepping through a hoop to the center of town.

"Bonjour! This is Amelie; I was wondering if anyone wanted to join me for a little trip? I'll be going to various places using my portal hoops to sample the local cuisine; if anyone wants to join me I'll be in the center of town for the next half hour before I leave!"

Amelie is very much looking forward to spending an entire day traveling and eating, and that excitement is expressed quite clearly in her body language as she waits for anyone to show up.

Comments

[onaroll]

"Sometimes on my journey, Jeanne would find me some wild fennel - I'm kind of hopeless at foraging so the fact she knew what was safe to eat was really helpful - and I would snack on it while walking. It was really nice, having something to eat other than nutrition bars."

Amelie has a nostalgic smile as she says this.

[explosions_are_awesome]

"Yeah, when I was traveling to the starter town, I was snacking on just about anything I could find," said Megumin. "Had some bad turns sometimes but that's what happens when you eat grass."

"Well, hopefully you won't have to anymore," said Apple sympathetically.

[onaroll]

"Or, rather, don't eat grass in the first place, just drop by and borrow some food from us."

Seriously, no matter what their bodies look like now, you need to keep some kind of dignity as a human being, alright? Grass isn't food.

[cidery]

"I'll make sure to do that. Spike's a good cook but even I get tired of gems in my cereal." said Megumin.

It was all possible she wasn't joking with that.

[onaroll]

There's a long, awkward pause as Amelie's gaze is drawn like a magnet to the pink diamond embedded in her right hoof.

"You're...saying that like he thinks gems are...food."

[explosions_are_awesome]

"He does. He's a dragon, they eat gemstones." said Megumin. She did notice the two gems squirming a little.

"I don't think he'll eat you two obviously."

[onaroll]

"If we take a big enough hit, our bodies dissipate for a while. We look like normal gemstones then."

There's another pause.

"...I'm going to have some wine and not think about this for a while."

[cidery]

"Same here. Pass the wine," said Apple, decisively picking up the bottle to pour everyone a drink.

[onaroll]

Yes, wine. Wine is good. In fact, let's change the subject a little. Immediately.

"I wonder if my estate wine will be ready soon? It might be nice to check when we're in Kalos..."

[explosions_are_awesome]

"Oh you have an estate?" asked Megumin. "We got a house after cleaning it out of spirits. Though that was all Aqua's fault. What kind of wine do you make? Red?"

[onaroll]

"It's a small farm, actually; there's an old man, his granddaughter, and a scientist that live there. And the wine is blue."

Oran Berries! ~*Jazz Hands*~

There are no actual jazz hands.

[cidery]

"It sounds delicious!" Exclaimed Megumin. "I've never seen blue wine before."

"There's a really sparkly drink sold in Ponyville too," said Apple. "I'll get us a bottle of it later."

[onaroll]

"Maybe in the future I'll try growing something else to make a new kind of wine...it's something to consider, anyway!"

Amelie takes a sip of her wine before returning her attention to her salad.

[explosions_are_awesome]

"Yeah. Oh and here comes our food. Oh wow..." said Megumin, staring at the mountain of spaghetti.

"Generous," said Apple with a grin.

[onaroll]

Amelie blinks.

"I wasn't expecting this kind of portion size...grazie!"

For some reason, it didn't quite feel right to use Kalosian there.

[cidery]

"I guess it looks bigger than the menu," said Megumin. "I might need your help to share... Or we could put leftovers away for Twilight."

[onaroll]

"Save the leftovers, we'll want some room for the next stop."

Amelie was dead serious about this lasting clear through to midnight.

[explosions_are_awesome]

"Yeah that's true," said Megumin, taking a bite of her pasta and finding it delicious. "I'll eat what I need right now."

[onaroll]

"Ah, the penne is delicious! The basil in the sauce is quite good, as well..."

There's a pause as Amelie considers something before turning to Apple.

"Chérie? I've decided. I'm going to plant some herbs in the yard; is there anything you want?"

[cidery]

"Hmm, I could use some basil and sage, so I can cook savory meals," said Apple thoughtfully. "And some ginger if the climate is temperate enough."

[onaroll]

"I already know how to grow ginger indoors, I'll set it up tomorrow."

A thoughtful sip of wine.

"I'd like some mint, but that gets everywhere...chives, maybe?"

[explosions_are_awesome]

"If we can set aside an individual plot for it, mint would be nice. Chives definitely." said Apple.

"So you grow your own herbs then?" asked Megumin. "Sounds like home."

[onaroll]

"I grew all the berries for the estate wine myself. Working in the field is kind of a soothing hobby for me, honestly."

Amelie nibbles on one of the oranges from her salad as she continues talking.

"If we get more things from home in the future, it'd be nice if I got some Berries..."

[cidery]

"Berries are fruits from your world right?" asked Megumin as she worked on her salad as well.

"It's from Amelie's world, they're the more popular fruits and vegetables, right?" said Apple.

[onaroll]

Nod nod.

"They have different effects, too - a Pecha Berry can be used as an antivenom for Pokemon poison, for example."