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

[cidery]

"That must be rough," said Twilight.

"It's like how some remote parts of Ever After can be, but that's very rare since modern conveniences have taken over 99% of Ever After." added Apple.

[onaroll]

“Apple and I are going to grab some friends and help Megumin defeat the Demon Lord so she can come live with us.”

[explosions_are_awesome]

"That's nice of you," said Twilight as Megumin nodded. "Is there anything else I can help with, with that idea?"

[onaroll]

"Probably! Let's table it for now, though?"

Focus on the soup. It's very good.

[cidery]

The soup is incredible, and soon, all three girls were in the varying stages of finishing up. "Ah, that's nice and warm, just what we needed." said Apple.

[onaroll]

Amelie nods in agreement, floating a few extra bits over to the tip jar before standing up.

"Well then, shall we head to the next stop?"

She moves to the side and speaks to Twilight in a low murmur.

"When we go outside, mantle your wings a little? Full extension isn't necessary, just make it very obvious you have them. Half their profits go to charity and they could use some good word of mouth."

[horse_nerd]

Twilight smiled and nodded in reply. Once out, she made a show of yawning in a satisfied manner and stretching her wings, and ponies noticed that the Princess of Friendship was eating there. "That was really delicious," she declared in just a loud enough voice to sound really satisfied.

[onaroll]

Amelie grins, pleased - Twilight has a knack for this! Her horn lights up as she closes her eyes and sways from side to side, humming a little, before she pinpoints the hoop she wants to open and pairs it up with a fresh one.

There's a part of her that is absolutely delighted at coming up with new and interesting ways to obfuscate the way her hoops actually work, after all.

"Next stop, First Knight Bar & Grill! Please keep all appendages inside the hoop as we go."

[explosions_are_awesome]

"All right, let's go!" Exclaimed Megumin as she marched through the hoop, coming up in front of the building. "Oh nice."

"It looks well settled," said Apple following through as Twilight exited as well.

"Oh this is a nice spot.'

[onaroll]

Walking in, Amelie beams brightly at the bartender as she places an order.

"A round of hard cider to start with, and could we get, mmm...two orders of the toasted ravioli, please? Extra dipping sauce, too."

[cidery]

"Apple cider for me," said Apple, piping up. "I've been wanting something apple today."

Once sat down, she rubs her hooves. "This is a nice spot. I like the bar decor. Though Darling would probably prefer this environs the most out of all of our friends."

[onaroll]

Amelie pauses at that.

"She's Daring's younger sister, right? And...she sided with your aunt on the book thing and is therefore a woman of class and distinction."

She does remember Apple's stories, even if the context is sometimes a little beyond her grasp.

[cidery]

"That's right. She was um... the one who woke me up too." Apologies for the awkwardness dear, but she did formerly have a destined lover back home and it wasn't Daring.

"We've worked that snarl out though. I think we're good."

[onaroll]

...Ah. There's a pause as Amelie absorbs that.

"...would it be awkward if I hugged her? I like you being awake and she deserves a hug for that."

[cidery]

"No, I don't think so. Truth be told, she's pretty progressive." She smiled and rubbed Amelie's cheek with her hoof for a moment, eliciting a soft awww from Twilight and a grin from Megumin.

[onaroll]

And before Amelie can become too tomato-ey the drinks arrive and she gratefully seizes on the chance to take a sip. There's a pause as she considers the glass before taking another, slightly slower sip.

"...Hm. That's...I know I've tasted this before..."

[explosions_are_awesome]

"Isn't this is Sweet Apple Estate?" asked Twilight, tasting the liquid. "No wait, it's too pear-y..."

"This one is," said Apple. "It's the robust drink of theirs."

[onaroll]

Oh, so that's what it was!

"Ah! Silver Skillet stocks this, that's why it's so familiar!"

Explanation time for Twilight and Megumin.

"Silver Skillet is the owner of our favorite restaurant - it was where we had lunch on the day I proposed - and we ended up keeping the robots from damaging it too badly so he's kind of a friend now."

[horse_nerd]

"Oh that's good for you!" Exclaimed Twilight. "Is that going to be one of our stops by the way?"

Megumin was sipping from her cup as she added, "We're going to Canterlot soon then?"

[onaroll]

"Next stop, and also the last one. I...might have called in a favor?"

Before that can be elaborated on, the food arrives - two orders of toasted ravioli apparently translates to somewhere around fifty of them. Just right for a quick snack!

[cidery]

Distracted from Amelie's statement of a favor, Apple dipped a piece of Ravioli into the sauce and chewed. "Oh this is nice, it's tangy."

[onaroll]

"Right? The crunchy coating is nice, too!"

[horse_nerd]

"It's really cheesy," said Twilight, chewing thoughtfully. "Normally I'm not a fan of too much cheese but it's not overbearing like in a quesadilla. I like it!"

[onaroll]

Amelie dunks one of the ravioli in the dipping sauce and nibbles thoughtfully.

"I think there might be some red pepper in here, as well? It cuts through the richness of the cheese nicely."

[horse_nerd]

"That would explain it," said Twilight, dunking a fresh ravioli into the sauce. "If it was straight cheese, I'd be put off. But this is a nice blend."