You're feeling a little peckish, and you have some money to burn... Maybe you'll go out to a restaurant! And maybe you can take someone with you?
Out to Eat w/Touchstarved LIs
This'll be more modern cos, to be frank? The food in Eridia scares me. And I'm the type of person who'll eat most stuff.
“Think very carefully about where you want to take me. If you make the wrong choice... I just might punish you for it.”
If you are taking him out, do NOT take him to The Cheesecake Factory. Wherever you're going better be nice, and you better be paying.
While “nice” in this case does usually mean “ridiculously expensive”, I think Vere would appreciate you taking him anywhere the food is exceptional, once he gets over the plebian aesthetic. Michelin-starred fast food, y'know.
I definitely empathize with Vere in the sense that I think both of our approaches to food at restaurants is, “I like what I like, and what I like is usually the most expensive thing on the menu.”
I think Vere prefers eating food with his hands over utensils! How he doesn't get rice and sauce under his nails, I wish I knew.
If Vere takes you somewhere, it'll almost certainly have a dress code, and he'll expect you to put some effort into following it. He's showing you off as much as he's taking you out.
He's also going to choose a place with a decent drink menu, one where the selection of wines and cocktails aren't just an afterthought. Alternatively, he might take you out for a nice dinner and go for nice drinks after.
SIDE NOTE: It is alright to go to The Cheesecake Factory if it is solely for the cheesecake. Vere will NOT be going inside, though. It's tacky as hell in there. What if it infects him or something?
“I have no preferences. So choose wherever you'd like.”
He won't be eating anything, but he is more than happy to be your conversation partner for a quick meal.
He will take a single glass of water, though. And he will think worse of the place if their water tastes like shit.
[insert Neuvillette Genshin Impact: "Water comes in many flavors to the discerning palate...”]
And by the way? He takes his water with lemon, garçon. Please and thank you.
He would have no idea where to take you to eat, because, you know... he doesn't need to eat. But he'd do a lot of research in advance to pick someplace he thinks you'd like.
This can lead to Kuras taking you places where the food looks amazing but tastes just alright. He does read reviews, but he just gets so enchanted with the appearance of it...
Regardless, you always appreciate the effort. And even though Kuras doesn't need to eat, he might like to get a little cup of sorbet or a cappuchino with you after dinner.
“Sure, sparrow. Where to?”
You can take him somewhere fancy! But don't expect him to dress or act according to etiquette. He will not.
You can also take him somewhere trashy! Ais will pretty much eat anything, though he's got a strangely blasé aversion to seafood.
That's not to say he doesn't have his preferences, he's just...not picky. Like, at all. You've seen him put stuff in his mouth that you wouldn't touch with gloves on, nevermind eat. He's never gotten sick, though, so maybe that's why he's so cavalier.
Ais knows all the secret spots (and their owners) so if he takes you out it'll be to some hole-in-the-wall restaurant or food truck you've never heard of that doesn't appear anywhere online.
It will be some of the best food you've ever had, though. I could see Ais being a huge fusion cuisine fan, so he's taking you places with, like, mac n' cheese egg rolls and tandoori chicken quesadillas on their menus.
Depending on how much the owner likes Ais (they usually like him quite a lot) you might get your meal at a steep discount, or even free! Thanks for being so likeable, Ais~
“Take me—? No, no, no, let me take you somewhere! It's the least I can do.”
Taking Leander out is easy cos he never complains about the place. He's the type of person who always finds something good to say even if it's a 1-star experience.
He will leave a 1-star review, though. LOL.
And, of course, if it's bad he will fall all over himself to make sure you know it's not your fault and he loves and appreciates you for bringing him. And he always pays for both of you — score!
Wherever you take him, he'll insist that he loves it, which obviously isn't true. He definitely has preferences, but his rich-boy's palette doesn't rule him.
I feel like there's a specific type of cuisine he probably really likes. My first thought was Mediterranean? He could probably tear up some moussaka.
He'll maybe try a little too hard to impress you if he takes you out? he takes you somewhere that's way too expensive but the food itself is... just alright. He was easily charmed by the high price tag.
“...if you insist. Hmph. This better not be a waste of time.”
I actually think a huge consideration for Mhin when going out is the restaurant atmosphere. Like, it can't be too loud or too quiet, not too dirty but also not sterile, and so on and so forth.
It's almost like Mhin wants to get out of eating here and just wants to take the food to go...
Mhin doesn't really care about the food tbh. They will pretend they hate all of it, with some exceptions, and they will still eat most of the meal because old habits die hard.
Any place with good soups and stews will rank highly for Mhin. I wonder how they feel about the Panera broccoli-cheddar soup?
There used to be a “dessert restaurant” near where I lived that exclusively served cakes, cookies, pies, and simple drinks in a cozy, fairy-lit space. Take Mhin there and they will love you forever.
Mhin also has some secret spots of their own, but these are mainly family-owned places making time-tested recipes.
You can rest assured that if Mhin takes you somewhere to eat, you'll leave feeling like you just left your grandma's house. Unless your grandma can't cook, in which case you'll leave feeling like you just left the house of a grandma that can.
