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{Skye}

She laughed at Levon's exclamation, but added as she noshed on her own meal. "Not likely here in Britain anymore. But I had it a few times growing up in Japan. It was thinly sliced, almost like sashimi..."

They notice Hilary move to Mr Harding who is seated at a nearby table.

"I have booked you a 2 hour slot starting at 2.30 this afternoon for your training. Here is a map of the campus. I've marked the gym in red. Hope that's OK?"

Mr Harding smiles at her.

"Thanks Hilary. Perfect. You are looking after us very well."

As she waves and leaves, he goes back to eating his salad and roll.

{Skye}

Catching the scrap of conversation from Hilary, Skye notes that their schedule is filling up. "Bit of a walk after eating. Practice 230 to 430. More food. And then off to find pub clues!"

Henri

He stops eating his sandwich and washes it down with a gulp of water before looking at Skye with a bit of an incredulous look. "Ugh, you actually ate horse meat?"
Just the though of eating horse meat almost, but not quite, puts him off from picking up his sandwich again to take another bite.

Levon

"What's worse? Horse or snails?" he asked out loud while taking a bite of his sandwich.

Henri

He is not sure if Levon is being rhetorical or not, but either way he makes an ugly face as he tries not to think about eating horse or snails. Looking to Levon and then to Skye, he says to them with a smile, "Honestly, I think you're trying to make me spew."

Miranda pipes in.

"Tripe is worse. Eating the inside of a cow's stomach. Yuck!"

{Skye}

It was a funny realization that being a few years older, and having travelled more extensively than the others --- **Uprooted and plopped down in the middle of a military stockade more like it!** She thought with only a bit of bitterness --- that some experiences didn't shock her as much.

"Ha!" Skye laughed at Henri's reaction. "Then I better not list out all the other crazy things I've eaten -- like scorpion and sea horses! Crunchy!" She giggled with a bit of a cackle.

Emma

Em shakes her head. "You would think snails would be worse, but really if they are done right... I kind of enjoy them. Not sure I would like sea horses though. They look too cute to eat. Snails, definitely not cute, so they are on the menu." Emma was not a hugely picky eater, and had tried a few things, but sea horse? While she might try it, one day, she would not go out of her way to find a place that served it either.

Levon

"I'll take your word for it," he said dryly to Skye as he took a bite from his sandwich.

Then he wiped his face with his sleeve and said to Henri, "Nope. I ain't tryin to make my team mate blow chunks, but if you feel like you must, turn away from me first."

Henri

"No worries Levon. I'm good, but lets talk instead about this pub scavenger hunt. I wonder how many other teams we're going up against? Hilary didn't mention if there was any prize for being first to complete did she?"

Levon

"I guess we'll find out," he shrugged.

{Skye}

She'd finished up and was ready for the next adventure or fight - whichever came first. "Okay. What's next? Walking off some of our food before practice?" Skye leaned over to Em and Miranda.

"Shopping counts for walking, right?"

All their phones beep with an incoming text.

Emma

"Shopping does count as..." Emma stops as her phone, and that of the others, chimes. "Well sounds like our evening is booked, but we definitely need time to fit in some shopping along the way!" Fancy dress? She had an outfit or two that might work.

Levon
"Fancy dress? Sheesh, I'm gonna need you gals to dress me up. My fashion sense is jeans and a t-shirt."

Henri

With his phone in hand with a concerned look, he says, "Yes. I definitely did not pack anything fancy either. There must be someplace where we could rent a suit at least?"

Henri does not have the sort of cash to just buy a fancy suit at whim. Quietly talking to his phone he says, "Hey Siri. Where is nearest suit rentals?"

Ian

He hadn't pack a suit either as he hadn't had any idea that this trip would require such. He had a nice pair of slack and a button up shirt at least. Perhaps that would do.

Miranda

"Fancy dress! That could be fun. Perhaps we could go as joint characters?"

She grins at Henri.

"Maybe a couple of ghosts? We could find some white sheets at a charity shop?"

She is thinking about money as she has to work hard to make the most of what little she has.

Emma

"Wonderful idea, Miranda! I am sure we could all find something retro, or interesting, even if it was just something to spruce up what we brought with us."

Henri

He shakes his head at Miranda's idea of dressing up in white sheets, but her idea of going to a second-hand store is a good one.

"No. No ghost for me, but perhaps we can find a charity shop that might offer some period style clothing along the lines of Sherlock Holmes?"

Siri pipes up.

"You might try Woven, Mr Grey or Parkins. Can I provide directions?"

Miranda shakes her head grinning. "Not that likely but you never know."

Henri

Rather than getting directions, he will check each of the three businesses websites (if they have one). Henri will be looking to see which one might offer some unique clothing at reasonable prices.

They all seem to be selling standard men's suits.

{Skye}

It's fun to see a bit of the excitement and anxiety of getting dressed up. For her part, Skye is excited to see what she can find for herself to play with. She leans over to Levon,

"I'm sure we can find something that might fit..." She laughed. "And is better than a t-shirt. Em, what do you think. It's not like going through London-town, but we can apply a bit of the fancy rock style here? This is still a university town."

She started humming Macklemore's "Thrift Shop"



[Sorry I thought I'd posted earlier in the week...]