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[The weather was getting colder, this fact had not been lost on Xzana. It worries her in fact slightly. The time for hibernation would be here sooner than she'd like and the animal population of the forest was no where near good enough to support a dragon who's preparing for it.

So she slinks into town. Deciding to give the free food thing another try. No raw meat is safe from her great hunger. She tries the market first and it doesn't take her long to find the meat section. Only the "skin" on the meat is nothing like she have ever come across before. BLECH! The plastic gets stuck between her teeth and in her throat.

After a bit of coughing and hacking she spits it up.] THIS MEAT HAS BEEN TAINTED!

[Finding very little else that interests her or she recognizes as being edible (even the bread was covered in taint!) she'll give Seventh Heaven another try. She managed to find food there last time.

Only she still feels the need to fill her stomach. So the bakery is next on her list, while that bread isn't "tainted" a dragon needs more than bread alone. She'll just follow her nose. Trying to find food that isn't guarded by humans and hopefully isn't cooked she can be spotted all around the village.]

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So I'm guessing you take your food shitty raw.

[She finishes off the salmon before talking. Even dragons know not to try to speak with a full mouth. You could waste food that way! She reaches for the next fish as she speaks.]

I do not understand why humans ruin their food by setting it on fire. [And into her mouth goes the head of the next fish.]

That's because our bodies can't process raw meat. We'll get sick if we don't kill off the bacteria in it first.

[The fish disappears. Very tasty, but no eggs. That was disappointing.] Bac..ter...ia?

Eh... think tiny, invisible bugs. Only a lot more dangerous if you're not careful with them. [He rubs his chin, muttering to himself]

Then again, there are plenty of dishes with raw meat in them... it just depends on the type and how fresh they are. But our stomachs aren't as strong as yours is.

I do not know how humans have survived so long. [Weaklings. But that's not important. What's important is you said you had some other type of food. More fish too.

She tries to move so she can see into that box thing better.] You said you have some ocean food?

Aa - it's that right there. [Holding open the fridge door, he points out a large... tentacle.

Yep. It's seaking meat to be sure, diverse though that species is, and this one apparently had quite a few limbs on it]

That's a fish!? [Having lived her whole life in fresh water lakes and rivers, tentacles are a little new for her.]

Not exactly. [Her exclamation sends a smile on his face] But it's a type of creature that lives in the ocean back on my world! Seakings are considered delicacies.

[No surprise, when running into one usually means certain doom]

De-li-cac-ies? [She practices the word on her tongue. Having never heard it before as she reaches out a claw to poke at the strange thing. A bit nervously - what if it's still alive.]

[That tentacle is definitely dead, and is merely squishy.]

Delicacies! [He repeats the word and lets her poke] Just a fancy word meaning people like it. [Well, that's simplifying the issue, but Sanji figures this lady wouldn't care all that much about definitions]

Wanna try it? I could cut you off a piece, if you like~!

Yes. I want to try ocean food.

[In that case, Sanji grabs a plate and a knife, carefully cutting her a slab of seaking meat - and this time not bothering with the thought of cooking it.]

Here you are, my pearl of the sea~!

I thought you said it was a king of the sea? Is it a pearl or king? [It's a little less impressive when you're not eating royalty. Of course, she also has no idea Sanji meant her.]

... No, what I meant was--

[A pause, and then he just shakes his head] It's a king, definitely a king!

[Note to self: don't bother flirting with this one]

[Nope, it will be totally loss on her. She gives it one more test poke with a claw before sinking her teeth into it. Ripping into the creature a bit messily.]

[... Maybe he should get her a napkin or something... yeah, he'll just go do that while she rips that hunk of meat to shreds]

[Unless it's a meat napkin, Sanji is wasting his time. Xzana has never had any use for napkins before. It's okay because she'll lick clean any scrap of meat she might have missed anyway!]

[Well fine then, don't take his napkin! ;; He'll just tuck it in his pocket and look elsewhere while Xzana cleans herself up. Srsly, lady, he loves you already on principle but your table manners baffle him.]

Did it meet your tastes?

It was very strange texture! The taste was good! [She'd use a better word than good... if she knew of one. Hopefully the smile on her face helps give that away.]

[Clasping his hands together] Aaah~! The young Miss is so cute when she smiles~! [Didn't he just say he was not going to do the flirting thing? OH WELL. It's a compliment! Very different matter]

I am unable to lay eggs yet and although I am a half breed, I have no interest in humans.

[... Sanji is only 85% sure he just got shot down. The other 15% is too busy gaping to contribute.]

You're not human? [Level of surprise: Hovering around zero.]

Do I really look that human to the people here? I understand a half breed can be hard to pick both breeds, but human?

[He tilts his head] Where I come from, the humans can look pretty... diverse. I wouldn't have been surprised if you were only human.

[Y'know, before all the social cues pointing towards another answer]

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