SS ー Gray Sheep Half Anniversary

[graysheep]

COLOR: Snow, which ramen would you like?
SNOW: Hmm...
SPIDER: What? We're having ramen? Then, ramen and half a bowl of rice for me.
COLOR: Noted. I recommend their Gomoku ramen, Snow.
SNOW: I'll have that, then.
COLOR: Okey dokey. I'll have the Shoyu ramen.
SPIDER: ... Not Gomoku?
COLOR: I've been eating a lot, so, you know...

Lunch break.
Spider and I were there when Color invited us out.
Color operated the ticket machine as if he was used to it, not giving us a chance to take out our wallets.

SNOW: Thank you for the meal.
SPIDER: Thank you very much.
COLOR: Anytime~ It's not a big deal.

Based on the flow of customers inside the shop, it seems like the food won't take long.
I grab some water from the water dispenser in the corner and take a seat.
The empty table was as long as the one in the 'Last Supper'.
We'll probably share it with others.

COLOR: Oh, I sure love downtown Chinese restaurants like this.
I'll recommend it to everyone at GOAT.
SPIDER: But you wouldn't bring your date here, would you?
COLOR: You don't say, Sherlock!? I'll be a joke on the internet if I take them to a family restaurant or a gyudon chain restaurant! Straight down the drain of society!
SNOW: Really? That's complicated.
JUNKY: Right?? Girls are, like, really complicated! ★
COLOR: ...... May I ask why you're here?
AK: A mere coincidence.
JUNKY: AK-poo, have you called Neru and the others?
AK: I did, but with this crowd, we'll probably have to seat at different tables.
SPIDER: What about you?
YP: I came because Junky invited me.
COLOR: Lacking self-assertion as usual, noted.
AK: That is how YP is.
YP: ......
SPIDER: Stop nodding and start speaking, dude.
JUNKY: Yoppie is just in power-saving mode, right~? He'll speak when he feels like it.
YP: Yup, yup.
SPIDER: Snow, you don't have a GPS tracker on you or somethin', right?
You're runnin' into Junky a lil' too often!
JUNKY: Oh puh-lease, we know it's destiny ♡
SNOW: It's not.
COLOR: ... It'll actually seem true if you disagree so passionately, so just ignore him.
SNOW: ... That's good to know.
JUNKY: Hey, stop whispering to Snow and get away from him.
ー Oh! Your Gomoku ramen is here, Snow ♡ Exkyuse me, it's his!★
SPIDER: There's GOTTA be something on you, Snow!!
JUNKY: It's just, don't you wanna know everything about the person you love?
AK: There's no need to worry. That's a baseless claim. There are no devices on you.
COLOR: Perish the thought!
AK: ーー

A delicious-looking bowl of ramen is set in front of me.

Junky broke the disposable chopsticks in half and handed them to me.

JUNKY: Here ya go ♡
COLOR: Eat before it gets soggy.
SNOW: Bon appétit.

I hope the others will be served soon.
Otherwise, I'll be the only one eating while everyone watches.
I slurp my ramen nervously.

(Oh no. I think I spilled some broth...)

Unfortunately, there are no paper napkins around.
So when I went to reach for it, the entire holder was handed over to me.

SNOW: Thank you very―

Just as I looked up to see who it was, the food was brought all at once, and there was a commotion at the table.
Everyone started eating at the same time.

(...... I missed my chance to say thank you.)

There are still customers waiting outside the shop, so now is not the time to sit back and relax.
I returned my attention to the bowl of ramen in front of me.

(Time to dig in, again.)