1470/A Different Kind Of Thunder God

A Different Kind Of Thunder God
Date of Scene:	01 May 2020
Location:	Sally's Brooklyn home
Synopsis:	Sally's video game session with Heidi is interrupted by the arrival of Kaminari, seeking respite from the Japanophiles that hound her every move. They wind up consuming machos, making plans for sushi night, and playing Monster Hunter World.
Cast of Characters:	Sally Houki, Heidi Ingerdottir, Kaminari

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Sally Houki has posed:
So, Sally is at home. She's on her sofa. Heidi and her had gotten together (again) but this time instead of a movie, she's got a video game going for her. It's multi player, of coiurse, and the wireless controllers are in use! Seems she's introducing Heidi to Animal Crossing because /of course she is/.

That's what everyone is playing right now (damn you, Tom Nook!) and she is setting up her island, which is... not... organized. At all.

Despite how clean her house is, she is definitely not very organized in her gameplay.

Heidi Ingerdottir has posed:
Heidi has made herself comfortable on the couch. Usually she's very at-attention and so seeing her in such a relaxed position is unusual. She peers over at the screen as she looks about. She's figured out how to move, awkwardly, so she is actually playing... though not well.

"FRIEND SALLY!" She yelps suddenly. "There are /wasps/! Where do I run?!"

Kaminari has posed:
    A black sedan with dark tinted windows pulls up to the curb outside of Sally's Brooklyn Brownstone. It's the sort of vehicle one uses when they don't want to be seen or identified even if the vehicle itself is a tad conspicious just by virtue of what it is.
    From the back of the vehicle emerges what appears to be a white haired young woman. She clearly doesn't want to be recognized given the baseball cap pulled down as far she can, so that her long white hair just barely peaks out in a few places and the dark sunglasses she is wearing, the very height of incognito stealth or so she'd probably like to think.
    The black sedan quickly drives off again leaving the mysterious figure in its wake. Whereupon she quickly makes her way to Sally's front door and rings the doorbell announcing her arrival to those within.

Sally Houki has posed:
"Ah! Wasps?!"

Sally looks around frantically, "I HATE THOSE LITTLE ARSE DAGGERS!" She's looking in her house. Not in the game. Then she realizes Heidi meant the game and clears her throat. "..oh.. just.. uh... don't let them get you!" She has no idea. She's not very good at this game.

Then her doorbell rings. "I Didn't order anything.."

Wshe gets to her feet and heads to the door, pulling it open and looking... super surprised. "Kami?! IS everything okay?"

She has no idea that one of her clones previously agreed to hang out.

Heidi Ingerdottir has posed:
"THEY ARE STINGING ME, I AM DYING FRIEND SALLY!"

It's loud but cheerful, and Heidi is practically crying from laughter as she watches the screen. As the doorbell rings, she leans back over the arm of the couch to peer doorward. "More friends? HAIL FRIEND!" She offers. She's not even drunk!

Kaminari has posed:
    The incognito figure in the doorway doesn't even wait to be invited inside, quickly stepping past Sally into the interior, "I told you Utsumi-chan, or maybe it wasn't you," she waves a hand dismissively, "/They/ found my hotel, I just need to chill here for a bit while my agent has the movers take my things to a new penthouse." Apparently Sally is just supposed to know who 'They' are.
    Once the door is closed she pulls off the baseball cap and sunglasses revealing a face familiar to most the world over these days, whether it is via Internet, Television, or her live shows, though alas she has not managed to tour in Asgard yet.
    Kaminari shakes out her long white hair trying to rid herself of a serious case of hat head while rumaging through her purse for her kiseru pipe, "Do you mind if I smoke? I could really use a smoke and a drink, many drinks." At least she's not asking for cocaine right?

Sally Houki has posed:
"Oh," says Sally after a moment. "It was... me, yes. Totally me! Haha. Totally. I just forgot, that's all! Nothing unusual about that. Gosh, I am just SUCH a scatterbrain and this is my friend Heidi and she is from ASGARD but we only JUST MET the other day and boy is she super strong and there's nothing at all awkward. Hi, Heidi! This is my friend, Kaminari! She is not from Asgard but she is super amazing which if you've ever seen one of her videos or heard her songs you probably already know! I am going to get a soda and Kaminari you are welcome to stay as long as you like and maybe play video games with us if you promise not to do TOO well at our expense." She has gamed with Kaminari before and knows how trying to outdo her leads to sorrow.

Heidi Ingerdottir has posed:
"Hail and well met," Heidi offers forth, sitting up straight. "I am Heidi, daughter of Inger, of Asgard, keeper of the royal stables and trainer of the winged horses of the Valkyries." She looks between the two. "I am being stung by wasps in this," she gestures to the TV. "And I look terrible." She looks solemn over her sad fate.

Kaminari has posed:
    Kaminari is still getting her bearings as she looks between Sally and Sally's new friend and the TV and her unlit kiseru, unanswered question still hanging in the air. Finally she takes a deep breath and offers Heidi a smile trying to show some semblance of manners, "An Asgardian." she glances over her should at Sally, "You always keep the most interesting company Utsumi-chan." she then pauses for a moment, "Should I not be using your real name.. Sally?" she sort of tests the name she is clearly not accustomed to using before bringing her attention back to Heidi again, "Greetings, I am Kaminari, Amatsu-Kami Goddess of Thunder and Noise, and rock star. I've never been to Asgard though I hear it's lovely." Another glance over her shoulder, "Oi! Uts-ally! Can I smoke this thing or not?" she calls back at Sally again seeming to slip between polite greeting and unrefined casul manners at the drop of a hat.

Sally Houki has posed:
"Oh yeah, I guess you can," says Sally to Kaminari after a moment. "No, it's fine. Like a lot of people, I don't always go by the actual name on my id and ther is nothing weird about it! Especially for a name like Utsumi, hahahahaha." She's totally laughing, nervous, because she has no reason to be concerned that a meeting between an ASgardian and the Japanese Goddess of Thunder and Noise might get weird.

NOINE AT ALL.

"Yeah, Heidi I met in the park -- wait no it was a construction site -- a couple days back and she is really great! We were playing Animal Crossing. I'm sorry the dweeb-weebs found you and you can stay as long as you need to. We met in Japan," she explains to Heidi.

Heidi Ingerdottir has posed:
Goddess of Thunder? Heidi is instantly interested. "You say you are Goddess of Thunder?" She repeats it to be /certain/ it was clear. "Have you been introduced to Prince Thor yet?! I imagine he would be very interested in meeting you. You must have immense power." She nods in approval, then glances back to Sally. "I appreciate your compliments, friend Sally. I have not had the pleasure of visiting Japan yet, though there is much of Midgard that is still untouched by my hand. One day I will explore all of it, but I am certain there is plenty of time for that." She doesn't expect the world to blow up any time soon.

Kaminari has posed:
    With Sally's blessing Kaminari takes a moment to light the traditional kiseru pipe and inhale deeply from it before exhaling a long stream of smoke, "You're a lifesaver Utsumi-chan, do you have anything to drink? Beer? Whiskey? Tequila?" She turns back to towards Heidi and the TV again just in time for her questions, "I have heard of this Thor, he has certainly been in the news with those Avengers I think they're called. But no, I have not met him. I only just moved to New York recently. As my music career has gone more global it seemed like a natural move, also it definitely pissed off my sister which is always a plus." A wicked grin crosses her face when Heidi tells her she must have immense power, "Kublai thought he was better than me, so I sent his entire navy to the bottom of the Sea of Japan. Twice. He was such a dick. Thought he could just take everything he saw." and then she glances over towards the ill fated game of Animal Crossing. "You need a Net." she informs Heidi, "then you can catch the wasps."

Sally Houki has posed:
"She likes that Kublai story, like, /a lot/," says Sally in good humor. She shakes her head, though, at the question of alcohol. "I don't keep any in the house, sorry. It's not really me thing." She gives a helpless shrug thereafter and drops back onto the soda, adding, "Oh right. Nets. I haven't even been playing this that long, I admit. Tom Nook is a jerk!" She picks her controller back up and says, "Wanna play, Kami? We can totally play, but obviously something else! You can beat both of us probably." She throws her hands up.

Heidi Ingerdottir has posed:
"Does your culture have poetry about that incident? It should." Heidi seems pleased by the mention of it. "Truly great moments should be captured in a traditional medium. Although I have noticed modern Midgardians are not quite so fond of poetry. No real appreciation for it..." She seems a touch disappointed, then looks at the screen. "I shall have to get a net and get my revenge. No wasps will stand on this island, should I have anything to do with it. I will hunt them in every forest, in every tree..."

Kaminari has posed:
    Kaminari makes a face at Sally like she has physically wounded her when it is declared there is no alcohol in the entire house. The kiseru returns to her mouth for another hit, it's going to be one of those days. She becomes thoughtful for a moment when Heidi brings up poetry, "I do not recall any specifically offhand but it did become a poetic phrase, the Kamikaze or Divine Wind which endures to this day. I think you're right though someone should have made one." Yes! She seems rather pleased with this idea, someone should have chronicled her great thrashing of Kublai Khan!
    At this point she finds her way over to the couch, "Are you sure?" she asks Sally when video games are brought up, "I mean I love playing with those captured lightning devices, but it's hardly fair when I win every time." She nods approvingly at the declaration of a Blood Feud against the wasps.

Sally Houki has posed:
Sally just slowly looks at Kaminari. Then at Heidi. Then back and forth. She's getting Terrible Ideas, but she says nothing about them for the moment. Her smile is enough to indicate it.

"It's totally fine. I just need to find a three player game for us to play. Kami, can you help me arrange my game systems and TVs down here so we can all play a bit more easily?"

She's gonna head up the stairs to fetch a couple spare game systems and TVs. Why does she have so many in her house? That's kind of weird, isn't it?

With help, assuming she gets it, she'll have things all plugged ion and going before long. This is followed by: "Oh oh! I know! MONSTER HUNTER WORLD!"

And she'll set out to make sure this happens.

Heidi Ingerdottir has posed:
"Perhaps I will write you a poem, if you would recount the story in detail. I am somewhat of a famous poet in Asgard," Heidi admits. Certainly, the subject of her poetry may be the reason why, but she'll take credit where she can. The suggestion of captured lightning delights her as she looks between the game system and Kami. "Lightning devices, I like it. I was searching for a good explanation for them."

Asgard technology is just... different. Comic Sans and Wingdings are both fonts, they're just very different styles, after all.

Kaminari has posed:
    Kaminari claps her hands together at the suggestion of Heidi composing a poem for her, anyone who says flattery doesn't work on a god hasn't met one, "What a wonderful idea! I will tell you /all/ about it later. For now I will spare poor Utsumi-chan though, she's heard it many times." She takes another hit off of her kiseru and rises from the couch, "Alright I will help you." she says and begins rearranging the TVs and consoles and various wires, "It really is fascinating what humans have managed to do since they figured out how to capture lightning not even two centuries ago, now they have all sorts of useful devices!" It seems to be another topic of enthusiasm for her.

Sally Houki has posed:
"Yes! I like that idea. You will have to go out together and share the tales over drinks! I'm sure you both have a lot to talk about, though you'll have to be careful becasue Kami is like super famous here and not just as noisy Goddess." GODDESS OF NOISE, SALLY. It's COMPLETELY different.

She proceeds to put popcorn in the microwave and then returns to make sure Kami and Heidi find their way through character generation in the game.

Heidi Ingerdottir has posed:
"Midgardian devices are so strange. I have learned how to use a phone to send messages and call for transportation and now how to order nachos." Heidi has truly learned the most important things in life. "I am only regretful that I did not visit Midgard several hundred years ago. While it would have been much trickier to have reason to travel, I am certain society would have been very interesting."

She looks between Sally and Kami carefully, tilting her head before she looks back to Kami. "I am certain that Kaminari is quite capable of handling Midgardians who stand in her way," she directs this to Sally. "She said she sunk fleets!" She grins. "But I will try to be careful. I am afraid I do attract a lot of attention. Not many here are built as I am and I am, in fact, also noisy." There is some amusement there. "I prefer the word exuberant."

Kaminari has posed:
    "It really got a lot more interesting in the last few hundred years, you didn't miss that much. Though things were a lot simpler back then, too." Kaminari replies as she and her kiseru and the controllers find their way back to the couch. One of the game controllers is offered to Heidi and another set aside for Sally when she gets back. Her amused grin only broadens when Heidi makes reference to her being able to deal with those who stand in her way, "The problem they break easily and then the ones who govern these lands now get all bent out of shape and it's nothing but headaches. Best to just keep a low profile sometimes and avoid the hassle." Which perhaps explains why she arrived the way she did.
    Kaminari is no stranger to the Monster Hunter franchise it would seem and is just breezing through the character creation in the end she seems to have settled upon the Gun Lance as her weapon of choice this time around.

Sally Houki has posed:
"Well, she is and she isn't. Fans can be really obnoxious and people... well, yeah. You BETTER not hurt anyone." She gives Kami a look! A look! She means business here, you know! SHe breezes through character generation, having made the Manliest Man Of Monster Hunting, who appears very much unlike her! For he is MANLY with a MANLY giant hammer.

She faux-grunts at her screen, follows it up with her own snicker.

"Nachoooos," she adds to Heidi.

Heidi Ingerdottir has posed:
"I would hear stories... but I was mostly busy on Asgard anyway. Battles to fight, horses to train, that sort of thing," Heidi did have plenty to occupy her time at the very least. Over a thousand years worth. "I have found that they dislike it if you punch them unless they're already trying to harm you. Then they don't seem to mind as much, especially if there are witnesses who will admit how strong and brave you were to peacekeepers."

She, of course, has experience with that. It's hard to go anywhere without some sort of mess these days, after all. She peers at the screen, taking a moment to figure out that you can actually customize your character before she looks back over. She's made the most hideous character that she could. "Nachos," she whispers to Sally knowingly.

Kaminari has posed:
    Kaminari's character looks much like her save for a pair of horns, perhaps a small nod to some of the stories that portray her as a brutal red Oni. "What?! I haven't hurt anyone!" she protests to Sally before muttering "lately" under her breath. "I may also have used lightning once or twice." she admits to Heidi when the conversation goes to punching. But then there is the talk of Nachos, "I have heard of Nachos! But we do not have them in Japan, at least one real ones which I am told are amazing, I've always wanted to try them, but busy schedules never had time while touring. I hear they go great with beer!"

Sally Houki has posed:
"...I see I am ordering nachos again. And ice cream! I want ice cream. I haven't had ice cream... today," she muses. She's not sure the last time she had it. She knows it wasn't today, though, and she's already on her phone to get ice cream, forgetting about the game momentarily.

But she'll get back to it when she's done getting ALL the food.

That's when the door blows open and another Sally walks into the house and heads up the stairs. Sally looks over her shoulder, then pauses, "AHAHA OH HI THERE SIS!" SHe calls over her shoulder, giving Kami a pleading look. Clearly, she's hoping she'll pick up oin Heidi not knowing the extent of her unique abilities yet.

Heidi Ingerdottir has posed:
"HELLO FRIEND!" Heidi calls cheerfully. Perhaps she's not in the know, but the presense of the other Sally doesn't seem to bother her in the slightest. She's busy thinking about video games (which she finds strange and interesting) and nachos. She's a simple woman, really. Her attention snaps to Kami.

"I am very fond of nachos. I tried them at a bar and they are one of my favorite Midgardian foods. I have found very few who can resist the lure of this cuisine." She pauses a little. "But I have found Midgardian ale fairly lacking. It is not very robust. The alcohol in Asgard is much more potent and full of flavor. I always carry a flask of mead with me, should the occasion require a drink."

Kaminari has posed:
    "Neeeeeeeeeee Utsumi-chan," Kaminari looks from the entrance of Sally's 'sister' back to Sally with a devilish grin on her face, "If your 'sister' is here, she likes to drink too. I /really/ think you should order some liquer for us from your delivery service." Why no, Kaminari is not above blackmail to get booze, not in the slightest.

She nods in agreement with Heidi, "Yes, their ale is weak and large amounts are required to even feel it a little. Their hard spirits are a little better, a couple bottles and you start to feel something." but then there is the mention of Asgardian mead and her eyes light up, "You do?!"

Sally Houki has posed:
"...oh, Asgardian ale! Yes, Heidi! You should *definitely* let Kaminari have a sip!" She is not above distracting her with Heidi's ale to try distract from Kaminari's blatant, to her, blackmail attempt. This situation is getting more delicate for her by the moment! It could all spin out of cointrol.

She launches herself back into the game. "Yaaaaa! Let's go! I'm impatient!" She does give Kami a dirty look, though, and mutters something under her breath. It sounds a little like 'suck eggs!".

Heidi Ingerdottir has posed:
Heidi pulls out a flask. When she said she always carries one--she really did mean it. The silver flask of Asgardian mead is held up and offered in Kami's direction. "I will give you a warning, as I do to all I offer it to--it is very potent. I am not certain as to a goddess' constitution, but an average Midgardian could get comfortably drunk with a swallow, but a hearty drink has gotten them..." She's trying to think of the term. "... shit-faced."

She nods at the two of them. "It is certainly something to experience. I have enjoyed watching the Midgardians who thought they could handle more worship the dirt in moments."

Kaminari has posed:
    Kaminari accepts the flask with a look of pure happiness on her face, her attempts to blackmail Sally for Earth liquer forgotten for the moment. She hasn't had anything but Earth Liquer in a good while since she would generally rather eat broken glass than go back to Ama and have to deal with family. "I graciously accept this." she says with a sincere dip of her head as she carefully opens the flask and take a few swallows of the blissfully potent beverage that has been so graciously shared with her. Removing it from her lips she takes a moment to savor the flavor before swallowing the last of what she drank. There is a sigh of contentment as she reseals the flask and offers it back. "Thank you very much friend, that was heavenly." She also seems to have forgotten about the game until Sally speaks up, "Oh right! Killing the monster."

Sally Houki has posed:
Bailed out by Heidi's asgardian ale, Sally says, "So you two should go out together sometime and see the city!" She's just throwing it out there, casually, as she heads for thier first monster as a group. That's her plan, anyway.

HER VENGEANCE IS SWIFT AND TERRIBLE, KAMINARI.

Heidi Ingerdottir has posed:
Heidi tucks the flask back into her jacket, clearly pleased that her offering was just what was needed. "I am certain I could bring you some from Asgard the next time I return. I am still needed there for the stables, after all. There are few who can handle the pegasi as I can." Not to brag or anything.

Oh, the game's going? It doesn't just stop when you stop holding the controller? Heidi seems confused, moving back to try and figure out what she's doing by button mashing. It's not that she doesn't know how to finesse, it's that she doesn't work terribly well under pressure. "I have seen a lot of the city, but I am always glad to hear the perspectives of others on what they enjoy. /Especially/ food. Although you sait that it was not great to go out because she is so famous?"

Kaminari has posed:
    Perhaps fueled by an infusion of supernaturally potent alcohol, Kaminari's hunter moves in ways that don't seem immediately possible from the basic control scheme. It is almost like video games were made for the Amatsu-Kami, her reflexes and reaction times border on the absurd as she beats up the poor monster. Preternatural video game skill is perhaps the last thing one would expect from someone like her but it seems she is just full of surprises.
    She reaches for her kiseru, briefly balancing the controller on her knee and somehow playing one handed, only to find it has gone out. She makes the choice to finish the kill and deal with that later though. "That could be fun," she says without taking her eyes off the screen. "I can give you my phone number after this, just don't give it to anyone else without asking please." The gun lance really seems to be a perfect weapon for her as she executes combo after combo each one ending in bright explosions as the lance's internal charges detonate against the monster.

Sally Houki has posed:
Thumping around from upstairs and another Sally comes walking down the stairs, this time dressed differently, with her hair beneath a different wig and a whole lot of colorful clothes on. She stops, leans in, gives Sally a thumbs up, who gives Other-Sally a thumbs up back and then she departs the way she came.

The Sally-That-Remains proceeds to not even try to keep up with KAmi. It's impossible. Just let her take point and do the work and reap the rewards. Works for her. She gives Heidi a sidelong look and adds, "Don't get her TOO drunk. We don't want her trying to reenact the sinking of Kublai's fleet in the New York harbor."

Heidi Ingerdottir has posed:
Heidi makes up for Kami's skill by somehow getting herself stuck in a piece of terrain. She tilts her head to the side, moving the joystick and watching her character run in place. So she instead sets her controller down. She glances over to Sally. "Why wouldn't we want her to reenact it?"

There's a sudden grin. She's /joking/. "We would get in trouble for that. Otherwise that could be very interesting. I would enjoy seeing it!"

Kaminari has posed:
"Those really are not the only fleets I've sunk." Kaminari offers matter of factly, "Usually they're invading or something though." /Usually/. It doesn't take long before the Barroth is dead, poor giant lumber disaster lizard, it never had a chance.

With the monster dispatched she retrieves her kiseru and lights it up again leaning back into the couch while the scores tally on the screen and exhaling a long trail of smoke, "It would be fun though. But my Agent would be furious."

Sally Houki has posed:
"I mean, I'm sure it'd look pretty cool but a lot of people might complain and yeah her agent would get mad like she said! Still, we can make sure you guys can go out together with no problem!" Yes, she used that phrase becasue she knows Kami will likely pick up onm her itnentions better than Heidi will.

She thinks this is a grand idea.

Heidi Ingerdottir has posed:
"I'd like to sink a fleet," Heidi says, almost looking lost for a moment. "That would be a genuine accomplishment, I'd say. I certainly want poems written about /me/." She, of course, has a very high opinion of poetry. As for the outing, if Sally's hinting about something Heidi certainly won't pick up anything.

"I am in no rush for an outing, especially if it takes some planning. Although I suppose Midgardian lives are short in general so my sense of timing may not be the same as everyone else's." She shrugs a little. "Either way, I am certain if there are places people wish me to see, I will get to them. I am always up for an adventure."

Kaminari has posed:
    Kaminari is either willfully ignore Sally's intentions or possibly okay with them, one of those things. "It is fun." she tells Heidi, "You should definitely try it sometime, I wonder if Thor has ever sunk a fleet?" she muses remembering the mention of the Asgardian Thunder God back when she first arrived.

"No rush, I'm not exactly going to die of old age either. But we should definitely make a night of it some time. Or maybe I could see Asgard." she says Asgard but anyone who's been around her for more than five minutes knows she's thinking of those delicious Asgardian booze.

Sally Houki has posed:
"If he hasn't, I bet he'd be... thorry he missed it."

Oh, Sally. You couldn't help it, could you. Here you are, talking about Thor, with an Asgardian and the other God of Thunder and your first instinct is to make a TERRIBLe pun?

Sally is beaming as she moves to attack another monster, not a care in the world.

Heidi Ingerdottir has posed:
"Prince Thor has done many things, but I cannot remember hearing tale of him sinking a fleet. I will have to ask him." Heidi says, cheerfully. But the terrible pun gets an uproar from the Asgardian as she almost falls over in laughter. "That was a joke!" She points out, in case no one got it. "Thorry!" Is she being polite? Who knows. She might just find it hilarious.

The controller is picked up again and she spins the joystick in a circle and seems to have gotten unstuck from the terrain before she attempts to head in the direction she thinks the monster's in. "Asgard would be much harder to visit. Visitors tend to be noticed and too much notice could be trouble. You think hiding out down here is hard... and help you if the Allfather's in a /mood/." She pauses. "But it could be fun to go on some sort of adventure down here."

Kaminari has posed:
    "Sounds like an adventure." Kaminari says with a devilish wink at Heidi's description of the challenges of Asgard. One might begin to gather there's a reason she is the black sheep of the Amatsu-Kami. The pun earns an amused expression but does not produce the same uproarious laughter from her.

Kaminari also takes up her controller again, though she's back to balancing it on her knee playing one handed with a claw-like spread of fingers while her other hand handles her kiseru. Because priorities. Still she manages to be at least useful in hunting and fighting the monsters.

Sally Houki has posed:
"Yes! I am very funny," agrees Sally with Heidi, firmly. "I'm glad SOMEONE thinks so." She gives Kaminari a look. She never laughs at her jokes, at least not obviously so! It's sort of an accusing look. Still, she's got her hands on the controller and she's been distracted, so the monster throws her a very long distance and she is carted. Of course she is. "Dang it!"

Heidi Ingerdottir has posed:
Heidi takes a moment to think about the feasibility of bringing a guest to Asgard. Certainly, Lady Sif could get away with it, but she'd made special arrangements. Could she make something similar? It would be difficult. She's distracted, so she moves her joystick, running in circles. She is the most helpful.

"Perhaps not everyone understands your jokes, friend Sally. You could explain them afterwards to enlighten your audience so they are better educated for the next time they witness your superior wit."

Kaminari has posed:
    Kaminari's response to Sally consists of a series of pantomimes that look like drinking from a some sort of bottle, then the same hand moving like there is nothing in it, followed by a shrug and waggle of her eyebrows. It's like charades! "Your sense of humor is just too deep for me I fear." she laughs at that, but not Sally's joke.

Somehow she doesn't die despite balancing a controller on her knee playing with one hand even as Sally's character is carted off and Heidi's runs around in cicrles, she doesn't even seem to be giving it her full attention, it's really not fair.

Sally Houki has posed:
"That's always a good idea. People really like it when you explain a joke that didn't land." Sally is smiling at Heidi, though, when she adds it. The door is knocked on and she heads to it, then, to get the delviery of NACHOS.

Nachos, and a lot of other things. Feast fit for Gods, including ice cream.

Wouldn't have it any other way. She starts to lay down the array of food she ordered. Just how much did she spend? The answer is 'a lot'.

Heidi Ingerdottir has posed:
"I don't know. When I have told jokes that others had not understood, they laughed when I explained!" Heidi seems somewhat pleased with that outcome--it's clear by her tone that she certainly didn't feel laughed at, more laughed with. She abandons her character's spinning in circles, though, as there's suddenly /food/.

"Ah! Sally, you are a friend indeed for all of this." She's eagerly on her feet, moving to go peek and see if there's anything she doesn't recognize. New food is /always/ of interest.

Kaminari has posed:
Kaminari too gives up the hunt likely dooming them all should the monster happen through the area with none left at the controls to fight back. But the legendary Nachos have arrived! She has been hearing about them for years and is not about to pass up this chance! Rising from the couch she meanders in the direction of the food leaving a trail of scented smoke in her wake, "This looks divine Sally, you've truly outdone yourself. It looks just like something that cat chef in the game would present to famished hunters."

Sally Houki has posed:
"We'll get back to the game after... is this dinner? Lunch?" Sally has no idea. "What time is it anyway?" she asks, looking around. She really has no idea.

But then she's offering food. Nachhos, of course! And ice cream is being stored for a little later, post nachos and cheese and burgers. She did order burgers, of course, enough for everyone. And fries, glorious fries.

"I mean, I have no idea what to feed a Goddess but this will do."

Heidi Ingerdottir has posed:
"You feed a goddess a feast!" That seems to be the most reasonable thing to Heidi. She looks over the food, determining that it's all food she's familiar with. Thankfully she doesn't seem too disappointed, but goes to snatch a chip before anyone can stop her. Gonna have to slap some hands if she's not allowed to grab soon!

"I am not sure the hour, but I do know that it has been quite some time. If we were playing the game with the small animals, it would tell us the time right there."

Kaminari has posed:
"Or souls." Kaminari replies holding a straight face for a few seconds before grinning, "That's a joke." At least one hopes. She finds a plate and begins filling it with nachos before having a seat and setting her kiseru aside to eat. Her face makes a series of different very pleased expressions as she samples the nachos and a variety of yummy sounds which soon give way to much more active crunching sounds as she abandons any pretense of delicacy and begins scarfing down nachos. "Holy shit Sally, these are amazing!" she exclains, all pretenses dropped for the moment. She might even forgive the lack of alcohol. Maybe.

Sally Houki has posed:
"Oh, right. Sorry, fresh out of those around here, but I do have ice cream and that is the best thing." Sally nods. "ALong with the nachos. You can thank Heidi for them." She points at Heidi, "She is the Nacho Lady, who thinks they are the best food out here." She dips her nacho and CRUNCH.

She stares at Kami's scarfing, though, all the same.

Heidi Ingerdottir has posed:
"When I am a Valkyrie I will certainly be escorting the souls of warriors to Valhalla. It is not the same as eating them, however." Heidi isn't sure what consuming a soul would be like, and it's clear by the look on her face that she's thinking too hard about it. Instead, she just goes for a nacho.

"It is my current favorite Midgardian food but I am always in search of more. I have found food one of the most enjoyable things being here, aside from finding interesting people."

Kaminari has posed:
Kaminari clears her plate of Nachos as fast as you might expect of someone trying them for the first time who has serious issues with restraint. She does eventually regain something resembling composure though as she sets about serving herself another plate of this new human delicacy. "They probably taste like chicken." she supplies to help Heidi's musings, "Have you tried sushi? The right cuts of really fresh fish are to die for, though the real secret is in the rice and the wasabi."

Sally Houki has posed:
"Ooh! Sushi night is GREAT idea. Next time!" Sally waves her hands at Kaminari, "Though we can totally critique how authentic it is to your exacting standards or whatever," she tells Kaminari.

Then she nods solemnly at Heidi. "I will introduce you to foods that are *nearly* as good as nachos soon."

Heidi Ingerdottir has posed:
"Sushi I have not tried," Heidi admits. "I have tried a great deal of food they serve at taverns and some..." She's not sure how to describe it. "A thing with lamb." She does look pleased. "If you have any food suggestions, I would like to try everything Midgard has to offer." She resumes devouring her nachos. "I am no chef or I would attempt to recreate something Asgardian with Midgardian ingredients. I am not sure how difficult it would be..."

Kaminari has posed:
    "You would be surprised." Kaminari informs Sally between mouthfuls of delicious cheesy nachos. "There are a few Japanese chefs of some renown hidden away in New York. If you have the money to meet their price that is, but that's hardly an issue. I can introduce you one who will make you question how uncooked fish can melt in your mouth like that."

"Sushi is Japan's most famous food." she tells Heidi, "Though there are many other delicious ones like Tempura or tokotsu double chashu ramen. The Korean way of grilling meat is also quite delicious. And rice, good rice is a blessing unto itself. Properly grilled meat and fresh rice is a culinary dream." It seems like she could keep going on about different delicious foods from Asia for quite some time but then she remembers her plate of Nachos and it's back to eating.