"Of course not, Mr Kimblee; I have very good taste, you know~"
With any luck, that would turn out to be true. Regardless, the order was placed without too much trouble, although she was thankful the waiter had managed to translate her look of mild distress when asked what 'jus' she would like with her steak; she'd been seconds away from saying 'orange' when he listed the options, and it finally clicked.
Mushroom and garlic sauce sounded a little more appetizing on steak than orange sauce, anyway.
The menus collected, the order placed, Emmy knew she couldn't delay bringing up the elephant in the room any longer.
...once she'd drained her glass of wine, of course. There, that was better. Right, serious face on, Emmy, it's time to face the music!
"...I suppose I'll let you start, Mr Kimblee. I'm sure you've got something to say since I didn't give you the chance last time we spoke; I'm sorry about that."
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With any luck, that would turn out to be true. Regardless, the order was placed without too much trouble, although she was thankful the waiter had managed to translate her look of mild distress when asked what 'jus' she would like with her steak; she'd been seconds away from saying 'orange' when he listed the options, and it finally clicked.
Mushroom and garlic sauce sounded a little more appetizing on steak than orange sauce, anyway.
The menus collected, the order placed, Emmy knew she couldn't delay bringing up the elephant in the room any longer.
...once she'd drained her glass of wine, of course. There, that was better. Right, serious face on, Emmy, it's time to face the music!
"...I suppose I'll let you start, Mr Kimblee. I'm sure you've got something to say since I didn't give you the chance last time we spoke; I'm sorry about that."