To tell the truth and shame the devil--a saying Kathy's mom had adored when she was alive--when Dante had suggested that they go out for Korean food, Kathy hadn't expected much. Dante didn't speak the language, didn't know the culture, and his only real introduction to the cuisine was what Kathy cooked at home and the hundred of weird bottle and jars of seasoning she kept in the door of the fridge, next to the more normal bottles of mayo and ketchup and relish. It wasn't that she was expecting it to be bad or anything, but she'd figured something middle-of-the-road, declaring its authenticity by blaring k-pop from the mid-2000s with two kinds of kimchi at most and a couple of sushi offerings to round out the 'Asianness' of the menu. All of which would have been perfectly fine and Kathy would have gone home, full and happy, and not given it another thought.
She realized she was wrong the moment they stepped into the restaurant. It smelled like home, evoking a sense of nostalgia and homesickness so sharp she rocked backwards on her heels for a moment. The table next to them had seven different banchan bowls on one side of it and over the shoulder of another patron, she could spot a menu page devoted entirely to different kinds of kimchi, several of which had seasonal warnings next to them. Apparently this place thought it wouldn't do to serve Yeolmu-kimchi in the middle of winter and you know what? They were goddamn right.
Kathy reached for Dante's hand, squeezing it tightly, letting her grip speak louder than she could right then about how pleased she was with his choice of restaurant for the evening.
[Not for broadcast and for that guy she's with!]
She realized she was wrong the moment they stepped into the restaurant. It smelled like home, evoking a sense of nostalgia and homesickness so sharp she rocked backwards on her heels for a moment. The table next to them had seven different banchan bowls on one side of it and over the shoulder of another patron, she could spot a menu page devoted entirely to different kinds of kimchi, several of which had seasonal warnings next to them. Apparently this place thought it wouldn't do to serve Yeolmu-kimchi in the middle of winter and you know what? They were goddamn right.
Kathy reached for Dante's hand, squeezing it tightly, letting her grip speak louder than she could right then about how pleased she was with his choice of restaurant for the evening.
[Not for broadcast and for that guy she's with!]
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Date: 2018-02-27 04:06 pm (UTC)"Bet you do, noona," the waiter said in English.
Kathy snickered again, then added Dante's order to hers and sent the waiter off for several bottles of soju. "You have a new admirer," she told Dante as soon as their waiter was out of earshot.
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Date: 2018-02-27 05:20 pm (UTC)Their waiter showed up and handed over two bottles of soju, with a wink for Dante and a cheerful grin towards Kathy, but didn't stay to chat.
"You remember soju, right?" Kathy asked, checking the proof. "This one's about vodka strength." She reached for his cup and filled it about halfway up with soju. "Drinking is huge in Korea, did I ever tell you that? Oh my god, you'd love it. It's part of any kind of, like, work or social bonding time. And one of the rules is you never pour your own alcohol."
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Date: 2018-02-27 05:36 pm (UTC)And then he finished pouring, she deliberately picked up her cup with both hands. "This means 'thank you,'" she said, demonstrating. "You pick your cup up with two hands after someone pours to show appreciation."
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Date: 2018-02-27 05:40 pm (UTC)He followed her example, picking the cup up with both hands. "Good?"
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Date: 2018-02-27 06:08 pm (UTC)Her smirk deepened. "Think you could hang, white boy?"
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Date: 2018-02-27 08:22 pm (UTC)Rude hand gesture.
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Date: 2018-02-27 08:30 pm (UTC)Yeah, it would have been awkward hanging out with both the teachers that had taught her and the students she was teaching. Hard pass.
"When is it--the first full week of March?"
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Date: 2018-02-27 08:37 pm (UTC)He still sounded torn about it.
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