“Oh pizza. Nice choice.” Michael gave Ashira a thumbs up. It wasn’t the number seven, which was a chicken sandwich slathered in sauce. After the order was in he handed back the pad and the waitress went off to input their order. Now the two were alone. The princess went on to tell more about her life. She had never played a video game until now, never been in an arcade. Twelve palace guards posting up at various places would be quite comical. But the story made him sad. Royalty tended to miss out on average tings. Like simply going to the arcade or playing video games. Movie nights or concerts. Simple walks in a park become awkward thanks to the presence of numerous guards. It sounded so lonely. So depressing.
“That sounds like quite the ordeal. We need to get in as many firsts as we can. I had to drag Cas off to his first strip club on our first R and R back when I was eighteen. Queen Theresa was super pissed at us. She yelled at me and Cas over the vid screen when she found out. We were super hung over and had the club stamps still on our hand. Cas had several lipstick marks on his face.” Michael started laughing. “I was pissed, but also kind of flattered. Here’s the Queen of Arturia scolding me like I was one of her own children. My own folks, Jared and Cynthia, nearly fainted when I visited with Cas. Wanted to see where his best friend, that’s still hard to believe sometimes, lived and what it was like. He was both shocked and amazed. Like an entire new world was open to him.”
“Here you are.” The waitress came back with their food and drinks. And Michael handed her the card to pay. “Enjoy.”
“Thanks.” Michael took his food, held in what looked like was sconce really, and dipped one in sauce and ate it. He smiled when he saw Ashira’s face change as she ate the pizza. He took a bite of his own food before speaking, "Didn't they teach you not to talk with your mouth full at princess school?" Taking two of his pretzel sticks he put them on Ashira's plate before taking a slice off the serving tray, sticking his tongue out at her. Peeling off a piece of pepperoni he put it on his tongue before eating it. "Been awhile since I had a slice of za."
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