[Louis Beckett]

"Pff, true true." Luu was clearly amused, never really finding someone to talk about such things before, "But it turns out that some people literally like having something shoved up their ass, don't they?"

While the boy was enjoying the conversation, his body was complaining and telling him that he probably couldn't walk much further. The pain was really starting to bother him, and when Naveta asked if he was alright, it kind of just reminded him how weak he was, "Fine, really." he let out a sharp exhale, "Let's just say I was never allowed to go outside back when I was younger." he too meant that literally, which made him briefly remember blurred memories of his old apartment and the many days he spent in there at a screen.

"Twenty-six? Really?" he couldn't hide his surprise, considering her height made her seem so much younger. Then again, some people had conditions where they never really had the hormones to grow up properly, right? Maybe she was one of those people. It didn't look like it hindered her all that much though. He once again let out a small snicker as he picked up the pace a little to the ramen bar, "Alright alright, little lady, ramen it is."

There was no one in that small bar, which was more like a stall than anything. There were some stools placed in front of the counter, and the closer they got the more the aroma was apparent. When Luu finally got to the front of the stall, he let Naveta sit down on one of the seats before collapsing on another one beside her; resting his head on the counter, "Ughh...so much pain..."

The noodle bar owner seemed pretty concerned at this, but nevertheless asked Naveta for what she wanted to eat when he handed her the menu, "I'll be fine..." Luu said, exhausted, "Just give me a few moments to catch my breath..."

[Naveta Lejori]

"Uh, too much information."

She wasn't entirely sure if he was talking about himself, but she didn't really want to find out either.  Even she had her limits about what she wanted to know about people.  Besides, that line of thought could go to some really weird places.

"Ouch.  You know I could just walk the rest of the way.  It's not a big deal," despite saying that she didn't do anything to try to wiggle free or anything.  "Yep, but I have long accepted that people will think I'm 12 forever.  The curse of being this short."

Naveta just flopped into the stool, and used the counter of the stand to steady herself and stop her from falling off. It was a shame that these seats didn't have a back to them so she actually had to watch her balance.  At this point, she didn't care enough to read the menu.  The food could be full of spiders and she'd still eat it.

"Surprise me," she said to the owner.  "And get me a tall glass of water.  Or maybe four of five of them."

Her speech managed to be fairly clear somehow, but it was pretty obvious in her voice that she wanted food right now.  Now that there was something that smelled good in her vicinity, it was even harder to focus on anything else.  She didn't even pay any attention to her pack mule suffering to the side of her.  

[Louis Beckett]

He laughed again, "I'm not referring to myself, of course." he replied, "Don't worry about it." he then shook his head at the thought of her walking, "No no...like I said, I'm fine. I can do this." it was like he was telling this more to him rather than to Naveta, "And well, being twelve forever could have its advantages."

Once they were in the ramen bar, Luu took some moments to shake off the exhaustion so that he could eat. The bar owner nodded at Naveta before he turned to the boy, "And you, sir? What would you like?"

Luu thought it over for a moment as he glanced at the menu, "One original please, and I'll also get a glass of water for the mean time." once the orders were taken down, the chef went to work and the aroma surrounding them only got stronger. Luu sighed at feeling his stomach grumble - the whole walk tired him out and he really needed something to refill his energy. For some more seconds, there was only the sound of distant passing cars and the noise of ingredients being cooked, "Oh yeah," the boy started, "I never really did ask you for your name, did I? Unless you don't want to say, which is fine."

[Naveta Lejori]

The water at least came out quickly, and Naveta wasted no time in downing it.  She started chugging it with such speed, that some of leaked out of the side of her mouth and went down her cheeks.  After...well, it still didn't seem like that long, but it must have been a couple of days at this point, without water her body just wanted as much as possible as quickly as possible.  Once she finished the glass, she wiped off her face and took a moment to catch her breath, since she drank the entire thing without taking a single breath.  Her vision and balance appeared to be returning to normal, though the weakness in her body wouldn't wane until she got some actual food in her.  Hydrating was at least a good start.  Absentmindedly, she started sipping at a second glass at a more reasonable pace.

"You can call me Darcy."

Naveta never considered names important, but she always made sure to have an answer ready in case someone asked.  Not doing so would just be suspicious.   Her mind wasn't all that focused on the conversation at the moment though.  Now that she knew she was actually hungry, it was all she could think about.  It was like looking down in those stupid cartoons: as long as they didn't, everything would be fine.  Once they did BAM suddenly the normal rules of the universe applied again.  It didn't help that the little ramen stand smelled pretty good and she could see the food cooking.  Part of her just wanted to eat the undercooked stuff off the stove, but that seemed hazardous to her health.  The whole thing was making her fidgety.  While one hand was firmly on a glass of water, the other was tapping on the counter.  She also found it impossible to find a comfortable way to sit, so she was squirming in her seat quite a bit.  These things were always too damn tall for her.