Derreck noticed the lass’ sudden shift of demeanor, already eating his food. He grinned, impressed with how his creation turned out to be as he chewed ever so slowly to savor the flavor the traditional Chinese delight had to offer but still had a different tang to it. “Act like I didn’t say that,” he said with an uneasy chuckle then took a sip of his wine, “It’s more like ‘chia̍h hok’ because ya know, Chinese food…” He released a faint laugh, realizing how punny and corny his joke was.
“Thank you,” he said with a cocky grin, wiping off imaginary dust off of his shoulder for effect. “Right. But who knows? It’s just that I spend a majority of my time out there with them mundanes.”
Klarity began eating at a slower pace enjoying the meal Derreck had made even though she had already eaten most of it by then, occasionally taking a sip of wine. “Of course” She grinned and chuckled at his pun.
“I doubt anyone has bothered researching but I suspect that we just have a higher tolerance than mundanes. Me too, well not so much now, times change unfortunately. ”