[Event] I'm Sorry Every Songs About you [Paradox]

Adelene shrugged, her smile remained. "Agriculture, huh...? That sounds good too." Adelene didn't know much about Lochlann's siblings, but she remembered the fun fact about his little sister painting his nails hot pink once. The thought made her chuckle, but at the same time, being reminded of their drinking contest stirred back unwanted feelings in her stomach. She shrugged off those bad ones though.

"Seriously though, being a literature prof would suit you." Little by little, her smile became wider, more at ease, less tensed, more cheerful. Because thinking of Lochlann having a wonderful future after college made her happy, and imagining him becoming a cool college literature professor was funny. All the girls would love him! "I could imagine you reciting Romeo lines with feelings in class and your students would melt listening to you. Hehe... But agriculture sounds more practical, I guess."

She stood up, and since she wasn't letting Lochlann's hand go, she tugged at him at the same time to do the same. "Come on, let's look around while the sun's still up. Bookstore roof sounds like a good idea after that."

She was still slightly uneasy, but she pushed that to the back of her mind because she didn't want any more awkward tension around them.

Being a little closer to Lochlann as they walk always did make Adelene comfortable. Holding his hand always made her feel secured. But at the moment, those good feelings were mixed with the paranoia in her that refused to disappear.

"Food sounds good." Honestly though, she hasn't eaten anything since yesterday. She's been too stressed and tired to get up from bed. And instead of her Lamby plushy, which reminded her of Lochlann constantly, she's been using the teddy bear from Stefan as a cuddle buddy. The day before yesterday, the only thing she'd eaten was the cinnamon bun from Leon's family shop. She was hungry, and the smell of food everywhere made her stomach growl; thankfully it wasn't loud enough for anyone else to hear. She wasn't going to tell Lochlann about any of that though.

"I want meat. Like roasted meat. Or barbecue..." She paused, thinking maybe those were bad options if her stomach was too empty. "...Or maybe softer food like bread."

She looked around when they got out, because even there in front of the café stalls already filled the streets. The place was so cheerful and celebrating, it was such a familiar air. Before she went to the island, she was stuck in the middle of a festival, too, and back then, she was the only one with a sad face on. She really didn't want this one to be similar to that.

She took a deep breath in and released a heavy one, at the same time letting go of the heaviness in her chest. She smiled up at Lochlann, before she led the way into the crowd and to the food stalls. "Let's try at least ten food stalls, Loch. You too, it'll be lonely if I eat alone."

Adelene noticed that frown, and she cannot really help but worry about it. But when it didn't seem too important at the moment, she decided to let it go, and pull Lochlann to the first stall that caught her attention. It was a stand selling all kinds of potato snacks, from chips to fries to mashed potatoes served in small cups.

She looked up at him after a moment, pouting a little as she felt familiar heat creep up to her cheeks. "Who are you calling cute?" Though embarrassed, she was happy it felt like her usual reaction. She rolled her eyes away, though it wasn't in a hateful way, and she turned to the vendor to buy two orders of potato chips and soda. She paid for them and practically shoved Lochlann's share to his chest.

"You're gonna eat, too," she insisted. It would be embarrassing if he wouldn't, after what he said. "We'll look for brisket sandwich later... but... no hurries."

The sun was already setting and the streets were starting to be lit with lanterns and lights instead. The sky's become purple, and the stars were beginning to show up. It was a good evening.

As a sort of defense mechanism, Adelene looked away and focused on eating her potato chips because He'll no, she wasn't cute. The thought of Lamby made her laugh though. She really did miss the adorable sheep.

She was looking around before Lochlann caught her attention once more, and she turned to him, shaking her head once. "I didn't know you can cook." There was a really faint smirk on her face. "I never saw you cook, and there's that time when I was sick and you even had to buy the chicken soup from that burger joint," she teased. She wasn't one to talk though, she didn't cook that much either, and after finding a really awesome chef in her dear friend Leon, she somewhat thought there was no use trying to get better because she wouldn't exceed that much talent ever.

She munched a few more chips and sipped from her soda, looking around again for more interesting food stalls, before letting out a thoughtful hum. "I really want barbecues though... I just... I think my stomach won't be able to take it now..." She sighed.

That was a mistake. It just slipped, she wasn't supposed to say it out loud.

Adelene flinched when Lochlann put a hand on her stomach, and she tried to pull away as she shook her head. "No, no, no, not sick! I'm fine, just... uh... really hungry so... I need to fill my stomach with soft food first before more chunky ones."

She wasn't going to tell him she hadn't eaten the whole day yesterday, she made sure of that. She ate a few more chips, letting silence take over while she made only one noise that was the sound of chips being chewed.

After a few minutes, she was able to look at Lochlann again. "So when do you plan to make barbecues?"