time for shrimp (kunik)

[Vrases Claudt]

Walking through the fish market, Vrases looked around, taking in all the details. He always made it a habit that if he was coming to a new place that he take in all the details. As he looked around, he noticed the large array of fish that were available to purchase; and oh did it get his mouth watering looking at all of it. Walking towards the large tuna and shrimp, he glanced over them and nodded in satisfaction; the fish were large here, better than normal seasons much to his happiness. He would definitely eat well tonight, as well as whomever was in his room would as well; maybe his roomies would want some of the food as well. Glancing around, he kept on searching the aisles for potential meals today, attempting to keep his mouth from watering too much as he looked over the food. At least he had brought enough money this time; he got paid yesterday from where he worked at, so now it was time to spend it on useful items! At the same time as he looked at the food, he kept his eyes out for a person who would sell to him, and hopefully soon; all the smells were getting to the beast mimicer, and him and a hungry stomach plus food was definitely not a good combo! But, he had learned that patience was key, and kept his mouth shut and continued to scan the area in search of a vendor nearby.

[Kunikpok "Kuni" Arrluk]

Kuni enjoyed his job. He was good at it, for one thing. Having grown up surviving on whale meat and other aquatic animals, he could fillet a fish without a problem, remove meat from the bones and prepare a meal from very little. So now, being surrounded by his favorite type of food for hours on end, he was content, easily interacting with customers and pointing them to what he thought would be the most satisfactory purchase.

Of course, he was always partial to shrimp, but he knew not everyone was so. It didn't stop the whale shifter from nabbing a few tidbits from the bin every so often; he was fairly certain his boss knew, but no one had said anything to him, so he didn't see a problem.

He leaned against the counter as he waited for the next customer, waving over a young man that looked like he was about ready to keel over from seafood cravings. "Can I help you with anything, sir?" he asked friendily, easygoing smile in place. "We just got a fresh batch of cod in, if that will entice you."

[Vrases Claudt]

Glancing over at the man who had addressed him, he returned the easy going smile with his own. walking over to the man, he glanced about for a moment and said " that sounds awesome, could you show me where they are? oh, do you think i could also....get about a half pound of shrimp and 3 tunas?" he asked politely. The beast man needed a lot of food each day, and he had to cook for a lot of other people besides himself. Glancing around, he followed the man towards where the good batch of mackerel was, and he looked around at the other wares, very happy to see them all; a guy like him in a place with a lot of food was always a good thing. Turning to look at the man, he felt an odd memory prick into his mind. He could recall seeing this man before....didn't he got to his school? "hey man, i don't mean to be a bother, but do you go to hammel? I feel like ive seen you before.." he asked curiously. laughing a bit, he said "sorry, you just seem a bit familiar."

As they rounded the spot to where the food was, he glanced around at the fish market. It seemed to be a fairly busy place in his eyes. turning back to the man, he asked "so does it usually stay as busy as this during the week? oh, by the way im vrases" he said, smiling happily as he talked to the big guy. if he did go to his school, he wanted to see if he wanted to join any of the teams at school!

[Kunikpok "Kuni" Arrluk]

Kuni took in the order with a nod and another smile, starting to go to work behind the counter with the items he'd been asked for. "You got it," he replied, scooping some shrimp (mmmm....) into a container that he'd placed on the scale to measure the right amount. "That's the cod there," he added, nodding towards some fresh-looking fillets on the right side of the counter. Kuni finished up with the shrimp (after sneakily popping a few into his mouth, he just couldn't resist), and glanced up from picking out some tuna as the customer spoke. He brightened. "I do, actually," he replied, chuckling. "I... Tend to stand out a bit, I know." Being as tall and broad and sort of exotic as he was, it was always nearly impossible for Kuni to blend in.

He shrugged a bit as he picked the fillets of tuna out and began to get them packaged as well, weighing the items as he did. "We do stay pretty busy, yeah," he nodded. "Weekends are usually busier in general, but people do have to eat all the time." He flashed another smile. "I'm Kuni. It's nice to meet you, V... Vrases?" The name was unusual, even for the Inuit boy's tongue. He wondered where he was from. "Can I get you anything else?"