This Seat Taken? (kurt)

[Sunar Chugani]

The cafeteria never seemed to be as crowded on the weekends as it was during the weeks. During the week, there was a designated Lunch Break between classes and training, whereas on the weekend the schedule was much more relaxed. 

This meant, of course, that there were fewer people to sit with on the weekends, unless one specifically made plans to meet with friends. 

Sunar had done no such thing this Saturday. Instead he had slept in (until nearly noon!) and then realized upon waking that he was ravenous. And so after getting dressed and fixing his hair he had made his way to the closest and easiest place to find food on campus -- the cafeteria. 

The wonderful people who ran the cafeteria had prepared enchiladas -- he chose bean and cheese, and hoped that they would be appropriately spicy. Sometimes food options he thought should be spicy were unfortunately bland; perhaps such a varied student body meant that not everyone's tastes could be accommodated. 

He grabbed his tray and his bottle of water and scanned the tables for other people. There, someone he had seen in the halls, and thought he had seen in a class or two. Maybe if he spent less time chatting during class and more time listening he would know for sure. 

"Hey! Mind if I sit here?" He asked, placing his tray and water down without waiting for an answer. 

[Kurt Anderson]

Kurt was happily eating a enchilada which in his opinion, wasn't really all that spicy. He was starving, he had practically skipped breakfast this morning. The most he ate up until now was literally a granola bar from a vending machine along with a energy drink. He had to go through the same transformation routine as always, which only amplified his hunger. Luckily, Kurt somehow managed to pull through until now and ate like his life depended on it.

Kurt continued to eat for a while until another person sat down next to him and asked if the seat was open. "No, it's all yours my friend." Kurt said in response to the question. Kurt then decided to try to strike up conversation with the other person "So, what do you think of the enchilada's? I think they don't know what spice is personally."

[Sunar Chugani]

Sunar grinned enthusiastically at the other boy, pleased with his tolerance for other students inviting themselves into his space. But at the comment about the enchiladas his face fell. "Oh." 

He prodded his meal experimentally with a fork, as if perhaps this might reveal how spicy it was more accurately than simply biting into it. "Isn't it?" 

When prodding proved ineffective he sawed off a tiny bit of enchilada with the side of his fork and popped it into his mouth. Immediately his expression was a picture of disappointment. He swallowed and shook his head. 

"Not spicy at all." He sighed mournfully. "Surely there's a law against serving food this bland to helpless students."

[Kurt Anderson]

Kurt could only shrug and chuckle at the response he got from the kid sitting next to him "To be frank, I have no clue. There must be some kind of regulation though!". Kurt couldn't help himself as he happily continued to eat. He clearly didn't care whether or not the food was spicy, Kurt just needed something in his belly. To Kurt, food was food and there was no point in complaining about something that everyone man, woman, and child needed to survive.

Kurt devoured the rest of his food and turned to the other student "Name's Kurt, and you are?" It at the very least seemed like the polite thing to do, but Kurt wouldn't mind having a person like...whoever this was as a friend.

[Sunar Chugani]

Sunar at in slow, tiny bites just in case the enchiladas decided to become spicy after all, but as the last bite disappeared off his plate it remained just as bland as when he had begun.

"I wish my power was making food spicy," He muttered in the direction of his tray, before realizing that the other student was talking to him again. "Oh! Names!"

He clapped one hand to his forehead and then held it out to Kurt. "I'm Sunar. It's nice to meet you. Have you been here long?"

If the answer was yes then he was going to be embarrassed at not recognizing Kurt.