A hot meal

Keith and Devin head into the kitchen, and they’re nearly bowled over by Gina heading the other way. She has a plate heaped with steaming hot food, and a fork in her mouth. Despite the mouthful of food she’s clearly still chewing, she flashes a grin as she squeezes past. Ava is close behind her, with a much smaller plate.

Devin rolls his eyes and walks over to the counter, where there’s two plates with rice waiting. Devin grabs one, and scoops something from a baking dish nearby on top. It doesn’t look particularly appealing, though it smells fantastic, a glob of faintly yellow-white sauce, with white chunks of meat and something green that appears to be broccoli. Keith hesitates for a moment, then follows suit. It looks like some kind of casserole.

Following Devin back to the living room, Keith finds that the only seat is once again on the couch between Devin and Gina. As he sits, he looks over at Ava, who seems to be watching him. He takes the opportunity to ask what’s on his mind.

“So…what is it?”

In his head, he’s imagining all kinds of outlandish dishes, but Ava answers quickly. “It’s just chicken and broccoli in a Mornay sauce. Chicken divan. Not fancy, or healthy, but it’s easy and filling. Important for miss ‘I eat everything in sight’ over here.”

Gina grins. “Hey, a big engine needs a lot of fuel!”

Devin chuckles. “Fortunately, Ava is a great cook.”

The slime girl toys with the food on her plate. “I’m passable at best. But I can follow a recipe.”

Keith nods, taking a bite. Despite looking like a pile of slop, it really is delicious. He watches, fascinated, as Ava takes a bite as well. Through her translucent body, he can see the food slide down her throat until it’s hidden by her clothes. She looks up, and sees him looking, and faintly blushes. Gina nudges Keith, grinning.

“Yo, just a heads up, it’s not really polite to watch her eat. It makes her a little nervous.”

Keith blinks, then shakes his head in apology. “I’m sorry, Ava! I didn’t mean to upset you.”

Ava waves a hand. “No need to apologize. Only natural you would be curious.”

Devin chuckles. “Don’t worry, I’m sure you can watch her swallow something else another time…”

Ava gasps. “Devin!”

She blushes, and Gina laughs. “Don’t act like you’re not interested, slimy…”

Ava looks between Gina and Keith, blushing deeply now. It’s an interesting look on the slime girl’s blue face, the darkening tint of red, almost purple. “W-well…I suppose…”

Devin grins, and places a hand on Keith’s leg, surprising him. “Well, you gotta wait in line, I called dibs for tonight.”

Keith laughs. “Oh, is that how it is?”

Devin looks at him, raising an eyebrow. “I mean, you can always say no. But I don’t think you want to pass up this chance to…broaden your horizons. Am I wrong?”

Keith laughs, shaking his head. “No, not at all. Just surprised at how you put it, is all.”

Gina chuckles. “Don’t worry, stud, he’s just eager to have someone bigger pin him down that isn’t me!”

Devin shrugs. “Much like Ava, I can’t deny it.”

Keith laughs again. “So, is it always sex with you three?”

Ava shakes her head. “Hardly. I believe we’re all just a bit excited by your presence, is all. Imagine habit the object of your fantasy suddenly appearing in your apartment. It’s an understandable response, I believe.”

Keith nods, smiling. “Yeah, I get it. Still, ‘object of fantasy’, though? I could get used to that.”

Ava smiles and shrugs. “I get the feeling that you’ll be quite popular. But if you wish to change the subject, did you have something in mind?”

Keith thinks for a moment. “Well, there is one thing. Whenever I try to read something, it feels like my head is going to explode…”

Ava blinks, tilting her head. “That…that’s odd. The translation magic should handle that as easily as speech.”

She thinks for a moment. “I think that we’ll need to ask the professor about it tomorrow…”

Keith nods. “Just figured I’d mention it.”

Gina shrugs. “So…back to talking about sex?”