The Food Court

"I think we should go to the food court first, I'm actually kind of hungry." Brendan states.

"I'm sure we can find you a crunchy salad." Amy teases. Her voice suddenly seems about as loud as usual, and Brendan finally realizes why.

"My ears!" He states with enthusiasm

"I know, They're too adorable!" She titters.

"No... I mean... yes, but that's not what I was talking about." He continues. "I can actually hear out of them. Just like how I can move my tail. You were louder before, when my ears were up, but now that they're stuffed under this hat, things are back to normal."

The pair fall silent for a second, Amy's eyes wide with wonder. "That's actually incredible. If we get you the right combination of stuff, you could basically have super powers." Brendan smiles again and nods. "Well... While we're walking, I want you in front of me."

"What?" He stammers, "Why?"

"So I can see your cute bunny tail, while we walk." She laughs again.

"You're too much." He scoffs. "I still can't believe I agreed to put that on in the middle of the mall."

"Relax. Everyone will just think it's part of your outfit."

"It's still embarrassing!" He throws out his arms.

"Yeah, but no one's going to recognize you." She crosses her arms, and leans in while wearing a mischievous smile. "Besides, I thought it'd be more embarrassing to walk around with a cute little willy."

Brendan's cheeks flush red, and he self consciously tugs his skirt down, and checks to make sure no bulge is visible. "I still can't believe you did that."

"Too late now." She states with dry amusement. "Let's go to the food court!"

She makes a show of rubbing his ears, and even pinching his tail once, causing him to let out a delicate eep, but at his constant protesting, and after drawing a bit too much attention from mall goers, even for her preference, she relents.

Partly out of Amy's insistence, and partly out of his own curiosity, Brendan does get a salad from a poke-bowl restaurant, while Amy settles for an all American burger and fry meal, complete with a diet coke.

"So, do you think it'll give you cute buck teeth when you eat the salad." She giggles.

"I hope not." Brendan states as he pokes the colorful veggies with his plastic fork. "But I don't think it works that way. Maybe if I put on prosthetic teeth or something."

She nods as she finishes chewing her first bite of burger. "We should get you some wax lips, or hillbilly teeth. I think they still have those at the arcade on the other side of the mall."

Brendan laughs, shakes his head, and concludes. "I'll just settle for the amazon clothes, thanks." He spears a clump of lettuce, spinach, and onions, and takes a mighty chomp. It would have been a big bite, even for his previous body. In his current form, his cheeks are comically stuffed as he munches away.

Amy laughs, as Brendan soldiers on, cheeks bulging as he chews, and at last swallows.

"Well?"

He shrugs. "No better or worse than before. I'm still going to drown this salad in dressing."

She sighs. "Oh well... " The pair eat in silence for a while, and suddenly Amy perks up. "Hey, Brenda."

Brendan looks up slowly, not immediately responding to his fake name.

Amy points. "She has buck teeth." The girl she's gesturing to does indeed have a modest overbite and noticeably bucked front teeth. She seems jovial, chatting with a pair of friends. Her frizzy red locks are bouncing loosely in her fluffy pony tail. She looks like she's barely out of highschool, and with her glasses, pale skin, and dark freckles, she looks like she could have ended up as a stereotypical nerd. Instead, she seems more feminine and confident. Her glasses are framed in red wire, she's dressed and accessorized fashionably in a floral print sundress, and she has heeled sandals that show of her lovely long legs.

"So?" Brendan furrows his brow.

"So~" Amy teases as she reaches into her purse and produces the Boop Boop Raygun.

"Shit!" Brendan hisses. "When did you get that? I thought I hid it back at home!"

"Well, maybe I went looking for it while you were changing~" She continues to giggle. "Besides, I wanted to join in the fun too."