The chili wasn't half-bad. Kratos had been fairly skeptical when the bartender suggested it, it wasn't usually the sort of bar fare that was offered. Pizza, sometimes if they had one of those rotating pizza bakers. Sometimes burgers and fries if they had a grill in the back. But unless there was an actual restaurant attached to the bar, soups were not usually on the menu.

( But really, the chili wasn't half bad. )

If there was one thing guaranteed to make Shiva forget about the boring-ass day and put a smile on his face, it was this.

( It's an ancient Chineese art and everybody knew their part: from a feint into a slip, and kicking from the hip! )