WHEN: Wednesday, September 26, 1998; around 7pm
WHERE: Chinese restaurant in London
WHAT: Quality brother time and good food
RATING: PG
STATUS: Closed, Incomplete
Charlie and Percy chose to have dinner at a nearby Chinese restaurant. Percy rarely ate Chinese and since Charlie had visited the country, it seemed like the thing to do. Of course, the Western version of Chinese food was vastly different than how the natives ate.
They were seated by a little Asian woman in a booth toward the back of the store. Apparently the place was rather popular and everywhere else was full. After pouring over their menus, the boys placed their orders. When their food arrived they ate in silence for a bit.
Percy was determined to use the chopsticks provided by the waitress. Though he'd basically gotten the hang of them, he was still having trouble with some of the smaller pieces of food. At one point, his frustration caused him to try to catch a bit of chicken mid-air as it fell from his chopsticks when he put them to his lips resulting in wild gestures. He put the chopsticks to the side and took a deep breath. His eyes cut to Charlie.
"Don't laugh," he accused, sitting up straighter.