"That's good to know. I hate being burned alive, it's so inconvenient." As Rei checked out the menu, Jon checked out Rei. He liked her smile. When her eyes strayed from the menu and started to turn in what might have been his direction, he quickly turned his head to read what the restaurant had "cooked".
The menu offered such items as "Fish" (the specific species of which it was probably better not to ask), what was called a "hamburger" but Jon refused to label as such, and a few variations on the theme. "Hi," he said to the girl manning the register. "Let me just have the lunch special, please."