Merni wrote:Crylante wrote:"So, the weather's been awfully nice the past few days, hasn't it?" asked van Aldenkamp in an awkward attempt to break the ice.
"Nice relief from Bloemenwijk, isn't it?" Xiaoqing agreed. She grimaced slightly at the extensive menu (a waste of money in her opinion), and ordered some huangjiu (a Chinese rice wine).
"It is." replied van Aldenkamp as his attention turned to the menu in front of him. Some part of him felt guilty that a significant proportion of his constituents made barely enough to live on while him and other legislators could enjoy luxuries like this, but after all, trying to fix that was one of the reasons he entered politics. After a short amount of thinking, he ordered a second glass of huangjiu for himself.