Prompt #38 - Dinner
Prompt #38
Write about your muses favorite food. Describe a complete dinner from their point of view.

My favourite food is actually pemmican but it's hard to find any, real pemmican that is, in Chicago. Dessicated meat doesn't appear to be that popular. Although it is filling, and expands in your stomach when you drink water, Ray wouldn't consider it a full meal. Perhaps he's right, dinner suggests a much more than that.

I've had dinner with Ray's family and it could only be described of as an event. Not that Ray;s family aren't welcoming. They are very welcoming if a little...exuberant. Ray's mother is a wonderful cook and she always encourages me to try her various dishes. I always feel quite full after a meal with Ray's family.

Of course sometimes it can be awkward to try and deal with Francesca's advances over dinner but both Ray and his mother make sure she is not too forward. I find it hard to follow the conversations that go on at the dinner table. I admire Ray's ability to be able to keep track of who is saying what. I speak up now and then but mostly I stay silent. It's enough to just be accepted as part of the family.

Sometimes though I prefer a quiet meal with Ray. He has extensive knowledge of the various eating establishments in Chicago and he puts it to good use. We've eaten at many fine restaurants together, although we have often had to leave Diefenbaker outside. Still it's pleasant to be able to share a meal in a congenial setting.

Sometimes we don't bother to go but stay in, at my apartment. Ray will order a pizza, usually two so Dief doesn't feel left out, and we'll sit down together and eat it. It's more informal than going out but it;s nice. It;s a sign of our friendship sharing a meal like that, even if Ray would prefer to eat out of the box. I feel privileged to have a friend like Ray and eating pizza with him is one of the benefits I have living in Chicago. Ray makes dinner interesting.