Oboro x Rinka C-A

C

Oboro: Now then... all that's left is to tidy up here...
Rinka: What are you staring at over here? Oh, you're on after-dinner cleanup duty today huh. Sorry, I'll get out of your way.
Oboro: Hold on Rinka... could you wait a sec?
Rinka: W-what...?
Oboro: It's always left messy after meals, and it's really hard to clean up. I was hoping if you could eat just a little bit more neatly from now on.
Rinka: Neatly...? What do you mean?
Oboro: Like not splattering scraps all over the floor!
Rinka: In the Flame Tribe, it's normal to grab food with your hands and mealtimes are lively. Since I began taking meals with you guys... I was offered to use chopsticks, but I'm not used to handling them at all.
Oboro: I see... I suppose dining etiquette is different with tribes. But if you eat so messily every time, it's hard to clean... from now on, I'll teach you the basics of using chopsticks.
Rinka: W-what?! N-no... but I don't need something like that...
Oboro: Will you eat neatly for me?
Rinka: That's impossible. It contradicts my ways. (T/N: lit. "aesthetics")
Oboro: Then that's no good... this isn't the village of the Flame Tribe. When you're in a group, you should follow the rules right?* Next time I'm going to diligently teach you, so look forward to it.
Rinka: Look forward to it...? Nghh... looks like I've been completely defeated...

* sorry i worded it really weird but she's basically saying "when in rome"


B

Oboro: Here, here, it's no good using all five fingers. Balance them lightly between your index finger, middle finger, and ring finger.
Rinka: Gaah...!
Oboro: The important thing is to use a little more force in your middle finger. That way, you don't put too much strength into it.
Rinka: B-but... such a dexterous thing, I can't... ah, it broke.
Oboro: Ah... that makes it... the fifth pair you broke.
Rinka: Like I said it's impossible for me, how many times to I have to tell you!
Oboro: You can't give up. There are lots of good things about it if you can use chopsticks. Like the fish you love, Rinka, you can eat them really cleanly.
Rinka: You can eat fish and other thing without chopsticks. Just grab the whole thing and spit the bones out after, y'know. If you want, you can even chew up the bones and swallow them down too!
Oboro: Yup... that's why things get inevitably messy when you eat... Listen, Rinka. To eat fish cleanly means to eat the entire body.
Rinka: Hm...?
Oboro: Up until now, you haven't been eating the whole body. Because of that lively way of eating, you leave behind bits that can still be eaten. Those are leftovers. Isn't that bad, Rinka?
Rinka: I... I've been leaving leftovers?! Nghh... well it's true that... when I have my meals... I hardly realize it...!
Oboro: And we just had grilled fish for dinner tonight. Here, watch how I eat.
Rinka: Y-yeah... ohhh! W-what is... what is the meaning of this. There are only bones and skin left on the fish...! Oboro, the fish that you made seem so exhausting to eat, it looks just like a work of art now...!
Oboro: This is how you eat neatly. The dish and tablecloth stay clean too.
Rinka: I see... I get what's so good about using chopsticks now. All right, Oboro. Teach me again!
Oboro: Yeah, gladly.


A

Rinka: How's that, Oboro! Look, there's nothing left but bones and skin! And the tablecloth! It doesn't have a single stain!
Oboro: Isn't that nice, Rinka! Now that you know how to properly use chopsticks, you can also eat neatly.
Rinka: Yeah, it's all thanks to you Oboro.
Oboro: That's not true. Rinka, you gave it your all too.
Rinka: But the satisfaction you get from being full is a different satisfaction from eating cleanly.
Oboro: Yeah, that's right. Eating everything on your plate is... appreciating the people who made your food, and appreciating the land's bounty. That's what I think.
Rinka: Those are Byakuya's manners, huh. I'm going to study more. Oboro, from now on I think I want to break down this barrier and understand more about these manners with you.
Oboro: Yeah, that's the spirit. From now on let's shorten the distance between each other.
Rinka: Yeah! Then in return, next time I'll teach you about the ways of the Flame Tribe. Since it's messy (?) around here... next time I'll show you how to successfully hunt deep in the mountains.
Oboro: Sure. Thank you.
Rinka: Our traditions for eating are amazing you know? That exciting moment when you bite into the meat of your prey, while the fresh flesh and blood fly around, I'm really grateful for their lives.
Oboro: Uh-huh... When that time comes, my clothes are gonna get dirty, huh.
Rinka: Yup, look forward to it!