ŰŠ â orange (with peel on) ; [open]
Many would call this sort of taste irrational, or bizarre. Or perhaps weird, in a sense. Not that it was normal. It couldnât possibly be normal. After all, who would like such a thing?
One would find him walking through a busy farmerâs market that early morning. The sun shines, though weakly, as if it, too, had just woken up not so long ago. He lifts his arms in the air to stretch, nearly bumping into several crowds of people. Luckily, he manages to locate his favorite stand within minutes and easily slides up to the counter, where he places down several coins. No words are exchanged in the process; itâs quite clear that heâs done this more than a few times before. In exchange, he receives a plastic (but rather sturdy) bag of assorted fruit, with emphasis on several of his favorites⌠mostly oranges.
As he continues to make his way down the bustling street, he withdraws an orange from the bag and proceeds to bite into it, whole, as if it were an apple and the skin was actually supposed to be edible. Another bite, as he glances around, looking for any other potential vendors to visit, until he bumps into someone.Â
Eyes widen in surprise as he lowers the hand with the fruit from his mouth, blinking at the stranger, before an idea hits him, reaching into his bag while asking, âAh, would you like one?â
Maribelle frowned and opened her mouth to reprimand the miscreant who dared to bump into her, but stopped when she saw the orange he held. Not the one he offered to her, as that one was unscathed - but the orange he'd been eating was simply repulsive. Unpeeled, bitten into...why, it was practically criminal treatment of the poor fruit! She must educate this poor man before he embarrassed himself in public further. It was her civic duty.
"Are you eating that whole...? How barbaric!" Maribelle shook her head and took the proffered orange. "Here. Allow me to show you the proper way to partake of such a treat. I shall demonstrate on this specimen."
She plucked the skin from the orange in one motion and held the spiraled rind aloft. "Dispose of this and eat the pieces separately. That is the proper etiquette when one eats an orange."
