>> This reminded me of a much quieter version of our family dinners, with a "conversation cap" just to keep from giving readers whiplash, LOL. <<
Yay! I'm glad you enjoyed that aspect.
>> Thanks for the link to tomato pie--I love the implications such a simple change in "pizza" can bring, both in characterization and in local color. <<
:D Tomato pie is listed as a Sicilian dish, and I'm starting to think that culture has more of an imprint in Terramagne than here. The Marionettes probably love it. An advantage, from the perspective of mobsters, is that it's meant to be eaten at room temperature. Get a big pie, leave it in the kitchenette, and people can eat whenever they're hungry.
>> The characters are all different, not merely because of their food preferences. <<
I'm glad this came through!
>> Somehow, you've managed to imply the different preferences come from their personality and heritage, with very few words. I'm impressed. <<
They are very different people, even though there are two established teams in play. Put them together and there's enough overlap for easy cooperation, enough complementary differences to cover a wide range of problems. There are even little hints of cross-cultural interest: Wrex will try anybody's ice-cream-with-stuff-in-it, and has liked most of what he's tried.
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dancing_serpent
Re: OH, this was fun.
Date: 2015-05-07 09:28 pm (UTC)Yay! I'm glad you enjoyed that aspect.
>> Thanks for the link to tomato pie--I love the implications such a simple change in "pizza" can bring, both in characterization and in local color. <<
:D Tomato pie is listed as a Sicilian dish, and I'm starting to think that culture has more of an imprint in Terramagne than here. The Marionettes probably love it. An advantage, from the perspective of mobsters, is that it's meant to be eaten at room temperature. Get a big pie, leave it in the kitchenette, and people can eat whenever they're hungry.
>> The characters are all different, not merely because of their food preferences. <<
I'm glad this came through!
>> Somehow, you've managed to imply the different preferences come from their personality and heritage, with very few words. I'm impressed. <<
They are very different people, even though there are two established teams in play. Put them together and there's enough overlap for easy cooperation, enough complementary differences to cover a wide range of problems. There are even little hints of cross-cultural interest: Wrex will try anybody's ice-cream-with-stuff-in-it, and has liked most of what he's tried.