Cas looked slightly bewildered at all the choices in front of him, so Meg explained each dish, warned him to go easy on the wasabi, and served up plates for both of them. She couldn't help laughing as she tried to teach him how to use chopsticks.

The first bite of tempura was crunchy, delicious goodness. Meg closed her eyes and made a satisfied little noise, thinking she really ought to do this more often.