Based off of the dreamworks short "Po VS Belly" over on youtube. I'd recommend checking it out before reading this to help grasp a better understanding on what is going on in this chapter.
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Today was a Sunday, so I didn't have to worry about training thankfully. Bright and early in the morning with no worries. After a quick talk with Po, he was able to convince me to have lunch at his fathers noodle shop alone. I saw no harm in that. I couldn't even recall the last time I had even gone to visit Mr. Ping. So around noon, I took Po up on his offer and headed down into his fathers noodle shop, which seemed a little devoid of all life except for the kind old goose himself who was able to cook up some of his town famous noodles for as he said it, only four yuan. Even so, with the slightly expensive purchase I was able to enjoy the food that I had been given. Myself and Po sat down and took our time to eat. Well, I did. Po had two extra bowls in order to finish at the same time as me, making me smirk at the panda's expected gluttony. When the pair of us had finished, he went ahead and brought up an interesting topic.
"You know, if one eats less, one will taste more". He spoke gracefully. I looked up to the panda after wiping my mouth and fangs with a spare cloth.
"Is that another one of Shifu's tactics to get you to eat less"? I smirked.
"I know right? I mean, eat less"? Po seemed rather shocked that Shifu would go through the trouble of even suggesting such a thing. "I'm kind of against that just on principal... but taste more"... He wondered to himself, putting a chubby hand underneath his chin, imagining the possibilities of tasting more at the cost of eating less.
"May I be honest about you with something Po"? I asked interrupting his train of thought.
"Go right ahead bud".
"Maybe this should be something to actually consider. I mean, don't take it the wrong way, but you are a little... heavy". I spoke, sugarcoating my words as much as I could as to not upset the panda.
"I dunno... I mean, eating less? Isn't that like blasphemy or something"?
I shook my head.
"Alright, well think about it this way. Back where I come from, obesity is a major health problem. Depending on what you eat, in which case is noodle, cookies, bean bun, dumplings... basically anything you find, would lead to serious problems such as heart attacks and becoming less fit".
Granted that even with Po's... ability to eat so much, the amount of training and kung fu we did was more than enough to keep those sorts of problems from rising. But this was more about trying to convince Po on cutting down for his benefit, as well as Monkey's seeing how Po has been known to steal some of his cookies every week. Po deepened into his train of thought until at last.
"SOLD"! He blurted out, making me flinch a little. "If that's the case, stomach, I appreciate your sacrifice, for the greater good".
Looking at Po's stomach, I think it had made more than enough sacrifices just trying to keep up with the amount of food he eats. However.
*Growl*
What the hell... was that his stomach?
Po looked down to his own stomach before turning away from me.
"What uh... can we talk about this later"?
... Was Po talking to his own stomach? Uh...
*GROWL*
"No, no of course I care about you"!
*Growl*
"Yes, of course"!
*Growl*
"Ahhh, but... no I don't love tongue more! No, I love you both the same it's just that"-
*Growl*
"Well, yes you make excellent points, so I just... uh- okay look! Fine! I will eat more... and taste less. Does that make you happy"?
*Growl*
"Good". Po turned round. "Uh sorry about that, just a little issue I... Mike? ... Mike"?
The instant Po had begun arguing with his stomach, I was already heading back up the steps to the Jade palace, feeling somewhat greatly disturbed by whatever I had just witnessed. In my head, I repeated the same word over and over again.
"Nope nope nope nope nope nope".
There was no way I would be able to look at Po's stomach the same way again.
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I'll be honest. This bonus was more along the lines of an excuse just so I could say...
This story has now reached over 20'000 views! When I finished the first part of the story it had reached 17'000 views almost a month ago which means I've gotten more than 3000 views in the last twenty five days! Ever since then I've still been receiving an incredible amount of support! You guys are truly incredible!
Seriously, thank you everyone. And just as a heads up, I'll be releasing the next part of this story either after my holiday in Holland, which is a few days time from now and will last for a few weeks, or when I go to Uni (In September), it depends. For now, the only thing I'll be working on is the short stories that are already in progress. Those will be finished first before anything else just so I can get them out of the way with. But for now, big thanks to all of you, and I'll see you after I've come back from holiday. Cheerio!