Ryuko leaned back in the bench as Asia leaned over her, green light surrounding her hands as she used her Twilight Healing to purge the last of the Light Magic from Ryuko's systems and repair the damage. It didn't seem to have any effect on her overall energy levels, but it no longer felt like she was fighting her own body to move wherever Asia had done her work. "Hoo..." she let out as Asia finished. "And once again, never knew being without pain felt so good. You're a lifesaver, Asia."
Asia's cheeks pinked slightly at the praise. "You got hurt trying to help me," she offered modestly. "It's the least I can do to fix the damage as best as I can." The glow faded as she finished. "Though...I can't seem to do any more, despite you still feeling so weak-"
"Of course she's weak!" Mako declared easily. "She hasn't been able to keep much down with all that damage! She needs food!" Mako's stomach suddenly let out a loud growl, causing her to rub the back of her head with a sheepish giggle.
Before Ryuko could respond, a small gurgle emitted from Asia's abdomen, and she blushed brightly. Chuckling, Ryuko stood up. "Guess we're heading to a restaurant then. Let's see-"
"That way!" Mako declared eagerly, pointing to a nearby restaurant boasting American 'Cuisine'. "Satsuki-san owns stock in it, so we can get a discount I think!"
Ryuko shrugged. "Good enough reasoning for me, and I don't have to walk far." She started to take a step, only to feel her legs shake beneath her. Only the adrenaline of fighting the pain had been keeping her upright. Before she could fall, however, Mako and Asia had slipped under her arms, stabilizing her without it looking like she was leaning on them. "Fitting in already, Asia-chan?" she asked teasingly, making the blonde girl blush.
The three of them made their way into the restaurant, taking a large booth with Asia in the middle where she felt safer. As they received their menus, Ryuko looked them over. Aside from it being served by servers, it seemed more like American fast food than anything else. Still, it looked like it would be filling, and she'd never gone wrong with chicken. The prices, though...
"There's...there's so many choices..." Asia murmured awkwardly as she looked over the menu, plainly dazed at the nearly 50 meal options.
"Number nine looks good," Mako said thoughtfully as she looked through. "So does 45, though I think I'd need two...six and seven's not bad..."
Ryuko glanced down through the menu...and then blinked at a highlighted box that had a clock and yen signs surrounding it. "The...Big Smokey challenge?" she murmured as she looked at it.
"Oh, that's our special challenge," the waitress offered as she came up. "Several meal orders together including fillet burgers, chicken wings, the chicken burger, and a bucket of chicken, and plenty of fries and drink. The whole thing's a bit expensive, but if you're able to finish it in under half an hour, it's free."
Ryuko's eyes lit up as she turned to Mako. "We are trying to budget..." she purred eagerly.
"One Big Smoke order each for Ryuko and I!" Mako declared excitedly, much to the waitress's surprise. Ryuko grinned eagerly in response.
Asia's eyes slowly widened in shock.
It wasn't long before the food was brought out. Asia's arrived on a single tray, one unwrapped sandwich, a bag of fries, and a drink. The platter that carried each of the others' meals was much larger, and much more loaded down.
In among the numerous bags of fries and the massive drink cup that could easily hold ten of her own drink, she counted two wrapped sandwiches like her own - one labeled with a 9, the other with 9L - a box of chicken wings labeled 6, two wrapped burgers labeled 45 and 45C, and a huge bucket of chicken labeled 7. The same was duplicated on Mako's tray as Asia glanced over. "How are you...going to eat all that?" she asked in awe.
Ryuko simply grinned as Mako braced herself. "Alright!" the waitress declared as two other staff stood near with stopwatches. "Ready...go!" The stopwatches were started.
Asia's eyes widened as the pair dug in. Mako began by ripping the wrapping off two of the sandwiches and beginning to eat, one in each hand and alternating bites, occasionally ducking down to grab fries with her mouth or to drink from the straw. While she was making good headway...
...it was nothing compared to Ryuko. She'd simply grabbed the box of wings, opened her mouth wide, and dumped them in bones and all. The staff members winced at the crunch of bone as Ryuko's teeth crushed the mere calcium constructs within the meat, and then her hand swept over the wrapped sandwiches. The wrapping paper tore of its own accord as she began tossing them into her mouth whole, devouring her order at blinding speed. By the time Mako had finished her first sandwich, Ryuko had finished all of hers, and picked up the bucket of chicken. She tossed the pieces into the air one at a time, chomping down on them the same way she had on the wings until the bucket was empty. Tossing it aside - where it landed perfectly in the trash can stuffed with the wrapping from her sandwiches - she then proceeded to shovel the fries into her mouth, getting all the sauce on them in the process. With that finished, she picked up the massive drink cup and proceeded to pour its contents into her mouth to a chorus of "Chug! Chug! Chug!" chanted by those who had been caught up in the spectacle. Leaping from the table, she slam dunked the empty cup into the trash can as she landed on the table next to it. "Time!" she called eagerly.
The staff member who'd been tracking her progress stared at his stopwatch in disbelief. "...two minutes, thirty seconds..." he murmured in awe.
"Yur fwowin bun, Fiuko-shan!" Mako observed through a mouthful of food.
Unsure what else to do, Asia picked up her own sandwich and took a bite, much smaller than what the others took from theirs. She was rather surprised to find it delicious.
As the trio stepped out of the restaurant - Mako having also successfully completed her eating challenge, though in 25 minutes compared to Ryuko's less than 3 - Ryuko turned to Asia. "So, what were you doing out here, anyway?" she asked curiously
"Looking for you, Ryuko-san," she offered nervously.
"Oh?" Ryuko asked in surprise. "And the Fallen Angels let you?"
"I...told them I needed some air," Asia offered in embarrassment. "And...just kept walking..."
"Good for you!" Mako crowed happily as she leapt onto Asia's back exuberantly. "Ditch class and have fun!"
"Ueh?" Asia turned to Ryuko in confusion.
Ryuko just shrugged. "Mako lives in her own world. It's fun to visit, though-oh, an arcade!"
"Arcade!" Mako cried excitedly as the pair began to drag Asia towards the building with all the flashing lights and colors.
Asia allowed herself to be dragged along, unsure what was going to happen next...but was beginning to realize that whatever it was, it was going to be fun.