Invasive (2016)
“Einar sits like a benevolent king: his arms out, palms up like he’s Jesus welcoming the sinner to a meal. He stands as Hannah enters and gives her a light, almost airy embrace. “Please,” he says. “Sit.”
She does. The smell of the food is intoxicating. Einar identifies plates as his hand passes over them: moonfish sashimi, shoyu ramen with pork belly, grilled Pacific blue marlin, steamed breadfruit, tofu in something called a huli-huli sauce. Finally, his fingers (wiggling like he’s playing the ...piano) hover over what she first believed to be simple sushi: a slice of fish over rice, wrapped in a belt of nori.
But then she realizes: that’s not fish.
“Spam,” he says, with an almost childish delight. “Spam musubi is a Hawaiian treat. Sold most everywhere. Spam became popular during World War Two—”
“I want to know about Special Projects.”
His hand stays hanging in the air above the plate. The corner of his mouth fishhooks into a wry, playful grin. “Yes, I was told you went for a run today.”MoreLess
She does. The smell of the food is intoxicating. Einar identifies plates as his hand passes over them: moonfish sashimi, shoyu ramen with pork belly, grilled Pacific blue marlin, steamed breadfruit, tofu in something called a huli-huli sauce. Finally, his fingers (wiggling like he’s playing the ...piano) hover over what she first believed to be simple sushi: a slice of fish over rice, wrapped in a belt of nori.
But then she realizes: that’s not fish.
“Spam,” he says, with an almost childish delight. “Spam musubi is a Hawaiian treat. Sold most everywhere. Spam became popular during World War Two—”
“I want to know about Special Projects.”
His hand stays hanging in the air above the plate. The corner of his mouth fishhooks into a wry, playful grin. “Yes, I was told you went for a run today.”MoreLess
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