{sorry; I was gone most of today}

Wallace stood up, making noodles fly everywhere. Somehow, Choji managed to catch the bowl before it shattered on the floor. Nobody but Choji seemed to care about this accomplishment, however; nearly everyone in the restaurant had been hit by a stray noodle or two, and the ones who weren't calling over their servers to request a free appetizer-- or, in the more saturated cases, a free meal-- were glaring at Wallace with battle eyes.

Wallace pulled Choji off his head and into his arms, pulling into a protective huddle as the patrons nearest to them got close enough to use their hands instead of their words.

**

Shino chuckled a little at the mayhem caused by the hapless panda duo and released his insects to help clean up the mess. He knew the noodle bowl hadn't been there when Wallace started the bow, and now he looked to see who seemed least surprised that they'd appeared.

It was hard to tell, though, because his ants, at least, had started to attract attention-- and not the good kind. Instead of being grateful for help from his little minions of mercy, most people seemed upset.

Strange.