fh_trips | Fairmont Le Château Frontenac, Québec City, Québec [Wednesday Evening]

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Fairmont Le Château Frontenac, Québec City, Québec [Wednesday Evening]

Rumor had it there was a big room party happening on Wednesday night, but there were also still options for those looking for something a little more private to do, or just less party-minded.

The weather was mostly behaving as well, although perhaps with a light, refreshing sprinkling of rain here and there.

Halfway through the trip, people, try not to miss out on any Québécois fun!

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We're halfway through the trip! Have you tried poutine yet? Or tourtière? Or sushi? Quebec City has you covered.

An entire restaurant devoted to vegan sushi simply had to be tried. So Steven and Llewellyn got dressed for dinner and headed there for date night.

Steven of course wore his hat, but he did remember to take it off once they were seated. He was almost as proud of that as he was the hat itself.

He got his glasses out to study the menu. "So many options! Aren't they clever?"

"The crispy rice looks particularly interesting," Watts mused.

Honestly, all of it looked good. It's possible he might end up stuffed to the gills with sushi tonight.

"I thought so as well," Steven said. "Do you think we should get the Omakase Deluxe? That way we can sample a few things?"

"Plus another soup and a couple of the things that aren't included in that?" Watts mused. "Since it does say it's meant for one person."

"I like that," Steven said. He looked sheepish. "Better than my idea where we order two of those."

"I figure we ought to sample as much of the menu as physically possible," Watts said. "And- there is nothing holding us back from ordering a second round, I suppose."

"I think that's smart," Steven said. He looked at Llewellyn besottedly. Which was a common expression this week. And in general.

Watts gave him a shy grin in return. "I do try my best to be clever."

Steven looked at the menu options again. "More crispy rice then, do you think?"

"Oh yes," Watts agreed. "Should we get some of each? Or is that too much of one sort of thing?"

"I don't think so," Steven said. "It's not as though we'll be here often. I think better to try as much as possible."

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Saint-Roch is a hip neighborhood that sits a little off Quebec City’s main waterfront. It’s fun to explore any time, with its streets lined with boutiques, cafés, restaurants, and galleries. The area is especially attractive in the evening, when craft breweries open their doors for those who love unique beers and ales. Standouts include La Barberie Microbrasserie, Noctem Artisans Brasseurs, and La Korrigane Brasserie Artisanale. If you find yourself overwhelmed by the extensive range of venues, take a beer tour!

Tell us where you are!

A drag cabaret not too far from the hotel seemed like the kind of place Steph had to go, and although the drag brunch wasn't until the weekend they did have karaoke night on Wednesday. And her doing karaoke was a prime opportunity for Vi to give her all the shit in the world, so who was Steph to deny her such a gift?

Steph was absolutely not by any stretch of the imagination a singer, but see if that stopped her from hamming it up on stage to Joan Jett.

Vi truly appreciated the gift she had been given. You could tell from the combination of wolf-whistling and boos while clapping.

Steph beamed and, after finishing her latest round of extravagant air-drumming interspersed with high kicks for some reason, blew a kiss at her.

"Gonna take a turn?"

"What would I even sing?" That wasn't a no.

"You don't have to," Steph assured her, hopping off the stage and sitting back down beside her, "but there's a huge collection of songs to choose from. Though it would be hilarious if you did, like, Hot to Go or something."

Vi slung her arm around Steph's shoulders, because she wanted to and also because she hadn't been the only girl wolf-whistling during that performance.

"I trust you to pick out something I'd know." Given how much of her Earth music knowledge came from Steph one way or the other.

Steph leaned in and put her head on Vi's shoulder, and she wasn't going to point out that at least two of those other whistlers had been kind of mocking about it. Mostly because she didn't care if they were.

"I cannot be seen in public with you if you do a Taylor Swift song," she said lightly. "That's the rules, sorry babe."

She would not enforce said rules if Vi was really set on it though.

Just know that Vi would've been perfectly willing to start knocking heads on Steph's behalf if she had.

As it was, she grinned beatifically as she kissed Steph and stood up. "So what you're saying is you really want me to sing Taylor Swift," she said as she headed towards the stage.

Oh, Steph knew. And since she really didn't want them to get kicked out of the city or anything like that, she wouldn't have let on even if it had bothered her.

She sighed and rubbed a hand over her face, only mostly for show.

"You're lucky you're adorable and I love you," she called after Vi.

Because honestly.

Look, Vi was working on her anger issues, but there was some very deep seated rage there.

"I love you too," Vi called back, before engaging in a few minutes of quiet conversation with the person in charge of the music and taking to the stage.

Hey, technically it wasn't a Taylor Swift song she was singing, it was a cover with gayer lyrics.