Maybe 'freshness' isn't something you taste, but something you feel

The water surface so still, the lake stretches out further than my eyes could see. The whole area is so quiet, not a soul in sight, only the occasional bird chirping deep in the forest. It makes me wonder, where have all the cars just now on the asphalt road gone t-

"Ahh!"

SPLASH!

"Oh god! Are you alright?" "It's okay honey, we can get a new one, i'm just glad you weren't hurt. But remember to keep a firm grip on the fishing rod next time, okay?"
"I'm sorry, i was distracted, and afraid kinda. It seemed to be a big fish..." "Can we try to get it back?" "Never mind that..." I stared helplessly at the fishing rod as it was being dragged further and further away
"But wow! Would you look at that, a big fish it was indeed! Haha"

Now what. I officially have nothing to do here. I guess i can just walk back to the car and have a chat with my companion A.I. But if i just do that every single time, why am i even here? I guess i did agree to leave my buddy at the car

"Hey dad, you said you wanna talk to me about something?"

"Oh sure, Ask away!"
"Huh? But that's not what i-" sighs "Nothing"

I glanced up at the sky, it was blue, cloudy and- Ouch, my eyes, shouldn't have done that. It's high noon. Oww, oww, oww, oww... What an unusual day. I get a day off from school but the teachers didn't tell us why. Or maybe they did. I should probably not be daydreaming in class. And now we're going fishing. I really don't get why he can't just get an UltraVR device instead, he could experience everything within his room, the slow car ride, and fishing for fish, it should be the exact same as in real life, from the sense of touch, sight, and so on. But then it doesn't sound like something he would get. Sighs. I could have had today all for myself, staying in my room, learning more about the old world, the usual

Huh?

I guess mom and dad really do love me. Lost in my own thoughts, i was going to look up at the sky again, but nope, not gonna do that

"I wonder what the other adults out there do for fun?" Ah, i said that out loud by mistake

"The adults out there other than your mom and I?" 
"I'm not that curious, it's just, a random thought, but i guess" 
"Well... They do, everything?" "Sorry for my confusing response, i'm trying to think of something" "To my knowledge, most people would either spend all day traveling to every corner of the universe across space and time, or sleep in their pods" "I'm sorry if it still sounds vague to you, but they're not very pleasant things to get hooked on" "But hey, i think there's a pretty active air hockey club somewhere in our city!"
"Dad?"
"Um, huh? Yeah?"
"It just occurred to me that... i never really knew what your childhood was like"
"Oh my childhood? Let me remember, when i was your age... Give me a moment, it's been so long i can't really..." "Ah yeah, i was living with my dad, and i guess my mom and grandad for a couple of years. I didn't really have a whole lot of friends, those kids always looked like they had their own businesses" "It just wasn't that interesting haha"
"I see..." I kinda feel bad for him "How did you get to school?"
"Just like how you do now, by the air monorail. The school system hasn't really had many changes recently"
"The air monorail always arrives late for me, especially when classes are over"
 "Oh? I don't remember them being late. I recall they were always on time for me, and then everybody including me, just hurriedly got on board without taking one look at the other students" "But i do remember wishing it would go faster haha"
Huh? So it used to be punctual. I wonder if there's any significant meaning behind the change

Dad managed catch just enough fish for the three of us and is relaxing in his chair. I'm now helping mom with grilling them

"Be cautious, avoid burning yourself, sweetie"
"Don't worry mom..." Such an ancient looking grill, but i would be surprised if our family had anything but old-fashioned equipment 
"Ahh!" And i burned myself, great
"Oh dear..."
"It's okay mom, it's nothing serious, i'll find myself some cool wat-"
A sink appeared out of thin air right before my eyes as soon as my mother snapped her fingers. It should be normal she's able to do that but just standing there, flabbergasted. Actually i really need to treat my burn. Oh phew, there's running water 
"You're still my adorable and clumsy baby after all. Go get some rest, sweetie. You've probably exhausted yourself from fishing with your dad. Don't worry, I can take over from here"
"Thanks mom" Huh, there is an extra fish remaining in the bucket. Are mom and dad not going to grill it as well?

It was decently delicious. I mean, tasted just like the regular fishes mom would 'buy' at the grocery store. I wonder if they could really taste the 'freshness', or maybe it's not something you taste, but rather something you feel... Hold on, this road doesn't seem quite the same as the one we were taking initially?

"So are you enjoying the trip honey?"

"I mean, i guess, just like the other times really" Should i tell them there shouldn't be a difference in the quality nor the taste of food no matter where we are in the um, modern world?'
,Darling, this time our baby did such a good job at grilling the fishes,'
"Oh really? That's awesome!"
"Yeah... until i burnt myself" I turned my head to look outside the car window, the big lake seemed to be shrinking more and more, until it's out of sight, as the clouds overhead were darkening "It's going to rain a second time today?"
"Oh, it seems so, doesn't it make you feel lucky that we're in a car right now?"
"Huh?" What is he talking about? This car? I mean, i now get why he prefers travelling by car, but as for myself, I would still prefer something faster and more convenient 
"We're all dry and comfortable in here, not affected by the rain"
"Yeah, but dad, isn't like, any form of transportation could do that?"
"And the transportation we're currently in is this car. Sometimes it's the mundane things in life that makes life worth it, right?"
"I guess you're right" "..." The mundane things in life... The mundane things in life? Like going fishing?