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[Ah. He might be a few drinks in, but he's still not thrilled to have Tsuruno see him like this. It isn't a matter of pride in so much as there's that part of him that has the urge to want to spare the kids as much as possible with... anything, if he can help it. It's not like Tsuruno hasn't had difficult experiences, but he still would spare her if he could. Though his eye acknowledges the bottle of water, he makes no effort to reach for it.]

Oh, but there are things I can make for the underage, too.

[It takes but a minute or two before he presents her with a Shirley Temple, cherry and all.

Hey, it's better than milk.]