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[ open ] kaveh's permanent catch-all

WHO: kaveh (

fussiest) & y'all!
WHAT: this is a perpetual catch-all for kaveh because i'm too lazy to make a new one every month. this is for closed starters, tag-ins, visits to kaveh's workshop and the like! be wild! be bold! be free!
WHERE: all around the city, and especially at kaveh's workshop, the pairidaeza architectural design studio in district 1
WHEN: everywhere! everywhen! all at once!
WARNINGS: bickering, probably - everything else will be warned for on a thread-by-thread basis

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[Tsuruno sprinkles on pomegranate seeds, and the edges of Alhaitham's eyes curve.]

You're going to send Tsuruno back with leftovers either way. [Bit he rips the pita a few more times to savor the hummus before he returns to pomegranate seeding duty.]

You are?

[ Look at Tsuruno, all bright-eyed and hopeful now--after she's polished off her hummus and pomegranate pita, humming in approval at the taste. Kaveh foists food on her all the time but still, she can't help but feel a little thrill of excitement every time she gets to eat more of it. ]

I-I mean! Right! Third left cabinet!

[ And she's off and running to the cabinet to collect the plates. They're in no real danger of breaking, despite her enthusiasm, at least. She's far too used to waiting tables. ]

[ kaveh's eyes gleam. ]

Oh, dear, did Alhaitham give it away? [ as he tips his head to tsuruno, all conspiratorial glee, ] Do me a favour, Tsuruno: now that the jig is up, at least pretend to be surprised when I foist three or four containers on you on your way out. Give me some gratification, hm?

[ to the table comes the meygoo dopiyazeh, still simmering in its pot, and three plates of basmati rice steamed to fluffy perfection plated on tsuruno's spoils from the cabinets. kaveh sends tsuruno to the table proper with a set of napkins, then collects the nicer set of cutlery they have. he sweeps over to deposit them where their placemats are, then holds out a hand for alhaitham to pass him the bowl of pomegranate. ]

There's also more pita and hummus, as you obviously know, and I'll have the salad up shortly. But don't fill up too quickly, hm? I've also dessert.

[Alhaitham offers the bowl to Kaveh.] He's been excited all day about you coming over. Once the renovations start it'll be a few weeks before he'll let anyone else inside.

Oh, so it's sort of like a last hurrah? Temporarily? A few weeks sounds like a pretty long time...

[ Well, she's a teenager, though. A teenager with a short lifespan dangling over her that she tries not to think about. A few weeks feels like a hefty loss, somehow. But she takes the napkins to their proper place and glances over her shoulder at Kaveh. ]

Either way, right now, I'm waiting til we're all at the table! [ Meals together? The best. ]

The time will pass before you know it. [ kaveh says, and then considers tsuruno, ] Well, Alhaitham's exaggerating. I'd only bar people because of the safety hazard, and it's not terribly nice to look at. But if you still wanted to drop by, Tsurunoo, I can make it work. Most of the apartment is habitable anyway, and having you around means I can finally make dishes that take more than two people to eat.

[ kaveh sets the juicer. there's something warm, he thinks, about the portmanteau behind him. tsuruno and alhaitham at the table, kaveh about to join them. the scent of homecooked food. he used to do this too, kaveh thinks, wait for his father and mother to join the table before they ate together.

he's smiling as he brings over three cups of pomegranate juice. three ice-cubes float in bright, cherry liquid strained to startling clarity. he slips a cup in front of tsuruno, and clicks his tongue. ] It's a bit sharp, and it won't be as sweet as the fruit juices they have in the stores. They put far too much sugar in those things.

[Alhaitham slides from the counter to the table. He watches Kaveh round with glasses and the smile upon his lips first. The moment sinks into Alhaitham then. This is peace. This is the kind of life his Grandmother had hoped for. He's certain that he's found it. He's certain he'll do anything to keep it.

The reach for his glass is quick so his fingers can brush over Kaveh's before they leave. He douses the warmth in his chest with the cool, tangy sip of pomegranate.]

There's an excessive amount of sugar in most of the packaged foods. It's as if they need to hide the taste because it's that poor quality.

[ Can't believe they're flirting with each other in front of her like this. How far they've come.

But Tsuruno sips her juice sagely, blinking at the tartness. It's not enough to thwart her, of course not, so she's right back to it in the next few seconds. ]

Well, sometimes it's just laziness. But this is really good! And I'll definitely come over whenever you want me to!

[ It's been a while since her family was all together for meals, but there's a warmth to it, similar to the meals shared at Mikazuki Villa, if missing way more girls than usual. ]

[ alhaitham's fingers linger against kaveh's. his warmth lingers. in turn, kaveh gives alhaithiam's shoulder a gentle, affectionate nudge, before he settles in his seat. kaveh deftly begins serving the food, a portion of rich and warm, rich curry before each other them in turn.

satisfied that all of them have been served and properly settled, kaveh sets to digging in. ]

Good. Alhaitham needs enrichment every now and then. I can't have him buried in his books all day long; eventually he's going to devolve into something less than human, and then where will we be? At least come once in a while to put him in his place, won't you, Tsuruno?

[Alhaitham was always doing this, he just has zero charisma.]

Put me in my place? I find Tsuruno and I to be generally in agreement. I think it's you who should be listening more to us.

Okay, no weaponizing me, either of you.

[ Pointedly, if not fondly. ]

I'll come visit you both because I love you both and you need more company anyway.

Alright, alright. We'll be visited because we are loved, and we love you all the same, Tsuruno.

[ kaveh looks up, suddenly consternated: ] Wait - I don't need more company, do I? You mean Alhaitham, don't you? I'm quite social! And socialised, even!

[Alhaitham, who knows he will only stop weaponizing Tsuruno to her face, merely smiles into the bite of food he takes.

He doesn't need more company as far as he's concerned, but he's not going to protest Tsuruno's.]

[ Wow.

Good thing she can't read minds, merely blinking. ]

I think everyone needs company. I mean, you could get visited by everyone in the city, but you'd think something was up if I didn't drop by, right?

[ kaveh has to laugh at that. ]

It's true. I'd wonder if you were sick, or hurt, or cross with one of us. Or I'd wonder if you've finally found better role models than either of us.

I doubt Tsuruno has any problem knowing what she shouldn't imitate from you. [Not him though, clearly.]

I don't really think about role models.

[ Because what are the odds of becoming an adult-- ]

I just like hanging out with who I like hanging out with! But I'll do my best to visit properly so you're not worried about me lying unconscious or angrily in a ditch somewhere.

[ huh. ]

Oh. That's a thought. I don't think I've ever worried about you lying angrily in a ditch. In what scenario would that be plausible, even?

If someone pushed her in, right? That's something to be angry about.

Right. Like a really hard shove!

[ This is not a scenario that is likely to happen. ]

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