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[featheradrift]

WHO: Wanderer (featheradrift) & Various
WHAT: November Catch-all for random threads!
WHERE: Anywhere and everywhere???
WHEN: All of November
WARNINGS: Marked in threads

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[excaliburden]

[More???? This girl can eat, but she's still just a sixteen year old girl. Her eyes are wide as saucers as he brings in even more dishes, but--

Well.

She wants to try all of them! They all smell so good, and are so new and unique and different from anything she's tasted before!

What's a little potential tummyache in comparison with that?]

Got it...! I'll start... here!

[She has her battle face on. This is Serious.

And she goes for the tamagoyaki first.]

[featheradrift]

[ It's never bad, to watch someone enjoy the food he makes. On the contrary, he feels satisfied and proud to see Altria enjoy it all. Even with the terrible ingredients here, it's good to know he can still produce something delicious.

But he'll never admit it to anyone's face. ]

Like I said before, if you can't finish it, you can take some home. Don't worry about what I'll do with the leftovers.

[ He's got another party to feed anyway. He sits back down to watch her eat, once again not touching the food himself. ]

[excaliburden]

[Well, if he says so! She just nods eagerly, making her way through each and every one of the dishes--not the whole thing, of course, but bites and tastes of all of them.

And when she finally leans back with a little sigh, she considers everything and then... points to the sakura mochi.]

They were all delicious, but I think that one was my favorite of all.

[featheradrift]

[ Of course she would like the sweets. And despite his personal preferences, he'd made it a little sweeter than normal, knowing that Altria would be eating some of the food.

Without a word, he takes what's remaining of the sakura mochi and puts it into the plastic container. ]

I've got another batch in the kitchen. You can take that with you too.

[excaliburden]

[Gasp...!!

She blinks at him, and then catches herself before she can ask if he's sure (of course he is, he's always been sure of everything he's told her).

So, instead, she nods eagerly.]

If you say so, then...! I'll gladly take it with me. [Yay yay!] Thank you!

[featheradrift]

[ He goes back to the kitchen to retrieve the extra batch and returns quickly, then takes his seat and waits for Altria to finish eating.

He can understand now how satisfying it is to cook for another. He hasn't met anyone as voracious as Altria before, nor has he seen anyone express such delight in his cooking. It's... odd, but the warm feeling in his chest is not one that he dislikes. ]

[excaliburden]

[She doesn't finish the food (of course not, there's far too much for that), but... when she's properly full, she leans back with a contented little sigh and smiles cheerfully.]

Everything was delicious! Wow, I'm so lucky that you called me over to be a taste-tester...! Call me over whenever, okay? I'll always show up!

[For food, yes, but also--for anything at all.]

[featheradrift]

[ It's odd that that's a statement he can trust. Especially when he's resolved not to trust anyone in this city, or perhaps his entire life. But he believes her—that she would really come running if ever he called for her. ]

You shouldn't say things like that—you might find yourself regretting it later.

[ By which he means, she's given him full consent to annoy and tease her as much as he likes. ]

[excaliburden]

Oh, that won't be possible.

[It's said flippantly, but very earnestly. Perhaps he'll tease her and annoy her, perhaps he'll poke at the things that flip her switch and make her yell.

But she'll never find herself regretting coming to see him.]

I'm already sure of it.

[featheradrift]

[ There's nothing he can say to that, so he does what he always does when presented with something so honest and sweet: he tilts his hat down to cover his face. ]

[excaliburden]

[... Heheh. She's starting to understand that gesture, and it makes her smile. What an honest display of embarrassment.

But she should perhaps show some mercy and not push it too far.]

So call on me any time, okay?

For now... I'll gladly take this back with me! [Tsuruno deserves to try some! She'll probably love it too.]

Thank you again for inviting me. I had a lot of fun trying your cooking.

[featheradrift]

Good. Now leave. I want some time to myself.

[ He makes a shooing motion with his hand, turning to handle the rest of the unconsumed food. ]

[excaliburden]

[Hmmm... She considers that for a moment, but after inspecting his body language for a moment, she just nods to herself, satisfied.

Her point's been made, she thinks--and so she waves, her packaged up to-go-food clutched close as she heads on out to leave him to his thoughts and the feast he's made.]