[ Today, while these two are unaware exactly what shenanigans the goddess has pulled on everyone, Sunrise is peering into their shared room from outside. ]
[Richard is... about as relaxed as he ever allows himself to be in the sense that he's sitting in a chair reading some sort of superhero manga that he'd found for cheap. When Sunrise addresses him, he looks up from the pages, angling the book just slightly so that she can't see what it is he's spending his time with.]
No, not yet. Is it that late already?
[He hasn't exactly been paying attention to the time...]
I won't say no if you're already intending to cook something, but don't feel as though you need to make anything just for me.
[He's got plenty of ramen lying around, after all, and that certainly requires far less effort to prepare. Okay, so it's not exactly a real meal, but details.]
I'm not eating the same thing every day, if that's what you're worried about. They come in quite a wide variety of flavors, and I made sure to get at least one of each.
[It's a balanced diet! It totally counts as variety!]
[ ...This sounds like that time she told Echo she knew how to make different kinds of curry. Echo had given her a Look back then, which Sunrise could not hope to imitate herself, but... ]
...I am making curry, Mr. Richard. You can have some too.
[Oh. That does sound good... and certainly far more filling than instant ramen. Still, though he trusts Sunrise as far as he trusts anyone here, the thought of allowing someone else to make food for him still fills him with a certain level of quiet fear, and so he can't quite bring himself to say he would like some.]
[His tone is calm, conversational, almost as though he's discussing the weather. There's a certain dissonance between how casually he says this and the gravity of the words themselves, much less the fact that he's being this open at all...]
[ ...It's sort of like how Izou assumed she was trying to feed him poisoned crackers until she ate some in front of him.
(There's also the fact that Richard is admitting to having been poisoned before, but Sunrise isn't sure how one is supposed to broach that topic when she is trying to convince someone to eat real food, so that might have to be put aside for a moment.) ]
I do not have any reason to poison you, Mr. Richard. If I have to kill someone, it should be done swiftly. [ Sunrise. ] ...But I know I cannot prove to you I have no intention to poison you with only my words. Would watching me cook and eat it in front of you be enough to prove it is not poisoned?
[He doesn't know why he's surprised, really. He's helped her with her bandages before; isn't this simply returning the favor in its own way?
No, it's more that... aside from Asbel, no one has ever offered to do anything like this before, and he's not entirely sure how to feel about it. The idea of people being kind to him without desiring any sort of reward from it is still decidedly foreign to him.]
... then I suppose I don't have any reason to object. It isn't as though you would poison yourself, after all.
As long as you eat it right before you serve it to me, I think that should be enough.
[... ah. Don't mind Richard just sort of staring at that hand for a moment (only one other person has ever reached out their hand to him--), then up at Sunrise's face as though wanting to be sure that she really means what she's offering.
[ Sunrise is confused in turn by Richard's reaction, and she wonders if it's because he knows what her hand is actually like under the glove, And, well... her hand is corpse-cold, and the glove hides only so much of that fact. ]
[And just like that, he's snapped out of his thoughts. Shaking his head, he smooths over his expression and reaches out for that hand with only the most brief flicker of hesitation.]
No. Nothing at all.
[...]
Nothing that you need to worry about, that is.
[It's mostly the truth, because she can't change the state of things in another world, nor can she change the past.]
[He nods, giving her hand the slightest squeeze of what he hopes will come across as reassurance, because he doesn't really know how else to handle this.]
Yes, lets.
[He just hopes that his stomach won't betray him by growling before they actually make it to the kitchen...]
Perhaps notably, Sunrise opts to take the stairs rather than wait for the creaky elevator in the dorm, apparently thinking it's faster. Once they reach the kitchen, she finally lets go of Richard's hand to open one of the kitchen cupboards and pull out a box of curry roux.
...Please hold, she's reading the instructions on the back of the box... ]
[Richard is still getting used to the idea of foods coming out of things like boxes and cans and containers, even though he's been living mostly off the instant ramen. How does one put curry in a box???]
You're going to make curry from that?
[But where are the spices? He may not know much about cooking, but he does know that curry requires a number of spices.]
[He knows he knows next to nothing about cooking, but this is really making him feel inept on that front.]
And then you put that in with the meat and vegetables? That doesn't seem too complicated.
[That may be him subtly offering to attempt to help. "Attempt" being the key word here, because what is cooking experience? Richard sure does not have any.]
[Oh. Well. That's something he hopes that even he can manage, at least! How hard can it be to cut vegetables into pieces? Things said ten seconds before disaster]
Of course. Carrots, potatoes, and onion, right?
[He at least knows what sorts of vegetables usually go into curry, even if it isn't something he's had the opportunity to eat often. Such a thing was considered too common to be part of the average diet of the royalty...]
[Richard has gotten used to expecting strange things in this place.
A walking pile of plushies is a new one even for him, though-- don't mind him just staring as Sunrise assembles the fruits of her crane game victories on the bed.]
Did you buy all of those?
[Not that he can't understand why someone would, but.]
Like prizes, you mean? I hadn't realized they had that kind of game there.
[He'd only looked around the arcade a little bit, mainly because he has absolutely no idea how to play video games and also doesn't have much money for them in the first place...]
... I hope he wasn't spending all of his money on that.
[He knows enough about carnival games to know that they're usually rigged??]
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Week 3
Mr. Richard, have you eaten yet?
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No, not yet. Is it that late already?
[He hasn't exactly been paying attention to the time...]
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It is lunchtime already. I am going to make some food. Do you want some?
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[He's got plenty of ramen lying around, after all, and that certainly requires far less effort to prepare. Okay, so it's not exactly a real meal, but details.]
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[... that's a "yes."]
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[ Or to put it another way, sir, please eat something else. ]
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[It's a balanced diet! It totally counts as variety!]
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...I am making curry, Mr. Richard. You can have some too.
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[Oh. That does sound good... and certainly far more filling than instant ramen. Still, though he trusts Sunrise as far as he trusts anyone here, the thought of allowing someone else to make food for him still fills him with a certain level of quiet fear, and so he can't quite bring himself to say he would like some.]
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[ She seems to sense the hesitation, however. ]
...Is something a matter, Mr. Richard?
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That's very kind of you, but I wouldn't want to cause you any extra work.
[It's not very convincing, not when it takes no more effort to make two servings of curry than it does one.]
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[ Busted. ]
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Besides just yourself, you mean? Who else were you planning on feeding?
[In his mind, maybe if she tells him who else she's cooking for, he can turn off that nagging worry that he's going to end up being poisoned again...]
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[Now he feels bad. He doesn't want to accept the offer, yet he also doesn't want to tell her why he isn't going to do so. This is awkward.
Fortunately, their benevolent goddess has already planned ahead for situations like this!]
As much as I appreciate your offer, I'm afraid I won't eat food that has been prepared by anyone I don't know well.
[... wait, what? Where did that come from?]
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Why?
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[His tone is calm, conversational, almost as though he's discussing the weather. There's a certain dissonance between how casually he says this and the gravity of the words themselves, much less the fact that he's being this open at all...]
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[ ...It's sort of like how Izou assumed she was trying to feed him poisoned crackers until she ate some in front of him.
(There's also the fact that Richard is admitting to having been poisoned before, but Sunrise isn't sure how one is supposed to broach that topic when she is trying to convince someone to eat real food, so that might have to be put aside for a moment.) ]
I do not have any reason to poison you, Mr. Richard. If I have to kill someone, it should be done swiftly. [ Sunrise. ] ...But I know I cannot prove to you I have no intention to poison you with only my words. Would watching me cook and eat it in front of you be enough to prove it is not poisoned?
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[He doesn't know why he's surprised, really. He's helped her with her bandages before; isn't this simply returning the favor in its own way?
No, it's more that... aside from Asbel, no one has ever offered to do anything like this before, and he's not entirely sure how to feel about it. The idea of people being kind to him without desiring any sort of reward from it is still decidedly foreign to him.]
... then I suppose I don't have any reason to object. It isn't as though you would poison yourself, after all.
As long as you eat it right before you serve it to me, I think that should be enough.
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[ In that way at least, she is straightforward to understand.
...For some reason, she is holding out her hand? ]
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He wants to believe, it's just... hard.]
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...Is something a matter, Mr. Richard?
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No. Nothing at all.
[...]
Nothing that you need to worry about, that is.
[It's mostly the truth, because she can't change the state of things in another world, nor can she change the past.]
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[ This is also true. She carefully takes Richard's hand, especially since she notices the hesitation. ]
Shall we go now?
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Yes, lets.
[He just hopes that his stomach won't betray him by growling before they actually make it to the kitchen...]
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Perhaps notably, Sunrise opts to take the stairs rather than wait for the creaky elevator in the dorm, apparently thinking it's faster. Once they reach the kitchen, she finally lets go of Richard's hand to open one of the kitchen cupboards and pull out a box of curry roux.
...Please hold, she's reading the instructions on the back of the box... ]
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You're going to make curry from that?
[But where are the spices? He may not know much about cooking, but he does know that curry requires a number of spices.]
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These blocks are made of curry powder and other spices. [ ...Though this being Sunrise, she's going to add more of her own while she's cooking. ]
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[He knows he knows next to nothing about cooking, but this is really making him feel inept on that front.]
And then you put that in with the meat and vegetables? That doesn't seem too complicated.
[That may be him subtly offering to attempt to help. "Attempt" being the key word here, because what is cooking experience? Richard sure does not have any.]
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[ It does not occur to Sunrise that Richard is trying to offer to help. She just goes over to the fridge to take out the ingredients. ]
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[Okay, maybe he needs to stop beating around the bush here and just be direct. He's expecting a "no," but it never hurts to ask.]
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I would not mind. Can you cut the vegetables?
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Things said ten seconds before disaster]Of course. Carrots, potatoes, and onion, right?
[He at least knows what sorts of vegetables usually go into curry, even if it isn't something he's had the opportunity to eat often. Such a thing was considered too common to be part of the average diet of the royalty...]
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[ She'll be taking out the pot from the cupboard and filling it with water from the sink. ]
@hoshi
Thanks for lending me your cape!
I'll wash it and return it to you!
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Thank you. There's no rush-- you can bring it by whenever you have time. I'm just glad it was useful to you.
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I'm Ai Hoshino. I forgot to introduce myself with everything that was going on!
Backdated to Week 5/6
...Even though she's not very expressive, there is a distinct air of triumph to how she walks over to arrange the plushies on her bed. ]
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A walking pile of plushies is a new one even for him, though-- don't mind him just staring as Sunrise assembles the fruits of her crane game victories on the bed.]
Did you buy all of those?
[Not that he can't understand why someone would, but.]
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[ No "Mr.", for some reason. ]
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[He'd only looked around the arcade a little bit, mainly because he has absolutely no idea how to play video games and also doesn't have much money for them in the first place...]
... I hope he wasn't spending all of his money on that.
[He knows enough about carnival games to know that they're usually rigged??]
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He bought enough tokens for us to have 15 tries each...
after atem's palace