[... Yeah he doesn't think that that's going to work, though Leon's also been occasionally saddened by the fact that Chal can't taste the food he gets to try. It doesn't seem fair to him.... even though Chal's never complained.
In fact, in response to that, he just pipes up with a quick, "It's okay! So long as the young master describes it to me, I'm satisfied!"
Pure cinnamon roll sword.]
... Well. I will later, then.
[Chal, the only one who gets to hear Leon talk about how much he likes sweets... But the tea--oh.]
No, there isn't anything wrong with the tea. It is satisfactory. [Just... a little too bitter for his tastes.]
[Too good for this world... But Kashuu just makes a little sound of understanding, since it's not like he knows any other ways to get food over to the other side of the veil, so to say. But it's no like Chal is dead(???) anyway (probably), or a spirit in the same sense that Kashuu is. Descriptions will probably have to suffice.
Still kinda sad, but he figures Leon does a good job if Chal is satisfied with that. And as for the tea--]
Are you sure? You didn't look super happy. [HMMM...] I don't really drink black tea so I'm not sure what the best ways to prepare it are... Is it supposed to steep longer or something? [He's just going to end up making even more bitter tea at this rate?!]
[Truly, Leon is weak to the "you're telling me for my sake" tactic of tsun-wrangling...
BUT HEY, if it works it works. Kashuu sure won't be complaining?!]
Oh! Okay, I've seen people do that before. ...Does it matter what kinda cream it is? Sugar is sugar, but there's a biiig selection of all that stuff at the store.
O-kay, got it, got it! Cream or regular milk. —Oh right, sugar, too. [THE MOST IMPORTANT PART. But he'll nod to himself after sorting out his mental checklist... Should be easy to remember?! Milk and sugar, milk and sugar--]
[Smooth catch, you smooth criminal. It takes a lot of work to suppress the grin that's pretty much just begging to follow.]
You get better deals if there are two people, y'know! And almost everyone I know is busy when these things open. [Just going to CUT OFF THAT ARGUMENT BEFORE IT BEGINS--]
ANYWAY, WHY... Not that Kashuu would find anything wrong with this since it's a nice color and capes are something that just keep coming back into fashion, but why.]
Pudding, huh? [Stahn mentioned that... He picks up a fork and takes a small piece of his own cinnamon roll while he considers this - (and that's the only downside to his plan, really... He doesn't actually like sweets that much?! HE'S MOVING THROUGH HIS SO SLOWLY.)]
I never really got the appeal. It's a really weird texture, isn't it?
[The truest way to delve beneath the tsun clearly is to just engage him in proper conversation about it.]
Properly made pudding does not have to have an odd texture. Rather, pudding parfaits, when served chilled and with reasonable toppings, can be a lot like eating creamy foods.
[CUTE... Kashuu is good at carrying on conversations even when the other participant isn't super-engaged, so NEEDLESS TO SAY this is like giving him an entire room of straw to work with.]
I've never heard of that before - pudding parfaits, I mean. Actually, I don't think I've ever had a pudding that hasn't just come from one of those cups that you shake 'em out of. Y'know what I'm talking about? They come in cute shapes, though!
[That's not a tsunism. Leon's legitimately avoided going looking. It's... because that was a thing Marian made him, and a thing that he associates with her. After everything that he put her through and everything she suffered because of him, it's hard for him to look for things that remind him of her.
[Yeah, it's probably safest to breeze right on past and move on. And he can't help the way that he's...curious, even if he doesn't want to be. But he is.
Life is hard when you're a wild tsun.]
... You have hardly even touched what you have.
[Don't think he hasn't noticed.]
Are you truly that interested in having more sweets?
[FOOLISH LEON, maybe with something like "what the heck you're a sword how could you get fat", at which point Kashuu would have to make up even more bullshit...
But apparently he's getting out of this one easy today, and he just looks satisfied, bouncing in his seat for a second before pushing his bag over.]
I just wanted to try most of these, anyway. I'll probably just give the rest away to my comrades if I take 'em home, but since you're here, do you want any? I don't wanna carry this bag aaall the way back. [A DRAMATIC SIGH.]
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In fact, in response to that, he just pipes up with a quick, "It's okay! So long as the young master describes it to me, I'm satisfied!"
Pure cinnamon roll sword.]
... Well. I will later, then.
[Chal, the only one who gets to hear Leon talk about how much he likes sweets... But the tea--oh.]
No, there isn't anything wrong with the tea. It is satisfactory. [Just... a little too bitter for his tastes.]
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Still kinda sad, but he figures Leon does a good job if Chal is satisfied with that. And as for the tea--]
Are you sure? You didn't look super happy. [HMMM...] I don't really drink black tea so I'm not sure what the best ways to prepare it are... Is it supposed to steep longer or something? [He's just going to end up making even more bitter tea at this rate?!]
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There's a brief pause, and then begrudgingly--]
I generally take my tea with cream and sugar.
[... a lot of sugar. Or, at least, as much sugar as Marian will allow him to have. She at least tries to keep him from rotting all of his teeth.]
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BUT HEY, if it works it works. Kashuu sure won't be complaining?!]
Oh! Okay, I've seen people do that before. ...Does it matter what kinda cream it is? Sugar is sugar, but there's a biiig selection of all that stuff at the store.
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Not as such, no.
[Please don't put almond milk in his tea.]
I suppose regular milk is fine as well. [You "suppose", Leon....... what a prissy noble child.]
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I'll remember that for next time.
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[...........WAIT]
There is not going to be a next time.
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You get better deals if there are two people, y'know! And almost everyone I know is busy when these things open. [Just going to CUT OFF THAT ARGUMENT BEFORE IT BEGINS--]
It's fine as long as I remember the sugar, right?
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T-that is...
[... hard to argue, somehow.
Uh.]
... Fine, if you must. And if I am not busy. There is no guarantee. [Hmph!!!]
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O-kay! No problem, no problem. I'll just text a little in advance next time something like this happens so you can check your schedule.
[He's just already counting this a preemptive victory...]
—Which one d'you like best so far, anyway?
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And he's been steadily working his way through the sweets (where does he put them all when he's so small, nobody knows), and he.
Pauses.
Ah. Um.]
... It isn't as though I like things like this. [oh shut up Leon.] But I suppose... if I had to choose the most tolerable, it would be the cake.
[It's good.]
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He seems satisfied by that answer, either way. He'll remember that...]
Good texture? Good flavor? Hey— what is your favorite flavor, anyway? You look like a strawberry kinda guy.
[It might just be his pink cape (or the spirit of his pink cape which will live with him forever even if he decides to modernize his wardrobe).]
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And don't worry, he's still wearing the frilly pink cape.... for some reason.]
Strawberry is...fine.
[Honestly, he likes everything, but--]
Pudding... is also acceptable, I suppose. [no, he really likes that... he likes everything though.]
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ANYWAY, WHY... Not that Kashuu would find anything wrong with this since it's a nice color and capes are something that just keep coming back into fashion, but why.]
Pudding, huh? [Stahn mentioned that... He picks up a fork and takes a small piece of his own cinnamon roll while he considers this - (and that's the only downside to his plan, really... He doesn't actually like sweets that much?! HE'S MOVING THROUGH HIS SO SLOWLY.)]
I never really got the appeal. It's a really weird texture, isn't it?
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Properly made pudding does not have to have an odd texture. Rather, pudding parfaits, when served chilled and with reasonable toppings, can be a lot like eating creamy foods.
[Marian makes good flan pudding.]
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I've never heard of that before - pudding parfaits, I mean. Actually, I don't think I've ever had a pudding that hasn't just come from one of those cups that you shake 'em out of. Y'know what I'm talking about? They come in cute shapes, though!
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[Leon has Opinions on this, okay.]
If you want to properly taste pudding, you should have homemade flan pudding.
[it's... his favorite....]
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Do they sell that at any of the shops here? I haven't really been looking for it, so I don't remember seeing any...
[But if Leon thinks it's Proper Pudding™, surely he's gone looking...!]
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[That's not a tsunism. Leon's legitimately avoided going looking. It's... because that was a thing Marian made him, and a thing that he associates with her. After everything that he put her through and everything she suffered because of him, it's hard for him to look for things that remind him of her.
... He clears his throat.]
Why would I go looking for something like that?
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Mmm... I dunno, it sounds like you thought that type was tastier than the store kind. I figured you'd probably go find some.
[But he breezes on easily, since he has a feeling a "no, I wouldn't" here would be genuine.]
That's fine, that's fine! There are still a ton of other desserts to try. At the teahouses, they sell a lot of the ones I remember from home, even!
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Life is hard when you're a wild tsun.]
... You have hardly even touched what you have.
[Don't think he hasn't noticed.]
Are you truly that interested in having more sweets?
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But ah, Leon's actually paying closer attention than he thought?! INCREDIBLE.]
I can't eat too much in one go! What if I get fat, huh?
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Ah... I suppose.
[???
He's so puzzled.]
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But apparently he's getting out of this one easy today, and he just looks satisfied, bouncing in his seat for a second before pushing his bag over.]
I just wanted to try most of these, anyway. I'll probably just give the rest away to my comrades if I take 'em home, but since you're here, do you want any? I don't wanna carry this bag aaall the way back. [A DRAMATIC SIGH.]
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So you are foisting it off on me? Honestly, you are far too much trouble.
[He's totally going to take it home and eat it all, thank you, Kashuu.]
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