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[It's too late for him, he'll never know what's normal anymore. He's doomed to be a weirdo for the rest of his life--oh wait.]

... But you had this much tea on you.

[???? ??????

(Please take mercy on this poor friendless nerd's soul).]

[WOW you just wait for these moments don't you

This is so amusing that he could really just keep going, honestly?! But it's also kind of sad... Leon, please. So he will indeed have some mercy here.]

I had it to share! Y'know, with you.

[... Well.

Okay then.

... wait what.]

What are you talking about? It isn't as though this was an invitation that I accepted. [Except it kind of was.]

Isn't it? I mean, it was just an ad, but it had a time and place right?

[CLOSE ENOUGH. He had to get tricky to get Leon out on a snack trip...

Also since this loser is so flummoxed by everything that happened, Kashuu will just pour the first cup of tea for him. GOSH, LEON.]

[GOSH, KASHUU..... this sort of thing is weird to him, okay. He's not used to being treated like this. (Aka, like a human being who could be a friend.)]

... That is not how invitations work.

[HE KNOWS THAT FOR SURE.]

You merely sent me an advertisement, and then also showed up.

So you're saying next time I should invite you properly? Can do!

[No... No, he'll probably just continue thinking up new ways to trick Leon into hanging out because he'd be able to escape from a straight-up invitation far too easily...]

A-ny-way, try something already! Before they cool off! [They're not hot in the first place but whatever!!]

That is not--

[But then Kashuu is moving right along and... oh right, the tea and the sweets. He sips at the tea a little bit, but he can't help how he wrinkles his nose (it's not bad tea, but it's too bitter). And then he goes to pull out one of the tiny cakes.

..........]

I suppose this should be tolerable. [aka he thinks it looks delicious.] If I have to eat something like this.

[Chal's just happy about it in general, he just offers up, "You'll have to tell me all about what it's like, young master!"]

[haHA, A VICTORY FOR KASHUU. He bounces in his seat a little, clearly pleased by that ridiculously tsuntsun response.]

Good! There are a lot of places that I wanna try out, but I don't like going by myself. [Look how well he knows how to speak tsunese, putting the onus of their hang-outs on himself so Leon doesn't have to get flustered over enjoying it!!]

It's too bad he can't try any, though. [Poor Chal...] Maybe if we leave some as an offering like people do with spirits, it'll work! [No...

...THAT SAID, don't think he didn't catch that nose-wrinkle.]

Hey, should I try another type next time? The tea, I mean.

[... 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?!]

[Please don't steep the tea longer??? Don't do that. Oh god, no.

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.]

[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.

[Leon is weak to a lot of tsun-wrangling tactics, let's be real.]

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.]

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--]

I'll remember that for next time.

Yes, preferably sugar over milk or cream if you must bring one--

[...........WAIT]

There is not going to be a next time.

[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--]

It's fine as long as I remember the sugar, right?

[Smooth criminal is his middle name.]

T-that is...

[... hard to argue, somehow.

Uh.]

... Fine, if you must. And if I am not busy. There is no guarantee. [Hmph!!!]

[Leon... This is almost Too Easy™ but that's okay. He can tackle pretty much any friendship challenge, but he prefers when it's simple!!]

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?

[Kashuu's got Leon pegged, there's no escape for him now, clearly.

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.]

[The real abyss is in Leon's stomach...

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).]

[u think ur joking

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.]

[oh my god fifty scoops of ice cream.

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.

[Marian makes good flan pudding.]

[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 is hardly proper pudding.

[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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