week four | dates

[marriagebroker]

Get dressed up, go on the town, this is your last week for romance!

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[scooptimistic]

I don't know if they've got a chocolate cornet, but! They might have matcha!

[ So. ]

... Though I'm not sure if you like matcha...

[beatmatching]

I'll try it. [ that's the point of this date! even if oddly, being in this bakery is the closest he's coming to nervous on any date so far.

but he's determined to do things with her, so he won't let that stop him. though-- ]

...what's matcha?

[scooptimistic]

...

[ Oh. This pain. ]

Green tea [powder. It's a sort of... grassy flavor that can be bitter, but it's a popular flavor where I'm from.

[beatmatching]

I've had to eat a lot of bitter compounds before, so that's okay.

[ "compounds". ]

I want to try something sweet too. What should I get?

[ he's just committed himself to two (2)!! desserts which feels grossly indulgent, but now that he's committed, he's gotta. ]

[scooptimistic]

Do you like chocolate or strawberry better?

[ Please know what those flavors are. ]

[beatmatching]

[ immediately: ]

Strawberry!

The strawberry cakes in the Garden always looked delicious.

[scooptimistic]

Perfect! Then I think they've got a strawberry mousse cake we can get!

[ A victory! They're small cakes, at least. ]

[beatmatching]

That sounds good. What are you going to get?

[ since they should both get at least two, even if they're splitting the cake. ]

[scooptimistic]

Maybe something with mango! Tropical flavors are fun.

[ She's simple. ]

[beatmatching]

[ what's a mango...

God he has so much studying to do and he only has a few days left to do it. ]

You really do like sweets. [ it's cute. he'll get them in line! ]

[scooptimistic]

I like most food. [ Solemnly. ]

Ramen is also delicious.

[beatmatching]

Then I want to try ramen next. [ if she speaks of it so highly! ]

I'll need to take notes on what each different food is like. [ ...he will absolutely do this because going from a diet that was more restrictive than prison food to All of This is daunting. ]

[scooptimistic]

What did you typically eat, back home?

[ No ramen?? ]

[beatmatching]

[ ...funnily no one has ever asked him this until now. ]

Various supplements in liquid and powder form, boiled protein, rice, gelled vegetables. But my diet's usually stricter than that, with more of a focus on supplements and meal replacements.