With the strawberries, of course! We still have to cut off the tops and halve them. Or maybe I could let you do that while I get started on the baking parts?
[He gives what is probably intended to be a salute but comes out more like some sort of half-assed wave in practice. Hopefully it's enough to get the point across; it helps that he'll go ahead and set about doing just that, carefully chopping up the strawberries.
As it turns out, chopping fruits and veggies may just be the one thing he excels at in the kitchen. This was a good call.]
[Excellent! While he does that, Minako is going to put together the batter and get them into pans, and then start whipping together the cream, humming as she goes.
Koromaru will be sitting at Tatsuma's feet, hoping for a tiny bit of strawberry as a treat. He's allowed to have some, please Tatsuma pleeeease.]
Do you have anything planned with Souji, by the way?
[NOM and the strawberry half disappears. Koromaru sits at Tatsuma's feet, now perfectly content to die for fight for Tatsuma should the need ever arise.]
Mmm...not too difficult. Just...a lot. [She gives him a quick smile.] But don't worry. I'm sure everything will work out okay.
[She probably doesn't do too well with hiding her own worry, though.]
[She purses her lips, seriously considering it for a moment and then shakes her head.]
Thank you, Tatsuma...I really appreciate it. But...I'm back to have fun with everyone I miss, not worry about my problems. [She gives him a brave smile.] So I'll be okay for now.
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[He gives what is probably intended to be a salute but comes out more like some sort of half-assed wave in practice. Hopefully it's enough to get the point across; it helps that he'll go ahead and set about doing just that, carefully chopping up the strawberries.
As it turns out, chopping fruits and veggies may just be the one thing he excels at in the kitchen. This was a good call.]
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Koromaru will be sitting at Tatsuma's feet, hoping for a tiny bit of strawberry as a treat. He's allowed to have some, please Tatsuma pleeeease.]
Do you have anything planned with Souji, by the way?
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Not sure yet. Hopefully he'll be back, too.
[He will. It's going to be quite the event.]
How have things been out there...?
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die forfight for Tatsuma should the need ever arise.]Mmm...not too difficult. Just...a lot. [She gives him a quick smile.] But don't worry. I'm sure everything will work out okay.
[She probably doesn't do too well with hiding her own worry, though.]
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You wanna talk about it?
[-Though as with most things, there's no particular force behind his words. If she declines, he'll leave it at that.]
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Thank you, Tatsuma...I really appreciate it. But...I'm back to have fun with everyone I miss, not worry about my problems. [She gives him a brave smile.] So I'll be okay for now.
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Just make sure you talk about it sometime.
[And... maybe he'll drop another piece for Koromaru. Just a small one.]
It helps.
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I will.
[And then struck with a little flash of affection for her friend, she leans over and hugs Tatsuma.]
Thank you for worrying about me.
[Without being super stifling about it.]
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It's what friends do, right?