007 ☀ Stahn Aileron, Kashuu Kiyomitsu

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Oh... those might be good!

[he needs a second to think about it, though. hm. what other fruits would be good frozen?

kashuu's probably right with his choices, but stahn will throw a couple into the mix.]

What about strawberries? Oh, or bananas!

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[SLAMMING HIS FIST INTO HIS HAND excitedly, because he's a dweeb.]

Per-fect! Especially the strawberries! I bet those would be super tasty frozen... I wonder if you could use 'em in drinks, too? They're kinda the size of big ice cubes and I bet they'd taste super good in like, orange juice or something.

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Oh... that sounds like a really good idea! I bet a lot of them are probably good as ice cubes, right?

[maybe not the bananas, but things like cherries would be good too, stahn thinks.]

They may not be good for ice cubes, but I bet peaches would be really good frozen too!

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Ooh, good pick! That sounds way better than frozen watermelon.

[Watermelon is The Beach Food as far as he knows, but heck, he'll ditch tradition if it's for something better.]

Peaches are already good by themselves. I wonder if you could put 'em into a shaved ice dish or something?

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Oh! That might be really good too.... You have so many good ideas with this, Kashuu!

[and stahn is eternally impressed, as ever. because why wouldn't he be?]

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[Because Kashuu is a moron!! But he's appreciative as always of Stahn's enthusiasm, at least... That kind of reaction makes him think he has Actually Good Ideas.]

Thank yooou! I've spent a little time in some hot places now, so I know all of the best ways to stay cool.

[Does he, though. Does he really.]

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[in all fairness, stahn thinks these are actually good ideas. he's a simple soul with simple interests.]

That's pretty amazing! I've been in some hot places too... but I mostly just wanted to go to sleep when I was in it for too long...

[the deserts of calvalese are a brutal place and stahn is not good in extreme weather at all.]

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[This is why they get along, honestly.]

Seriously? I guess really hot weather is just as bad as cold weather when it comes to making people just wanna sleep... But you're totally missing out on all of the good foods if you do that! It's better to just stick your feet in a bucket of cold water to wake yourself up.

[Or maybe be more normal and just sit in front of a fan or remove some excessive articles of clothing, either way.]

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It was kind of hard to find cold water in the desert, though....

["seasons" are kind of a loose thing in his world, okay. it's a jrpg world, so there's A Desert Country and A Snowy Country and Not!Japan and Not!Europe. and then there's stahn's home country, which is mostly farmland and fairly warm, temperate weather.

extremes are hard for him.]

But I definitely don't want to miss out on any of the food, either! [the struggle is so very real.]

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Oh, yeah...

[Guess who's never been to an actual desert before, it's this guy. IT'S HIM. He doesn't live in a jrpg world and doesn't travel outside of Japan, so the worst he gets is way too much snow. The opposite problem, really.]

But hey, you're pretty awake now, right? Maybe we can just do, like... a taste-test tour! Or something like that. You can try a bunch of different things that people eat when it's hot out!

[Or maybe he could pick one idea and stick with it BUT NO!!]

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[maybe kashuu needs to come on a vacation to stahn's world and see all kinds of new things. clearly....]

Oh! That sounds like a lot of fun too! There's really all kinds of things we can try that they probably wouldn't have at home...

[fitzgald is a warm enough country that ice candy is one of the specialty treats in noischtat—but that's just one kind of treat and not really very worldly. there are probably all kinds of amazing things he hasn't had yet!

...clearly stahn isn't going to help with trying to keep kashuu on track here. oops.]

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[He'll become the sword version of Ariel, it'll be great fun until he finds a climate that he hates and then it'll just be nonstop complaint central.]

We'll make a list! That way we can keep track of everything we wanna try out. There's sundaes and soft-serve and rootbeer floats, too - that's not even counting all the other stuff that can just be frozen for fun, like the fruits. Nice, huh?

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[at leat they'll probably complain together, since stahn is really only good with temperate weather, mostly.]

Yeah! We can make a list and then when we think of more things, we can always add to it! I saw a stand nearby that had... ice cream in sandwiches too!

[a big cookie ice cream sandwich, actually, but stahn was too busy being amazed at ice cream in sandwich form to take note of that.]

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[The more sugar crammed into one treat, the better.]

Eh, really? I don't think I've ever seen 'em sold in stands before... Let's go take a look!

[Fortunately the beach is pretty empty at this hour and day, so it's not like chances are high that someone's gonna run by and steal their watermelon and food and towels... Kashuu's already standing up, grabbing a widebrim hat to cram on his head so the sun can't get him even after he steps out from under the umbrella.]

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Yeah! They had a lot of different things, but I never saw ice cream in sandwiches before!

[stahn is stahn, so he's trusting enough even if there is a crowd of people to leave their belongings behind. of course, first comes standing and...

shaking some of the sand out of his hair. oops.

he doesn't seem to mind the sun exposure... but too much sand in his hair? no thanks. he'll be washing it out for a week as it is.]

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[Since it's kinda-sorta his fault (or definitely his fault) that Stahn ran over so fast and thus got that sand in his hair in the first place, he'll reach out to hopefully help pat some of it away, too.]

Geez, your hair's like some kinda trap...

[Ensnaring all that wanders too close.]

D'you need a tie?

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[it just can't be helped, he has so much hair that there's no avoiding getting sand in. especially since he kind of flopped against it when he got there.]

...Do you have one? [for some reason, he's not expecting kashuu to be that prepared. even though it's kashuu, and even though that definitely can tie into #aesthetic.

good job, stahn.]

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[It totally ties into #aesthetic, and Kashuu immediately starts rummaging around in his beach tote...]

What color d'you want?

[Because of course does he not only have a tie, but he has Multiple in Many Colors. The handful he pulls out has reds and pinks and blacks and whites, but there are some blues, greens and purples mixed in too. Why is he like this.]

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Whoa... amazing! You have so many!

[of course, stahn is also terrible at aesthetics by normal fashion standards because he truly comes from the strange world of super 90s character design.

so even though his swim trunks are a very typical blue and white pattern, he reaches out pretty thoughtlessly for a red hair tie.

because you know. who needs to match their hair tie to their attire?]

This should work! Thanks, Kashuu!

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[The real questions here that Kashuu asks himself every day essentially just boil down to: why am I surrounded by these people? Just! A red tie!! With blue trunks!! Exhausting.

And while normally this would be a completely miniscule oversight to any normal person, or at least something that they could let go of, this is Kashuu. Kashuu "actual moron" Kiyomitsu.]

You sure you want that one?

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[and of course, stahn is completely and totally oblivious. it's not even a miniscule oversight—it's a whole and complete one for stahn.]

Eh? Is there something wrong with it? [he's looking at the hair tie very closely. what's wrong with the one he picked? kashuu offered it!]

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Don't you think it might be a little, y'know... clashy?

[GESTURING toward his very blue trunks and then the very red tie.]

Those colors work good as a pair but not as a combo in an outfit.

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[this is something stahn has literally never thought about before. he wears blues and greens and whites and purples all at once, so color coordination is definitely not something stahn thinks hard about.]

Is it bad? I didn't think it mattered when it's just a hair tie. [will anyone even be able to see it?

(will anyone even care but kashuu?)]

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[No one will care but Kashuu, probably. But Kashuu will also care so much that it'll make up for anyone who doesn't...]

You're out on the beach! Tons of people will be here eventually, probably, so you should look your best.

[He's already fishing around for another hair tie?! The beach isn't even that full, someone tell his ass to settle down.]

What about something like - oh, this white! That'd match.

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Am I trying... to impress someone?

[he's really confused, they're at the beach, sure. but what does that have to do with how he looks? why does he need to look his best when they're there to just hang out and go swimming?

kashuu aesthetic is something that really baffles stahn sometimes.

either way...]

White's okay too, I guess. As long as it ties my hair back...