007 ☀ Stahn Aileron, Kashuu Kiyomitsu

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[yeah, it's probably better they just avoid that in general.]

I don't know... they could be? Lemonade is pretty tasty! I don't know about as ice cream, though.

[though he's getting distracted by the name of another flavor. what does it mean.]

Rocky Road... [what would even be in that.]

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[ROCKY ROAD. Kashuu temporarily abandons his post at the Lemonade Section to look over at this, because what the heck...]

Huh... What does that even mean? Where's not dirt in here, is there? Hey— [Turning his attention to the attendant, help them.] Is there dirt in here?

[The poor person just looks baffled, like they can't tell if Kashuu is joking or not... FOOLISH FOOL.]

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...Or...

Rocks?

[he is peering at this. truly, this poor vendor has no idea what kind of idiots he's dealing with.]

I don't think rocks or dirt would make very good ice cream. That's even worse than durian!

[they need so much help. and stahn is, of course, completely earnest about this.]

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[MORON ONE AND MORON TWO HERE. They could have their own Dr. Seuss book written about them...]

...I'm gonna get one.

[Who's the biggest moron, though. It's this one.]

Like, just a small scoop... I'm kinda curious, you know? Like, are you? I'll get a good flavor too, though.

[Just in case he has to wash the taste of dirt and rocks out of his mouth.]

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I'm curious, but... I think there are other things I want to try first.

[not just normal flavors, either. he's kind of eyeballing something interesting—]

I think I'm going to try this one. Black Sesame... it doesn't sound like it should be in ice cream. But I think I'll get some vanilla or something, too.

[just in case it's really bad at weird.]

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Huh...

[He hadn't even spotted that one. There are just too many to look through...!]

I'll trade you a little of mine if you trade me some of yours. ...If it doesn't taste super terrible, I mean.

[WHO KNOWS with flavors like rocky road and black sesame. They're really living on the edge here.]

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Oh! Yeah.

[and maybe a little even if does taste terrible, honestly.]

Maybe they'll end up being good, and we'll have some new flavors to like!

[stahn wants to be optimistic about it even though... he's really so, so unsure that any of this will taste good.

you know, aside from the vanilla, at least.]

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Maybe... That'll be a pain, though. We'll have to come aaall the way out here if we ever get a craving for these again, you know?

[As if these flavors don't exist anywhere else?! Okay, Kashuu, okay...

BUT he'll just place down the orders for their respective ice creams, requesting each one in a different bowl, much to the chagrin of the poor worker that's stuck dealing with them. He'll also slide payment over himself because SURPRISE.]

My treat! Since you went through the trouble of bringing stuff and running over here so fast.

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I wonder if you can get ice cream like this in other places...

[well. at least stahn is trying to think of this much, but he's more just thinking aloud than really wondering to kashuu about it.

not like it matters.

because really, the second kashuu offers to pay, he lights up, both excited and grateful for this.]

Really? That's so nice of you, Kahsuu—thanks a lot! [which he means, of course. what a good friend.]

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Mm, no problem. Let's just hope that they turn out okay, yeah?

[Because otherwise it'd be like THROWING HIS MONEY IN THE GARBAGE and then he'd be obligated to eat something nasty anyway...!

But fortunately, the rocky road actually doesn't look very intimidating up close.]

Huh... I think these might be chunks of chocolate or something. And nuts?

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[stahn's got his mysterious new flavor in hand, though kashuu's observations distract him from immediately trying his.]

Whoa, really?

[he's peering down at it.. probably a little too closely.]

Why would it be called rocky road, then?

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[Good thing Kashuu's not the kind of butthead who would lift his ice cream up to smush it against Stahn's nose when he peers too closely... But the question has him peering at it pretty closely himself, lifting the spoon so he can nudge pieces of it around.

The cart attendant is definitely questioning their life choices that led them to this moment, now.]

...Maybe 'cause it looks like a rocky road? I mean, it still looks like dirt to me.

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Ohh... that makes a lot of sense!

[that poor cart attendant, honestly. stahn is pretty amazed at kashuu's deductive reasoning, because he honestly would not have even considered that otherwise.]

It's still a pretty weird name, though. How is anyone supposed to know what it is when it's called something like that? [it seems so risky.]

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That's a really good point. Like, if people weren't as adventurous as we are, they'd totally skip right over it. Hey! You should consider naming that something different.

[The attendant just politely asks them to make room for other customers...

At least Kashuu will listen, grabbing his two cups and then a handful of spoons for maximum sampling and stepping off to the side.]

So! D'you want to risk the first bite, or are we both gonna brave our own picks first?

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Hmm... Maybe we can both try yours at the same time, and then try mine? Or the other way around.

[this way if either flavor is bad, they both suffer together equally.

though stahn has a decent amount of faith in the rocky road now that they can see chocolate and nuts—pretty normal ice cream things. the sesame one... that's more questionable.

though he's hopeful.

it's not like stahn doesn't like sesame, but he's never once considered it for ice cream.]

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Hm... Okay, sure. That seems fair.

[And with that he'll mosey to one of the benches near the stand so he can plunk down the ice cream, holding his spoon at the ready and getting a little portion for himself.]

On the count of three?

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[stahn will get a small amount on his spoon as well, nodding.]

Count it down!

[why he's trusting kashuu with the countdown, we just don't know.]

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[HONESTLY THOUGH. If Stahn were anyone else, Kashuu would just do a countdown and then leave him to taste it on his own. But he'd feel too guilty doing that here...]

O-kay! Three... two... one - go!

[And he'll actually take a bite. Miraculously, it's about as good as one could expect from a choco-marshmallow-nut combo.]

—Not bad at all, huh?

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Mmm! It's really good!

[chocolate isn't really stahn's favorite, but it doesn't change the fact that it's delicious. it definitely doesn't taste like dirt, or rocks, or anything weird.

it's just sweet and delicious.]

They probably should give this stuff a better name, so everyone knows how tasty it is just from hearing what it's called!

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Right? I'll put in a formal suggestion.

[No, stop him, someone. SOMEONE SAVE THIS STAND EMPLOYEE...

But he's distracted enough by his ice cream to not be super gung-ho about going after the poor dude. He's also peering curiously at Stahn's now.]

I wonder if yours will taste like sesame seeds, though. Like, the name doesn't leave a lot up to the imagination, right?

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It's probably gotta be sweeter though, right? It's still ice cream...

[that's kind of the whole deal with ice cream and all. he's so unsure, maybe he should have picked something a little less questionable?

(he wants to hope for the best, though.)]

I guess we won't know until we try it, right?

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Right... You do the countdown for this one though, okay?

[He's getting his second spoon ready so as not to contaminate Stahn's ice cream with Kashuu goobers, poised to take... probably a very small little chunk there.]

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Mm!

[he's definitely still unsure here, but what the hell. he'll take a spoonful of about the same size as before, waiting for kashuu to do the same.]

I'm ready when you are!

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[Getting a little bite to match! ...And then sniffing it just a little, but he can't smell anything particularly off or unpleasant about it.]

—Okay, ready! Let's get this over with.

[IT'S NOT EVEN AN OFFENSIVE DESSERT.]

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Okay...

[time for the countdown!]

Three, two, one... go!

[and he'll shove the spoon in his mouth, tilting his head to the side before his expression lights up a bit.]

Oh! It's pretty good! [it definitely tastes like sesame, but is still pretty sweet and creamy. it goes pretty well together, stahn thinks.]