007 ☀ Stahn Aileron, Kashuu Kiyomitsu

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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.]

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[And taking a bite at the same time!]

Hm...

[Kashuu takes a little more time to deliberate, but honestly, he finds it pretty good... He's not a fan of overly-sweet things to begin with, so this is a good balance to him.]

It's not too sweet, but it still has a good flavor... I like it! I might like it better than mine, a little.

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Right, right?

[stahn seems pretty elated by it, honestly. he takes another scoop, mulling it over as he absorbs some more of that sweet sesame flavor.]

I think I like it a lot better... I don't really eat that much chocolate, though! [stahn is definitely a more savory person. he's such a meat and potatoes kind of guy that it's probably not suprising.]

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[Guess who has two thumbs (i accidentally typed thugs first, incredible) and wouldn't be at all surprised to learn Stahn is definitely a Meat & Potatoes Guy™? It's him, it's Kashuu.

He tends to go for more savory things too though, so he can agree with that...]

Yeah, it's usually too rich for me to eat too much at once. This- [Pointing to Stahn's ice cream!] -is the kinda thing you can eat a bunch of, you know? ...Which prooobably makes it more dangerous.

[Like, for a person's waistline. As if he, the sword, actually needs to worry about that.]

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[kashuu could have two thugs, probably.]

Yeah, I guess so! I don't think I'd eat that much anyway... even if it's not as sweet, it would probably just make us sick to eat too much!

[or, stahn at least. #humanproblems???

either way, a normal serving of ice cream is probably all he's up for. a bunch of steamed meat buns? that might be another story, though.]

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[Thug 1 and Thug 2, the new Dr. Seuss story ft. swords.]

D'you think so? [Peering at his own ice cream...] I don't think eating too much ice cream has ever made me sick, but maybe I just haven't been eating enough.

[AND HE'S KEEPING IT THAT WAY. The last thing he wants is to test the limits of his fakey fake human body.]

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Maybe that's just me? If I eat too many sweets, I don't feel too good after, though!

[he's a surprisingly healthy eater for the most part, though maybe it's not surprising. growing up on a farm where everything is pretty fresh—and having to do a lot of work, and then being a swordian master where he needs to be active and in shape.

for all that he can be all about sleeping in and having fun—some things, he's pretty legit about.]

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Maybe your stomach just isn't built for dessert.

[That is not how stomachs work at all but it's not like anyone should really expect him to understand that... Good try, Kashuu.]

Well! It's probably not a bad thing. I've heard too much sugar can do really crazy things to a human body. Like rot your teeth out?

[INSANE.]

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It's not like I don't eat dessert at all...

[obviously! since he's. you know, eating the ice cream right now.]

Yeah, you have to take good care of your teeth! And other things... I guess? I don't really know what else it does though.

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It makes you fat.

[Because of course Kashuu "freaks out over chipped nails" Kiyomitsu would be most concerned about the visual impacts of loving dessert a little too much...]

And I think it can even make you sick? I'm not sure how true that is. I mean like, actually sick-sick, not just sick to your stomach sick. I guess humans can be pretty delicate, though...

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I think a lot of things might be able to make you sick, but... I don't know.

[stahn's not a doctor. he's not even anything resembling that, he wouldn't even recognize a lot of illnesses if he saw them beyond common colds and flus.]

Nobody in my village ever did, though. So I've never seen anything like that... It always sounded like something grownups would say to make us stop asking for them though...

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Huh... Why would they lie just to get you to stop eating sweets, though? Unless they really are bad for you... Or more expensive than vegetables, I guess.

[That seems pretty legit, he can still remember drooling over the displays of fresh baked goods and the cute pouches of candy that were sold back home...]

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Mm... maybe both? I think Gramps just didn't want us to spoil supper all the time, especially in the summer.

[when there were kids playing all over town and someone's parents or a shopkeep would treat them to something sweet and refreshing.]