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[caligulas_aquarium]

this is eridan
aint here right noww so if its important just leavve a message
otherwwise fuck off

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[caligulas_aquarium]

Hm.

[Well whatEWER.]

It's a pretty shitty cake though. Way too sweet for my likin'.

[speakveryclearly]

[She frowns reflexively for a moment before reassuming a more neutral expression, somewhat forcing it. There's that dissonance again. YOU AND HIM. AGH. WHY TIME SHIT, WHY.]

What do you think you would have liked more.

[caligulas_aquarium]

Somethin' a bit more bitter. Or I'd ewen settle for sawory.

[He puts his fork down, returning to the menu and looking it over with a scowl.]

Though ewerythin' else sounds awful so not like it matters.

[speakveryclearly]

[Leaning in to examine the menu FINGERS BRUSH??? SHE'S ICE COLD??? Probably not, weh because, uhhhhhh... some... reason.... help??? God what happened to his sweet tooth. DID IT GET KNOCKED OUT WHEN HE DIED]

What would you even put in moon rocks. Those sound bitter.

[caligulas_aquarium]

Accordin' to this they're like...cupcake wersions a' this I got right here.

[Shrugging.]

It doesn't matter does it, orderin' somethin' else would be a waste of time. Plus money.

[speakveryclearly]

Well, it's not like you're going to pay. A rainbow drinker doesn't take someone out to eat and then demand that. [Duhhhhhh.

That etiquette would make a lot more sense were this actually a date or even an outing after which he'd let her drink from him, but shhhhhh.]

[caligulas_aquarium]

...why?

[Not that it bothers him. Just, wow, you guys are stupid.]

[speakveryclearly]

Tradition. We don't have to buy food ourselves, after all. It's only fair, especially considering the customary consequences of dining with a rainbow drinker.

[Her eyes are a little narrow and look rather eerily yellow.]

[caligulas_aquarium]

[...he readjusts his scarf, pulling it a little tighter.]

That so.

[speakveryclearly]

[That draws her attention to his scarf. She may not have made this one for him, but it sure is around his neck. And she sure is spending a long moment staring at it before she catches herself.]

As a matter of fact, yes. [Beat. My, Kanaya, what white fangs you have.] Only customary.

[caligulas_aquarium]

I'll pay.

[He kind of assumes she thinks he's going to oblige, so, seriously, the scarf was one hint, this is another. Get it already.]

It's really no big deal.

[speakveryclearly]

[She looks a little - crestfallen? Not sure how to feel. She got shut down. Is him picking up the tab a good thing? Does it indicate compliance...?]

Oh. OK.