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[battering]

UNIT № 1 0 7
"Yo, this is Yata!
Make the message worth my time
an' I'll get back to ya!"

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[redsea]

[ She recoils, but laughs some more. ]

Sorry, sorry! I'm just happy.

[ And what he said just now was cute. Izumo was right, hahaha. ]

[battering]

Oh. That's fine, then!

[ Silly princess. It wasn't enough for him to laugh, but he smiles. Just a little!! It's not like he has a lot of fun just spending time with her or anything. ]

... Hey, did you wanna try some of this? [ Their amazing soup, that is. ]

1/2

[redsea]

[ yata don't be tsun ]

Yeah! I bet it's great! [ no

She takes a spoonful of it and... here it comes. The moment of truth. ]

[redsea]

MISAKI, YOU SAID YOU WERE GOOD!

[ Stomp, stomp, stomp. She can't believe she was lied to! ]

1/2

[battering]

[ ?!?!?!?! ]

What? What's wrong with it? [ Tttttries it... ]

[battering]

[ SPITS IT BACK OUT ON THE FLOOR. ]

That's... really strong...

[ No, Yata, that's not the right word for it. ]

[redsea]

Ooh, I can't make Mikoto eat this...

[ She's not sad enough that she'd cry, but she's getting there. ]

What do I do, Misaki?

[battering]

[ Is she saying his name just to use Misaki-- ]

I'm not sure we can fix it... uh, what about just making him a sandwich instead? One of those big fancy ones they make at restaurants? Can't go wrong with that!

[ By which he means just put a lot of stuff between bread to make a tall sandwich, because sandwiches always taste good no matter what. ]

... although, Mikoto-san really will eat anything... [ it's mumbled because oh god would he really be able to let Mikoto eat that without slapping it out of his hands. ]

[redsea]

[ Yes.

The amazing thing is that despite every dumb thing he's told her, she trusts him anyway. At least what he says this time makes sense. Though Kougyoku really didn't have to make Mikoto anything, Yata... ]

Oh, yeah! I can make a sandwich. I've seen Kido do it before.

[ They're not killing the king with soup. She quickly gets to work, getting a plate, a knife and a loaf of bread. ]

Misaki! [ It's Christmas Eve and she's taking all her chances.

Only she forgets what she was going to say as she gets some ham and vegetables. ]

[battering]

[ Phew, good thing he didn't have to explain how to make a sandwich too because he'd probably mess it up by adding too many things.

So he just watches her, spacing out a little until she calls his name. ]

Hm? What's up?

[redsea]

Ah! [ Embarrassed that she forgot, she dismisses the matter with a wave. ] Nothing, I just wanted to try saying it...

[ She's not even going to look at Yata as she distracts herself with making this sandwich instead. ]

[battering]

[ Wow, definitely embarrassing. Yata doesn't say anything and instead just leans on the counter to watch her work.

At least before he tries to be sneaky and swipe some of the ham she brought out. ]

[redsea]

[ SWATS HIS HAND. ]

That's for Mikoto! Make your own later.

[battering]

Ow, hey! I'm sure Mikoto-san wouldn't mind sharing a tiny piece with me...

[redsea]

No means no! [ The sandwich looks pretty tall now...

She tops it off with a slice of bread. This is what she's giving Mikoto for Christmas. A sandwich. ]

It's done.

Give it to Mikoto.

[battering]

[ A really tall sandwich. ]

You do it, it's your gift!

[redsea]

I can't. [ She's shy. ]

[battering]

Yeah you can. He's not gonna bite you. [ pause. ] I'll walk with you if you want, but you still gotta do it.

[redsea]

[ But he's a lion, she's just a rabbit— ]

It's not as good as everyone else's gifts, though... [ But ahhh, since it's already done, she takes in a deep breath. ]

Okay. But you have to be there! [ She carefully picks the plate up and starts walking. ]

[battering]

I won't leave, don't worry! [ Dutifully, he follows. ] And he'll love it, trust me. It's good food.

[redsea]

[ Sure, you're the Mikoto expert.

She really did it. ]