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Yeah? Wanna grab some after?

[ look at how she's perking up mako. can you really say no to this face.

ann's gonna opt for pouring a lot of sauce into hers to make it on the sweeter side. and i mean a lot of sauce. ]

[that face............]

Uh, sure.

[he doesn't like desserts that much, but sure. he can go for that.

Also she must really like sweets. Judging by her pho set up. Bone appetite?!]

Yay!

[ look at how happy she is. GOOD THING YOU DIDN'T SAY NO. ]

Do they have crepes there? Those are my favorite! Cake's really good, too!

[ this was a Mistake ]

I think they're a cake shop.

[oh no. He didn't say no. But it's alright. He can join her for cake and get something different-- like tea. Or something like that.

But he is smart enough to not point out he's never tried crepes. So there is that.]

Perfect! I can't wait!

[ she's enjoying her pho, but dessert. dessert. ]

[he, unfortunately, does not share her enthusiasm for dessert... But it's a nice distraction after the rest of the week.

He'll allow it.]

First, gotta get through actual dinner.

[ it's fine! as long as he accompanies her, she's happy. he makes for really good company, after all.

she's still hungrily eating away at her pho, and she stops to look up at him with a grin on her face. ]

Thanks for inviting me out, by the way. It's been a really tough week for the both of us, I think.

Oh-- no problem. It beats trying to cook with one arm at home. And, honestly, I needed a little bit of a break from my team.

They're good people, for the most part. But...

[he's worried about his friends in group two, but he's not gonna say it out loud, so he shrugs lamely, hoping the trailing off will cover for him]

I think I get it. Is it one of those things where you've just spent way too much time with them? I'm fine with my group, but I know for some people it's a little hard to do that sort of thing.

[ she's also totally fine with mary, but it is nice to have some time to herself. she gets it. ]

Something like that. I'm used to working alone, so it gets a little overwhelming to have to work with others. That's... probably something I need to get over.

[at least, that was a pretty frank assessment on his part. He'd never really admitted it that way, though.]

Probably, yeah.

[ honest and straight to the point. ] Especially with Retrospec? We're all gonna need to work together to get to the bottom of this.

I know.

[a pause]

Actually-- one of the monsters triggered a memory for me. I recognized it, it was like someone's pet. If this is all supposed to be fake, but these memories are "real", why are the monsters something I remember?

[he sighs]

It wasn't even aggressive. And we still had to get rid of it.

You remembered a monster?

[ that's really strange. out of all the things to remember... ]

What was it? Was it one of those cows? If I remember correctly they weren't very aggressive at all.

No, it was one of the bunnies with dragonfly wings. Those were even less aggressive than the cows. The cows would steal from you, but the bunnies just wanted to nuzzle us.

I felt like a jerk attacking it.

[another frank assessment.]

Especially since they never attacked back.

...That's so sad...

[ NOW ANN'S SAD ]

Why did you guys have to attack it? I'm guessing it was part of your objective, right?

Yeah.

[she's sad, he's sad-- he leans back in the booth and sighs. He needed to stop thinking about the objectives. Because that just inevitably got him thinking back to his near death experience.

And he really wasn't keen to think about it.]

Anyway... There's not much we can do about it, no matter how weird it is.

Yeah...

[ man, his group's had it really rough. but it looks like he doesn't really want to talk about it, so she'll change the subject: ]

Man, I'm so full! That really hit the spot!

[oh yeah-- he looks placed with that. He liked this place a lot, so it's good to have that validation, even though... well, he didn't ask for it.]

This place is pretty good, I used to come here a lot with my brother when we were both in high school.

Anyway-- once we pay up, we can hit up that dessert shop for you.

It is good! We should come here again sometime!

[ she notably perks up when he talks about dessert and gets out her wallet to pay. ]

Sounds great! We'll pay up now, okay?

[how excited are you for dessert, ann... He founders a little bit, as it's sinking in just how much more excited for dessert than dinner she is.

But he nods, and calls out to the guy (at this point it should be obvious they know each other). Who nods and brings out their checks.

That was nice of him. Mako, unlike most normal human beings, pays in cash.]

Alright. Ready?

[ very excited. but she enjoyed dinner, too! don't be so hard on yourself, mako. she just has a sweet tooth.

ann pays with card, like most human beings. ]

Yeah, ready! You must come here a lot, huh?

[the sweet tooth is forgivable. He shrugs.]

I'd come after games with my brother. Both when I was playing, and then when he was. It was kind of a tradition for us.

This is the first time I've been here without him, so don't tell him. I don't want him getting mad at me for breaking traditions.

Aw, that's cute! Sibling bonding, yeah?

[ ann could only hope for something like that, being an only child, but that's alright. she has...friends for that, now. it feels nice. ]

Won't say a word. Does that mean I get to meet him one day?

Uh-- probably. I don't see why not. He's not here right now, but when he's back in town, I'll introduce you.

[UNLIKE WHAT SOME PEOPLE THING-- Mako is not ashamed of his brother. He just.... wishes he would take things more seriously.]

Anyway, yeah, it was kind of a 'brothers' thing. [he puts his good hand in his pocket, and then uses his shoulder to shove the door open, holding it for her]

What about you, any siblings?

Sounds like a plan.

[ they're friends right. this is how you rank up a social link isn't it

because it's definitely ranking up right now ]

Nah, only me. I had a bunny when I was younger named Princess. She was like my baby sister.

[ ann walks through the door, suddenly sounding...nostalgic. a little wistful. she misses her little bun. ]

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