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[eatsyourscience]

Who: Souji [eatsyourscience], Tohru [breakthecurse], and EVERYONE!
Where: The Diner
When: December 26
Rating: PG at most, likely
Summary: Christmas chicken and cake has to be a little late this year, but Souji and Tohru aren't balked by that.
The Story:
This year is the second annual KFC Christmas in Wonderland. At least, it was planned to be. The Jabberwocky, Mirror switching, and Souji's amnesia caused a slight delay, but when everything went back to normal last night, he remembered his and Tohru's plans.

They convened in the diner this morning to get things ready before setting a signboard and the Colonel (plus twinkling fairy lights) outside the door to advertise the post-Christmas special.

Fried chicken (with Souji's best approximation of the 11 herbs and spices), a few appropriate sides, and plenty of Christmas cake complete the menu today. Cocoa, coffee, tea, and various other drinks are available.

Come on in! Feel free to use this log to mingle.

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[jivitadana]

Fried chicken was totally normal during this time of year. This was Minato's first time though to actually eat any in order to celebrate Christmas. Though he hadn't eaten any yet, just stood in front of the diner for now, admiring the lights on the statue. They sort of went all out with the decorations, considering.

Minato peeked inside the diner. It would get busy soon enough. Souji had mentioned that this was happening, and had invited him to stop by. Therefore Minato did as he didn't want to miss it either. No one would want to pass up food, especially if Souji was cooking.

Thus after a moment or two, almost like psyching himself up, he entered the diner. It smelled good in here, as it always did. It just felt festive too. He didn't take a seat yet, still looking around at any other decorations and he would wait to see if he could catch someone that he knew here.

[eatsyourscience]

Souji had extended an invitation to Minato the evening before when he'd remembered...well, everything. He was happy to see Minato had decided to come and though his smile was small, his expression had brightened somewhat.

"Minato." He gestured him to take a seat and started to get a plate of chicken and sides together for him.

[jivitadana]

Minato quietly thanked Souji as he took a seat. "Do you have time to join me?"

He could probably eat all of the food Souji had given him by himself, but he didn't want to. He didn't think he should either.

[eatsyourscience]

"Of course."

Souji placed a slice of cake on another plate and carried both over to Minato. After setting them down, he slide into the seat across from Minato.

"It's a little late, I guess, but we didn't want to break tradition completely."

[jivitadana]

"Better late than never."

Minato wanted to eat the chicken, but saw dessert first. He picked up the fork and started to go for the cake first. But then he stopped, his eyes glancing up toward Souji.

"Is this okay?"

[eatsyourscience]

Souji nodded. A smile ghosted around his mouth.

"It's okay."

He wanted Mianto to eat the things he made; he wanted Minato to enjoy it.

[jivitadana]

Then cake it was then. First. Nothing wrong with having dessert first. Minato took the forkful he had and ate that.

"It's good."

Then he pushed the plate a bit in Souji's direction to have him share.

[eatsyourscience]

Souji reached out and took Minato's fork, which he used to take a bite for himself. Then he passed it back, along with the cake.

"I'm glad you like it."

[jivitadana]

Minato did like it. The cake was good. He could have this all the time ever if he could. But he couldn't since that would be a lot of cake and a lot of Souji's time.

He ate a little more of the cake, thinking, tines down in his mouth.

"Mn, like how I like you?"

[eatsyourscience]

Souji's mouth quirked into a half smile.

"I hope you like me more than the cake."

[jivitadana]

"More than cake. And more than ice cream."

Souji should know just how much Minato liked him then. He smiled to himself.

"I hope you like me more than the cake too."

[eatsyourscience]

Souji rested an elbow on the table and his chin on his hand. With a small smile, he nodded.

"More than any cake."

[jivitadana]

"Thanks."

Minato smiled again, happy to hear that. It was cute.

"And more than what else?" Minato wanted to hear. It might have been childish or even selfish, but he thought he should give it a chance.

[eatsyourscience]

Souji tilted his head and held up a finger for each of the items he listed.

"Christmas. Curry. Model robots. ...Cats."

[jivitadana]

Minato was amused that he was liked better than cats. At least that was something.

"What about sunsets? The ocean? Rain?"

He was teasing, but he still did want to know.

[eatsyourscience]

Cats were possibly one of Souji's favorite things in the world.

He nodded at those things Minato listed. "And fog."

[jivitadana]

"I want you to think of how much you like me..."

Minato ate another piece of cake before he spoke again.

"... And I like you ten times more than that."

[eatsyourscience]

"Yikes." Souji's voice was monotone, but he was teasing Minato. "Don't have a stroke or anything because of me."

That much affection had to be hard on the body.

[jivitadana]

"I'll try not to. But if I did, you'd take care of me?"

Minato was also teasing too, taking on a similar tone that Souji did.

[eatsyourscience]

Souji nodded.

"If I can heal you, I will. If I can't, I'll nurse you."

[jivitadana]

"I'd do that for you too." Minato wanted to make that clear.

He started on the rest of the food, then looked up at Souji again.

"If I wanted more, would that be okay too?"

[eatsyourscience]

"More food or more of me?"

Either was fine with Souji.

[jivitadana]

"Both, but you know what I want the most of." And that is, if Souji was offering.

Minato invited Souji to share the food he had. There was a lot, and it was more fun to share.

"Mn, after your shift here, do you have any plans?"

[eatsyourscience]

Souji accepted the invitation, finding a fork of his own so that Minato wouldn't have to wait for him.

"Nn." He shook his head. "Do you want to do something?"

[jivitadana]

Minato smiled, taking a sip of his cola before speaking again.

"I do. I want to spend time with you."

A long time.