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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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[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.

[eatsyourscience]

"Whose room should we go to?"

They both understood, he thought. You spent a long time with ______.

[jivitadana]

"Mine, since I invited. Unless you have other ideas."

Minato could fight Souji on this. Maybe. But he did want to see how Souji would react. Minato could be more forward if he had to be.

[eatsyourscience]

Souji considered, then nodded. "Yours will work. Senpai."

[jivitadana]

"I like the sound of that. Kouhai." Minato sipped his soda again.

"Should I wait for you here for your shift to end, or should I wait in my room for you to come there?"

Minato smiled and winked at Souji.

[eatsyourscience]

Souji couldn't help a quiet laugh.

"Do you need to get anything ready?"

[jivitadana]

Minato shook his head. "I'm always ready. I can wait here with you."

Plus he didn't want to leave Souji's side.

[eatsyourscience]

Souji nodded and rose. "I'll get back to work and make sure I can leave on time."