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[undaunts]

"Heyyy, you've reached Ruby! Er, well, you haven't really reached me, because I'm not actually here right now! Eheh...heh...

Anyway, I'll get back to you! ...No really!"

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[undaunts]

Okay!

[Ruby's easy, at least. She won't argue with something like that.]

Oooh, and can we have something with strawberries for dessert?

[Ruby is focusing on the important parts here.]

[fatalstriker]

Sure. Dessert's the easy part. How about something like a parfait?

[dessert's the best part of the meal, but getting that out of the way now makes it easier for shopping when they get to the store, at least.]

[undaunts]

Yeaaaaaah, parfaits!

[She just punches the air over here, cheerful and excited.]

That's perfect! I'm excited now!

[fatalstriker]

Well, that's one thing out of the way.

[not a bad thing, though. this is definitely a good distraction from what a shitheel he feels like right now.]

Now we just gotta figure out the actual meal.

[undaunts]

Yeaaaah...

[She's quiet as they walk, thinking hard.]

Oh! How about-- no, wait, never mind, that wouldn't work...

[Ok thanks Ruby.]

Hmm... I've got nothing.

[fatalstriker]

[...

thanks, ruby.]

Guess I can just start naming stuff off til something sounds good. [he's trying here, okay.]

[undaunts]

Okay, let's do it!

[This is a great plan.]

I'm so ready!

[fatalstriker]

[this plan is needlessly complicated but whatever. he can roll with it. he'll start with his favorite, because why the hell not?]

Mabo curry?

[undaunts]

I have no idea what that is.

[But she sounds...excited about it?]

[fatalstriker]

...Seriously?

[this.. this is a tragedy. it's such a famed dish in his world that the notion just completely takes him by surprise. a true rarity.]

Guess we're gonna have to fix that tonight, then.

[undaunts]

Um... yeah! Okay! Sounds good to me, it'll be like a super special food surprise!

[Or something like that.]

Do you like it a lot, or something?

[fatalstriker]

It's pretty popular where I come from. They call it "a legendary dish for heroes," so a lot of places sell it. Knights are pretty big on it too.

[and he was once a knight. mostly, yuri just likes mabo curry, but he's a lowkey tsun about these things.]

[undaunts]

...So you like it! Okay, let's have that for dinner.

[Honestly, Yuri, you make things more difficult.]

You could've just said.

[fatalstriker]

[what's the fun in doing things the easy way?]

It wasn't about my taste. I just didn't think about the fact that it's not popular in other places. [since it seems like a lot of his other favorites are pretty universal.]

[undaunts]

But... you'll be eating dinner with us too, so it is about your taste too!

[Just...saying.]

But let's just go get the ingredients to make it. No time like the present to try it out! ... Or, well, dinnertime.

[fatalstriker]

I'm doing this to repay you guys, so if I'm gonna cook, I want to make sure you'll like it.

[that's all there is to it, really. cooking solely for his own tastes at a time like this would be stupid. but whatever.]

Let's go, then. It shouldn't take long to get everything, it's not too tough to make.

[undaunts]

We're easy, reaaaally! You can make us whatever and we'll probably like it.

[...]

So long as it isn't too healthy.

[At least Ruby's honest...??]

[fatalstriker]

I'll make sure to keep it unhealthy, then.

[...he's joking, obviously. he figures this is just an average amount of healthy. it's got good stuff in it, but it's not all greenery (or whatever).]

[undaunts]

Good.

[Okay, Ruby.]

Welcome to the family.

[It's just said so solemnly...all because Yuri agreed to not make them salads.]

[fatalstriker]

Family, huh.

[what a term to use right now, in light of his situation. but whatever, he'll just sigh and shrug it off.]

Let's head out, then.

[undaunts]

Okay! Let's go! Onwaaaard to the grocery store, yeah!

[It's okay, Yuri. They're going to have fun. Probably.]

[fatalstriker]

[are they? are they??]

Gotta say, I've never seen anyone so excited to buy groceries.

[undaunts]

I'm excited for an adventure.

[You've gotta get it right!!]

... But the groceries can come too.

[fatalstriker]

You really find the grocery store that adventurous?

[ruby...]

[undaunts]

Not really, but things get boring if I don't pretend a little here.

[at least she's honest.]