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⭐ Who: Keiwa and whoever runs into him
⭐ When: Throughout February!
⭐ Where: Around Camellia, the DU and Koubai General Hospital in the waking world, various(?) locations in the Dreamsphere
⭐ What: Working at the Kissaten, passing out chocolates, donating blood, being ignored by the Nightmare because he's a chump and entirely too trusting/honest with people. 8(
⭐ Warnings: ???

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Gritty...?

[he thinks about it a second before his eyes go wide. If it's too bitter and grainy-]

Ah- I was worried about that... I was tasting it as I went, but um... You know how sometimes you can't really taste anything after eating too much of it? [he looks down at the innocent rows of chocolates as he thinks about it] ... Heh, it's kind of funny. My Uncle hates coffee because it's too bitter, so my Aunt wound up making a sweet and less bitter brew just for him...

[Keiwa starts to put the lid back on the tupperware, stopping just a moment before pushing it towards Ai again with an apologetic smile]

Would you like another berry one? To help wash out the bitterness?

[ Ai laughs merrily. ]

Oh, I totally get it! There were so many times on variety shows where we'd be taste-testing something or other, but we'd gone through so many rehearsals and takes by the time it came to the final thing, I'd be like... okay, I'll just say something nice, because I have no idea what this is even supposed to be!

[ She'll definitely go and take another berry one, though. She's shameless. ]

The pink ones are really good, though! They're cute, too. Are you making them with a special someone in mind?

They need you to try the food during rehearsals too? That sounds... Filling.

[he wonders if this would affect his sister's opinion about variety shows... Then remembers that she usually watches them specifically for the guests and not necessarily for the content. Hm...]

Mm... Not... Really. My aunt - she owned a cafe too - used to pass out complimentary chocolates with her coffee around Valentine's day and I thought it was really nice. Everyone always seemed doubly excited to have gotten something like that out of nowhere, so I wanted to do something for the people I know here.

[he's wearing a slightly sheepish smile as he quietly explains]

... I'm thinking about making some for the Yugis too. I actually bought some coffee from here to use for this. But I guess I added too much. [he brightens up with a quiet laugh] Truthfully, I was only thinking of making regular chocolate and coffee chocolate, but then we started talking about how strawberry's a good flavour too...

It depends on the show! And the reaction they want from you, I think. If you're supposed to say "this is so good!" no matter what, they'll usually make you take a bite out of the real thing a few times, just so you can make sure you eat it with a smile whether you like it or not.

[ That's uh, a little more insight into how the sausage gets made than she'd usually give someone, but Keiwa's so tapped out when it comes to idols that a bit of frankness... probably won't hurt anyone. ]

That's such a nice idea, though. I'm sure you'll get your recipe down pat in no time - you've already come up with one really good one, so this coffee chocolate probably just needs a little fix or two. Oh, but - don't let any little troublemakers sneak any from you while you're not looking.

[ Not that she's naming names. Tsukasa. ]

[true to form, Keiwa sort of nods along with a little 'oooh' like Ai was telling him about some average office work and not... The backstage goings on of popular entertainment. Guess you can't really break the illusion for someone who doesn't subscribe to it in the first place... But as his sister loves idols and Keiwa would sooner jump into a Nightmare fight solo than do anything to hurt her, he also isn't likely to pass this information along.

Not that... A topic like this would come up in normal every day conversation!]

I hope they like it too... [there's a snap as he puts the tupperware lid back on, then he laughs quietly] And it's not so bad. I've gotten lucky so far, right? Hopefully, it holds out until the end of the day.

[the Camellia Cryptid(tm) does not need to be named to be known...]

[ Ai laughs and shakes her head fondly. Yeah, that sounds like Tsukasa. If Keiwa's been using the kitchen long enough to be comfortable with it, he's probably used to dodging around a certain someone. ]

Maybe he just needs distracting. You don't have any churus on you, do you?

[ This is probably a joke. Probably.

... who are we kidding, Tsukasa would go wild for churus. ]

Let me know it goes, though! [ She gives him a little grin. ] I sort of feel like we're partners in crime now. So make sure you keep me posted!

[it says a lot that Keiwa had a timeframe for how long he needed to dodge Tsukasa, didn't it? His head snaps up when when Ai mentions churus though, clear disbelief written on it]

Huh? [Tsukasa wouldn't actually be distracted by churus, would he? Sure, he's a little out there sometimes but... Then again...]

I guess I wouldn't put it past him.

[then he laughs, ~~Sara can probably be heard in the distance, screaming at the idea of her baby brother being partners in crime with the Ai-Doll~~ oblivious]

Of course. If you'd like, I can bring you some later? As a 'thank you'.

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