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Bragging rights.

[Chrysalis will have to fight for him to get a free coffee on the days he's right or something, he forgot to ask. He's such an idiot.]

I'll bet.

[And he grins at her. He's pleased that they're always on sync. He almost asked which birthday, but then he wasn't sure if she would really want to celebrate the Chrysalis day given the full context, but he's pleased about both.] We'll do something special for both.

Wanna see the penguins on the 30th?

[Puffing some air.]

Did you like forget to actually establish what to get if like you win?

[Because bragging rights sounds totally like what someone says when they forget to actually bet something but still want to do the bet.]

[And even with the full context, it would be Chrysalis' birthday the one she would care more to celebrate. After all she is Chrysalis, if she doesn't celebrate it is simply due not many knowing about it and her posing as Angelique. Though Kaden always tries to have them do something to celebrate her real birthday, but he's a lemenae so it's not as special as hearing Carver say that.]

[Hopefully she doesn't look as stupidly entranced by Carver as she feels, though with the loving eyes she's giving him she probably looks so. Seriously, his wife was retarded for letting such a man go.]

Ah, the animals from like the giant ice cube!! Sure! Can we really like go and see them?

[Shut up, she remembers a lot of the stuff he told her but the name of the ice continent isn't one of them so "giant ice cube" it is.]

Yeah, I did.

[She can fight for him, it's better that way.]

[And ahhhhh she's so cute!!! He will die of cute!! He just chuckles gently and nods.] Yeah, of course. Anyone else you want along? Sora?

[Snorts and laughs.]

Isn't like getting something the whole point of a bet?

[At least she doesn't bet if it's not to get something beyond bragging rights.]

The three of us is like perfect. A family outing to like see the penguins and like whatever else they keep in those places. Or like is it only penguins?

I'm just that competitive. [This loser. Help him.]

Fish. They usually keep fish there. And some cold water mammals like seals and walruses. Ever see a shark before? Or an octopus?

[Giggling.]

And like stubborn too. But I guess that's like part of your charm.

[Is he a loser if he has a baby succubus all for himself?]

In old movies or in like the store to buy for food, places that like hold animals are illegal in my world. Octopuses are the ones that are like smaller krakens, right?

Very. [Sticks his tongue out at her.]

[And maybe???]

What really? We don't have real krakens, but yeah. They're a popular food dish too.

[Sticks her tongue back at him!]

[Then she laughs, clearly amused even as she nods at his question.]

Tcha! After the Great War like people were more worried about rebuilding cities for like humans than rebuilding zoos and like all those places. And then there was like the signed agreement of Minimal Impact which made those places illegal because like the idea is to like, you know, not interfere more than what is like needed in nature. So like capturing animals even for keeping was a big no-no. Besides, like the radiation from the bombs caused like mutations on several animals and that's like even more reason to not get involved, see?

[She hums a little.]

Dad loves like octopus dishes but like I can't never taste any of them. They are all like super bland for me. Do you like them?

[Nods.] Yeah zoos and aquariums are also to try to research and preserve species that might go extinct otherwise. Although places like SeaWorld are really coming under fire as being really bad. They keep whales which are too big to really have enough room to move, and force them to do tricks.

[Shrugs.] I think people like it for the texture not the taste. Like chewy onion rings but without the onion taste and more chewy like cheese. I'm too picky. Miller said I was worse than her two year old. I'll eat it, but it's not my thing. If I want chewy, I'd rather have a churro.

My world like kinda decided that the best way to preserve species and all was to like leave them all as alone as possible. [Laughing.] So I have like never gone to a place like that.

[Playing with her hair a bit.]

Of course that like opened the gates of a huge black market centered around like animals and species from outside the cities. People would like pay crazy amounts of money for like a wild pigeon.

[She smiles as he comments about being picky.]

Please, like, I'm pretty sure that I'm like far more picky than you. I mean even if like you don't like it, at least you can still like taste it, can't you?

So like we tried to do with people. [Nod.]

We have black market on animals too, but that just adds to the security of zoos and aquariums and it's considered even more brutal than a regular murder.

There's more to food than taste. Did we make any progress with the comfort food trial and error?

Wait, like your black market is about dead animals? You like compared it to a "regular murder" so like it seems to imply that.

You like keep saying that but like to me it's really like all the same, food doesn't like really fill me after all. [As for the question...] Some progress, like I realized that you're like my biggest comfort food. And like you cook better than my mother.

Well, there's exotic animal parts on the black market, yes. And some live ones raised by idiots who usually get eaten by tigers or whatever. Even professionals have been mauled. The black market has a lot. But poachers usually kill and sell just parts, shark fins, tiger paws, elephant tusks, et cetera.

[Sticks his tongue out, but then grins.] Hah. So you really don't need to eat regular food at all? And it won't do anything for you?

I think that like in my world it's more about living animals, though like I wouldn't be surprised if like there are parts sold around too. But like it's easier to actually hide that you're like selling around living animals than like parts of them, you know?

Toby's bussiness and feeding like basically depends on that idea. Though he doesn't like really deal with the black market, he just like makes people think he does.

[Scrunches her nose and makes a pouty-mocking face at his tongue.]

Well, it will like do something, I mean, my body still like processes the food but it doesn't like really gain anything from it. I've not been in like a position where I can like not eat for long periods without raising questions but like I've spent a couple of days without eating and I have not felt even a bit hungry.

But if I go without like feeding on hugs or handshakes at the very least... I like switch and that's like not good at all.

Maybe? It's pretty hard to hide a tiger or pitbull. Or mustang.

Yeah, but you're tiny and underfed. It just sounds like your other instincts take higher priority. [Arm fold.] I will feed you both ways then. Just in case.

Depends on like how much attention people pay at what others do. And like in my country at least all the builds are soundproof so like whatever happens in one room isn't like heard in the others if the door is closed. So unless they like go out with their animals or were like seen through windows no one would notice.

[Raising an eyebrow and tilting her head.]

You're like calling me tiny again. Do you like have a fetish for like huge overfed girls?

Interesting. [Different world. Literally.]

[And as to her question, closes his eyes and shakes his head, mildly exasperated.]

No.

So much no.

[Rubs the bridge between his eyes. Thanks for that mental image sweetheart.] I have a fetish for you. And...

[Still rubbing his eyes again.] We both work enough I think we'd skip meals in favor of work. Normally that wouldn't bother me but... [Drops his hand.] I want to take care of you better. All sides of you. Not neglecting any part for another. Dig it?

[His reaction makes her laugh so hard that she throws her head back to do it.]

It's like a good thing then that my body like can't change besides when I transform, then.

[Still laughing so much. She hadn't thought he would be bothered that much.]

You're like so sweet. You like make me feel as if I want to like be spoiled and taken care of by you. I won't like let you skip meals either, you like need them a lot after all.

[Specially with how active their sexual life is.]

Would you like want me to try to learn like how to cook for you?

[He has no idea what she's laughing at, but he smiles, because she's happy. And she started off worrying about how to not annoy him, and... she doesn't annoy him at all.]

[And snorts at the idea that he needs a lot of food. He's fiiiiiiiiine.]

[But he'll stick to eating mac and cheese and trying to remember to always do meals once a day for the three of them: Sora included since the kid was pretty lonely.]

[And a head shake to her final question.] Just stick with me when I'm cooking and learn what you want. It'd have to be hard if you can't taste anything but the most extreme. But I'll try to show you the easiest stuff first in case something happens. And your favorites.

[Headtilt.]

But like if I cook I want it to like be for you or Sora. I don't like need to learn my favorites. And like isn't cooking like simple chemistry? So long as you like get the amounts right it should like be fine, right?

[Face crinkle.] Nah, it's more an art. That's why people buy coffee at shops instead of out of a can. Skill and care can put a lot into it.

You can mechanically do a painting, but it won't have the same quality or finesse.

That's why I was trying comfort foods. There's most emotion and energy and care put into it than basic survival.

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Oh... Then I guess it's like not really a good idea for me to try. It probably won't like be any good.

[Not just because of the taste thing but because stuff that is all "artful" and such just isn't something she can do. All that about care and finesse just isn't in her.]

[Though it is disappointing, she remembers Odette making a huge fuss about learning to cook the favourite food of the boy she had started to date. And her mother saying how she had hated cooking when she was young but began to love it when she got married and realized that she would cook for her father.]

[Still she smiles and chuckles at the realization of how stupid of an idea it had been.]

I will like leave the cooking for you then. Comfort foods and like whatever else you want.

Au contraire. You don't have to put your emotions into it, sweetheart. It's not reverse vampirism. Enthusiasm and interest is enough. Besides you want to do it for me and Sora, right?

And if I ever do get injured, or sick, or go for that stupid operation, you'll have to learn.

[LIKE HE CAN SEE STRAIGHT THROUGH HER.] I bet you'd be even better than me. I'm too impatient.

[She frowns slightly at that.]

But like you said that it would be like hard without being able to taste it. And that it's like an art and requires like care and all that. I'm like not good with that stuff.

We will like think of something if like something happens and you can't cook. It was just like a stupid idea I suddenly had.

[She had just been curious due her friend's and her mother's comments and had thought it would be a good chance to sate that curiosity, that's all.]

[He may see through her but she doesn't really see through herself so she doesn't even realize how disappointed she really is.]

So? Sometimes the things that don't come naturally to you are the best things to work for. It's hard for me to do a lot of things, but it's worth it.

What makes you think it's stupid?