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"I wouldn't mind a picnic next week! Especially the cooking together part. You know your cooking is my favorite." She grinned, at that. ...And she liked cooking, too, really. It was sort of calming to be in the same kitchen as someone you liked and trusted, too.
"It might be a little bit. So it's just as well you're not objecting!"
"It might be a little bit. So it's just as well you're not objecting!"
I'll make them so fresh they'll still be warm when you have them, [And Ami keeps her promises. If nothing else, she'll bake them just as school gets out so they're just cool enough to eat by the time the kids get home.]
We'll have time to look over the book together for a few minutes, too.
We'll have time to look over the book together for a few minutes, too.
[He looks thoughtful.] Yeah, I guess you're right.
[Finished half-braiding Rosie's hair, Mia tugs at the end before letting it all fall and untwirl itself.]
I hope so, too. And I don't want to see Theodore hurt, but imagine if he arrived to find both of us taking care of him.
[He's been in a few fights at school, about the way he chooses to live his life.]
I hope so, too. And I don't want to see Theodore hurt, but imagine if he arrived to find both of us taking care of him.
[He's been in a few fights at school, about the way he chooses to live his life.]
[I don't have the icons to express the incredibly cheery grin she sports at that, so JUST PRETEND]
I sure did. I hope they remember the dance for a good long while.
[When things inevitably go south in the near future. Ahah.]
I sure did. I hope they remember the dance for a good long while.
[When things inevitably go south in the near future. Ahah.]
"Tea it is." He follows Prim into the house, torn between relief and discomfort at the reminder of how, like him, the other version of Prim was the same person at her core. She has the same kindness and care for those around her as ever. It makes Chouji even more confused about his own feelings, but it's also something solid he can latch onto. Who Prim is didn't change, not really, however the circumstances did.
And she keeps proving that. Chouji smiles, feeling a little awkward about the fact that Prim has a gift for him but nodding anyway. "Thank you, then. I'm glad I finally came over, even if things were... delayed."
And she keeps proving that. Chouji smiles, feeling a little awkward about the fact that Prim has a gift for him but nodding anyway. "Thank you, then. I'm glad I finally came over, even if things were... delayed."
"Great, then! I'm looking forward to it." He grins and blushes slightly at the compliment. "I'm glad you enjoy my cooking. That makes it worthwhile."
He considers it. All dates with Prim are wonderful, but something about the effort involved makes cooking for her his favorite kind. The only thing better is when she helps cook. "Any special requests, things I should pick up from the grocery store?"
He considers it. All dates with Prim are wonderful, but something about the effort involved makes cooking for her his favorite kind. The only thing better is when she helps cook. "Any special requests, things I should pick up from the grocery store?"
[ PRETENDING IS A GO. ]
I think they will! Other than that...well, there were a great many couples, and I think many of them were on their first dates. And there were the usual small tiffs and the like, but...overall, I think the dance went well. It was memorable, in a good way.
I think they will! Other than that...well, there were a great many couples, and I think many of them were on their first dates. And there were the usual small tiffs and the like, but...overall, I think the dance went well. It was memorable, in a good way.
"Of course I do. I think you're a better cook than I am - for now. I'll catch you up someday, you know! So look out." It's a teasing warning, of course - though she does intend to try to improve, as much as she can, always.
"Anything you want to get is all right with me - you know I'll eat anything. But this season...perhaps some fruit would be nice? If we can get any."
"Anything you want to get is all right with me - you know I'll eat anything. But this season...perhaps some fruit would be nice? If we can get any."
"It's all right. I think a lot of people are, oh..." She shrugs, sheepish, before leading him to the table and gesturing to a seat. "You know. There's all these...memories. I didn't actually know Da - Mr. Rogers all that well, before this, you know."
Prim goes to get the tea started as she speaks, since the kitchen's open to the room with the table. Hot water into two cups. The tea bags filled with her own brew. And then she walks back to set those down, one in front of Chouji and one in front of the seat opposite, before returning to get some other things out.
"...And now I know a lot about him. Things he never told me, which...I think, even despite the differences, a lot of it's probably true. ...I can see why people are hiding away from that, maybe." She's not saying she's doing the same, but...she can understand it. "And...even without that, even with people you knew, it's...it took a few days to stop expecting to wake up back home."
She means at the Rogers household.
This time, Prim comes out with a plate of cheese and crackers, which she sets down. "I made it. The cheese, I mean. It's goat cheese. I'd wanted you to try some."
Prim goes to get the tea started as she speaks, since the kitchen's open to the room with the table. Hot water into two cups. The tea bags filled with her own brew. And then she walks back to set those down, one in front of Chouji and one in front of the seat opposite, before returning to get some other things out.
"...And now I know a lot about him. Things he never told me, which...I think, even despite the differences, a lot of it's probably true. ...I can see why people are hiding away from that, maybe." She's not saying she's doing the same, but...she can understand it. "And...even without that, even with people you knew, it's...it took a few days to stop expecting to wake up back home."
She means at the Rogers household.
This time, Prim comes out with a plate of cheese and crackers, which she sets down. "I made it. The cheese, I mean. It's goat cheese. I'd wanted you to try some."
With the team? They're alright. I'm looking forward to continuing a good season.
I think he is proud of us already, and most certainly proud of you. [Mia glances between the table and the clock, frowning.] I should get ready to go, or I'll be late. If I don't make it home on time, have a wonderful night at the dance, all right?
I'm glad to hear it. Shikamaru promised to bring me photos, so I'll have those. I'll stick them up somwhere obvious to embarrass him every time he comes over.
"I didn't know Luke at all, but I'm going to go help him on the farms now that things are back to normal." Shaking his head, Chouji admits, "I had to remind myself that it wasn't home when I saw the fields. Luke isn't my brother. I think I have a new friend, though." Luke still feels like a brother. If Chouji weren't used to calling him by name, Prim wouldn't be the only one slipping. And that is evidence enough that both of them still have feelings lingering from their dream lives during the invasion. Like the ones he has for Prim.
She knows him well. Chouji grins at that. Some things are the same, any version of themselves. Food is the best present. "I'd love to try it."
She knows him well. Chouji grins at that. Some things are the same, any version of themselves. Food is the best present. "I'd love to try it."
He laughs. "If you ever become a better cook than me, I just hope you'll let me eat your cooking. I don't think I could possibly hold it against you if it comes with that benefit." Chouji has never been as competitive as some people he could name, and he certainly wouldn't mind Prim showing him up in something. Especially not if it's delicious.
"I'm sure I can manage that. We might even have something ripe at home, and I can bypass the grocery store entirely."
"I'm sure I can manage that. We might even have something ripe at home, and I can bypass the grocery store entirely."
"I knew Rapunzel, a little, but not so well. But we've agreed we'd like to try to get to know one another like that again." It's a similar admission, although less on family. Prim sits down across from Chouji, pulling her own mug of tea over to her. "I keep having to remind myself of things, too. But it's...getting a little easier. Sort of."
She still feels awkward right now, for example. She wants to crack a joke about something that never happened, some sort of aside for the both of them, or to reach over and take his hand. Instead she takes a sip of tea.
"In that case, please do! And we can talk."
She still feels awkward right now, for example. She wants to crack a joke about something that never happened, some sort of aside for the both of them, or to reach over and take his hand. Instead she takes a sip of tea.
"In that case, please do! And we can talk."
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