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Cut that out. It's so simple it's ridiculous. We can have dinner together tonight.

[Oh my god Guren.]

Okay then. I'll be ready for it. And thanks, too.

[It really is sweet, even if for a quest, that Guren contacted him about this.]

Show up at about sunset and I should have everything ready.

[Trust Guren to still make something like this sound like an order...]

Got it. I'll be there.

[Sunset!! He'll show up for the sake of proper dinner.]

[Of course he does!

But oh boy. Sunset comes, and Guren isn't done. The door is knocked on and he's not ready, but he comes over and yanks it open, and I hope Minato enjoys the sight of him in peasant clothes and an apron.]

Hey. I'm almost done, so you can just sit down at the table.

[Guren says it so quickly because he's kind of making a mess of things, if that apron is anything to go by, but it's fine!! He's moving back to the kitchen where it looks like there's a pot of lobster in the fireplace/oven that he's still dealing with. The table is set, at least, for two.]

[... Oh.

That's... endearingly domestic. Guren definitely looks very different when not in his uniform--but there's something kind of nice about it.

He won't comment, at least; instead, he nods obediently and makes his way towards the table, peering curiously towards the kitchen.

Hm...

Are you...gonna be okay...Guren....]

... Thanks for having me over, Ichinose-san.

You don't have to thank me for something like that. How many times do I have to tell you we're family?

[He... is going to be okay! He's just going to take some time. His voice is a little muffled when he's reaching over the pot to check on the lobsters. He's getting everything together!]

Uh, I forgot to ask what you like. I hope you're not allergic to shellfish.

... Probably a few more times, sorry.

[He's joking but also probably being sincere, it's still sinking in.

It's fine.]

But no, it's fine. I'm not allergic to anything really, so shellfish sounds great.

[He's Easy.]

Seriously? You're such a pain.

[It's his usual type of muttering as he sets up their plates. Lobster, and there's a nice butter sauce, too. Easy but fairly fancy, for this place! It's a dinner for Minato, after all. He brings the plates over, setting Minato's in front of him.]

I'll tell you a few more times, then, but you better get it through your head. Family is family.

[Thats him, a lowkey, royal pain in the ass.

But also.

That's a nice and honestly very sweet sentiment, but Minato is so distracted by the food as soon as it's placed in front of him. Lobster's expensive back home, and he's one of many penniless orphans, so of course he's never had lobster before.

Whoaaaaa.]

... This looks delicious, Ichinose-san. Almost too fancy to eat.

I'm not used to cooking things like this, so hopefully it's fine.

[Lobster isn't really something you manage in a post apocalyptic world, either, but it seemed easy... He hopes it turned out alright. He'll move to sit, too, once he has everything on the table and the fire is off.]

[It's... nice. It really is. It's kind of ironic, considering Minato went to all of that effort to make sure Dave had a family dinner because he was that surprised Dave had never experienced it, but he's a bit of a hypocrite that way.

Either way? He's really grateful for this.]

It definitely looks fine.

[Minato would eat it even if it wasn't edible, so it's fine. But in this case, the lobster probably really is tasty, and he's going to go ahead and offer up a quiet "itadakimasu" and take a bite.

Mmmmmm............ delicious. He's very happy in his own quiet way, okay.]

[Itadakimaaaasu... Guren has table manners, too.

He keeps glancing over subtly to check on Minato, so it's nice to see that he's enjoying it enough to keep eating. That's the real sign, right? And here, what he wanted, Guren will be eating, too! He's a hungry guy, too, after all, and this is a pretty good meal, if he dares say so himself.

So... can't they enjoy it in silence? He thinks it's nice, anyway.]

[Minato's not really a loud guy, so. This already seems like a pretty perfect dinner to him. It's delicious, and it's peaceful to be able to sit here like this and just...take a moment.

It's been a crazy couple of weeks, he thinks. For him (with Mitsuru missing, Ryoji as stone, what happened to Dave and Izuku), but also undoubtedly for Guren, who is always looking out for everyone he can, and surely has so much to worry about.

Naps probably won't happen still, huh...?

But a dinner, and a moment's peace, he'll take. It's a wish, and Guren's granting it.]

So...

[When he's mostly finished with his, he leans back in his chair, tossing a glance over to Minato again.] Was it everything you could have wished for?

[Haha.]

[Guren might be teasing, but Minato's completely, utterly sincere.]

It was. And then some, really... it was perfect, Ichinose-san.

Honestly--thank you for this. Having a wish granted like this... I guess it's kind of a nice feeling.

[In a lot of ways, that he wasn't ready for or expecting at all.]

Why are you talking like it's some sort of dream come true? It was so simple... you could have asked for this at any time, you know.

[He's embarrassed, even if he is happy to help. It's a quest, but the quest is hiding that it's a gesture he'd want to do for Minato, regardless. Granting a wish. He can't believe it's this easy.]

Because it was...

[Guren's really embarrassed, and that's cute too--but Minato doesn't want to undermine how much this really does mean to him. He's not good at asking for things, and he's used to being the one to take care of other people--which is how he likes it, and he's got no complaints about how he lived his life. But even so--]

Maybe it's a little sentimental of me, but I don't think there's anything that simple about going out of your way to make a nice meal for someone.

[The effort, the fact that he was in Guren's thoughts, even if it was for a quest--those sorts of things are things he treasures.]

[Hmm. Points... Points that Guren can't even tsun away. He rests his chin on his palm, poking at the shell of the lobster he's finished.]

Whatever. [He guesses!! He cares!!] If it gets it through your thick head that I mean it when I say we're family, then fine. It took some work.

[He had to look into what he could cook that wouldn't be disgusting and gray?]

[Wow!! Rude. But amusingly rude, and Minato just snorts softly in response.]

I believe you. You're too genuine about it to not mean it, and it must be important to you if you're willing to say it over and over even though you get embarrassed easily.

[Just coming right on out to point that out.]

We're definitely family, Ichinose-san.

Shut up!

[WHO'S EMBARRASSED EASILY... PUNK... He flings a stray piece of shell across the table at Minato, but settles after that, moving to stand up. To hide said embarrassment. And to clear dishes.]

Now that you get it, don't make me have to say it again. [As if he won't... but shhh.]

[Guren's embarrassed...so easily... it's cute, though.

Minato doesn't even bother to duck the shell; it bounces lightly off of his hand and to his plate, and he just looks vaguely amused.]

Okay, okay...

[He likes that he says it, though.]

Do you want help with the dishes?

[He's already standing to help out anyway though. He's a domestic kid, he can do that much.]

Sure.

[He won't refuse help, he guesses, and he's sure Minato would like it in a weird way to help out, anyway.] The trash is right there, and then you can grab the bucket of water over there.

[He nods his head to the side. No running water sucks, honestly?]

[No running water sucks a lot. But he just nods obediently, tossing the lobster shell and inedible parts into the trash and setting the plate aside with the other. And then he's fetching that bucket of water for cleaning up with.

They're starting to really learn how to live like this, huh...?

And as he scrubs:]

How have the other quests been treating you, Ichinose-san? [No spider bites?]

I've still got a lot planned, but I've been able to do a few.

[No spider bites... Thanks to Dex! It was close. Scrubbing these dishes, though, he glances to Minato.] What about you?

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