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[toushiro]

hitsugaya

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[toushiro]

[ a grumpy sigh as she ruffles his hair, but he turns the volume on the tv lower so he can hear her. ]

Yes, mother. I finished my homework a while ago.

[ his stomach grumbles quietly. hm...that's a good sign for elda, at least, that he'll eat up tonight. ]

Do you need help making dinner?

[matchbreaker]

No, no, this is a mother's job after all.

[ Elda is a mediocre cook and always has been. That said, she sort of bought the components of a nice summer salad and a fish main dish so it's not like it's a complicated process. ... Well, okay, the fish could be, but she's had years of practice and a lot of videos about it. ]

And if you finished all your work, you may as well relax!

[ Oh, three of the cats are in the kitchen! She'll laugh and pick the smallest of them up to go on the counter. Hah, take that, small one. ]

[toushiro]

And helping is a child's job.

[ he's going to be a rebel and stand up, walk over to the groceries and help her unpack everything. at least he can do this, right? it's not that hard but it'll make her life a little easier. toushiro cares a lot about elda even if he doesn't always show it; she can see it through little gestures like these, though. ]

I can relax later.

[matchbreaker]

...Well, you do know where things go.

[ She is going to start to carve up...

this watermelon.

She's making a watermelon salad for him. ]

[toushiro]

I do--

[ ...watermelon.

She is making a watermelon salad. Don't mind him staring just a little...... ]

[matchbreaker]

[ Got him ]

I found the most darling recipe the other day.

[toushiro]

...I see.

[ you've found his weakness! it's super effective! ]

[matchbreaker]

Yes! It should be a nice, sweet, salad for the summer! Oooh, and then a simple fix! I picked up some perch as well. I suppose it's a little early, but you don't mind, do you?

[ A trill of laughter.

She is Good Mom, yes. ]

[toushiro]

Not at all.

[ he does not mind. at. all.

he's quite pleased, actually. and it shows in how hasty he is in opening the rest of the packages. ]

[matchbreaker]

I didn't think so...

[ Actually, then... she can be concerned... ] Has anyone seen fit to invite you to prom yet?

[toushiro]

...Anya did in passing.

[ not as a date, but she just wanted him to come out. ]

It wasn't a formal invitation. She just wants to see me there.

[matchbreaker]

[ Anya, Anya... she tries to place the girl's face and is annoyed that she can't. Shooing off one of the cats with her foot, she continues to slice up the watermelon into cubes as she responds, ]

Ooooh, look at you! You're important enough to make sure you're there.

[toushiro]

[ oh, come on mom, it's not--it's not that! ]

She's my friend. Of course she'd do something like that.

[ because anya's a social butterfly who likes to drag people out to have fun. that's just who she is. ]

Do you need me to cut anything?

[matchbreaker]

A young man should still allow himself to be flattered! Well, as long as she's cute, anyway.

[ WAHAHAHA.

But ... hmmm. ]

Squeeze out some lime juice for me?

[toushiro]

It's not a big deal.

[ anya is really pretty but so are other girls at school. elda pls. ]

Sure.

[ toushiro grabs one of the limes, cuts it in half and goes to squeeze some juice out inside of a small bowl. ]

[matchbreaker]

We'll also ned mint and red onion, but I'll handle the onion.

[ A hum... Actually... ]

You'd tell me if it was a big deal, right?

[toushiro]

Alright.

[ he'll go ahead and get the mint leaves, then. ]

Why are you asking?

[matchbreaker]

Well you are getting older...

[ So... You know... ]

[toushiro]

[ oh for crying out loud-- ]

I'm not interested in dating. You know that.

[matchbreaker]

At your age sometimes things can happen even if you aren't planning on it! I just want to make sure you won't keep your dear mother out of the loop!

[toushiro]

Fine. I'll tell you if something, for some reason, were to come up.

[ which is never happening. ]

[matchbreaker]

Good!

[ Onion time!! ]

I wouldn't want you introducing me to someone as you're breaking up.

[toushiro]

Whatever floats your boat.

[ again. relationship = not happening, but he'll just say it to satisfy her. ]

The lime juice and the mint leaves are ready.

[matchbreaker]

Oh, good! It's just a matter of tossing, now.

[ Actually, she'll get a tiny bit of olive oil too. But with most of her chopping done she'll glide over for that...

oh, they also need to at least pan fry the perch. Or bake it... she didn't think that far. Mmm. ]

[toushiro]

[ he sees her looking contemplatively at the perch. ]

What are you going to do about that?