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[cupidsammo]

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[cupidsammo]

The other day you said you were going to talk to Jing Yuan, right? Did you end up doing so?

[boxcar]

[ Oh. He grimaces a bit. ]

I did.

[cupidsammo]

What did he say?

[boxcar]

Nothing worth lending an ear to. Waste of time.

[cupidsammo]

Huh? So it was just—nothing?

[boxcar]

He did say things, but it was garbage, is what I mean.

[ He does just kind of see like. He's reluctant to say exactly what to Koharu. ]

[cupidsammo]

[ hm. ]

... Alright. I guess I should've figured he wouldn't have much of a reason.

[boxcar]

[ He looks a bit frustrated just even thinking about it, tbh. ]

I would not spare him the extra thought, Koharu. Better spent on remembering Charlie, or moving on from this.

[cupidsammo]

I know, I know, it's just—hard not to think about it. But I know I should, so... I'll try.

[boxcar]

Distractions would be good.

[cupidsammo]

... Right—sorry. You probably just wanted to enjoy the mood around here instead.

[boxcar]

No, it is fine.

It's unavoidable to think about what happened, but I don't want to make the mood darker either.

Whatever he thought, he's gone now. And your energy is better spent trying to settle.

[cupidsammo]

Yeah...

Okay. Do you want to celebrate a little bit of Valentine's Day?

[boxcar]

It is just giving chocolates, isn't it?

[ Well it's also dates but like... obviously... ]

[cupidsammo]

Making chocolates, giving chocolates, confessing to your crush—if you have one...

But we can skip that last part. I've mostly been playing with the doves around, but if you're interested in making up some safe-to-eat chocolates...

[boxcar]

I've never made a chocolate before.

[ Isn't that some fancy bakers' shit? ]

[cupidsammo]

To be honest....... neither have I.

[boxcar]

...Really?

[ THIS WAS YOUR SUGGESTION KOHARU. ]

...Maybe there is an instruction somewhere? I did work with it a little bit at a job but I don't remember too well...

[cupidsammo]

There's recipe books sitting around, at least. I haven't done much besides play with the doves a bit, but I did take a look around too.

[boxcar]

If you want to try, I will try it with you.

[ Nonzero chance it's going to be a mess but what's cooking fun without a little mess. ]

[cupidsammo]

Alright, then let's give it a go. What's your favorite kind of chocolate?

[boxcar]

...Um...

[ There's kinds? ]

The bar is standard, yes?

[cupidsammo]

Mmhm! Why don't we start with milk chocolate, then? It's probably the safest bet, but dark and white chocolate is popular too.

[boxcar]

We can do milk chocolate.

[ God bless, thank you. ]

[cupidsammo]

Alright. Luckily we've got everything right over here, so...

[ wow look at this convenient setup right next to us!! amazing. Koharu starts skimming over the instructions. ]