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[ Minako giggles at the compliment. Is she surprised at how old he is? Yes, but it's not showing on her face. Should she freak out about it? Nah. ]

Thanks! And, maybe a little bit? [ a liiiittle bit. ] Should I be surprised, Mitsutada-san?

Oh, I don't know. [ This he says with a chuckle - it's not sarcastic at all, just a little amused. ] Most humans tend to be.

But you're not that surprised. [ Even when he told her he was a sword spirit. ] I think that's what makes you interesting.

[ Right now, that's his opinion of her - a pretty interesting human. ]

[ Well, Minako's not most humans. How many people can summon a manifestation of their subconscious anyway? ]

Maybe it's because I'm not like most people. [ She vaguely remembers Akinari saying something like that. ] I can be a little weird to some.

[ who drinks coffee with hot sauce??? ]

The proper term'd be 'unique', I believe.

[ They finally finish the dance with a flourish, and he holds the ending pose for a few seconds before disengaging and giving her a bow. ]

I haven't met many humans, but you are a very interesting one. I would like to know you better.

[ He says this with perfect honesty - hopefully it won't make him seem like a creep...! ]

[ If he was a creep, she wouldn't dance with him in the first place...! Alas, Minako finds him very charming and easy to talk to. She can easily feel a bond forming between them (except no Personas will come from this bond which sucks). She curtsies back. ]

Unique, huh? [ That's a new one. ] And yeah, we totally should! I can try visiting you where you work so we can hang out after. [ She doesn't know he works at the flower shop yet... ] Or we can schedule a meet up or something, whenever we're both free.

[ It's good that Minako is so accepting, because getting his sometimes-overbearing friendliness misinterpreted would have left quite a big dent on his confidence. He isn't a human, after all - and there will be differences in interpretation.

(Hey, even if she doesn't get Personas, she'll get a reliable spirit ally.)

Getting such a positive reception is still a little surprising, so it is only after a short pause that he replies. ]

Do you know Thistle Do Nicely? The flower shop? I work there. Not as a salesperson, though - in the cafe, mostly.

[ Even though he's technically a chef, he also comes out to talk to the customers as well - so it's both. ]

[ He's like a cross between Hierophant and Hermit. Anyway, Minako perks at the name of the flower shop, knowing how it sounds so ridiculously Punny. ]

Yeah, I work part-time there! So we're co-workers, it seems. Guess we'll be running into each other a lot.

Excellent, then. I'll be looking forward to it.

[ Work suddenly becomes a lot more interesting - but it isn't like it hadn't been interesting in the first place. Attending to customers, chatting with the other workers, running off after his best friend whenever he tried to bail. ]

I'll make something nice for you when we have time.

You cook, Mitsutada-san?

[ Hot men who cook. Why is this a weakness. Well, Akihiko's hot but can't cook. Still hot. Then there's Shinjiro's who is hot and can cook.

Jesus. ]

I do. Back home, I'd make meals for everyone if there's time.

[ And he says this proudly, as if he considers it an achievement - which he does. ]

Are you surprised?

[ Not quite. Then again, the only boy she knew who cooks is Shinjiro. ]

A little! One of my friends can cook and he's a guy. Most guys I know [ see: Junpei, Akihiko ] usually eat out or eat instant stuff like instant ramen.

Those aren't healthy.

[ He says this almost instinctively, frowning a little. ]

How'd you get good nutrition if you'd subsist on those kind of water-induced things?

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[ Tell that to poor teenagers with limited finances. ]

Aha... I dunno myself. [ Considering her diet was what, instant ramen, wuck burgers, sweets from the sweet shop, hagakure beef bowls, wakatsu meals... ] But we still turned out okay, I guess.

[ Clearly they need a Team Mom to look after them! What's happened to all the sane adults nowadays?? ]

Well, It's not going to be good in the long run. You need to polish what you take in if you want to look cool in the long term.

[ His priorities... ]

Can any of your friends cook?

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eyepatch grandpa

eyepatch grandpa is v accurate tbh

gonna be his nickname

finally someone who doesn't call him melonslasher

that sounds both badass and embarrassing

it's his cereal reputation rn

poor grandpa

I KNOW it embarrasses him so much

it's ok minako can call him grandpa if he wants

THAT'S JUST AS EMBARRASSING

she'll stick to mitsutada then (or old man mitsutada–)

those are acceptable yes

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