w2 sunday night curry group

[clockpunk]

[ so after all that and just Everything In General chrono has commandeered the kitchen and is just fucken

going to town on a ridiculous amount of vegetables. there's already two piles of meat off to one side before anyone else arrives - one beef, one chicken - as well as rice cooking, which is giving off a fresh, enticing smell. chrono barely looks up unless spoken to.

his kitchen skills are practiced, methodological, clearly someone who has done this many times before. though maybe not commonly at this sheer volume.

you can pop in early to help with the preparation, or arrive later when the scent of spices and onions and meat has started overtaking the building. up to you!! feel free to talk amongst yourselves as well. ]

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[ziosar]

[Akihiko is over here handling potatoes. He's peeling and doing anything that's requested of him with these, although he's doing it a little slowly due to not being completely familiar with the intricacies of potatoes. They're not something he includes often in the meals he prepares, after all!]

For how many are we cooking? Just us here?

[clockpunk]

[ peeling is probably the safest way to go, since despite his general casualness chrono seems a bit fastidious about the preparation going on here. slow is fine, as long as there's some to cut soon. ]

Dunno. [ his voice is clipped. ] Jus' making it and seeing where it goes.

[ it's clearly already a lot more than for just the people here. ]

[ziosar]

[Akihiko nods, focused on the task at hand]

It's been a while since I helped with anything like this. Where I'm from, my friends and I used to have meals like these every once in a while.

[That's part of the reason why he wanted to take part in this, really. He wanted a bit of a familiar situation]

[clockpunk]

[ that makes him slow in his chopping of carrots for a moment, a flicker of recognition crossing his expression. ]

...yeah. Same here. We'd eat out a lot, too, but cookin' together was fun as well.

[ziosar]

[Akihiko passes some peeled potatoes, glancing at Chrono]

Got a close-knit group?

[clockpunk]

[ he's piling the peeled ones up in a large bowl. the question makes him consider for a moment before nodding. ]

Yeah. It's kind of a bunch of smaller groups that come together, but there's bonds between us all.

[ziosar]

That's how it works. Or sometimes you find yourself in middle of a friend group before you even realize it.

[And other times you all gather together for some weird and unusual reason and somehow it all works out. Friendship really takes many forms]

[clockpunk]

[ oh hey same_hat.jpg. he laughs, a little sadly. ]

That's pretty close to what happened. Sneaks up on ya, right? [ shakes his head. ] Same for you, huh, Sanada?

[ziosar]

Pretty much! It wasn't even classmates -- a bunch of us living in the same dorms started hanging out in the nights. At some point we turned friends and I didn't even noticed.

[Other than that, his friends circle probably isn't too wide. Akihiko is popular, and friendly enough, but a lot of people are after him with admiration instead of wanting to be friends]

[clockpunk]

[ he smiles, some of the melancholy leaching out of his expression. ]

What, like a bunch of delinquents, headin' out on the town? You don't strike me as the type.

[ziosar]

[That comment really makes Akihiko laugh]

Hey, hold on, delinquents aren't the only ones who go out at night! The arcade and the food places are open until late for law-abiding citizens too!

[Just normal things! And also fighting a supernatural threat like the bunch of jRPG characters they are, but that's just part of the friendship]

[clockpunk]

Uh huh. You had all that nearby? That's handy. What part of Japan are you from?

[ he's making an assumption here, but if he gets corrected so be it. ]

[ziosar]

Tatsumi Port Island. That's in Odaiba.

[The artificial island! Apparently it's in that area, yup]

[clockpunk]

Odaiba, seriously? I'm from Asakusa. Not far at all.

[ziosar]

You got no idea how glad I'm to hear that. You're the first one to bring up a place I actually know.

[Everyone comes from the weirdest places! Finally, someone from a normal Japanese place!]

[clockpunk]

Haha, yeah, same here! We could've totally walked past each other before and never have known.

[ziosar]

That I don't know. You stand out a lot. I might remember you if I ever came across you.

[He's teasing but yeah, that's some memorable hair, dude]