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SAI No escaping when I start .traeh ruoy nwo I ni m'I ecnO
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"Ooh...yes! Katsumi-niisan should attend lessons with me!" Ko fervently agreed to that. The boy liked the two brothers but he wasn't suppose to talk about that so he didn't. "When can he come?!"
The boy picked up his tablet and then frowned, "So when I reach Level 20 you can't take classes anymore? That's stupid. What's wrong with classes? Why are classes bad when you get old?"
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Sai rolled his eyes, "Good point. He's probably just waiting to see who else gives what. Surely he knows the sports car is outside but somehow I don't imagine he's going to send one of those to Ko-kun. It's not his style."
"Freak Show? Hahah...say that to his other Uncle. Good grief. Well of course I'm not going to let Ko-kun be used and put on display like a guinea pig. I do have some common sense, Naoko." grumbled Sai feeling like Naoko wasn't giving him enough credit. Some of these offers could be good and useful. Although Sai did want Ko to know his father. So Ohayou's offer probably was the one he'd accept. However, he was smart enough that reading each one of these would be important as he and Shou had invested in the boy's life. There were sizable funds put aside for the boy if something happened to Shou or Sai.
Haru said nothing but had taken out a highlighter and lining different portions of Genki's contract.
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The itsy bitsy spider...
Izo stared at is son for a moment as he hissed and complained. Ok so it was possible but he had brought men that he trusted enough. They were paid well enough and knew the consequences for disloyalty. The Doctor could try to pay one of them off but they'd not live that long afterwards. However, that still didn't solve the problem of #2. And he didn't have to answer for Nishikawa and Takatori, they were on his payroll and subordinates to the Shark. Izo could have taken the torture to heart but...he knew that Katsumi was gunning for the Shark. The young man still had a lot to learn in this world.
He tilted his head and pondered Katsumi's words. Alive, yes, the man he was today, maybe not. But he didn't bother to answer the young man's question because it was neither here nor there. Katsumi survive in the Pit but the real world was far different. Maybe easier, maybe not. "Katsu, we will leave here tomorrow once you're stable. So calm down. I'll take you to another estate and bring in a doctor that can watch over you because if something does go wrong, you cannot expect me to figure out what it is on my own. But as for dropping you off somewhere, I didn't believe giving you proper care and treatment as just dropping you off anywhere."
"But, I suppose that if you're set on someone being around at the estate I can work from home." he added with a low voice if that would bring some sense to the boy's head and settle his butt down. Izo was making some concessions at the moment because the surgery had been serious. Normally, he'd not.
He sighed and brushed his fingers through his own hair. It was going to be a long day. Very long day.
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Azriel calmed down considerably after that conversation. The notion that he was going to one of Izo's estates... that the man would even work from home... The part of Katsu which loathed the spider paled... But that other part... Try as the bat might, the couldn't hide the slight smile on his face. Tomorrow... couldn't come too soon in his opinion. With was quiet then for a time. He could feel the frustration rolling off the spider in waves, even if he couldn't see it. Hearing the sigh... the sound of fingers in hair... feeling the way the older man held onto his hand... "Do you think it would have killed me? The cyst, I mean." Katsumi spoke softly, thinking back to what Matsumoto had said earlier about the bottlecap-sized growth. "I... I'm sorry that I panicked like that." he added seriously, feeling bad about his sudden breakdown in the prep room.
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"You said offers would come in from colleges and the like. He doesn't need to think about that yet." Naoko reasoned logically. "He's just a kid. I mean..." the blond shrugged. "It's not my call. I know. Just saying. He's not a freak show but if he gets paraded around people won't look at him like he's a little boy, you know?" The pianist set his coffee cup down on the desk. "Plus there's his doctor aversion to consider. Any researchers will probably find a scared boy hiding behind a peacock's wings."
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"I'll have to ask him, Ko-kun. Right now he's busy so I may not see him for a few days." Ishihara replied, loath to tell this child that anything was actually wrong with the vocalist. Taking a bite of the cereal that Yamada had made for him, You laughed softly. "You can always take classes, Ko-kun. The problem is... Azriel-san can't write kanji. It's common to be able to, especially since he's famous. Eventually, if he doesn't learn, it will become a problem for him. Your uncles, and I, would like for you to not have to worry about that."
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Azriel couldn't help but laugh softly at the remark. "Yes well putting things behind me doesn't always go so well." he replied with a slight smirk. Most 'things' attacked him from behind after all... When Soto entered, the bat didn't say anything. He could mentally see the small smile on the man's face as he spoke. But when it came to eating... "I'd rather not sit up right now... and... well... I can't see so..." The last time he'd been in here he hadn't eaten for four days. They'd been forced to give him an IV just to keep him alive at the time. His stomach was empty, true... but right now it just felt like too much of a chore to keep himself upright. It hadn't occurred to the young man that maybe either Soto or Matsumoto would actually help him eat if he needed it. Help like that... well... it was quite a foreign concept for the bat.
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Naoko smirked, "Hope he's a better student than I was. Then again, he can't sit still long so.... he might be exactly like I was. Except far more math minded." The blond had been a horrible student. Always wanting to just goof off or play piano. Many a fight had occurred within their family in regards to his lack of a study ethic. "Oh? So has Ishihara-san taught anyone else before?" the blond asked, amber eyes focused on Yamada as he spoke. "I hope he won't be too hard on Ko-kun... I have this fear that he'll come running to one of us in the middle of the night because he forgot to do his homework and needs help."
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"Well..." okay so Ishihara knew the reason why but couldn't tell this boy the truth. "Azriel-san didn't go to school. At all. So he doesn't understand a lot of things, Ko-kun. But you must keep it a secret. It might hurt his popularity if people knew he wasn't educated." Picking up the tablet, You used a drawing feature and his finger to quickly draw out the kanji, hiragana, and katakana for "Shark". 鮫 ・ さめ ・ サメ "You can write kanji for different species of shark, but you can also just use kana for them as well. Either is acceptable in this case. An example of this would be... well let's take the Hammerhead Shark, ne?" Again You wrote on the tablet with one finger. 撞木鮫 ・ しゅもくざめ ・ シュモクザメ "Does that make sense, Ko-kun? When you know all three ways, no matter what you're reading, you'll know what it means." Ishihara smiled softly. "That knowledge can open many many doors and possibilities for you, Ko-kun."
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Can you handle what I’m ’bout to do------------------------------------------------}:-
SAI No escaping when I start .traeh ruoy nwo I ni m'I ecnO
Beautiful Dreamer
Naoko was right, Ko started to squirm a little bit because just sitting there and talking wasn't as much fun as doing other things like playing music. However, when You showed him the shark kanji, he immediately tried writing it on his tablet. The Kanji itself wasn't very well drawn but the hiragana and katakana were good. He tried several times to scribble out 撞木鮫 before getting something that he thought was close. "So I don't need Kanji for Sharks? That's good then because my hiragana and katakana are better than this." he pointed out as showed You the tablet.
"Mm....that's strange? Did his parents not want him to learn??" Ko was confused because he knew who Katsumi's brother was. Maybe he needed to ask Katsumi why later? "That seems kind of...dumb."
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Sai looked up from the contract he was reviewing, "Let's hope. I don't think I want to be the one on the receiving end of arguments like you had at home."
Haru glanced up from the other contract and gazed at Naoko, "He has his teaching certificate and is a certified instructor. So he's got all the qualifications. I don't think he's taught children but Ko-kun doesn't mind him so it works. If Ko-kun eases up about other people we might be able to put him into a normal school in the future. I hope at least so he can be involved with other kids his age."
Sai then laughed, "I don't mind if he's a little tough with Ko-kun on the studies. The boy needs focus beyond music. I want him to be able to do more than just play piano. And if he wakes you up, he's bound to get a bad grade on his homework" teased Sai because Naoko's grades were abysmal compared to his own. He wondered how his brother graduated.
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What I want, I get... No matter the method------------------------------------------------}:-
Matsumoto Izo Chairman - SMASH
The itsy bitsy spider...
Soto grumbled, "Yeah but you still need to eat. You want out of here right? So improvise. But Ok...so I had a feeling you'd be difficult so I brought a straw and a spoon. You can sip on the soup and I'll feed you the veggies and meat."
Izo smirked as Soto pour the soup into a Styrofoam cup and capped it then put the straw to Katsu's lips. "Well at least he can still chew so you don't have to mash it too."
"Hey, I'm not chewing and regurgitating food for this brat." Soto said with some amusement to those words. "I'd rather put him over my knee and paddle him for being so much trouble."
"No no...that's my job." Izo laughed. Then pulled out some very aromatic fried chicken. "Mm...tastes pretty good considering I've not eaten in 12 hours."
"I brought mac and cheese and mash potatoes. Oh yes, and they had green beans and bacon so I got you a large tub, Izo. I figured we can feed the young man here mashed potatoes and gravy if he can eat it. Might put some meat on them skinny bones." Soto picked up a chicken leg while holding the straw to Katsu's lips.
"Yeah they are rather skinny." Izo smirked squeezing Katsu's calf. "I'll feed him the mashed potatoes if he makes it through the soup."
Spirits seemed lifted some with Soto there. The older men had known each other for a long time.
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If the men could've seen Azriel's shocked widened eyes, they probably would have laughed. Soto was... offering to feed him? Katsu blushed a bit at the notion. "I... I can drink it on my own, Soto-san..." the young man spoke softly, lifting his free hand carefully and taking the soup cup. It took a few seconds to for him to coordinate his drugged body enough to get the straw in his mouth... but soon the warm broth was washing down his throat comfortably. "You do realize that wouldn't be a very productive punishment, right?" the bat replied to the conversation about paddling, a slight smirk on his face. "Might just make me want to be more trouble." He would've winked if it could've been seen. Sighing softly and finishing the broth, for he really was starving, Katsu pressed himself back against the pillows. "I haven't eaten since yesterday morning... well no... I ate some of Ko-kun's milkshake last night..." he added, thinking back to being in the dressing room with his brother and the boy last night. But when the conversation changed to his weight... "That's what Lucky-san said too... why do all of you think I'm too skinny? I like my bones just as they are." Katsu teased as Izo squeezed his calf. "Besides, I wouldn't be as flexible if there was too much meat on my bones." he added as if it made perfect sense. "And I'd need new clothes... my tight leather pants would become a bit too tight." He took note though of how Soto had spoken to the spider... calling the man Izo to his face. Azriel recalled that Soto had said he was Matsumoto's friend... but he hadn't thought it meant this friendly. A part of the bat trusted Soto even more at that point... though he couldn't quite explain why. But another part of the young man realized that if he moved against the spider... Soto would try to stop him... and that wasn't an encouraging thought because killing Soto... well... that might actually make Katsu sad.
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"If I had a pillow I'd throw it at you." Naoko replied with a half smirk at Sai's quip to his grades. "And yes that'd probably happen... which means he might start running to you in the middle of the night instead." the blond winked before looking back to Yamada. "I'm amazed he's got that skill. I mean, I just thought he was Mr. VP of PR with a side dabble in security. He's a complex man I guess... nice though... if not a bit scary in an already scary situation." he was thinking back to the onsen and how Ishihara had handled everything. "And Ko-kun really does like him so I suppose that's what counts most, ne?"
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"Ah... well, Azriel-san was not a wanted child from what I understand. His family ignored him but that's all I really know." Ishihara replied before taking Ko's tablet and looking over the kanji. "This isn't so bad, Ko-kun. This line here is a bit wobbly but you tried very well. Erase it and I'll show you how to draw the kanji line by line, that way you can memorize the stroke order." For a moment, You smiled. "Think of it like playing piano. You play notes in an order, ne? Well, with kanji you make lines in certain orders. With your amazing memory I'm sure it will be very easy for you to grasp with some practice." Once Ko's tablet was erased, Ishihara went through step by step how to draw the kanji with the boy. One line at a time.
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Can you handle what I’m ’bout to do------------------------------------------------}:-
SAI No escaping when I start .traeh ruoy nwo I ni m'I ecnO
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"Hah! You know I'm right but....Mmm..me or Shou...well then again. Maybe Ko-kun should run to you. Who knows how Shou would handle the homework." Sai had no answer to that but Haru did have one.
"Shou is actually brilliant but would question the questions. He'd get good grades but the instructor would have to get through all of his doodling and other key notes about the topics and maybe some sort of recorded observation if he didn't think the instructors question was deep enough. Yes...your other self has....issues about perfection. Maybe worse than you." Haru mumbled as he pushed aside the next contract and then focused on Go's monumental paperwork.
"Yes, I suppose that is what counts most." Haru would never suspect that You would be the type to hurt a child. Even though, he had no idea that You's mechanism put that very boy in the midst of hell.
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"That sad because he's really nice." said Ko as he handed the tablet to You. "But I think I understand." He was quiet for a moment considering Katsumi's position because in some ways it seemed like his own. He thought at times he was unwanted and that is why he ended up in a very bad place. Although everyone told him that wasn't quite right. However, he didn't really believe them.
So he focused back on to the letters, they seemed more interesting when described as notes. "Ok...like notes...but they don't play songs..." However, he followed a long watching each line carefully trying to imagine them like notes in a song. Even though in his head notes from the music within wanted to gush out. So he tried really hard to make those notes play with the lines he was learning. It wasn't as bad when he did that.
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As soon as Katsu was done with the broth, a spoon was against his lips with shredded chicken and soft carrots. "Ok open the hatch and eat." Soto said as he held the spoon in place.
Izo had started eating the green beans and bacon. "Yeah I doubt spanking him is going to produce much success Soto. He's got tough bottom."
'Yeah...you're probably right." Soto chuckled then said, "Well, you're going to feel a lot better once your belly has food. It needs food to heal up. A milkshake? I've not had one of those in a long time."
Izo then said, "It's because you're too skinny not that you need a lot of fat but you're not very muscular for what meat you do have." pointed out Izo as he lifted a spoonful of mashed potatoes and gravy to Katsu's lips next. "Besides, a little muscle attracts fans."
Soto laughed, "Well at least Katsu is not fat. That's harder to work with than skinny." He ate more of his chicken while Izo fed Katsu potatoes.
For the most part things were pretty cheery in the room, rather than the usual depressing darkness. Izo and Soto traded off putting bites in front of Katsu while they also ate.
"So how's business going upstairs?" Izo asked as he took a bite of his food.
"Going pretty well, steady. The kitchen construction is moving along too. I think things will be done in a couple weeks." Soto answered as he picked up a biscuit. "You think you want some biscuit? Or do you want some green beans and bacon, Katsu?"
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Katsumi could smell the chicken before the spoon was against his lips. Carefully the young man opened his mouth, not wanting to knock the spoon too much. He chewed, though not much chewing was needed, before swallowing the spoonful. "It was good. The milkshake I mean. I hadn't had one before. It was chocolate with whipped cream and a big strawberry on top." the bat spoke, filtering his words through his head slowly so as to make sure he didn't say something that he would regret later. Another bite of chicken and carrots... then suddenly some mashed potatoes and gravy. Katsu sighed softly after eating the potatoes... much preferring that to the chicken. It had a whole different warm consistency. He practically melted against the pillows it tasted so good. Yet the bat wasn't picky. He ate whatever was put in front of him... because in truth, the young man was starving. He hadn't really realized it before... The conversation about upstairs though was something that Katsu had to pay attention to. "I'd like to see it when it's finished. The kitchen construction, I mean. Are you planning on hiring more staff or just teaching some of the more trustworthy pets how to cook?" Azriel asked, focused intently on the conversation. "I'm sure there are some who would be very happy to cook if it gave them some sort of privilege or freedom. Maybe a certain night off each week for cooking?" But the bat tilted his head slightly, just enough to be noticeable but not jar anything upstairs. "Ano.... beans I think. Don't know if my body wants something with a flaky consistency..." More like he didn't accidentally want to inhale while eating and end up with biscuit bits going down the wrong pipe.
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"Ah but they are like songs. Notes are stung together to make a piece of music... whereas words are stung together to make poems and song lyrics, books and manga. They are the same, Ko-kun. The end product is different but no less enjoyable." Ishihara added with a soft smile before blinking in confusion. "Azriel-san is really nice? How so?" Oh this could be very enlightening and interesting. If the boy liked the bat... well... the shark could use that to the spider's advantage.
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"Wait so... your other self is smarter than you are? I don't know if I should laugh about that or feel bad..." Naoko replied, sipping his coffee and thinking this over. "And yes you're both perfectionists. Drives me nuts." he teased with a soft laugh. "Maybe Ishihara-san can get him to like reading... I mean, the boy doesn't need any help in the math department... he's pretty okay with self study there... it's the other less musical subjects I worry about."
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Azriel took a bite of the beans. They were good... though not as good as the potatoes had been. He chewed slowly, trying to be careful... but one little mini-bean from inside the green bean went down the wrong way and he started coughing. It wasn't life threatening or anything, just uncomfortable, and afterward Katsu groaned as his head throbbed. He wanted pain medication... wanted it to go away... but Izo was right. They couldn't risk an adverse reaction. One of Azriel's hands reached out toward Soto. "Is there any water or tea nearby?" he asked, his throat itchy feeling from coughing. "I think gravy would be a little messy..." the bat said with a soft smile Izo's way. "Not that it doesn't sound delicious... I'd rather not have to change because it dripped all over me... or the bed."
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"Yes he does enjoy chocolate. Perhaps a little too much." Ishihara replied with a half smile. But then he pondered the boy's question as his gaze swept over the newly written kanji. "No, they are not the same. Handsome is used for men. Pretty for women. But Azriel-san, like NAKO-san, can be somewhat androgynous... meaning," yes he knew that Ko wouldn't understand that word. "He can look good as a man but good as a woman as well."
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Yawning slightly, Naoko shrugged his shoulders. "You've always been good with money. I should have you invest for me." he added with a teasing wink. It wasn't that Naoko wasn't careful with his money. It was just that most of it sat in the bank and gained interest as opposed to investing it to make a profit. "Well and there's history and science to consider... writing... foreign languages... There are a lot of things besides just math and music that Ko will need to focus on."
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Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2013 6:31 pm
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Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2013 7:21 pm
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Azriel was very grateful for the tea. He drank slowly, the bottle still cold, before carefully setting it between his legs just in case he needed it again. "It's good, Soto-san. Then again, I've yet to find tea that I don't like." the bat replied with a slight cough. "Sorry... I still feel drugged so... I just swallowed at the wrong time earlier. But..." and there was a tiny smirk on his lips. "I really do like the potatoes better." The bat opened his mouth again, taking the new bite. He didn't know that Izo had made an indention with his thumb in the food to allow the gray. Katsumi smiled after the bite. "I need to get Kaito-kun to cook mashed potatoes and gravy. It's delicious." the young man spoke, still smiling. He couldn't help but wonder if when tomorrow came... when the bandages over his eyes could be removed... if Izo would still be this kind. It was strange... the spider being even the slightest bit fatherly. But Katsumi kind of liked it...
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"I'm sure Azriel-san would love to try kit kats with you, Ko-kun. I myself enjoy the green tea version." Ishihara added with a wink. "Well... Azriel-san will probably be unreachable for a few days. He's been having some bad headaches lately, Ko-kun. I would expect, right about now, he's getting that problem fixed. He just may not feel like being up and about any time soon." You took out his phone and looked up Katsu's number. Then he wrote it down on a piece of paper, handing it to Ko. "I'm sure he'd love to hear from you. You should send him a 'get well soon' text message." the shark spoke, smiling. "And as for you being androgynous... no. You look like a boy, Ko-kun. A very handsome boy might I add."
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"Remind me to put you on my account then so you can move money as you want." Naoko replied, picking up one of the contracts as he began to slowly thumb through it. "Mmm... this one only offers Ko-kun 25% of all his profits... do you guys have a 'NO' pile?" Obviously only offering the boy a quarter of his full earnings didn't sit well with the pianist. In fact, it just screamed to him of someone wanting to take advantage of a child's talent.
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Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2013 9:16 pm
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Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2013 9:32 pm
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There was a scowl on Azriel's face, though it was a bit harder to notice thanks to the bandages. "You do realize that it's a big hassel trying to come up with a reason why I haven't eaten something before, don't you? I'm not the only one who grew up here. Rice rice rice mainichi mainichi... it gets old even for pets, you know. Why not have mac and cheese as a special treat? I was thinking about a..." but there was sudden throbbing pain behind Katsu's eyes and he gasped, pressing his hands against the bandages for a moment. "Stop it stop it stop it..." he whispered softly, trying to will the pain to go away. That was why his eyes were bandaged. Less interference right after surgery... but that hardly meant his reading side was going to just continually sit quietly. A few seconds passed and the pain receded. Sighing, Azriel grabbed the bottle of tea and finished it off slowly. "I was thinking about a point system..." the vocalist continued, as if nothing had happened. In truth, it didn't matter if his head was exploding. They couldn't do anything to fix it after all. He didn't ask for help or pain medication or anything because there wasn't a thing anyone could do or give him to stop it. It would take time... and healing. "I mean, they get so many points for different things... keeping their nesting site clean or making a client especially happy... not breaking anything... not hurting anyone... hell maybe even for not arguing with you, Soto-san. Then they can use their points for special foods or time off." Katsu sighed softly. "The threat of pain and death doesn't always work after all... and maybe a positive reward system will bring about happier clients in the end? He..." and at this Azriel pointed exactly where the camera was. Oh yes, the bat remembered it well. "Won't like the idea obviously because it means less for him to play with. But happier clients are more important than a deranged man's experiments for shits and giggles." the young man added, realizing suddenly that there were potatoes waiting for him. He opened his mouth, taking the bite. Then there was mac and cheese and that... well... "I like this as much as the potatoes!" Katsumi said with a smile, thinking about the savored creamy texture of the pasta. "Yeah, I'd be good for a couple weeks if it meant I got to eat this. And that's saying a lot. I'm hardly ever good." the man added with a smirk.
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