[His smile takes on a faint smugness as he glances from the ice cream back to Esikko. Here he'd been worried that cheering him up was an impossible task, but it turned out to be simple! Thank goodness for sweets lovers!]
Then we'll both be getting Berry Blossom! ♪
[He issues this order to the staff member behind the counter. Who might look a little red-eyed?? Don't worry about it. Then he turns back to Esikko.]
Yep, pretty much. I don't think I've seen that exact one before, but there are plenty of places to get ice cream back at home.
[Then something occurs to him, and his voice takes on a new excitement.]
Speaking of "back home," if you want to know what that's like I can show you, since I got my phone back! That means you can see pictures of my world. My world, and the people in it...♪
( The word is a little foreign. He's heard it used, here or there, and he thinks he remembers the gist of it, but he still turns like he's surprised. )
That's that thing a bit like the Watches, right? How did you get something like that?
( He does want to see, though, and the amount that he does surprises him a little. Because it's not as if it matters to him, it's not as if he'd meet any of these people, or care about them, right? )
[He hadn't been sure what they'd talk about. Asking questions about Esikko's life always carries the risk of stepping on a landmine, but if he talks about how his own life has been going, he might just trigger more sadness like he did earlier! Talking about his home and showing pictures, however, seems like a safe bet: he can dazzle Esikko with the sights of the modern world! And cute Mary pictures! It's a great plan, and he's already patting himself on the back for coming up with it!
Though the whole business with his phone being found is pretty weird.]
Right! And that's the thing. They said someone found it lying in the basement and turned it in at the front desk, but that doesn't make any sense, does it? I've been here for ages, so I don't know why it'd turn up now at all times. Unless they were keeping it safe somewhere, and they wanted to give me an early Christmas gift? I asked them if anyone had found Jun-kun or Leo-kun's phones, but they said no!
[While he's chatting away, the totally-stoned Basking Robbins employee finishes scooping presenting them with two identical cups of pretty pink ice cream with pretty pink flowers. After paying up he'll skip off to find a table.
And then it's time for the all-important question:]
Want to put your hat on now?
[There's a cone hat just waiting for him in the bag.]
no subject
Then we'll both be getting Berry Blossom! ♪
[He issues this order to the staff member behind the counter. Who might look a little red-eyed?? Don't worry about it. Then he turns back to Esikko.]
Yep, pretty much. I don't think I've seen that exact one before, but there are plenty of places to get ice cream back at home.
[Then something occurs to him, and his voice takes on a new excitement.]
Speaking of "back home," if you want to know what that's like I can show you, since I got my phone back! That means you can see pictures of my world. My world, and the people in it...♪
no subject
( The word is a little foreign. He's heard it used, here or there, and he thinks he remembers the gist of it, but he still turns like he's surprised. )
That's that thing a bit like the Watches, right? How did you get something like that?
( He does want to see, though, and the amount that he does surprises him a little. Because it's not as if it matters to him, it's not as if he'd meet any of these people, or care about them, right? )
no subject
Though the whole business with his phone being found is pretty weird.]
Right! And that's the thing. They said someone found it lying in the basement and turned it in at the front desk, but that doesn't make any sense, does it? I've been here for ages, so I don't know why it'd turn up now at all times. Unless they were keeping it safe somewhere, and they wanted to give me an early Christmas gift? I asked them if anyone had found Jun-kun or Leo-kun's phones, but they said no!
[While he's chatting away, the totally-stoned Basking Robbins employee finishes scooping presenting them with two identical cups of pretty pink ice cream with pretty pink flowers. After paying up he'll skip off to find a table.
And then it's time for the all-important question:]
Want to put your hat on now?
[There's a cone hat just waiting for him in the bag.]