[ Sitting cross-legged on the ground, Denji grabs the uneven peg just as Aki nests himself on the seat of the stool, ensuring it's balanced upright before guiding its drop to the floor. Only then does he happily retrieve the energy bars, not offering back a reason for why he missed out on his buying groceries run the day before. It's simpler to tune along to what the boy has to say, brows raising lightly at the bit about the chocolate (he does kind of want to try it with Pochita), rather than explain that he got chased out of the store for being accused of stealing a cheese curry bun. A kid like Aki doesn't need to know that.
And, anyway, the things he tells him are way more entertaining than a run-of-the-mill story like that. ]
Yeah, you can count me out. I think I'd still need a real grown-up to get let in and do all the boring paperwork stuff. [ Maintaining a neutral tone, he shrugs, oh well, and focuses on breaking open the wrapper to one of the bars, pulling the plastic back all the way. ] When ya get to high school, you'll just hafta lemme know how it is. How much you wanna bet it's probably nothing nearly as good as the food you get me?
[ — said with a flash of a grin as he wags the peeled snack at him, setting it on the floor between them, prompting Pochita's interest away from Aki's shoelaces. He wouldn't really know for sure that it wouldn't live up to salted chalkiness of a Calorie Mate, obviously. But watching devil dog currently pressing his snout to the cheese bar, breathing noisily as he investigates it, he knows that he wouldn't be able to bring his companion with him. So it's a no-go.
…Even if the idea of being in the same school district as Aki, getting to go on walks, meeting up with him after class ends — even if all of that sounds like fun. ]
Say, actually — what're the school lunches like for you right now? You sure you don't wanna share some of this? [ Denji's working on opening up the last energy bar as they speak. ] You'll never grow up big and strong without some meat on those bones!
[ A case of the pot calling the kettle black. In his eye patch and the awkward drape of his oversized clothes, Denji, himself, is pretty scrawny and tattered-looking. Still, Aki's younger than him. It's Denji's job to nag a little. ]
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And, anyway, the things he tells him are way more entertaining than a run-of-the-mill story like that. ]
Yeah, you can count me out. I think I'd still need a real grown-up to get let in and do all the boring paperwork stuff. [ Maintaining a neutral tone, he shrugs, oh well, and focuses on breaking open the wrapper to one of the bars, pulling the plastic back all the way. ] When ya get to high school, you'll just hafta lemme know how it is. How much you wanna bet it's probably nothing nearly as good as the food you get me?
[ — said with a flash of a grin as he wags the peeled snack at him, setting it on the floor between them, prompting Pochita's interest away from Aki's shoelaces. He wouldn't really know for sure that it wouldn't live up to salted chalkiness of a Calorie Mate, obviously. But watching devil dog currently pressing his snout to the cheese bar, breathing noisily as he investigates it, he knows that he wouldn't be able to bring his companion with him. So it's a no-go.
…Even if the idea of being in the same school district as Aki, getting to go on walks, meeting up with him after class ends — even if all of that sounds like fun. ]
Say, actually — what're the school lunches like for you right now? You sure you don't wanna share some of this? [ Denji's working on opening up the last energy bar as they speak. ] You'll never grow up big and strong without some meat on those bones!
[ A case of the pot calling the kettle black. In his eye patch and the awkward drape of his oversized clothes, Denji, himself, is pretty scrawny and tattered-looking. Still, Aki's younger than him. It's Denji's job to nag a little. ]