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[Nana starts laughing because she tries to picture the pizza. (She has not seen the meme.)]

That sounds very hard to make, I'll have you know!

[ All these wasted memes!!! but the laugh makes Kano laugh, and that sort of reaction is better than a groan, or simply hanging up the phone. ]

You're a baking master, aren'tcha? I'm sure you can make it work!

I am a good baker. I probably could manage.

...not before I got home, though.

[There's no oven here, after all.]

Also I'm not sure what a "none" pizza is, exactly...

He~h, no way! We have to fix that right away! You're heading back to the dorms, right? I can meet you in the kitchen, and we can make none pizza! The beef is optional~

[ So... they're going to make bread... ]

But that aside, while I have you on the phone~ How 'bout that poem? How 'bout you try saying it out loud?

I think that's bread. There's so many other types of bread we can make...

[That, you know, taste better than vaguely garlic-y pizza dough.

She blinks, though. Then:]

A-ah, well... yes, I can do that. [A deep breath, and a moment later:]

Roses are red,
Violets are blue
Bananas are golden,
And bees are too!
Which is why
I have a lot of fun with you!

[ He's already smiling from the prospect of freshly baked bread, even if they're boring none pizza bread, but it brightens even more when he hears her repeat the poem. Even if the poem doesn't make a lick of sense, because the color of things don't have any bearing on whether they're having fun or not. ]

Haha~ I have lots of fun with you too! This'll definitely impress your TA! How about another one?

Oh, the first one I did?

[She decides his is better. So she uses his version, once again.]

Roses are red,
Violets are blue
Poetry is tricky,
but there's no need to be picky,
because it's just like a song,
so I'll sing it to you~

[She makes the last couple of lines a sing-song.]

[ He did say another one... It's what he asked, anyways, for her to practice saying them, even though even he feels like it's a cop-out prewriting poems to be delivered back to himself. ]

Pretty good, pretty good~ Feel like you got the hang of it now? To write poems on your own?

Hmm. I think I can do that... I'll come up with one! But, while I do... why don't you say one?

[Even if it might distract her.

But she's trying to think of one.

It's progress!!]

[ Uhh... Alright. At least these are cheesy "roses are red" poems and nothing fancy or quality, and all he has to do is do better than Nana, it's not like he has to be a good poet. ]

Roses are red,
Violets are blue~
I actually don't like poetry,
but I do like you!

[Nana laughs.] I wouldn't have guessed!

[...he did kind of just only do roses are red, violets are blue. She kind of wondered. She's read better poetry.

But it's funny.]

So... hmm.

[Besides. There's something that's on her mind. Nana crosses her fingers while she's reciting.]

Roses are red,
Violets are blue~
I'm not very good at poetry,
But I had a lot of fun,
So go to the dance with me?

If you're interested.

[...well there goes the tempo.]

And not going with someone else.

[And the structure.]

This poem sort of fell apart at the end.

[ He was preparing himself to laugh and lay on the praise again, but the poem becomes something else and he just sort of stops. Shuts his mouth and stops walking, mind blanking and then racing to catch up because why- ]

...The dance next month? You're asking to go with me?

[ w h y ]

Maybe I should have picked a better medium than a poem.

[Some of those nerves slip through, and her effort to sound like the almost unflappable, practically serene girl slips.

But she smiles and... tries to find a good answer.]

If you want to. I thought it would be nicer than going by myself. And I think it would be fun.

[ He wasn't originally going to go, not wanting to be there with all those people in such a cramped space, with all that noise and all that movement, but... ]

Ah, well, I didn't really think much about going or not, yet. But no one's asked you to go with them?! Isn't that impossible??!

...well... No one has yet!

[She's quiet for a moment. She could be a little more honest, here, that she wants to go with him and it took some effort to work up the nerve.

She could do that.

But expressing that kind of vulnerability is terrifying.]

If you haven't decided or don't want to go to the dance, that's okay, though.

[ Kano worries at his bottom lip for a second, having the luxury of doing so only because they aren't speaking face to face, trying to rehash plans and imagine how they'd work out and if this thing is still possible and when he has to be there for that... ]

...I hadn't decided, 'cause I didn't have a good reason to go. But you're giving me one right now, so I'd be stupid to refuse, huh? You're right, it'd be really fun if I could go with you~ So let's go together~

[Nana, on her end, is twisting a phone charm by its cord around her finger until it's tight enough to hurt a little. And then it loosens all at once, as her expression brightens.]

Th-that sounds great!

I'm glad it sounds fun. It's going to be! Definitely!

['Remember to breathe, Daiba,' she tells herself.]

[ He picks up on the nervousness like a shark does a drop of blood miles away- and he laughs, back to his usual self so he can pick up the mood again. ]

It'll definitely be fun! It's the people who make it fun, after all, so no matter what happens, I know I'll have a good time, 'cause you're there~!

[ Even with gatecrashing demons!!! he'll just have to make the best of the evening, try to make it as much fun for Nana as he can, try to mitigate the damages as best he can. It'll work out, somehow. ]

[Nana laughs, again, starting to relax a bit. She starts walking again, having stopped for a bit.]

Mm-hm! And I'm a pretty good dancer. I haven't had many chances to show it off!

[And she has to find something to wear. And...

Yep, she's getting looks, she's grinning from ear-to-ear.]

...Do you want none pizza? I could grab the, um, stuff for it before I get back to the dorm.

Haha, I look forward to it~ Both dancing with you, and the none pizza! Is there anything I can do while I'm in the kitchen? Do you know how high to preheat the oven?

[ Nothing like none pizza to get his mind off things! None pizza saves the day again. ]

[OH RIGHT, after the incident with the preheating last time... that... may be a good idea.] Set it to 218 C! I'll pick up some extra garlic and spices for the dough.

I'll be there in about fifteen, twenty minutes.

218, got it, got it~ I'll be here waiting for you, so come home soon, 'kay? I'll let you go!

I'll be there soon! Talk to you in a bit.

[And then she hangs up, grinning down at her phone.]

[ Setting the oven doesn't take any more than two seconds, so after that's done, he mills around the kitchen for a bit. He has no idea what goes into baking things, so he doesn't bother with messing around the cupboards doing any more preparation, instead sitting down on the kitchen tiles and leaning back against the heating oven so he can warm his back.

What was he doing... It's the middle of the day- a school day- so he'd typically either be out walking or inside sleeping; he can't wander away now, so he takes the opportunity to close his eyes and grab a quick nap until he hears the door open. ]

[After a little bit, Nana appears!

She opens the door, with a canvas shopping bag in one hand. There are spices inside and, in fact, a package of... er... hamburger meat. She didn't understand what he meant by none pizza, left beef.

She peers into the kitchen.]

Hello~?

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my turn to use the one blushy icon i have

poor kano, he looks like he's a deer in headlights

his canon reaction to someone asking about his crush... he nopes out right away

ahahaha, poor Kano... I should go read/watch his canon, it looked fun!

HAHA kagepro is a mess, it starts out fun and then it's just Sad

Aaaww, I mean, I'm kind of a sucker for Sad.

then you'd probably like kagepro haha

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