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[divinable]

[ rei really does know how to cheer her up! rayfa smiles again, this time, a bit more genuine. ]

Thank you very much. This jalapeno burger is very important, you see.

[faithfulflame]

[Oh Rei could just tweak her little nose. She is adorable.]

Why is that, exactly?

[divinable]

[ rayfa's brows furrow and she looks at rei as if she's the enemy. ]

... You must swear to never tell.

[ oh. ]

[faithfulflame]

Alright. I swear.

[She holds out her pinky for a pinky-swear even. Blame Maya for this.]

[divinable]

[ unfortunately, pinky-swears are not a custom in khura'in ]

What is that? A promise of sorts?

[faithfulflame]

It is. Wrap your pinky around mine, and it will seal the promise. If I break it, I'll be cursed.

[To be annoyed by a tiny terror.]

[divinable]

I do not wish to curse you! I only wish for you to never speak of what I am about to say to anyone. Not even your kin!

[faithfulflame]

Rayfa-chan, it's a Japanese custom, but...as you wish. I do swear I won't tell a soul. Even Phobos and Deimos.

[divinable]

[ this is what you get for talking about curses to an overly superstitious little girl. ]

V- Very well. [ she clears her throat. ] It is... My-- My br... aid head...

[ what... ]

[faithfulflame]

Braid...head?

[She doesn't follow. CLARIFY PLZ!]

[divinable]

It is he, my br-- braid head. [ she is struggling to say the word "brother". ] He tried the jalapeno burger at a fast food chain in the United States.

[faithfulflame]

Someone important to you, then.

[Rei doesn't want to press, not her place.]

I understand. If he liked it, you want to as well.

[And right on cue, here's burger 2, the much less spicy version.]

Try this one, dear. I think it'll be more tolerable. You have to build up a resistance to all the extra spicy sauces over time.

[divinable]

He-- He is not important!

[ the tsundere has been switched on. ]

I only wish to see what is so good about it!

[ and now she takes a big bite out of spite! ]

[faithfulflame]

[Ugh tsun. Her bane.]

Better?

[divinable]

... Yes.

Thank you, again. This is a much more delightful burger.

[faithfulflame]

I'm glad. Hotter stuff's just something that you have to step up into slowly. That's the way of it.

[Rei has no desire to deal with an upset 14 year old. Especially when making her happy is so easy.

Must just be her though, she has a feeling Rayfa is a miniature dynamo that confounds people from her world.]

[divinable]

Khura'inese food are known to have many spices in them, but I have never encountered something so hot before.

[ she does eat a lot of ginger, though. how's that for bad breath... ]

[faithfulflame]

It's American food. They do everything in extremes.

[Ugh...]

[divinable]

Like the milkshake from when we met, is that correct?

[ the one with the chocolates and pretzels and diabetes. ]

[faithfulflame]

Yes. That's right. American.

[You brought that on yourself, small child.]

[divinable]

That was pleasant, at least. You have done something good, America.

[ dear god ]

[faithfulflame]

[Oh Rayfa. Never change.]

So you like this one?

[divinable]

It is passable to my tastes.

[faithfulflame]

Good. And with time to acclimate, you can step up to more spicy burgers over time.

[GROW your tastes...at EL TIGRE'S!]

EEEEELLLLL TIIIIGGGRREEEE!!!!!

[divinable]

... Yes.

I am determined. I will not be beaten by mere food.