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[ moving his hands to gesture as he speaks, ]

They're essentially celebratory bento boxes, with multiple tiers of dishes to celebrate the new year. One set is enough for one family, packed to the brim with unique dishes - each with their own meaning - and it isn't uncommon for a set to have sixteen dishes in it.

[ with a gesture to the candied potatoes and chestnuts ]

Kurikinton brings wealth and good financial fortune, for example, because the potatoes and chestnuts are golden in color.

... Then I only made 1/16th of it...?

[ glancing sidelong at the table, at the kurikinton ]

... I made it for you, but I could try and make more tonight, if you wanted to share it with your unit...?

Mm, it's still a good dish, though. I love chestnuts.

[ headpat ]

How about this? We can have some of this tonight, and then we can make the other 15 dishes. There'll be quite a lot, so we can make them for ☆ZRAEL and sensitIV both.

[ leann]

... What about the sweet potato?

You already knew that I like sweet potato, didn't you?

You told me about the chestnuts too, didn't you...? Well -

You said that you wanted some, but the way that you were then, you wouldn't have asked for a food like that unless it was one that you really liked, would you...?

. . . Well, it's something like that. Rather, the things I wanted to eat then were things that I grew up on. I wanted that familiarity.

[ clapping his hands together ]

Ah, but in any case, let's get some rice, mm?

Mm. Okay.

[ straightening her back, shifting to stand out of the way of the door ]

... Actually, about that boy...

[ starting to go for the door, but ]

Mm?

... Um, it's okay! We can talk about it while the rice is cooking, can't we...?

Mm, sure.

[ going to the kitchen, then :U ]

[ trailing behind him, fidgeting a bit... nervous, maybe? ]

It isn't... I don't think it's anything urgent, but talking about that day reminded me...

Mmhm?

[ while he gets the rice cooker out ]

... Well, you called me "Dia-san" then, didn't you...?

Ah - . . . I did, yes. Do you like it better that way?

I think . . . if we're celebrating our anniversary today, then -

[ softly ]

- If it's just for today, then it's okay for me to just be "Dia-san," isn't it...?

. . . Well, if it's a request from my wife, then I'll do it.

[ moving to the sink with a potful of uncooked rice ]

It's Dia-san, just for today.

Okay.

[ just shuffles her feet by the door, a bit awkward ]

... So, your present too... it's not something from "Aradia-sama," but from "Dia-san" . . . Okay?

. . . Okay.

Thank you, Dia-san.

[ glancing to her for a moment, before starting to wash the rice ]

[ her face is surprisingly red? Well, perhaps that isn't the surprise so much as the apparent- bashfulness? Nervousness? Within her expression; she pulls at her fingers idly, gaze focused on his hands at the sink.

Honestly, she doesn't get it herself. Is it trepidation or excitement? Sorting her own feelings out seems insurmountably difficult these past few days. ]

When we're back in your room... I'll try and do it then.

Edited 2020-01-04 02:38 (UTC)

Eh? It wasn't the food?

... Well, it was - there was that too, but I tried to think of more than one thing...!

I see . . . Mm, I have a few things too, that I want to give you, so once this is has started we can do that.

... Does that mean that you got something for me?

[ well

That part's enduring? ]

I did, yes.

[ wiping the bottom of the pot and then getting it to the rice cooker ]

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