brandishes a knife

[sageguidance]

aki hiding in the gy like

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[illomened]

The taste is all that matters in a good sweet! After all, it'll be eaten in the end anyway. I thought yours was nicely presented regardless, though, you know.

[sageguidance]

That... is a relief. I confess I had fretted over it some, but if our resident cook says it is good, then I suppose I have no choice but to believe him.

[illomened]

Oh, did you? [Why is Alphinaud the actual cutest help. HELP.] There was no need to fret in the least! It was very wonderful, and that isn't just my sweet tooth talking, you have my word!

[sageguidance]

Hah, though I expect those with a massive sweet tooth such as yours would only desire the best of them!

[illomened]

[Souji is not a picky eater and will approve of almost anything that's sweet honestly... A human garbage disposal...]

A sweet tooth of discerning taste, is it? [Said with a light laugh as he moves to put on a kettle.] I can't say I've ever turned my nose up at almost any dessert I've tried.

[sageguidance]

[ with a chuckle: ]

I do wonder how your tastes would fair in Sharlayan, then.

[illomened]

[He sounds out the unfamiliar name, humming in interest.]

Is that where you're from? What sort of sweets are most popular there?

[sageguidance]

Aye, my homeland. 'Tis rather notorious for caring little of the culinary arts, and it... tends to show.

[illomened]

[HELP WHY IS THIS SO FUNNY]

Oh? That's a little surprising, to be honest...

[sageguidance]

Is it? I could hardly expect aught else from a city of scholars, but having grown up there means I'm familiar with its like, of course.

[illomened]

You just seem like the sort of person who has a nose for good food, so I suppose I simply expected it to be the same for most where you come from, somehow... Is that what it's known for instead, then? For being a place scholars study?

[sageguidance]

[ pfft ]

My parents had the servants to arrange the eve's repast, so it was not oft we had to deal with the standard fare. That said, Sharlayan is the star's leading nation in the advancement of both the sciences and magical arts, and, well... you know how those types tend to be.

[illomened]

Ah... I see... [HE HAS GOOD TASTE BECAUSE HE'S RICHE. Damb life really is just the same anywhere you go.] --Well, I haven't had the chance to spend much time around anyone involved in the advancement of science in my home, and we don't have magic of any sort, but I somehow feel like I know exactly what you mean anyway.

[sageguidance]

[ that's the rich life babie... ]

Hah! Precisely so.

... So it'd be interesting to see how you'd take the food.

[illomened]

[THE WEALTHY (DEROGATORY)

Souji just seems amused though, god.]

I can't imagine that the food your home has to offer would be any worse than food served in barracks, at least!

[sageguidance]

[ the barracks, huh... ]

Are you a soldier, perchance?

[illomened]

Ah - yes, I am. [Sometimes, he forgets that 1) this isn't just Knowledge People Have here unlike back home and 2) he hasn't talked about it as openly.] The first unit captain of the Shinsengumi.

[sageguidance]

Ah! ... I confess I'm a little surprised to hear, but upon thinking on it, perhaps I shouldn't be.

[illomened]

[IT'S THE BRUNKING... IT GIVES HIM AWAY...... His inner jock core. There's a little glimmer of amusement in his demon eye, though, and he laughs lightly.]

To be fair, you aren't the only one who finds it a surprise! The residents in Kyoto take me for an entirely different person when I'm out of uniform. Though I'm a samurai and a soldier for the shogunate, I have been told that it's very hard to see me as such until I take up my sword.

[Then everyone has to deal with his murderhands!!]

[sageguidance]

[ THE BRUNKING...... and the cyoa... ]

I see... So I've not seen all the sides to you yet, hm?

[illomened]

[THE CYOA...WHERE HE CHOSE VIOLENCE FIRST EVERY TIME.]

Mm... Perhaps not, but I think that you've seen more than most here. [Sweet Alphinaud and Clementine who had to deal with Souji With A Sword.] It's not such a loss, anyway! I don't often get the chance to be "just Souji".

[sageguidance]

Oh, no, that is quite fair—I wager there are many in your position who feel similarly, from fellow soldiers who a nation's leader. It can be a heavy burden to bear.

[illomened]

Mm, a bit. [It's more like his HORRIFIC REPUTATION makes things hard to deal with when he just wants to be a civvy and befriend people.] Would you know something similar?

[sageguidance]

Hm… Well, I am no leader, nor am I officially a soldier of any sort. However, I have worked alongside the like for several years now, so I have come to witness the faces they must put on for the sake of fighting for their people.

[illomened]

[Sasuga... He just nods since that about makes sense to him.]

It seemed you had some sort of familiarity... I suppose these things are similar in any world with war.