whitewalls | minato

[ They're going to be turned into mush anyways, so they don't have to be pretty. Like my dad likes to say (to justify his terrible knifework, maybe): "Your stomach doesn't have eyes." ]

Hmm... We could do both, if you'd like.

[ He grabs both noodles and seaweed, and there is absolutely not going to be enough liquid leftover in this pot by the time everything's done cooking. ]

Both is fine.

[ they'll just be eating slightly soggy ham and noodles, it's fine. ]

Is this enough ingredients?

[ Both it is. Soggy noodles are more tolerable than ones that are undercooked, so everything gets dumped in there now. ]

We can always taste test in between and add more if we think it needs more flavor. But go ahead and dump the potatoes in there.

[ Are they just peeled and not cut? He forgets to check and doesn't specify, but he's busy going back over to the fridge to pull out a carton of eggs and to find a large bowl. ]

[ they're only peeled, but she'll drop them into the pot while minato is busy. naminé watches them for a second, wondering if she should stir it or something, before turning towards minato. ]

The eggs are next?

[ It's fine, the potatoes will cook through if they leave it on high heat for several hours, hopefully. More time for the flavors to come out or something. ]

Yep, the eggs go in last. Do you know how to crack eggs?

Mmhm! I can do that.

[ she'll even watch out for the shell and everything. ]

Alright. Then, you're already a master at this step. I'll leave the eggs to you.

[ She gets the full dozen eggs and the bowl to crack them in, while Minato grabs half a cup of water and a whisk. ]

[ ah

well, she'll get to cracking. she's also going to be doing this rather slowly. ]

Do you do this often?

[ Slow is fine; more time for the potatoes and stuff to cook. ]

Not really... It's easier to just go out and eat. Cooking... it's easier to cook for a group, than it is for just one person. So I'd just go out and eat by myself.

That makes sense, I think... what kind of food do you usually like to eat then?

[ ah, a shell almost got in, but she manages to nab it at the last moment. ]

[ Bits and pieces of shell is just extra calcium, it'll give the soup a nice crunch. He'll find a way to justify whatever Naminé does. ]

Hm..... Bread is portable and filling, so that's never a bad choice. If I have time, noodle soups are warm and filling. If I don't have time, I think I could probably live off coffee?

You probably can't live off coffee...

[ but it's said with a small laugh. ]

Do you have a favorite?

Do you want to bet I can't?

[ He would take this stupid bet, and lose, and die. ]

Coffee is coffee, though. I'm not picky.

I don't know what I would bet with.

[ they are not doing this, she will be the w1 murderer for accidentally starving minato to death ]

[ They could do this, google tells me a person can survive 30-40 days without food so long as they're properly hydrated. ]

It doesn't have to be an object we bet. It could be something like a favor, or a promise.

I already owe you a favor.

[ that she still has no idea what it'll be.

ALSO COFFEE ISN'T PROPERLY HYDRATED ]

You owe me a favor? For what?

[ A favor that Minato forgot completely about

ALSO IT'S A LIQUID, IT'S HYDRATING ]

I said I'd do something for you in return...

[ more egg into the bowl. this is so much egg. ]

Unless you don't want it?

[ Minato shakes his head ]

I'll take the favor. [ And he'll forget about it in about two minutes and never collect on it, but that's fine ]

If I win this bet, you'll just owe me one big favor. How does that sound? And if you win, I'll do something for you. Anything you want.

... fine.

[ this is a terrible idea

but she's also assuming that he'd probably just give up. there's a pause. ]

But there's special occasions when we have to stop the bet. Like when we eat this soup.

[ Damn it, now he has to eat this soup. He thought he could've gotten away with it. ]

Deal. We can start the bet after we eat the soup.

[ she'll hold her hand out to shake

there's egg yolk on it ]

[ Minato shakes her hand.

It's like a blood pact, but with the blood of unborn chickens, or something. ]

[ and once the pact made by bob-chan's brothers is complete, she'll return to her task

this is all an awful idea ]

[ This soup is going to turn out to be lumpy mashed potatoes with surprise noodles and seaweed in it, and Naminé might want to join Minato on his coffee diet instead of having to eat the rest of it. The flavor is fine? It's just so hard to eat. ]

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