surprise! she shoves a small, green packet into his hands, showcasing a grassy valley and several cone-shaped sweets below its title. she looks far too pleased with herself. ❛ so get this. /bamboo/ chocolates. i mean, it’s obviously not actual bamboo. and i think it’s more biscuit than it is chocolate, but who cares? they're not my taste. but i /had/ to. i mean, it's /bamboo/-❜ yes, athena, he probably gets the joke.
He stands there stonefaced as she explains the choice in gift. Then explains it some more.
Still, he accepts the box. He knows he won’t eat all of them–between her and Nahyuta he has candy and chocolates enough to keep him in sweets to year’s end–but he’s had that particular brand of candy before. They were decent enough. And he’s not the sort to waste a gift.
And in any case, he has a gift for her too.
“Right,” he said, producing a box of his own. “Well, if they aren’t to your taste, I trust at least these will be.”



