continued from here, @londonmobx
kenji raises his eyebrow as he regards her quietly, being rather experienced in detecting lies compared with most people given his time dealing with the best of manipulators and liars in courts, a subtle twitch of his lips betraying his amusement. “i never said you couldn’t.” he points out, but is pleased when she steps closer to examine the contents of the takeaway bag, not unlike a cautious stray trying to decipher what’s offered by someone they don’t entirely trust. “i did.” he confirms with a faint hint of a smile, a playful glint in his eyes, before cracking a joke. “don’t worry, it’s not poisoned.” taking the boxes out of the bag in swift motions, he explains. “got them from the place we ate last time. thought you liked it well enough to tolerate a repeat.”