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[Locked to Sheska and Julie]

I'm sorry to say, we will no longer be working at the station together. I'm afraid I've been let go. Do let me know if there's ever anything I can do to help.

[Locked to Kyon and Haruhi]

It seems that little stunt this weekend lost me my job at the station. Don't worry, though - all that means is that I'll have more time to devote to the SOS Brigade.

[Locked to Aqua, Aisling, Sirius, Rogue, and Sarah]

As my friends, I wanted to let you know that I won't be working at the police station anymore. However, I would appreciate if you could keep quiet about it.

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[Their time on the couch spent holding each other is more than enough for Aqua. Her eyes flutter shut as she rests against him.

Who knows how long they're there until their stomachs start to rumble. The idea of cooking is brought up again and both teens head into the kitchen to create something new. Sadly, their attempts are futile. Somewhere along the way one mistake is made, then another and another and their cooked food tastes horrible. It was sad they couldn't make a nice meal, but it's not something that dampens either of their moods. In fact, they're laughing about it.]

I can't believe it came out like that. I mean...it seemed pretty easy to make but..how did it wind up tasting like soy sauce and sugar?

[Dinner turns out to be a disaster, albeit an amusing one. Koizumi is still chuckling as he responds.] I think as we were stirring the ingredients, we accidentally mixed up which ones go in which bowl. And things just went downhill from there.

[He grins at her.] It's a good thing you were ready with your water magic - fire extinguishers are hard to use, and it would have taken a minute to get it. Besides, they're always a disaster to clean up.

[He finishes scraping the charred remains of their meal off the stove-top, takes a slightly exaggerated sigh, then looks over at her, eyebrows raise.] So - takeout?

I think it was more than that, we might've gotten our measurements mixed up too.

[She let's out another chuckle, moving to the sink to wash her hands and push up her bangs with her forearm.] It's a good thing we decided to keep the fire low. Anything higher and this place would've been covered in ice and snow.

[Plus, it would make cleaning waaayyy more difficult.]

Take-out works, get whatever you like. I can finish cleaning up.

Edited 2014-02-11 06:28 (UTC)

[Koizumi's eyes widen as bit as he looks back at the recipe he had pulled up on his phone, before glancing at her, amused but a little sheepishly.] Ahhh... which one is a teaspoon and which is a tablespoon again?

[Then he nods when she agrees to takeout, and makes his way into the other room to make the call. Chinese sounded good right about now - close to home, but different enough that the Americanized version didn't taste too weird to him.]

..I'm not sure. [Because really, what was the difference? Aside from size...or maybe they could at least try to relabel the measuring devices? Who knows.

She stays in the kitchen, the sound of the faucet running makes it hard to hear what exactly Koizumi is ordering. Aqua's soaking and resoaking different bowls before scrubbing them over and over again. She will make them clean no matter what!]

[Koizumi comes back in a minute later, saying the food would be there in about twenty minutes. He helps her clean up the rest of the kitchen. As he was drying his hands - just before Aqua finished with the dishes - Koizumi's phone rang, and he went out to greet the delivery man.

After paying and leaving the man with a handsome tip, he comes back in with two plastic containers of meat and vegetables, a bag with egg rolls and crab rangoon, and several cartons of rice.] Ah, here we are, Aqua. [He spreads everything out on the table, then goes to the kitchen - tossing the cheap break off chop sticks that had come with the meal down on the counter, and instead taking out a couple pairs of good, high quality ones from a drawer - before making his way to the fridge. He takes out a carton of soy milk before turning to Aqua.] What would you like to drink?

[Aqua manages to finish washing the dishes and drying her hands by the time the delivery man comes. She can see him spreading everything out and starts to bring out the plates. For a moment she's deliberating on taking out utensils, but...she could handle chopsticks, right?]

Ahh, water would be fine. Thank you.

[Wait a moment.]

Did the take-out place really give us non-wooden chopsticks?

[He pours himself a glass of soy milk and pours Aqua a glass of water from a pitcher in the fridge.] Ah, no, they were wooden - but they were the rough, disposable kind. [He sets their drinks at their respective places, then hands her one of his pairs of chopsticks. They're smooth and graceful, with a shiny finish and intricate designs.] I figured these would do better.

Oh? [Well...it makes sense if he has different chopsticks, but they're really nice ones.]

Alright, if you say so. I wouldn't mind using the other ones.

[He smiles, following some of her train of thought. He'd tell her not to worry about damaging them - they are just chopsticks, after all, he won't be upset - but he sees that she is going to anyway. He would rather not have her spend all supper worrying about the utensils - at that point, they're not worth it. Still, he's reluctant to have her use the cheap, disposable ones...

He takes them back from her, than makes his way to the drawer and replaces them with an unadorned black pair. They're still nice, much better quality than the restaurant ones - but nothing she should have to worry about ruining.] Would these be better?

[Oh..oh what is Koizumi doing? He brought her a different pair of chopsticks? She looks them over, noting their quality then looking up at Koizumi.]

Ahh, I suppose? I mean, I think I would've been fine with the regular chopsticks. But...thank you. [She's not about to disrespect him by not using them.]

Do you think you could show me how to use them? I've used them once or twice before, but I'm not an expert on using them.

Apologies, but these are what I would think of as "regular chopsticks". I would hardly even call the set the shop sent over "chopsticks" - they're of a quality that I think no self-respecting Japanese person would be likely to use them. Please don't worry about damaging these - they're meant for eating, after all, and I have many pairs.

[He smiles at the question, twirling his own set absently.] Of course, I would be more than happy to show you.

[He comes over and positions himself behind her, head over her shoulder, so he's in a spot to position her hands in his. His hands are soft, and gentle.] You put the first one on top of your ring finger, like this, to hold it completely steady. Then you place the second one between your other two fingers, so it's free to move around. Not quite... like that, see?

[Aqua stays in her seat, looking over her shoulder as Koizumi comes around to rest his head on her shoulder. A nice convenient way for them to cuddle and for Aqua to learn how to properly hold chopsticks. She nods her head a little, following his careful instructions and manages to move her chopsticks, albeit, awkwardly.]

I think I got it. I'll just have to practice a little more.

[She turns her head to the side to press a kiss to his cheek.]

Thank you.

Right, a little more practice and I think you'll have it. [He accepts the kiss with surprise, but smiles and returns the favor before returning to his seat.] Of course, Aqua.

[He opens the cartons, serving her first, and then beginning to eat.]

[She lets out a soft chuckle, moving into a better seating position before trying to eat. She manages to get a few pieces in before she's unable to keep her chopsticks in position.

She loses one piece of food then another.]

....I swear I'm usually better at this.

[Koizumi smiles fondly, but says nothing at first. After she repeats the pattern, though, he leans over with his own chopsticks - gently amused - and picks up the larger of the pieces, bringing it up to where she could easily take a bite.]

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