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move over christmas it's Kyoko's Birthday

♥ Who: Trio House + possible teen interloper
♥ Where: Their House
♥ When: 12/25
♥ What: b i r t h d a y
♥ Rating: g. maybe a lil pg.

Hey do you know what's difficult?

Trying to make an entire feast of tiny foods and treats for Someone Special when that Special Someone was using the kitchen for a whole week to make treats for everyone else. Still, they were going to do it! It was going to happen. They could not be stopped. Someone was going to get deeply spoiled on a fancy night just for Her.

Maybe they had to kick her out of the house for a few hours though, or maybe she was conveniently at work? Either way, when it was time for Kyoko to come strolling back through the front door there was a dog already waiting for her.

"Hey." Here was a distraction smooch, don't look at anything. "Close your eyes."

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Why would she need another boyfriend when she has the best option already locked in? And also so much food to enjoy? All of her needs are already met right here and now.

But yes! A whole tasting menu!! A feast fit for a fancy evening, all for Kyoko. Mini hamburger steaks with tiny fried eggs on top, small servings of mapo tofu... all sorts of delicious looking options to pick from. And at least one of them has a good idea of how tasting menus are supposed to work, not to make her do any extra heavy lifting on her birthday or anything, so Kyoko is free to pick what's first at her discretion.

And, with everything brought out, all that's left is for boys to settle in to their spots at the kotatsu. "Yes! Of course, whatever you'd like, help yourself to."

And settle in they did as Kai beamed at their birthday girl. This talk of starting with delicate flavors first sounded a bit like she knew what was up, but Kai was not going to ask her to elaborate. He would live in his ignorance, with this table full of food that was already here. It was Just As They Planned.

"Yeah, dig in. You've got first dibs."

Get that fish!!

Time to put some fish in her mouth, wow! Wow!!

Though Kyoko had dove into that first bite as soon as the boys gave their approval, clapping a hand to her cheek as delight washed over her, she was quick to shake her head at Kaito. "Don't wait! Delicious food needs to be enjoyed while it's fresh! At the correct temperature!" She turned to Shinji too, equally earnest. "You have to enjoy the fruits of your hard labor!"

Delicious fish! Different kinds of fish from normal, even! Wild. Delicious.

"We will, we will." Do not worry about that! There was probably a good deal of taste-testing going on during their extended cooking session as well, so Shinji's definitely a bit more interested in seeing Kyoko's reactions to everything than he is to digging in right away. He'll take Kyoko's cue of 'more delicate flavors first' and pull some of that sashimi towards himself, offering Kyoko a small, fond smile as he does.

"Just want to make sure you're enjoying it, first."

“Mhmm.” Kai was quick to swoop in and scoop up a delicate slice of fish himself, never fear. Boys would certainly consume this feast with her, there was no doubt about that. “You gotta secure your best pieces.” So that she could continue to make those very charming faces of delight. Kai shot a particularly pleased look at Shinji, since hoho look at the good job they did, and then he grinned at Kyoko brightly.

“We’ll follow your lead.”

"There's no way it isn't all delicious," Kyoko shot back as she claimed another bite of sashimi. So there! No waiting, no fussing over better pieces, only happy eating time now. She was well into another moment of bliss when something she'd noticed before registered again, making her pause, and chew more carefully.

"This is... could it be... did you get something new??"

Oho! Seems like she's noticed!

"Would it really be a proper birthday feast if there weren't some surprises slipped in?" New ingredients, for true decadence.

Kai nodded along. "Mhm. A little somethin', for a treat."

You know just in case there were not enough treats happening already.

It would have been exciting enough if it was just something they felt like getting anyway, just to have around, no special occasion--she'd added some things like that just recently!--but gosh. Jeez. These boys really knew no mercy.

Don't mind her tearing up again as she took another bite, chewing reverently. "Ish rly... delishush..."

Oh yeah, it looks like the new offerings are going over very well. Shinji's smile warms over even more as Kyoko offers her praises - good ingredients really will make the meal all the better!

"Good." That's what's most important, that she thinks it tastes good. They can remake anything later, but having it here for today is absolutely vital for maximum mercilessness. Let's get settled in, then, with some more of that sashimi. Mmmm...!

No one minded the tears at all. She was just going to get a warm touch to her knee. Her enjoyment was what they'd been aiming for, so this was all very welcome. Get overwhelmed by how much they cared on this, one of their favorite holidays.

"Did you see the tiny eggs?" He asked as they enjoyed their fish buffet. Look at those lil hamburg steaks, behold their tiny, tiny eggs! "They're so small!"

Once she'd finished her fish, Kyoko had reached for a cup of chawanmushi, but the food nerd train wasn't ready to stop yet. She'd already been vibrating in anticipation of the hamburger steaks, but now that she looked at them again--

"--Eh? I thought you'd just removed some of the white from an ordinary egg, but... Shinji!" She looked his way, as this was surely his doing. "Q-quail eggs?!"

Oh.... removing some of the white would have been a way to do it, huh? Shinji. Had not thought of it. Oh. Oh well. What would they have done with the extra whites, anyway? He doesn't know how to work egg whites into fancy sweets or anything!

"That's right!" She got it in one guess! Impressive! "A smaller egg is best for a smaller steak, right?" Gotta keep everything in proportion, even if the only use they get is tonight (they'll probably figure out something else to do with them eventually).

Kai looked at the egg thoughtfully, wondering how much bigger the yolk would have looked if they'd just trimmed off some of the whites. Was there another way to make that smaller too? What a mystery. But now they could have novel tiny eggs whenever they wanted. Tiny bubbles of protein, hooray.

"They're fun-sized."

Truly, what else were they going to use these for, that they couldn't have used chicken eggs for anyway? This was just pure indulgence now, with no way around it. And it was for her?

Kyoko dipped her head, cheeks flushed as she mumbled, "... They'll be cute in bentos too, I suppose..."

Indulgence! For Kyoko! But being able to find use for them later is good, too. Nothing to argue with, here.

"They will." Bento additions is a fantastic use for these tiny eggs in the future. For now, they can enjoy them at their leisure on tasty hamburgers. "I'm sure there are all sorts of things we can do with them," as much as regular chicken eggs, probably, "but we can worry about that later."

For now, it is only time to eat. Chawanmushi next, it seems? Shinji follows Kyoko's lead, getting a cup for himself as well.

Time for the next stop on the eggtrain. Kai waited until the other two grabbed their bowls, picking up one of the ones that were left. He hadn't been sure if they were going to have an additional guest with them at some point in the evening, so there were ample portions for them. Or leftovers! Whichever ended up happening.

There were cute little flowers decorating the surface of the custard that Kai was decidedly not commenting on. They looked cleaner than the ones that had appeared in someone's summertime bentos though. Gosh and golly.

Kyoko was not very good about putting worries aside when the worry was about expensive things! Done for her sake! But being present and appreciative for these boys who had gone so far out of their way to spoil her was the most important thing, so she pushed ponderings of quail egg meal plans out of her brain. Just eat the eggs in front of you, Kyoko.

And she did, another happy sigh easing out of her with the bite. "Delicious..." Oh? "And you made this one cute too!" Fiends!!

The eggs were only as expensive as anything else new, equally as pricy as the other eggs, or those carrots you're admiring, Kyoko!

"Kaito did a nice job with the veggies, didn't he?"

Make sure the praise goes where it's due. Good job, good boy.

Nope, sorry, his mouth was full of egg.

But apparently not enough egg because he was quickly shoveling another bite in his mouth anyway. Surely that would make him turn less pink. Yeah. Yep.

"Shot youv wike 'em," was his very muffled, very quiet input on the subject.

Sorry Kai, you cannot hide from the speed with which Kyoko turned to beam at you just now. "It was you??" Oh no, and now he was blushing, that was too charming!

Taking another bite herself, Kyoko leaned over for a fond, lingering shoulder nudge, humming happily. "You really improved~"

Go on, Kai, take that credit where it's due. Shinji can't help but look on the exchange fondly - seeing her so happy and him getting such sincere praise is... nice. This is all just very nice.

"He worked really hard for tonight." Make sure to let him know how grateful you are, Kyoko. "Everything tastes extra good because of it."

On the one hand he was very glad that they'd made her even happier than he was hoping for, but on the other hand he was still dying. So he laughed a little awkwardly and shook his head.

"They taste extra good 'cuz they're good, not 'cuz of carrots."

Kyoko shook her head at both of them, beaming warmly. "It's extra, extra delicious because I get to eat together with you."

It's the effort, the polish, that's what Shinji meant when he said that it made everything that much better. He won't argue with Kyoko's call, though, that's something they've established as a good enhancement for any meal after all.

"Of course," he replies warmly. "Everything adds up, if you're enjoying it especially tonight, then that's a win for us."

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