Awkward Talk

Of all the sinners that Kiya has spoken to, Ryōshū was the one he probably understood the least. Today happened to be the day where they sat together.

Kiya 替紋

....

Ryōshū 無我夢中阿鼻叫喚支離滅裂

.....

He was admittedly a little scared of her. Or at least, unsettled. She was looking directly at him for a reason even he isn't so sure about.

The air is tense with an awkwardness, with both of them wondering if something should be said. Was she in the mood to talk? He couldn't tell.

Kiya 替紋

...So, uh.

Kiya 替紋

Do you...smoke a lot?

Ryōshū 無我夢中阿鼻叫喚支離滅裂

That's not how you start a conversation.

Kiya 替紋

Sorry.

Ryōshū 無我夢中阿鼻叫喚支離滅裂

T.A.

'Try again'. She was encouraging him. What for? Kiya could never find out this woman's motives. They will eventually, but right now, it's just another case of shuffling in your seat, hoping something would happen.

Kiya 替紋

Remember...when you were cooking those crabs a while back?

Ryōshū 無我夢中阿鼻叫喚支離滅裂

Mm.

Kiya 替紋

And you said the dishes were missing something?

Kiya 替紋

It was paprika. You were missing paprika.

Kiya 替紋

Also a lot of pepper.

She would normally be insulted by the fact that he only told her this now, or the fact that he was telling her how to improve. But she instead chuckles.

Ryōshū 無我夢中阿鼻叫喚支離滅裂

N.G. I need to make something palatable, no?

Ryōshū 無我夢中阿鼻叫喚支離滅裂

You're quite the chef yourself. Why don't you give a few tips earlier next time?

Kiya 替紋

Huh...Yeah. Yeah, of course. I'll teach you what I know.

Ryōshū 無我夢中阿鼻叫喚支離滅裂

Whatever.

Once more, the air is still, but now it's a little softer than before. Every so often, Kiya would speak, and Ryōshū would act like she doesn't care.

Her act was something he could look deeper into, at the very least, with one long conversation alone.

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