[okay good Minato served himself. if he hadn't, Akira would have Said Something]
[he's going to help himself to the soup first, which warms him from the inside out. incidentally. . . it's just the thing he needed after a horrible morning, and he lets out a tiny sigh as some of the tension seeps from his shoulders]
[pauses with utensil in his mouth, gaze flickering up to blink at Minato]
[. . .]
. . . mmm.
[he isn't really sure what to say to that, but!! he'll make a noise of acknowledgement and just. . . nod, because. yeah. Minato made it very clear he needed this just as much as Akira did]
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survivaltricks) wrote2021-09-17 11:25 pm
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[it takes him a bit to muster up the energy, but when he does, he lifts his head to speak again]
. . . smells really good.
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... Thanks. Sorry. I was... thinking, I guess.
It shouldn't be much longer.
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I'm not rushing you. It's okay.
[they are both a little distracted this morning]
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Minato just hums quietly in response... and goes back to tending to the food.
It really doesn't take much longer though before he's setting a bowl of miso soup and the cooked fish in front of Akira. Tastes of home!
He'll serve himself up the rest. ]
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[he's going to help himself to the soup first, which warms him from the inside out. incidentally. . . it's just the thing he needed after a horrible morning, and he lets out a tiny sigh as some of the tension seeps from his shoulders]
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They can eat in quiet peace for a little bit... but finally, after that tiny sigh, Minato opens his mouth again. ]
... Thank you for letting me do this.
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[. . .]
. . . mmm.
[he isn't really sure what to say to that, but!! he'll make a noise of acknowledgement and just. . . nod, because. yeah. Minato made it very clear he needed this just as much as Akira did]
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[ Minato smiles a tiny little smile down at his miso soup. ]
... No matter what, I have a responsibility here to do everything that I can do. Even if it's just something like this.
So that's what I'm going to do. No matter... what.
[ No matter how hopeless this all felt or how crushing it was... there's still at least one tiny thing he can do, and so he'll do it. ]
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[. . .]
[quietly]
After all. . . helping one person is still helping, isn't it?
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Even if it's something small.
[ even if it's just a bowl of soup, or diving in the middle of a fight to try to save one person--or monster. ]
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[. . .]
[then he lifts his bowl of miso soup to take a sip]