– Kathy
Despite the problem at hand, Kathy couldn’t help but smile at everyone’s efforts to help Zivon. ‘Everyone here is so caring. I’m so glad I got to know them so early on in the year like this.’ In full agreement with Oona she chimed in, “Oona’s right. Injuries are best taken care of right away, not left to get worse. Besides, you’ve already gotten everything out for dinner. Take a break now, you deserve it.”
She nodded to show she heard Crash when he told her to keep Zivon’s hand under the water. However, the tea dripping down from the counter was beginning to bother her. She gave Zivon a stern look, but her voice was gentle as she told him, “Keep it there. You’re not allowed to start moving around again until the redness goes down.” Kathy then looked to Oona and gestured at the spilled tea. “I’ll trust you to keep an eye on him while I start cleaning that up.” Unsure of where everything was in Zivon’s place, she began to head towards the bathroom. She stopped briefly as she passed by Dani and Crash, overhearing Crash ask, “Do you not drink tea?” She hadn’t noticed until then, but when she glanced back at the coffee table she saw that he was right. Dani hadn’t touched the tea or cookies since his arrival. She moved on after deciding to leave the matter up to the two of them and return to her own task at hand.
Entering the bathroom, she took a few wads of toilet paper and after a bit of hesitation, she took a towel off its rack. ‘It’s just tea.’ She reasoned, ‘I don’t think green tea can cause any noticeable staining.’ Passing by Crash and Dani once more, she stopped again for a moment to continue a conversation from before. “By the way… It’s Katherine Argall.” Giving Crash a quick smile, she continued back to the kitchenette. Standing in front of the counter, Kathy used the tissue to create a sort of dam to keep any more tea from spilling down onto the floor. Holding the towel up so Zivon could see it she asked, “Would it be alright to use this to wipe everything up?” Just in case, she checked to make sure that Zivon didn’t mind her using the towel to soak up the tea.
– Leroy
“Raw fish that melts in your mouth? Cool, maybe I should get some recommendations for sushi from you.” Leroy returned the joke with a smile. He personally didn’t see much association between raw fish and chocolate, but he figured that for Seven it was probably a common ground formed from the fact he considered fish to be delicious and that chocolate was supposed to be delicious.
He burst into laughter when he heard Seven say, “Maybe a raw chicken will do but I do want to try the chocolate, even it might kill me at least I might die of trying something new!” Still laughing, he clapped the bakeneko on the shoulder and said, “That’s the spirit! You only live once, so why not right? I seriously think we’re gonna get along quite nicely Seven.” Then he added, “Why settle for one? Let’s try to get both.”
Going to the lunch lady serving stuffed chicken breasts in some sort of sauce he asked, “Hey, can I get one of these and a few raw chicken breasts?” The lady looked at Leroy and told him, “If you’re a normal human, you know you’ll get sick from that right?” Smiling, he pointed to Seven. “Don’t worry, it’s not for me. My friend here has a much stronger stomach. So, is that possible?” After a small nod, the lady withdrew into the kitchen for a moment and came back with a couple of raw chicken breasts on a plate. “Seriously, don’t do anything stupid. Food poisoning is a lot worse than you’d probably imagine it to be.” She warned them. “Don’t worry, don’t worry.” Giving the staff a quick wave of his hand, Leroy handed the plate over to Seven along with a tray. He accepted a plate of the actual cooked dish onto his own tray.
Then walking over to the dessert section, he beckoned Seven over and began pointing at the desserts. “Chocolate cakes, chocolate chip muffins, brownies, fudge… Basically all the stuff with dark brown either has chocolate or cocoa in it, the main ingredient of chocolate. Take your pick.”