1st card.

[dormition]

[There's a young man, Japanese even if his black hair has a blue sheen, sitting on a park bench. He's cradling what looks like a gun in his hands, staring down at it and running a finger along the barrel. There's an odd affection to the motion, but also a definite respect

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[knowmypurpose]

[So, that's a pretty concerning sight. At one point, Cordelia might have overlooked it, but after the whole thing with the Vocah demon opening her up to so many people's suffering, she has a different aspect on things.

As it is, she carefully approaches the boy, sitting down next to him.]

I'm sure you're not that alone.

[knowmypurpose]

They have something like that in England too. My coworker is British and talks about their gross food all the time. [It was nice to be able to talk about this with someone without them thinking she was crazy.]

[dormition]

Go for it. He'll eat it if your vampire friend doesn't. [have a thumbs up]

[knowmypurpose]

[She grins at that.] You're right. Maybe I'll make enough so he can have some anyways, I bet he misses all the weird food from home sometimes. I mean, he's always complaining about American food.

[dormition]

It's nice to cook for people you care about, [he agrees companionably.] Do you do it a lot?

[knowmypurpose]

Not too often, I mean, I heat up Angel's blood and stuff but I'm usually...not great at things more complicated than that.

[dormition]

I'm decent at it. I can try to teach you something if you want.

[knowmypurpose]

If you want? Can't hurt to try.

[dormition]

We can go to my apartment, [he suggests,] if that's okay. For the kitchen.

[knowmypurpose]

You want to teach me right now?

[dormition]

[Shrug?] It's a dream. Time passes differently.

[knowmypurpose]

Oh right. I keep forgetting about the whole..dream thing. We could do it now then, I guess.

[dormition]

[She's seemed hesitant about it, so he checks,] If you're sure. I don't want to push, especially over something like cooking...

[knowmypurpose]

If I wasn't sure, I wouldn't agree to it. [Okay, so going to someone's apartment when you first meet them is like asking for stranger danger, but how bad can it be in a dream?]

[dormition]

[Cordy's not wrong. Plus, Minato is hardly threatening; even when he wants to be he barely manages it. He gets up from his seat and waits for her so they can walk side by side.]

Then let's go. I'm Minato, by the way.

[knowmypurpose]

[She stands up, smiling a little.]

I'm Cordelia.