Rufus is surprised when she takes his arm, tensing, but even though his first instinct is to pull away, he doesn't. Instead, he follows her gaze to look at the list.
He's surprised by the variety, even more so to find his own particular favorite kind of ice cream he hadn't had in years. "You could just get both," he suggests as he glances at her.
"Mm, no, since you're buying today I want to try your favorite flavor." Did he know he was buying? Never mind, he does now! Aerith gives Rufus a sunny smile and lets his arm go, stepping closer to the case of ice cream as she waits for their turn to order.
"I wonder if I'll ever get used to seeing you around like this," she muses quietly, looking over her shoulder at him. "It's weird - thinking of you like a regular guy."
"Ordinary- that is strange, isn't it? It's still surreal." Even when the world thought he was dead and hidden away Rufus definitely didn't live any kind of normal life.
But now he was just someone else, not the most hated person who was to blame for the ruin and disease that came after Meteorfall.
"Are you sure? What if I like something terribly awful?" he can't help but tease a little.
"Surreal in a good way?" Because if there's one thing living in Andovale has made very clear, it's that there are a lot of different ways a thing can be surreal. Take this conversation, for example.
"If you like something awful, I'll probably make fun of you, and then make you eat my cone too." Aerith's eyes narrow at him, her chin tipping up in feigned defiance.
"As far as surreal experiences go, it's not that bad." There had been so many surreal moments in his life after Meteorfall that Rufus had just decided to take things as they came the best he could.
"Make fun all you want, that's more for me. But I'll play nice and warn you that it's pretty bitter and tart." It was the least he could do before they get to the counter.
"Am I? Oh good," Rufus chuckles, not at all deterred by her judgment. It's been years since he's had this and it's a surprise that this place serves something that wasn't particularly popular even in Midger.
"Alright, I warned you, you can't say I didn't. What do you want?"
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Date: 2023-07-11 05:46 am (UTC)He's surprised by the variety, even more so to find his own particular favorite kind of ice cream he hadn't had in years. "You could just get both," he suggests as he glances at her.
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Date: 2023-07-11 03:58 pm (UTC)"I wonder if I'll ever get used to seeing you around like this," she muses quietly, looking over her shoulder at him. "It's weird - thinking of you like a regular guy."
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Date: 2023-07-11 09:48 pm (UTC)But now he was just someone else, not the most hated person who was to blame for the ruin and disease that came after Meteorfall.
"Are you sure? What if I like something terribly awful?" he can't help but tease a little.
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Date: 2023-07-12 01:20 am (UTC)"If you like something awful, I'll probably make fun of you, and then make you eat my cone too." Aerith's eyes narrow at him, her chin tipping up in feigned defiance.
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Date: 2023-07-12 05:17 am (UTC)"Make fun all you want, that's more for me. But I'll play nice and warn you that it's pretty bitter and tart." It was the least he could do before they get to the counter.
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Date: 2023-07-13 12:21 am (UTC)"Come on, the suspense is killing me, I have to try this horrible flavor of yours."
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Date: 2023-07-14 05:49 am (UTC)"Alright, I warned you, you can't say I didn't. What do you want?"