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RIght now is alright. I will be there as quickly as I can.

[She just needs to put on her coat and shoes first, but she's out the door in a couple of minutes.]

Okay, I'll see you there.

[And after he turns off the video, Sayo put on his shoes and head out the door for the cafe. In his hands is a bag of chocolates he made.

Whenever he get there, he looks around for Veronica.]

[She arrives only a bit after he does, immediately looking around for him and catching sight of his hair first and foremost.]

Sayo?

[What was he carrying?]

[He looks over and easily spots her. Sayo quickly runs over towards her and stop in front of Veronica.]

Veronica-san.

[Now that he's in front of her, she would be able to see the small bag in his hands.]

Hello. [She gives him a smile, looking over him carefully to make sure he hasn't been hurt before she asks about the bag.]

What is it that you are carrying?

[Fortunately, Sayo doesn't have any new injuries. There's that bandaid on his face, but Sayo always have it on.]

... It's a gift. [He looks down at it, before looking at Veronica and holds the bag out to her.] Happy Valentine's.

[Veronica looks down at the gift, momentarily surprised before looking back at him with a warm smile as she receives the bag with both hands.]

Thank you very much! A very Happy Valentine's Day to you too. May I open it?

[He nods, watching her reactions carefully.]

Yes, you can... and you can have them right now, too.[ Well, "eat".]

Have them?

[She opens it, looking down at the chocolates with a smile (whatever shape they are in, what counts most to her is that he took the time and the thought to give them to her).]

You were able to make them, then. They are lovely, thank you. [And since he said she could have one, she selects a piece and puts it in her mouth.]

You're welcomed. I gave them to you because you're... nice and helped me before.

[When she tastes them, the chocolates are both edible and delicious! Sayo is waiting for her opinion, nervously and fidgety.]

[Veronica's smile brightens because the chocolate really is good. He seems to be waiting though, so she answers as soon as she finishes swallowing.]

It is very delicious. Thank you.

[She is going to write him a thank-you note as soon as she gets back.]

[He gives her something like a small, relieved smile. He knows he worked hard on them, but hearing her words is a relief.]

I'm glad... I worked hard on them.

[To make the chocolates for people he want to give out, including her.]

And your hard work has proved very fruitful.
[Because the chocolates are great!]

Were you able to make enough for all of your friends, as well?

[Unfortunately she couldn't really end up finishing hers (she shouldn't have gotten a blue pot...) but she'd make it up to him.]

[He nods in response.]

Yes, I did. I think I made a little more than I needed.

[He'll probably give the spares to his brothers or other people he knows as extras.]

I think that making more than you need is never a bad thing.

[He could give it to other people he knows, right?]

Yeah... I was a little worried that I might waste them.

[But as long they don't expire too soon, they should be okay.]

I have heard that chocolate lasts quite a while, so I am sure there is very little to worry about. And it is very delicious, so I do not think there will be a problem of them being wasted.

[He nods.] They do... and they last longer if they're inside a container or fridge. [Ah, speaking of containers. Sayo should get his ready for his chocolates.]

That is true! Although it is not just chocolates but many, many things which last longer in "fridges". I had never been aware of that until I saw them.

[They tended to use huge blocks of ice and straw back where she came from, but she probably would have never been allowed to see them.]

We have them back home, so I know about them. [The joys of coming from 2205.] They're useful as long they have power.

[If they have another blackout... the food would last for a while before expiring sooner.]

If you had them back home, that would mean you are from a more "modern" world, right?

[Maybe it was because they'd never lost power back in Holly Heights, but-]

I had never thought that they could be useless without power. Although I suppose that does make sense. But then why did they not create a way for it to work despite that?

Yes... It's not like this place, but my world is modern.

[Is. Was? Sayo doesn't quite believe in his home world's destruction, yet.]

... I don't know. I don't really think about it.

[He worries about following orders and fighting. Not... how things work.]

What is your world like?

[Veronica would have said "is" and still does whenever she talks of the people she knows back in both her own world and Holly Heights.]

I see. It is all right if you do not know. I can find out.

My world is...

[Sayo pauses. What was life like outside of the citadel and the collection? He got a glimpse through the technology they have like "TV shows" and pictures.]

It's different from my old life. It's like being here, but not as many robots and bright lights. But... I don't usually leave the citadel if I don't have a mission.

Your old life? [...was this the one where he was shown to strangers?]

And why did you not leave the citadel? Did you not wish to?

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