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[earphoned]

Like you would bend to anyone's whims with that stubborn ass of yours.

[ Minato is going to make sure it's a fridge horror moment just because he wants to see Akechi's face it dawns on him.




You're welcome. ]

They look amazing, by the way. Let's dig in.

[skews]

[ Ah, so Minato has learned an important lesson! He can be taught. And yet Akechi agreed to come here...

Well, at least it'll be over soon. There's no way Minato will be able to resist devouring these delicious pancakes and then Akechi will be on his merry way. The perfect crime. ]

You'll enjoy them.

[ That's it. It's a statement of fact. For his part, however, Akechi is going to start with the chocolate cornet. There's a reason he used them as a point of reference for this cafe. ]

[earphoned]

And you won't?

[ He might be a glutton, but Akechi made them by himself. Debt or no debt, he should at least take a bite. Maybe two. ]

Once I start eating, nothing or no one can stop me.

[skews]

I don't share food.

[ Or maybe the better explanation it happens so infrequently that he might as well not share food. When was the last time he actually ate off the same plate as someone else?

Leave it to Akechi to make eating pancakes an issue of trust. ]

Best you get to work, then, before I take the second cornet.

[earphoned]

[ Naturally, that kind of an answer makes Minato frown. ]

These pancakes are poisoned, aren't they?

[ Thanks Akechi, your trust issues are rubbing off him now. ]

[skews]

Perhaps, perhaps not. But will you really be able to resist them, on the off-chance that they are?

[ He smiles, polite as ever, as he bites into his cornet. The clock is ticking, Minato!! ]

[earphoned]

I'll come back to haunt you.

[ Minato's last (???) words before he takes a bite. One bite soon turns into stuffing his face with a whole pancake rather disgracefully. When it's gone, he peeks at Akechi. ]

And I'm going to be even more annoying, I swear.

[skews]

[ ...In retrospect, he's especially glad he didn't try to share the pancakes, he might've had a finger bitten off if he did. He's not even mad, that's amazing. ]

Well? How do you feel? Incorporeal yet?

[ Thank god he didn't poison the pancakes. He hadn't considered how annoying it would be to be haunted by Minato. ]

[earphoned]

I think I've ascended to a higher plane of existence.

[ Akechi how could you, these are so good. ]

Does that count as incorporeal?

[ It doesn't take long for Minato to reach the last pancake. He could just impale it on the fork and settle this for once and for all, but he gazes up at Akechi. ]

If I close my eyes will you eat it?

[skews]

[ Would you say the pancakes are criminally good, Minato? This is important.

Akechi polishes off the chocolate cornet, before lifting a brow. What the hell kind of a question is that. ]

If your eyes are closed, how will you know what I do with it?

[ Yeah, he would eat it. ]

[earphoned]

[ He'd definitely break a law or two to get them again. ]

Good point. [ Minato nods and crosses his arms. ] I'm closing my eyes now.

[ This absolutely needed to be announced. However, just as he has said, his eyes are closed shut the next moment and Akechi is free to do as he pleases. ]

[skews]

[ ...He really did it. But of course he did. Minato is a man of his word. Still, Akechi waits another moment before doing anything, before carefully, quietly, sliding over the cake to eat the final pancake.

Do you dare open your eyes. ]

You're very trusting.

[earphoned]

[ He behaves for once and waits for a while patiently. Just before opening them again, Minato announces that flatly and does the counts down from ten to one. ]

Oh, it's gone.

[ His gasp is so fake. ]

[skews]

[ ...What do you know, he actually didn't peek! And Akechi got to enjoy some of his own pancakes. Everybody wins. Except Akechi, who somehow feels like he was outsmarted. That's what compromise feels like to him, anyway. ]

Yes. You see, I'm also a magician, in my spare time. Are you impressed?

shhh

[earphoned]

Can you make food appear too?

[ Well, he did bring the pancakes, but Minato is going to play along for once. ]

It's not that difficult to make it disappear, you know.

[skews]

Because they were that good? I know. You don't need to tell me.

[ Even if Minato hadn't gobbled them up, he would know. ]

So, my debt is fulfilled now, correct? I see no reason to draw this out any further.

[earphoned]

They were good.

[ You don't need to tell me equals to telling Minato to do it. ]

It is. [ He nods. ] I'm not satisfied yet, though. I feel like eating ice cream, too.

[skews]

[ His mouth twitches, somewhere between annoyance and wry amusement. ]

Is that so? It couldn't be you're just trying to lure me in for longer company by bribing me with sweets, could it?

[ He hates that it might work. ]

[earphoned]

I'm a big boy, I can eat my ice cream by myself.

[ So is Akechi...probably. ]

But you're free to come.

[skews]

[ This is reverse psychology, probably. If Minato makes it sound like he doesn't care if Akechi comes, Akechi will be more likely to come, right? Well, wrong. He isn't going to fall for it.

He'll get his own ice cream, somewhere else, on his way home. ]

A hard pass. I have a busy day ahead of me. I can't squander my time away eating sweets, like some people.

[ citation needed ]

[earphoned]

I'd like to meet some people some time. They sound cool.

[ Akechi what are you trying to achieve here. ]

If you're that busy, I'm not going to stop you.

[skews]

[ ...Nothing. Absolutely nothing. ]

No? Very well, then. Enjoy your ice cream. They will only disappoint you after the pancakes.

[ He only speaks the truth. Without so much as a goodbye, he turns to go. ]