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"We can do both, new first and then your favorite spots on the way back?"

"That sounds good," Nanami says. That way they can try something new together, but he can still point out his favorites.

"What are you in the mood for? They have almost anything it feels like."

"I'm not that picky as long as the food is good." Which has probably frustrated Nanami in the past but he's pretty easy to please.

Nanami looks over at Haibara wryly. Like he would ever take Haibara to a place with bad food. That narrows it down not at all. It's perfectly fine to be happy with anything, but one can still be in a mood for something. Besides lollipops.

"All right. Well lets each point out anything that looks good," Nanami says. He enjoys walking down the street, so he isn't in too much of a hurry to get somewhere. He'd forgotten how much he really loves Tides. Has he been here more than once in the last two weeks? His normalcy really has been disturbed. The trial up in Never Fade didn't help with that.

"I'm not the picky one, you know that." He meets the look with a grin. "I can find something to eat no matter where we go." Which is basically true and hasn't changed since they were teenagers.

"Do you want Japanese or something international?"

Nanami eats a wide variety of types of food, both within Japanese cuisine and beyond it. He even knows how to cook much of that food, often learning to make dishes he enjoys. He's not picky so much as varied. Though yes, in any given moment, he might have a preference for what he wants to eat. That's normal.

Still he resigns himself to being the one with an opinion. "Japanese. We're relaxing, having a home away from home. That will set the right mood."

For him. Haibara's never been that picky as long as there's a decent menu.

"Sounds good to me. You know the best places already I'm sure."

Nanami shakes his head slightly. "Yes, but we're trying somewhere new tonight. Not to worry, I haven't been to a bad restaurant in Tides. One of the many draws it has."

He lets them simply walk for a while, so as to find a slightly different neighborhood from their hotel. Then he starts paying attention. "Anything else you want to do tonight?"

"Do you want me to answer honestly or not?" Fingers are still entwined with Nanami's as they're walking, Haibara keeping track of their surroundings so he can find his way back if he needs to.

"Of—" Nanami stops himself as he realizes what Haibara must mean. He flushes some, red brightening his cheeks. "Anything else besides that?"

He snorts softly, the sound turning into a laugh. "You're so cute when you blush like that, Kento." Especially given his normal demeanor.

"We could find a place to watch the sunset after dinner." [ ]

Nanami turns away for a moment, but he looks back at Haibara quickly enough. Haibara may as well get to enjoy it if it's already happened. "Even Gojo never manages to get that reaction out of me," Nanami says. The teenage one here in Folkmore or the one he worked with as an adult.

"Tides is closer to the surface right now. It filters through the water if we get a good view all the way up top," Nanami thinks aloud. He nods. "We can get there through the public transit system."

"You were never in love with him and you never really let your guard down around anyone else, do you?" It's quiet but direct, Haibara's hand squeezing his.

"That sounds like a plan then, unless you have more interesting things we can see."

Nanami looks over at Haibara. "I never fell in love with anyone else," he says, "I had vulnerable moments, but they were always with friends. We knew not to press where it wasn't wanted. That we could only do so much." It was more vulnerable than he was at other times. Only because he trusted them that much, and Nanami thinks they trusted him in return.

It wasn't the same, but it was what he could handle. He squeezes Haibara's hand back. "The sunset sounds good."

"Of course you did. Everyone does when they have people they trust." At least enough to be friends. Haibara moves closer, releases his hand to wrap an arm around Nanami, settling against his side.

"Sunset it is then."

Every jujutsu sorcerer carries damage. They all have to find ways to carry on, to do the job, to protect people. He doesn't regret it because it carried far more meaning than making rich people richer (or poorer).

"Lets try this place," Nanami motions to a place offering noodles. It clearly has a mix of Asian specialties, but that includes Japanese. In a place where people come from worlds without a Japan at all, he's hardly offended by the mix.

"Works for me." He does separate from Nanami to follow him inside and sits across from when they're shown to a table.

"Can't go wrong with noodles."

"Well," Nanami disagrees slightly. There is one kind of noodle he cannot stand. They're his least favorite food in the world. "Noodles are not meant to be wide and flat. Udon is fine. Pappardelle may be the worst item of food on the planet. It cannot be salvaged or justified."

Fortunately, this place doesn't serve Italian pasta, and there's no risk of it.

"That's pasta. It's different." Haibara counters.

"It still should not exist," Nanami says with complete seriousness. No food has ever offended him so much. This menu, however, looks delightful. He orders an appetizer, a main course, and a drink. It's date night, and dinner won't get interrupted. That's time to enjoy it.

"Noted. It will never cross the threshold." He's teasing Nanami, but then he orders his own meal.

Nanami mostly suppresses an aghast reaction. "Indeed," he agrees. There are some dishes he simply doesn't make.

"What would you like in whatever housing we get here?" Nanami asks, returning to an older topic. He briefly looked at the housing options in Tides when he arrived, but he cares what Haibara wants too.

"That depends. Are we going to be entertaining here or is it just for a break from everything else?" Because it matters. He doesn't mind sharing space, of course, but it makes it easier knowing the situation.

Nanami frowns slightly. "I would say perhaps friends but not students, but honestly, I only really know the people from our universe well. It's been enough to keep me busy, and other than someone kindly avoiding us all and you, they are all students," he thinks aloud. "I would prefer for social visits only. Anything work related, I can leave Tides if need be."

Perhaps he needs to socialize more, but where is the time for that?

"So maybe one bedroom, comfortable living room, nice kitchen," Haibara considers.

"Doesn't need to be very big since we'll be spending most of our time in Satori Hills."

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