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"I didn't say I was going to." He smiles faintly before moving back to his seat so they can finish the meal.

"Did you want to order dessert too?"

It's a feat of will that Nanami doesn't drop his face into his hand at this latest statement. Instead, while the pink lingers, he manages to return to eating his food. Such simple actions feel far more difficult when Haibara is like this. "I appreciate your consideration for my feelings," Nanami says.

"Dessert would be nice since we're relaxing." A way to take the relaxation and time free of Epiphany's atmosphere in full stride.

"I agree." He does turn back to his food as well.

"We could split something. I know you're not as big of a fan of sweet things."

Nanami nods. The return to regular dinner conversation and action lets the color fade out of his cheeks. Haibara was always good at getting what he wanted, but hiding their relationship from teachers and adults made it very different than here where there's no need for that. Perhaps that's all Haibara needed to kiss Nanami in restaurants.

"That sounds good. Whatever you want to order is fine by me."

That earns him another quick smile. "I'll check the menu and choose something good, then."

Nanami nods and smiles. It's good to see Haibara getting to go out and do what he wants and enjoy himself. It makes Nanami happy in a way nothing else does.

Also the food here is excellent. Assuming they haven't made a negative impression, they can come back semi-regularly.

One brief kiss isn't likely to get them kicked out and once Haibara finishes his meal, he checks over the menu again. "If we get crepes, they'll probably be less messy than ice cream and we can get them to go, I think." They won't melt as easily anyway.

"What flavor do you want?"

"To go is good. They'll tide us over while we get to the gardens in time for sundown," Nanami muses.

As to flavor, it's winter, so not the best of times for one with fresh fruit. Though who knows given the ability to summon food. "Chocolate and banana," Nanami answers. Since Haibara asked, it would be his decision. He knows that much.

He also gets the attention of the waiter so they can order and pay, ready to leave once they have their dessert.

"That sounds good. I'll get the same." And it's simple enough to order the crepes to go.

They receive their crepes, leave, and Nanami slowly eats his as they walk down the street. They're going in the direction of the pod transport that can take them swiftly across the city up to the gardens, but Nanami isn't sure how safe their crepes will be in that transport.

"Is there anything you'd like to decorate our Tides apartment with?" Nanami asks as they walk. They haven't even looked at the apartments here, but he wants to get Haibara's take.

Haibara doesn't respond immediately, chewing the banana and catching a bit of cream at the corner of his mouth as he considers.

"We might want to decide on a place first before making changes."

"We need an apartment, yes," Nanami agrees, "but if we know what we want, that can help us choose one." He shrugs. It's no big deal to wait. Only a day or two. He only wants to involve Haibara in the process. It doesn't have to entirely be his style, the way the apartment in Epiphany is.

He squeezes Haibara's hand and twitches slightly at the tiny bit of mess eating. He brings them before the transport system. "Shall we finish these first?"

"I think it'll be easier to decide when I know what kind of space we have." Haibara pauses, glancing at the transport.

"Too messy for the ride, you think?" He takes another bite of his crepe, licks a bit of chocolate from the conrer of his own mouth this time.

"We can stop here and finish them if it won't make us miss the sunset or what we can see of it."

Nanami nods and drops that thread of conversation. It leaves Haibara's next statement front of mind, even as he licks a small bit of chocolate from his mouth. "I worry that they might spill, yes," Nanami says.

He checks the time. "It shouldn't cause a problem. Far better than spilling the contents all over ourselves."

The crepe is good. He has no intention of rushing the experience of eating them.

The crepes are good and Haibara is half watching Nanami as he works on his own, licking into the crepe to get the chocokate and biting off the banana and casing, tongue catching the bits that end up on his lips during the process.

And once done, he does turn, leaning up to lick a bit of chocolate from the corner of Nanami's mouth as well.

Nanami cannot help watching Haibara and Haibara's mouth as he eats his crepe. Dessert shouldn't be able to be so‚ so... enticing. He looks away when Haibara finishes, not embarrassed exactly but trying to show some propriety.

Then Haibara leans in. Nanami's eyes go wide. At least it isn't the restaurant. He presses the button to call a pod. "Oh Yu," Nanami sighs.

"You had a bit of chocolate there." He's not going to apologize either, his lips quirking into a soft smile as he meets Nanami's gaze.

"Were you watching me eat too?"

"I believe you," Nanami says, making a mental note to be tidier when eating. At least in public. It may not be the lesson he's intended to take away, but they are far from a classroom.

The pod comes quickly, thankfully, and Nanami leads Haibara inside, selects the destination, and enjoys the moment of privacy while they are whisked around Tides. "Well, yes," Nanami admits, "I could watch you do anything."

Haibara settles in beside him, one hand resting on Nanami's thigh as his eyes focus on the scenery. "I was watching you too." And he'd definitely enjoyed the visual.

"Can I kiss you now or should we wait until later?"

Nanami glances upward for a moment, as though God might take some mercy on him. As much as this is public transport, it is a pod for just the two of them. That helps.

He turns toward Haibara and gently cups his face. Nanami leans in and kisses him. "Now is fine," Nanami says after he leans back.

Haibara kisses him back, curls a hand around the back of his head and chases him for a second kiss, soft and gentle, even if he's keeping it brief.

"I love you." He murmurs the words quietly against Nanami's lips.

"I love you too," Nanami says, "I always will."

It's not the right moment. He leans his forehead against Yu's and smiles, ever so softly. The pod comes to a halt, and Nanami pulls away and stands up.

Haibara follows him out of the pod once it stops, stays close to him, hand catching Nanami's to hold as they walk toward the gardens he'd mentioned.

Nanami entwines his fingers with Haibara's, permitting himself the more intimate way of holding hands. They're in an entirely different section of Tides, but the city continues to be stunning. The gardens are wonderful and beautiful. The ocean is visible through the barrier around Tides. It seems so delicate a thing, yet it's clearly trustworthy with the lives of everyone in Tides.

Nanami finds a bench for them to sit on since they didn't bring a blanket. "This was a wonderful idea."

"We should definitely take a day and explore properly." He's still got his fingers entwined with Nanami as they're sitting, gaze focusing on the scenery.

"I see why you love it here so much."

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