2830/The Taste of Magic

The Taste of Magic
Date of Scene:	09 November 2025
Location:	Juuban Ward
Synopsis:	A meeting of the minds and tastebuds! Chiyo has used some of Mamoru's roses to make magic rosewater Turkish Delight and Usagi, Mamoru, Rei, and Makoto are eager to be tastetesters and discuss the possibilities of other magical confections.
Cast of Characters:	Chiyo Sakai, Usagi Tsukino, Mamoru Chiba, Rei Hino, Makoto Kino
Tinyplot:	Taste of Magic

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Chiyo Sakai has posed:
During the recap session with Emi in regards to Kyoto the other night, Chiyo had brought up the candy she'd been working on. Though it was just a remark in passing it was more than time to catch up with her cousin and other friends in regards to it.

Dressed appropriately for the weather in Winter leggings, ankle boots, and a dress with a puffer jacket over it, she comes carrying several 'Nounamu Sweet' bags hooked on her fingertips. With some small annoyance she waits impatiently for the crossing light. "Come ooon. I should have just transformed," she mutters beneath her breath.

Usagi Tsukino has posed:
It's cold outside Mamoru's apartment - with everyone planning to meet at Mamoru's place, Usagi had decided to head downstairs and wait for everyone - grab them before they could get distracted by the new kittens at the cat cafe - and she kind of regrets that now, because even bundled up in her heavy winter coat, purple and full of pockets, she's shivering away.

"Man, I wish we could Sailor Teleport everywhere without wrecking the street," she huffs, to Mamoru. "Do you think if we go inside just long enough to get hot cocoa we'll miss them?"

Mamoru Chiba has posed:
Mamoru is wearing a longsleeved shirt and a longsleeved button down over that and his black leather blazer/jacket from Kyouka, and a big fuzzy navy blue scarf with light blue and gold stripes on it, and he is regretting his skinny jeans, and he is not regretting the Docs he got because they are warm enough, and his fluffy hair is mashed under a navy blue beanie, fluffing out the sides. His glasses keep getting fogged by his breath from the scarf.

"It depends on whether you want living room or cat cafe," he answers, muffled by his muffler, "as a final destination. I'm too cold to wait any longer though. Look, there's Chiyo-san, she's on her way. Let's go wait in the residential foyer."

He turns around immediately to punch the numbers in to open the outside street-facing entrance to the 'we live here' section of the building that no one ever wants to use because there are no cats in it, and opens the door, and a blast of warm air whooshes out into the street. Mamoru tugs Usagi's sleeve and goes inside and waves to Chiyo.

Rei Hino has posed:
    Bundled up in a heavy red winter coat with a black sweater underneath is one Rei Hino, walking down the streets of Tokyo towards Mitakihara, hands in mittens and yet still shoved in her pockets. She's come this way because her duties at the shrine have kept her so busy for so long, and she's trying to reconnect with her frienda and allies. She's there in time to catch sight of Mamoru waving to Chiyo and starts to walk a little faster, boots hitting the sidewalk with a rhythmic clacking to pop up just at the same time as Chiyo, though from a different direction. "Usagi-chan, Mamoru-san." she says by way of greeting as she gets close enough to be heard.

Chiyo Sakai has posed:
The light finally changes as Chiyo spots the two start to retreat to the warmth of the building. A grin comes in response, and understanding, as she jogs her way across the street quickly to catch up to them. At least she knows from the direction they're headed that this is meant to be an upstairs meeting.

"Hi Usagi-chan, Mamo-kun, sorry for making you wait!" A curious look is cast toward Rei whom she had met before, but not for awhile.. It takes a moment for recognition to come. "Oh! Rei-san, from the shrine! Hello!" Further greetings are paused in favor of *getting inside* where it's warm. She follows after the newlyweds easily.

Usagi Tsukino has posed:
"Oh! CHIYO-CHAN!!! Okay Mamochan, you're right, we can wait inside -oH!! REI-CHAN!!!"

It's a good thing Mamoru is used to Usagi breaking out into yells and waving, because as she sees Chiyo-chan waiting for the light and then Rei-chan, she excitedly waves. As soon as both girls are inside with them, she hugs them tight, one after the other.

"You made it! Great! Mako-chan's upstairs, let's go, we can get under the blankets -"

The bitter chill of wind out there is already being forgotten as the warmth of the inner residential area gets to them.

"Come on -" she pushes the button for the elevator and waves everyone on.

Mamoru Chiba has posed:
"Hi Chiyo-san, Rei-san, I'm sorry I am really excited," Mamoru says with a laugh, tugging down his scarf and taking his glasses off to wait until they de-fog. He gets in the elevator and tries not to bounce on his heels as they're on the elevator. No need to give everyone a heart attack.

When they arrive on the top floor, it's in the corridor between Mamoru's apartment and Jadeite's and Nephrite's (and Zoisite if he's still sharing with Nephrite)... and the stairway to the rooftop is at the other end of the hall.

It's the main apartment door he opens first, with the keycode. Then they're in his foyer, with the SANE genkan thank you very much, and the stained glass door into the living room, which he pushes open after toeing off his shoes and putting his hat and scarf messily on the end of the genkan's bench. (His jacket does get hung up.)

Living room sweet living room. "Mako-chan! Kazuo left yet?" Mamoru calls out to the inside of the apartment, unsure of who's home. "We've acquired a Chiyo-san and a Rei-san."

Rei Hino has posed:
    Rei bows in a quick-but-short-it's-cold manner to Chiyo. "Sakai-san, I believe, hello to you as well." she says, politely and with a smile. It's not hostile, just proper.

    And then Usagi is there like the energy ball that she is and Rei's mouth creeps into a more intense smile at seeing her. She nods and returns Usagi's hug when it's given. Rei moves into the elevator quietly and follows the group out, looking around. "It's been a while since I've been here." she muses quietly, to herself, but loudly enough for other people to hear if they were paying attention. She shuffles out of her coat and places it wherever is proper - if there's coatrack or obvious hangar, sure, if she doesn't see anything obvious she'll ask Mamoru.

    She sticks kind of near Usagi out of... not quite discomfort, but a feeling like she's waiting to figure things out.

Makoto Kino has posed:
"I think so, but he's stealthy!" Makoto calls back cheerfully from the kitchen area. "I can't swear he's not hiding somewhere around."

She comes to lean out, dressed in a fluffy pink sweater and faded old jeans, and grins at them. "No, yes, Saitou-kun already left. Hi Rei-chan, Chiyo-chan! I'm making cocoa if you want any, or I can put some tea on?"

Chiyo Sakai has posed:
Chiyo Sakai laughs warmly in response to the bubbling excitement from Mamoru, and Usagi as well. The hug from the latter is returned though she takes care not to squish any of the bags that she carries with her.

As they enter the entrance to the apartment she divests herself of her puffy jacket and shoes as well leaving her with just some very warm socks. Socks are best. Socks are life.

"Mako-chan!" She greets as well only to look just *mildly* let down as she remarks, "Ah, Kazuo-san isn't here? Too bad. I thought he might like what I came up with too. Where should I put this for now? Or should we just set up at the table?" Again she grins and adds, "Cocoa sounds amazing, actually. Thank you!"

Usagi Tsukino has posed:
Rei-chan is being her usual self - reserved with strangers, and it just reminds Usagi how busy her social life is that two of her good friends can just... not know each other very well, even after all this. Her smile notches down to something more warm and less ecstatic, and once they're inside, as she takes off her coat, she nods a good bit.

"It has been. It's changed a bit - Chibiusa-chan used to have her little toddler bed in Mamochan's closet, but she's too big for that so Mamochan has a whole closet again, and the rooftop garden is really well underway, we should get Makochan to give you a tour -" But then, there's an important question and once it's confirmed that Kazuo isn't around but hot chocolate is, she beams and darts into the kitchen.

"Makochan, you're my hero, I would love hot cocoa!! Chiyo-chan, set up at the table, I want to see the treats!"

Mamoru Chiba has posed:
So Rei's coat is on the hook next to Mamoru's in the foyer, and-- Mamoru is now wearing his slippers, which are lavender and rock white cat-eye masks just like his own. (There's nothing like 'well these are officially Docs but they're also slip-on'.)

"I need to get some evergreens for my tiny corner roof garden," he says in absent response to Usagi's mentioning it. He's rubbing his hands together and breathing on them, because he forgot his gloves. "Cocoa yes please!" he joins in the chorus, then slips over to the big scarred old tavern table to fold up in a captain's chair and tease Chiyo with trying to snag the candies before she's ready.

Rei Hino has posed:
    Rei nods slightly. "Cocoa would be appreciated, it was a cold walk over. Thank you, Makoto-chan." she says, clasping holding her hands in front of her.

    She listens intently to Usagi's comments and follows Usagi into the kitchen - partly, so she can amke a simple comment. "Usagi-chan, I just wanted to say I'm... really happy everything's alright, and... I'm... I should have been around a little more, so I'm working to fix that." Rei says, squeezing Usagi's fingers after grabbing for them. "That's... that's really all." she says, not being as good at the kind of interaction this is. Then she walks out to return to the main room.

    "Is there something... specific that you wanted to meet up about, today?" she asks more openly, far less quietly. She feels like this is also something she should know, but holding it down wasn't going to be giving her the answers.

Makoto Kino has posed:
"Okay~" says Makoto in a sing-song. She ducks back into the kitchen while everyone's getting settled.

Soon enough, she comes back out, carrying a tray with five mugs and a plate of earl gray shortbread cookies in star and crescent moon shapes. The mugs are topped with generous swirls of whipped cream. "Izou-kun is the one you should really get to show you the roof garden," she notes, "he's put most of the work into it. Did I hear something about Chiyo-can bringing treats?"

Chiyo Sakai has posed:
Chiyo Sakai faces a new challenger! One taller than her! While she's gotten used to deftly avoiding roommates grabby hands, Mamoru had much further reach than Wako does. It's a bit of flailing as she stretches her arm out to keep the bags safely at bay along with a twist to the side to tuck and roll and end up at the table dropping them ontop it with a little *thump* of something solid inside.

At least it has her laughing over it as she holds up her hands in a 'wait' motion. "Let me get it out first! I have enough for everyone to try," she assures as she does start to take out some tupperware to open up revealing long rectangles of some jelly-looking substance dusted with sugar, and nuts.

It's not nougat at least.

"Ah, yes! This is the latest test with some of the rose petals Tuxedo Kamen uses. We wanted to see if it'd hold any magical properties like the candies I used to make when I was Guardian Daifuku."

With the tupperware opened up and on display she takes a seat, explaining, "Since it's roses, I made rosewater for Turkish Delight."

Usagi Tsukino has posed:
There's a moment of seriousness, as Rei and Usagi take a moment along, brief - and Usagi reaches out to squeeze Rei's hand, before they separate, a silent understanding - she doesn't fault Rei for not being able to be around as much as she might have wanted. She was there when they needed her most, and she was always trying - that's what matters to her.

But it might not be what matters most to Rei, and she knows better than to think she can just soothe that away.

Still, at the table they have more Not only hot cocoa, but cookies are provided, and while Mamoru teases Chiyo with grabs at the candy, Usagi snatches up a cookie and chomps half of it, moaning at the taste.

"It's soooo good Makochan!!"

Yes, this is great! Hot cocoa is scooped up, but she mostly warms her hands as she waits for Chiyo to reveal - jellied nuts and sugar!! Squares! Okay! She has no idea what - "Oooh, so people turkey think this is delightful? That's a good recommendation!"

Oh, Usagi.

The candies are at the ready, so Usagi scrambles over to take one, holding it up.

"Oooh, it's kind of pretty! I want to see what it tastes like!" In her mouth it goes, a light floral scent and taste, like the rosewater lassi she'd tried at Korma. The texture is a bit thick, but it's nice, warming and comforting, a touch of Mamoru's home-ness and she beams. "I love it! You guys should try- whoops!"

She slips in the act of trying to take a seat, missing the chair and going right for the ground, the cup slipping out of her hand, and she scrambles for it -

And she snatches it out of the air, shifting it around so that not a single drop of hot chocolate spills, even as she drops onto the floor.

Mamoru Chiba has posed:
Mamoru stares at his wife on the floor as he stirs his own cocoa.

He reaches over carefully to take the cup from her hand and place it back on the table.

"That was astonishing," he says, eyes wide. Once their cocoas are both set down, he applauds.

Then he reaches over and picks up a piece of turkish delight of his own, nomfing the whole thing at once...

...and "Delicious! But I don't expect any of my magic to buff me, so--" chew chew chew, "I won't waste any more on me." He picks up one of Mako's cookies and settles in with that and his cocoa, then gets a look of silent bliss as he bites in.

Rei Hino has posed:
    Rei takes the finger squeeze in stride and, having actually SAID something about it, feels better; and Usagi can probably feel some weight, though not all of the weight, lifted off Rei from just being able to say it.

    Then she's back in the living room and there are sweets and chocolate, and Rei sips at the cocoa. It's a good thing she has gone to sit it down and look for a toothpick to pick the candy up with (what, she's not gonna use her hands like an animal) - because when Usagi's acrobating display occurs, she might have spit out any cocoa she had in her mouth. "...okay, someone's gonna have to clue me in to what happened with Usagi-chan because..." because that's a lot more balance than Rei thinks she'd have. But she's not gonna say that, it'd be rude "... that was impressive." she says, nodding in agreement with Mamoru.

    "Or maybe that's the magical properties of the candy." she surmises, getting onto that train a little bit late. "...I wonder if you can make anything that can do other things. Like improved signing voices." she says, and then blinks because she said that out loud and closes her mouth very tightly for a moment, pursing her lips.

    She starts talking again to escape the subject. "So this is a joint work between Mamoru-san and you, Sakai-san?" she asks. "Impressive."

Makoto Kino has posed:
Makoto regards the confections that Chiyo reveals to them with bright-eyed interest, setting her own mug of cocoa aside for the moment. "I don't think I've ever had Turkish Delight," she notes. "But making rosewater with Mamoru-san's roses is a great idea. There's probably a lot of--"

This is about when Usagi slips, itself not that unusual an event. The fact that she caught her mug instead of hot cocoa going everywhere, though - that leaves Makoto blinking in visible surprise.

"Nice save, Usagi-chan!" she says, laughing, as she recovers. Moving around the table, she offers a hand to help her up, once Mamoru has rescued the cocoa mug.

To Rei she adds, "It'd probably depend on the roses, wouldn't it? Or... on Mamoru-san's magic, since that's what's making the roses." A distinctly thoughtful look is coming over her face as she speaks, like connections are happening in the back of her head.

Chiyo Sakai has posed:
"Usa-chan!" There's nothing to be done of course, Usagi is already down. Chiyo's already leaning hands against the table as if she were about to jump it to check on her though when she just... manages not to spill the cocoa. Her mouth hangs open a second, then clicks shut with a slow nod.

"Ah... Yes, a joint venture, Mako-chan. It's Mamoru-sans magic but I'm at least familiar with making candy using magic to preserve it. And it seems to work at least a bit," she reasons with a look of relief that everyone is okay.

Silently she reaches for one of the little tupperware containers. Fingertips steeple atop it as she sliiides it over in front of him with a simple explanation of, "The test batch pre-magical rosewater. You don't think I'd let down one of my best customers, do you?"

She takes her own seat about this time as she reaches for one of the Turkish Delight peices using just the edge of the paper to part it from the others. "I'm not sure we'd want to try the rose petals from 'La Smoking Bomber' though. That doesn't seem healthy to eat."

Usagi Tsukino has posed:
"Owww..."

Mamoru takes Usagi's cup, which is full and warm and not even a little hot cocoa has managed to spill out. Makoto offers a hand, and Usagi takes it, heaved to her feet with a little bounce. She rubs at her lower back, wincing, and sits down properly this time.

"That hurt but - I don't think that was me? I think Mamochan's magic is anti-clumsy." Which feels a little targeted, but it had worked, and she shakes her head, laughing sheepishly. "It tasted really good, though, and it was nice! I wish I could make things that had magic in them, instead of just, beams and bolts and shrapnels and things - wait."

Much like Makoto, an idea seems to come to her. Unlike with Makoto, probably, hers is... not good.

"Do you think someone could eat the Spiral Hearts?"

Mamoru Chiba has posed:
"... well if you want to prank people with candy that kicks them in the face with love, we could try to... uh... scrape off bits the next time you use it as a surfboard, and also make it cinnamon capsaicin flavored. But if you can figure out a way to get a purification candy... maybe if we do a really mid rose escalation and try to use those petals? Or like, throw candy through it instead of roses?" Mamoru's sort of spitballing as he leans over his folded leg to make heart-eyes at Chiyo and slide the box of nonmagic Turkish Delight over to him the rest of the way. "Thank you!!"

He looks to Makoto and says ruefully, "I was kind of hoping the roses would heal, but it makes sense that they can't." Then he blinks. "Hey, what about Flower Hurricane? Do you wanna henshin and go in the rage room to see if you can get the petals to stay?" Then his eyes widen at Rei, and he leans further, eyebrows up, and puts a hand flat on the table. "I bet you we can ask Coco if she has any edible magic. Singing voice and purification."

Rei Hino has posed:
    Rei pauses, amused. "I can think of a couple situations where making someone eat a Smoking Bomber Candy might be useful." she says patiently without naming any names. She doesn't want to side track the discussion into something else. She smiles at Usagi. "Same with the Spiral Hearts, I think."

    "Oh, maybe." she says, still a little nervous at Mamoru's comment about a magical version of Coco's voice. "But that m..." she pauses. It might be cheatging for what she wants, and the purification is less helpful. So she shakes her head. "Nevermind, but it might be a good idea if we ever need to help her sing someone down." she notes, fidgiting with her hands.

    "Anyways. This is pretty cool." she says, returning fixedly to the candies. "How much trouble is it to make them? Is this... the sort of thing we can have on hand? How... careful do we need to be with using them?" She asks, both good questions and distracting ones.

Makoto Kino has posed:
Settling into her own seat, Makoto reaches for one of the Turkish Delight as well, considering it thoughtfully. "You'd have to get one to stick around long enough to candy it before we can figure out if they're edible," she tells Usagi, smiling over the candy.

She goes quiet for a bit, trying the Turkish Delight and making a soft appreciative noise. "This is really good, Chiyo-chan," she says once her mouth isn't full - then looks to Mamoru, brows lifting. "It'd be worth a try," she agrees. "Enough of my magic is plants that I think I could make petals that last. Maybe even something other than roses. There's other edible flowers."

She sits back in her chair and looks up at the ceiling. "If we want something that keeps for a while... you know, you can infuse edible flowers in honey. I've made rose honey before."

Chiyo Sakai has posed:
Chiyo Sakai turns the candy over in her fingers gazing at it rather than eating it. She'd already had some of the 'test' candy but didn't try the magical sort yet. The questions leave her thinking on it. "I try to make things that are fairly shelf-stable so that they last awhile. I made Konpeito when I could put my own magic into it. And some larger hard candy lollipops too of course."

"Turkish Delight lasts about a month at room temp. A couple in the fridge, and up to a year in the freezer. Just got to keep it air-tight."

Glancing to Rei just a little confused over the topic, she does at least offer a smile. "You probably already have a good singing voice, Rei-san!" And at Makoto she nods as well. "Right, exactly. Wagashi uses a lot of flowers that are edible. And honey would be a good idea."

Usagi Tsukino has posed:
"I've never tried to make the hearts stick around, but... usually when I do that attack, I make a ton of little ones. Maybe if I try to make just one stick around... or our combined roses! We've never tried to see if those stick around!"

This is opening a whole new avenue of possibilities, and she smiles around at her friends as they all get to work, before pausing... "Do you think drinking Ami-chan's water would have an effect?"

Maybe they shouldn't try that one.

"Are you thinking about singing, Rei-chan?" There is the urge to tease, but she won't! Not in this mixed crowd! Rei would never forgive her!! "We did karaoke before, you should come next time. If we did make Coco-Song-Candies, we could all go on stage and try them out."

Rei Hino has posed:
    "I wonder if we could find some sort of way to... make an edible version of my ofuda." Rei says. "But then I guess we have the same issue, it's probably harder to get someone to eat it than it is to just throw it at their forehead. Scratch that. Sorry, I don't know that my powers give me much else to add."

    Rei pauses on the kareoke questions. "I don't know. Maybe? I've been thinking... a lot... about who I am... and who I want to be? For a lot of my life that was decided for me. Even... being a fighter..." she pauses, unsure because Chiyo is here. "...was decided for me. And... I've been thinking about what I would decide, for me." she says, quietly, looking down. Face slightly red. "Sorry, this isn't the place." she says, and pops a candy into her mouth to stop the conversation. Grabbing it with fingers this time.

Mamoru Chiba has posed:
"After the Kirakirafantastica magic got me at the last karaoke we did, I'm never recovering, so I might as well also throw in," says Mamoru, then pauses and looks to Rei, "Do you want to try communing with the orrery on the roof to see if you can get some KKF magic, or do you want to borrow the compass Hinoiri-san bought for me? It makes for a whole routine, dancing and backing music and everything..."

He's so helpful. He--

She's talking about her dream. Oh. Oh. He picks up another cookie and drinks some of his cocoa, then goes back to stirring it. "This is certainly a place," he says gently, "that could be a 'the place' if you wanted it to be. But maybe it's not the time, you're right."

He listens to Makoto and his eyebrows go up as he chews, then swallows, more cookie. With more cocoa. Then Mamoru nods firmly. "Edible flowers. Rose honey. Flower honey! Yes good." He gives Chiyo a thumbs up in agreement! And then he blinks at Usagi. "You mean like..."

He finally puts his glasses back on as he says with a wink, "Smartwater?"

Makoto Kino has posed:
"Rice paper and food color," Makoto says to Rei, immediately. "I don't know if it'd make a difference to your spiritual powers or not, but if you want edible ofuda, we could make edible ofuda. It probably wouldn't even be that difficult - from the culinary side, anyway.

She smiles, gently, at Rei, and doesn't comment further on the subject of dreams for right now since Rei has closed that line of conversation. Perhaps a conversation can be had at a later date, with fewer people around to weigh in.

Instead, she groans and rolls her eyes expressively at Mamoru, turning an accusatory look on him. "Get out," she says.

Chiyo Sakai has posed:
"Maybe. There's a lot of things that can be made if we can just get the, er, 'ingredients' I suppose," Chiyo reasons as she considers the options that may be at hand for future endeavors. At least until water is mentioned, and Mamoru suggests Smartwater.

She has to bite her lower lip while a hand lifts to clap over her eyes. It was a good joke! It was just... Also a bad joke. At the perfect time.

More seriously she glances toward Rei as she hesitantly expresses her concerns. "I can understand not having the choice for what you want. You should take some time and figured it out. Maybe it'll lead you back to the same place, maybe it won't, but at least it'll be your choice then. But," she adds as she gathers up a few of her items smiling at the group, "I also get why you wouldn't want to discuss that with me around."

A grin is flashed to the others as she explains, "I should get back to Ojiisan. It's almost dinner time."

Usagi Tsukino has posed:
"Ooooh, Candy Ofuda... I wonder, if you eat them, does it give you the power to make evil spirits be gone?"

She ponders this for a moment, the idea of eating an ofuda and then flicking someone on the forehead so the evil spirit pops right out. It would be amazing. No one remind her that she already has purification powers. Let her have this.

Still - her suggestion of karaoke has prompted a much more serious reflection than expected, and she listens closely to Rei's feelings, glancing at Chiyo with only a motion of her eyes, to make it not so obvious, understanding all the more that the distance between her various friends makes it harder for them to come together - and she's glad when Chiyo is gracious, but she also doesn't want to pressure Rei-chan, and Mamoru is threading that line so neatly, and she's so proud of him -

"Any place you're comfortable talking is the place," she says, and pops crunches into another cookie rather than devour the magical candy that could actually be useful instead of just delicious. "Just like whenever you're ready to try Edible Ofuda, I'll be ready to try them."

She smiles, offering more help in lightening that moment until Rei's guard can be lowered -

"MAMOCHAN," a shriek of laughter, caught off-guard, "That was terrible!"

Chiyo gets up, and Usagi scrambles to her feet - slipping in her socks and catching herself clumsily - and laughs again. "I think the candy wore off... Chiyo-chan, let me walk you out! And we can wrap up these pieces, so then we can give them out, maybe, or whatever you guys think is best for the edible candies..."

Her voice grows fainter as she leads Chiyo to the door.

Rei Hino has posed:
    "Oh, well, I don't know... but... maybe." to the Kareoke stuff generally. To it being the wrong time, she nods, and fidgits for a moment before finding her toothpick for another more proper candy bite, keeping her quiet for a bit.

    She does also smile, quietly, at the Smartwater joke, even with everything on her mind. "Rough joke when it gets you thrown out of your own place, Mamoru-san." she muses, happy to change the subject for a moment. "Ah! I didn't mean to make things uncomfortable for you, Sakai-san." she says, blinking. "And the candy is truly delicious. You know, edible ofuda might be a thing we can do at the shrine though..." she muses, and is for a moment thinking about business. "I mean the non-magic kind. Maybe the magic kind could be useful too. Flick a youma on the head to banish it, yeah." she says smiling to Usagi.

    "I should... probably go soon. Maybe we can talk another time." she says. There's nothing wrong with staying, but she would not know what to do with herself - she can't exactly help Makoto cook without being afraid she'd burn something that didn't need to be burned, after all.