open ✨ life can be harsh, it can be bitter.

[starshower]

Who: Tifa Lockhart feat. Cloud Strife & YOU
What: September catch-all. Tifa tries to find something else she enjoys outside of Heavenly Blanc, and drags Cloud along for the ride.
Where: Where the threads happen
When: When the threads happen
Content Warnings: N/A

𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦. 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘧𝘧, 𝘭𝘦𝘵 '𝘦𝘮 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘦. 𝚌𝚕𝚘𝚞𝚍 & 𝚝𝚒𝚏𝚊 ★ 𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚗 𝚌𝚘𝚘𝚙 ★ 𝚋𝚊𝚝𝚑𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚜𝚎 ★ 𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚍𝚌𝚊𝚛𝚍 ★ ♫

Comments

[anciently]

You've got a lot to learn from Tifa about the restaurant biz, Cloud. [ Aerith informs him, nodding sagely. ] But you're off to a very promising start!

[ It's.......going to be a long time before they receive another roll to eat, isn't it ]

I bet that's harder than it looks, too. [ She adds, without a hint of teasing this time. ] I'm not sure I'd be able to make anything worth serving.

[ though she...does kinda want to try it now, tbh ]

[memorate]

[ Cloud remembers a time they both promised him a date, but perhaps it's for the best he's out of the equation here. If he's feeling the pressure just from making sushi, he's not sure he'd be able to handle trying to keep things entertaining. ]

Not hard at all. Just gotta know what you're doing.

[ He doesn't know what he's doing.

But sure enough, after two attempts and quiet concentration from Cloud, he delivers Tifa a half-decently rolled up sushi. For something that has the same name as what Aerith is having, it sure looks a little bit different in presentation...! ]

[starshower]

[Don't worry, Tifa hasn't forgotten and is still going to hold him to that date. Too bad there's no way for them to have matching outfits here. For now, this will have to do.

She accepts the sushi happily, genuinely elated to try something he made all on his own, without any help from her. So happy that she wiggles on her stool before she pats the one next to her, motioning for him to finally join the girls on the other side of the counter for that well-deserved break.

Then, she takes her first bite of a roll, eating half of it in a single go. She's silent while she chews, a smile trying to pull its way onto her lips, and it's not until she swallows that she gives her verdict.]

Delicious! Compliments to the chef!

[Tifa means it, and takes another large bite. She's so proud of you, Cloud. :')]

You should give it a try sometime, Aerith! It's really not that bad once you get the hang of it.

[anciently]

Oh, yeah? [ Her tone is almost challenging, as if daring Tifa to try a sushi roll that she might make, and which might end up a total disaster. ] You might regret it...if you're going to do a taste-test, that is!

[ Well, maybe someday. It'd be worth getting the hang of it to be able to make sushi rolls, though! ]

A job well done, all around. [ Aerith announces, laying her hands on her lap and nodding approvingly to both of the others. ] You'll have a line around the block in no time! You'll see.