It's the best you've ever had, right? You can stick around during my shift and have some if you want.
[There's pride in his voice, even if the recipe doesn't belong to him. Matsu took being a taiyaki salesman pretty seriously, despite outward appearances, so it's Akira's job to make sure that his work doesn't go to waste.]
...I still can't do it as well as the guy who ran the stand before I did, but I'll teach you. Just don't go off and become a competitor, okay?
[Though imagining the dour Ryoko trying a customer service job is...pretty funny, actually. Or would she be able to keep that quiet, unobtrusive air about her that she gets around Taeko for a whole shift? Damn, now he wants to see it.]
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[There's pride in his voice, even if the recipe doesn't belong to him. Matsu took being a taiyaki salesman pretty seriously, despite outward appearances, so it's Akira's job to make sure that his work doesn't go to waste.]
...I still can't do it as well as the guy who ran the stand before I did, but I'll teach you. Just don't go off and become a competitor, okay?
[Though imagining the dour Ryoko trying a customer service job is...pretty funny, actually. Or would she be able to keep that quiet, unobtrusive air about her that she gets around Taeko for a whole shift? Damn, now he wants to see it.]