Ha...hearing something that profound, it feels like we should be smoking pot rather than grabbing omelets.
[He's joking, if his smile indicates anything. ]
You're right though. I already wasted too many years on "what ifs" as it is. It's not like I sit around wondering who I'd be without my anxiety. I keep it managed well enough these days anyway.
[ HE WILL BATTLE EVERY ROUND - actually yeah, he immediately focuses on the food...he does do some salting/sauce-ing for his things, before he digs in.
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Ha...hearing something that profound, it feels like we should be smoking pot rather than grabbing omelets.
[He's joking, if his smile indicates anything. ]
You're right though. I already wasted too many years on "what ifs" as it is. It's not like I sit around wondering who I'd be without my anxiety. I keep it managed well enough these days anyway.
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[ His metric for "cool" is "nice to spend time with", maybe? Or some indefinable Minato scale. ]
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Now that's a lie. I gave up any cool potential the moment I agreed to be a high school band teacher.
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Besides, some of them would probably just say whatever they think I want to hear. I do control their grades, after all.
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[ A pause. ]
I suppose you could grade the outing if you wanted, but I wasn't expecting you to.
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Well, if I was, you'd be getting a pretty good grade right now!
[He's teasing]
It's fine, really. I'm pretty sure the more you try to be cool, the less cool you are anyway. So I'm not worried about it.
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[ Warning: if Elliot says yes, he will have to produce the sticker someday. ]
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That depends on how good the omelettes are!
[He gives a teasing wink]
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[ He thinks. His estimation of time is sometimes off, though. ]
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[Luckily not, because the waiter is coming out with some omeletes! Nice! Round one of Minato's breakfast!]
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Yum. ]