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Elliot Craig

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[usurpers]

[ lies!!! it’s because you are truly amazing at everything you do??? eren is offended, and makes a face that objects but can’t hold back that he doesn’t deny . . .

oh, he almost forgot the ice cream. sitting up to hoist his little bag off his shoulders, eren pulls the strings open to pull out— three perfectly sealed buckets of store brought ice cream. he ate all yours. these are the ones left. plus, he then holds up: two spoons. he planned everything. ]

Try me.

[fiddlestick]

[He'll sit up as Eren does, remaining close as he does so. His eyes widen when he sees how much ice cream there is. Enough that it distracts him from talking about his unfinished song]

-- You brought over that much??

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It’s . . . Not a lot.

[ eren that’s three buckets of ice cream ]

[fiddlestick]

Eren it's three buckets. Even one is a lot for a couple people.

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[ “quick!” says eren’s subconscious, “act natural!” as he pops one open and digs his spoon in. mind you, he has not received warhammer at this time. ]

I’m hungry.

[ not that natural!!! ]

[fiddlestick]

[Eren you are not good at this. Bless your heart]

Three buckets worth hungry?

[it sounds like he doesn't believe you. Maybe you need to act more natural]

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[ . . . ]

Three buckets worth anxiety.

[ he gives. sort of a sheepish half-smile here. he’s being honest! stress eating is a blessing when he needed it plus he’d just work extra hard to burn it all off the next day. ]

Sorry.

[fiddlestick]

[oh Eren...Elliot will give him a soft smile]

Hey, you don't have to be sorry. You deal with my anxiety a lot.

[He'll reach over and run that hand through his hair.]

But I don't want either of us to get sick, so how about we put two of those buckets in the freezer and just eat from one?

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[ elliot has a way with words!! and if you check the freezer it’s all full of the same ice cream hHMMMM I WONDER WHO PUT THAT THERE, but, maybe he probably already knows (or not and eren is just eluding himself): ]

There’s still room?

[ innocence, thy name is “eren why”. ]

[fiddlestick]

Er, good question. I know there was some ice cream in there--

[Ice cream that looks...exactly like this one


. . . ]

Eren why are you buying so much ice cream for us?

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s hit ]

I promised Akira I’d buy ice cream.

[ but it has nothing to do with anxiety!! he takes another spoonful, and halfway through eating he comments with wide eyes. ]

The rest didn’t fit so I took it home until the new fridge comes.

[fiddlestick]

[ . . . ]

What new fridge?

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[ one fear

in which akira didn’t say jack shit ]

It was on sale at the Costco we went.

[ the costco!!!!! ]

[fiddlestick]

[????]

The Costco?

[Your one fear has been realized]

[usurpers]

[ yeah eat ice cream with him and pretend he didn’t buy a new fridge for mochi ]

I almost got lost in there. You ever been to one?

[fiddlestick]

Um...yeah? That's where I buy ingredients for the food I sell.

-- Are you saying you haven't?

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[ he ]

. . . I’ve always gone to Whole Foods.

[fiddlestick]

Wow, really? But they're so overpriced...

[Anyway]

So..you went to costco with Akira, got lost, and somehow bought us a fridge?

[usurpers]

[ and an AC for the summer. and maybe like, two roombas. ]

Yeah. [ . . . ] Surprise?

[fiddlestick]

That's....a word for it.

[he sighs. he could argue but...it's so late at night ok. who has the energy for that.]

So in other words, don't let Akira take you shopping. Got it.

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[ at least it’s too late to argue!!! thank god. eren can keep smiling, and eat ice cream, and—

shit more than half of the carton is already gone. elliot!!!! ]

You need to eat this before I do.

[ he hands it over (but not without taking another spoonful. don’t worry they’ll open another one). ]

[fiddlestick]

[Yes you got lucky!!! Will this hold in the morning, who knows]

-- Already?? Eren slow down, you'll give yourself brain freeze!

[But fine, he'll take that spoon to eat some. At least it's an unusually warm January for this!]

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We can open another one then?

[ which he’s already doing so that elliot can keep the rest for his own stomach. eren jaeger is out of control ]

And listen to some music.

[ please don’t do anything that can remind one of dramatic romances or else he’ll cry. unless you want eren jaeger crying with ice cream. ]

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How will that stop brain freeze-

[HE SIGHS as another gets open. No point in arguing, Eren is reminding him of music]

What kind of music do you want?

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That one you made for me for our anniversary.

[ a bad choice, but his heart is stronger than him. ]