Philosophy of Food, 3rd period

[sharp_man]

"Good afternoon," Hannibal said, nodding to the class. "Today we continue our discussion of what is and isn't food, and how our preferences are formed."

He waved toward the table behind him, which held pairs of dishes this time. "We've got an assortment of foods and beverages today, organized into pairs. You may choose only one from each pair - you cannot have both. You may choose neither, if you prefer. But in any case, you must explain your choice. Why do you prefer the option you've chosen - taste? Nostalgia? Curiosity? Feel free to debate with each other as well, and ask each other or me questions. Remember, there are no wrong answers - it's reasoning and thought we're looking for."

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Fifth pair

[sharp_man]

"Cotton candy," Hannibal explained, pointing at the pale purple threads. "Homemade. It's not so fluffy as the mass-produced stuff, and the dye is natural. And chocolate, anise, and sea-salt toffee."

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[mylandmyrules]

"Cotton candy," Nell said quickly. "I've always wanted to try some!"

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[sword_chocobro]

Gladio hadn't been surprised that today lead to a whole luggage store of baggage for Nell and just a single bag marked with the crest of the Crownsguard and the Amicitia coat of Arms on it, which meant he had more than enough to help her carry some, metaphorically or physically, but this bit of revelation did surprise him, at least a little bit.

"I feel like I have failed you now," he remarked.

Politely ignoring the scoff of "Surely not" from Ignis, who, surprise surprise, didn't seem to think too highly of the stuff.

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[mylandmyrules]

Nell had been looking at the large bag reading UNLOVED when Gladio spoke, so her eyes widened and she turned to him quickly, cotton candy in hand. "What? No! Never."

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[sword_chocobro]

Bold of that bag to make a claim like that with Gladio standing right there. Clearly, then, they were all filled with lies and it might befit Nell to just ignore them.

"Nah," he said, "definitely failure. How 'bout this? Have the toffee now, and then we'll go out later and get some cotton candy together outside of a classroom."

He gave one of his bag a nudge with his toe with a faint grunt.

"Just probably not today."

Today felt like it needed to be a stay in for snuggling kind of day.

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[mylandmyrules]

Nell grinned at him. "How about you get toffee and I'll get the cotton candy and we share," she suggested with a twinkle in her eye. "And then another day we can go get more together."

She wrinkled her nose at the bags. Today was definitely a day for snuggling inside with her Gladio.

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[deathsmajesty]

Liliana was only too happy to curl up with the chocolate and nibble at it. Especially if she could do the same with her paramour.