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[She waved Noctis over, a glass of iced-tea in front of her and a glass of water clearly waiting for him, though if he hadn't come she would have drunk it. Orion stands up, his tail wagging when he sees Umbra again and he jumps a bit on his front paws, the puppy excited at the sight of Noctis as well.]

Noctis-san! Hi! It's great to see you again! And for much longer this time. [She winked.]

And it was no trouble, I always have extra treats and food at the agency for Orion since he was too little to leave home alone.

Won't you have a seat! Are you hungry? It'll be my treat!

[Noctis makes sure to greet Orion by petting him a bit too before taking his seat, looking a bit surprised.]

I, uh - yeah a bit. Thanks.

[Umbra is a bit calmer than Orion but still seems happy enough to see him again too. Noct takes a sip of the water, glancing around the cafe.]

I haven't actually eaten here before... what's good? [ -- though he doesn't actually know what Usagi's tastes are, so just to be sure he adds: ] Uh, that isn't a salad.

Oh please, I would never recommend a salad unless you were vegetarian. [She scowled.] But! It depends on how hungry you are! They make a really nice club sandwich but if you're super hungry then get like... any of the burgers because they come with fries and like, half a pickle. Oh! Except the veggie burger, they even put carrots on that thing. [She scowled.]

[Noct looks at her for a moment, lifting an eyebrow and grinning a bit. From the sounds of it, at last he has found an ally in the fight against carrots!]

Definitely avoiding that, then. [then he wrinkles his nose slightly] Carrots are the worst - even worse than beans.

[He is definitely the most adult to ever adult.]

Oh my gosh! You hate carrots too? I can't STAND carrots and like, no one else understands my hate for them! AAAAH NOCTIS-SAN! This is great! Finally someone who hates that stupid orange veggie!

[Stunned for a moment, he can only stare - and then grin, leaning forward to offer her a high five.]

Hell yeah! Ugh the texture, the taste - all of it is nasty.

[She high-fived Noctis back, her time with Mabel having her be... very enthusiastic and there's a VERY loud "CLAP" in the cafe, a few people turning to look at them.]

THANK YOU! Oh my gosh, there are OTHER veggies that can give you good eye sight! Carrots don't own being good eye sight ya know! [Not that Usagi will ever suffer from any sort of ailment or misbehaving organs and muscles unless she's specifically cursed.] AND AND if I get ONE MORE carrot as a gag gift I swear I'm going to scream!

[The other people in the cafe can just deal with it. Noct lifts his eyebrows at the gag gift remark, however.] People give you carrots? Is it 'cause they know you hate them or something?

[Yeah he has no idea what her name means; hell, there aren't even any rabbits on his planet.]

They give me carrots because my name literally means "rabbit." And oh ha ha, let's give the rabbit carrots for her birthday! Not like she had her eye on that adorable purse charm and has been dropping hints about it for WEEKS, no, let's get the carrot AGAIN.

... what's a rabbit?

[And what do they have to do with carrot? He's sympathetic to what she described, but...]

EEEH? You don't have- mnn, okay well... um...

[All sorts of images of rabbits coming his way over the connection.]

[All these bunnies are quite overwhelming all at once! And he sort rubs his eyes, pinching the bridge of his nose with one hand for a moment as he processes them. Too much rabbit enthusiasm. But he's smiling as he sees them all the same.]

-- ah, cute.

[His tone is not super enthusiastic, but it's very warm.]

They look so soft.

[If he met one in person, he would absolutely want to pet it.]

... and they eat carrots?

Oh they totally are! So soft and fluffy! I love petting them!

It's one of their favorite treats, though I'm pretty sure they're not supposed to eat a lot of them, it's supposed to be a treat. But it's kinda like how dogs are always big fans of bones? Rabbits are supposed to be big fans of carrots, except this rabbit [She pointed a thumb at herself.] can't stand the stupid thing.

[He laughs a little.]

Makes sense. When looking for someone to fob my carrots off on, I'll make sure to look for someone else.

[But as amusing as this is, carrots and cute soft rabbits aren't why he wanted to talk to Usagi - nor is it getting their lunch ordered! But once the order is placed, he takes a drink of water and hesitates a few moments.]

So um... do... otherworlders get married here often?

[Not the most graceful way of seguing to what he wants to ask about, but ... it is something he's wondering given that several people had talked about weddings over the network.]

[Usagi sips drink, letting Noctis figure out what he wants to say. She can be surprisingly patient when she wants.]

Surprisingly, yes! I've been charge of a few weddings now. Off the top of my head, Leia and Han, Alvin and Presa, I'm working with Komaeda and Hinata, and those are just the ones I'm in charge of.

Hm.

[It really is pretty popular, isn't it? More than just talk. The question remains, however, how to go about it.]

I um.... I asked Luna if she wanted to here, since we... didn't really get the chance at home... Anyway, I -- guess I was wondering how weddings usually were done here.

Did she say yes, is that why you're coming to me? [She teased lightly.] Weddings are done however you want them to be done. I don't make the weddings on how I want them to be, it's what you and Luna want and I do what I can to see it happen.

So if you want a super fancy, royal occasion, I can do that. If you rather something more low key I can do that too. It's your day. [And your budget.]

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