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Michiko handed the pen back to Megumi, making her way back to the dining table where she left her bowl of food. She was still subtly giggling from the fact she was only one day older than him. Megumi stood in the same spot, seemingly collecting his thoughts, before putting the pen away and returning to the stove.
"Kugisaki told me you were older than me, but I didn't expect it to be a one day difference."
She laughed as she finished up eating her meal. "I wonder why she didn't tell me. I could've talked about it last night instead of being super awkward."
"There's a lot of things she could've told the both of us." Megumi suddenly appeared by the dining table, placing his bowl in the seat across from hers then sitting down.
"Oh, that was fast."
"I did say it was easy to make."
Michiko looked down and realized she had already finished eating. It felt awkward leaving him right after he sat down, but it would be more awkward to just watch him eat. In the end, she stayed there a little longer, playing with her chopsticks while occasionally looking up at him. He was such a polite eater with how he'd gently blow on his food before placing it in his mouth, chewing with only one cheek.
"Are you done?" Just like that, she broke out of her trance, realizing that she'd been staring for way too long.
"Yeah, sorry for staring at you. I swear I was just blanking out." She messed around with her chopsticks again to try and not think about the fact he caught her looking at him.
"I didn't-" He cleared his throat. "I meant, are you done eating? You've been sitting there doing nothing."
Michiko closed her eyes in embarrassment before responding. "Ah, yeah I am done. Sorry, I just felt weird standing up when you just sat down to eat."
"That's considerate of you, but it's fine. You can leave." It really did seem like he didn't care that she was staring.
"Hah, sorry." She stood up and took her bowl to the sink already filled with pots and utensils from when he was cooking. Michiko went ahead and started washing them as it was the least she could do after he made her food. While cleansing off the last chopstick, she turned around and called out to him. "Are you finished yet? I can clean your bowl for you."
"I'm still eating." His response was very simple, but that's all that needed to be said.
"Alright then." She turned off the faucet and dried her hands with a paper towel, tossing it in the trash. That's when she felt a vibration from her pockets. After pulling out her phone, she was getting messages from Nobara.
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Mimi! Are you awake yet? I'm planning a hangout with you, me, Fushiguro, and Itadori! Are you free? Well, I know you're free so you're coming no matter what. Ask Fushiguro if he wants to go for me will ya!
