— bad. That'd be rude!
And would possibly end in an upset Aegis.. Make a girl cry; that's not gonna fly.

" . . . Mythra's got a more unique approach.
Did ya get your skills mashed up together? How's it work?

Ah, there's the sugar!"

— time, though. That part required some extra searching.

"Hey, so..." He spoke up, voice echoing out from the cabinet currently being searched.

"You're both combined into one now, right? Pyra's super good at cooking, and Mythra's—"

Rex bit his lip. No, he'd never call Mythra's cooking —

//: Go get em. take all the time you need! 👌

//: so i can like actually start putting this account out there more

//: blade and driver with the ability to combat gods and they just wanna hang out with each other doing little everyday things. hold hands maybe.

—

Getting ingredients for her would be a breeze. He knew the house's ins and outs better than anyone else (with the exception of its owner, of course!)

— arriving was that their joined hands would have to part ways, if only for a little while.

—

The two would find a note from Corinne on the front door, explaining that she'd stepped out to visit the neighbors but left the home open for Rex and Pneuma to come inside.

"Thoughtful as ever, Auntie." Chuckled Rex before opening the door.
It was nice to be back. The only downside to —

"I think this might be a new record for ya, Nia." Rex chuckled, mimicking the playful gesture.

"Two whole compliments without making fun of me! You sure you're feelin' alright?" After another laugh came a wide smile;

"Good to see you again, Nia. How've you been holdin' up?"

—

"I remember tryin' some at the inns we stayed at back then. They were good, but they weren't the same. Not like the homemade stuff."

Honestly, it shocked him that he'd never asked her about making them before!