axel eats while I play unfitting music

[insinerating]

[This afternoon in Holly Heights, you may have passed by an odd sight. In front of one of the houses, there is a nobody seated on a lawn chair with several boxes of what appears to be ice cream to his left, and a pile of wrappers and sticks to his right. If you ask, maybe he'll share.]

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[centripetal]

Hm... [ picking up a wrapper and looking it over. ] "Sea salt". Is it not salty enough? Not... sea-y enough?

[insinerating]

Tastes too bland. I'm tryna figure out which tastes most like what I used to eat, but none of em have met my expectations so far.

[gesturing to the moutain of boxes on his left.]

Now I've got all these to get through.

[centripetal]

I could help!

[ a beat. ]

Oh, I mean with the eating. I'm not sure what the ice cream you used to eat tastes like, so I can't really help there…

[insinerating]

[Hmm, well that would definitely help him get through them faster..]

Alright, you're hired! You've been forewarned though, this is one grueling task. [he lifts a box of ice cream and offers it to Colette.]

[centripetal]

[ oh sweet, box. taking that and opening up the top, peeking inside and then… taking one out! ]

Heh heh. I'll try my best. [ and as she's setting down the box and unwrapping the popsicle: ] You must really like ice cream, huh?

[insinerating]

If you're joining the team, I'm gonna need a name.

[He'll be tossing a popsicle stick to the side. How unhealthy is this even..]

And eh, I guess. [waving a new bar in front of her with a grin.] Sea-salt's my favourite.

[centripetal]

[ taking a bite of the ice cream, taking in the flavor. it's... ]

Oh-- it's salty and sweet at the same time! [ it's. it's sugoi. sorry, she's not even paying attention to what was said because she's too busy staring at the popsicle. ]

[insinerating]

[kind of just watching her in amusement for a bit.]

Hellooo? [waving a hand to get her attention.] Earth to blondie.

[centripetal]

[ was about to take another bite, but stops once he waves her down-- ] Oh, um, sorry. What were you saying?

[insinerating]

Name! You got one?

[centripetal]

Name… [ how rude. she seems to realize this as she stands up a bit straighter. ] Ah, right! I'm Colette. Sorry, I got a little distracted.

What about yours?

[insinerating]

Colette, huh?

[will be committing that to memory, because that's what he does best.]

The name's Axel. Spelled a-x-E-L by the way, not like the gear.

[centripetal]

a-x-E-L, got it.

[ can she take another bite of ice cream.... yes she will be, thanks. ]

Does this really taste bland to you, A-X-E-L? It's really good.

[insinerating]

[pausing for a second, and then maybe snorting a little.]

No no, [wagging a finger] Aaaaxel. Axel. C'mon, say it with me.

[centripetal]

Oops. I thought it'd be more clear that way, but I guess it doesn't really work.

A-X-E-L. Axel. Is that okay now?

[insinerating]

Bingo! Good to know you've got my name memorized. I'll be testing you later, yeah?