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[whatsamada]

"When...?"

Ken wasn't too sure about how this coffee would turn out. At first he seemed confident that he knew what he was doing. But now, it was starting to question everything. Especially now when it was almost up to the top.

"....And I'll have to black." Will he regret this??

[amperor]

They'll probably both regret this.

Akihiko stops when Ken says so and sets the coffee pot back on the warmer. Then he adds the milk to his and stirs it, finally picking up his cup and clinking it against Ken's gently.

"Itadakimasu."

With that, he takes a sip... and grimaces almost immediately. It's very bitter. What'd he do wrong???

[whatsamada]

It was then that Ken froze midway when he was about to drink it. Looking at Akihiko's face, he immediately looked at the cup of coffee before regret slowly started to sink in.

"...Are you okay, Sanada-san?"

If he got it black, he didn't want to think how bitter it was compared to his senpai.

[amperor]

He takes another sip to test and it's not any better the first time. He sets it down with the grimace still on his face.

"It's really bitter."

To the point that he's looking for a container of sugar if he's going to drink this, actually.

[whatsamada]

Ken didn't say anything. He simply looked at Akihiko and then back at the coffee.

"....Would more milk and sugar help...?"

He hasn't even tasted his own coffee and he was wondering if he should even bother!

[amperor]

"I hope so. But I don't think I did it right. It tastes worse than the instant stuff."

Akihiko finds the sugar and sets it down, with a small sigh.

"Sorry. Guess it isn't as simple as it seemed."

[whatsamada]

"No, it's fine! The important thing is that we tried, right?"

But then again, this was him trying to be optimistic. Looking at his coffee, that's when he finally took a sip. In an instant, Ken winced badly as he tried his hardest not to cough it out.

"...Even if it taste really bad."

[amperor]

Ken's words seem to bolster Akihiko a little, and he smiles without hiding it, though he laughs a little bit at the cough.

"How about this," he offers. "We stop trying to drink what's obviously already messed up. I'll take us to a coffee shop and we can get something decent; maybe they'll give us some pointers if we ask nicely, too."

[whatsamada]

It did hurt a little bit knowing that they messed up with the coffee. However, he knew that he had to get better. With a sigh, he nodded.

"....I think that would be a good idea. Hopefully the next time we do this, we can make it better."

Otherwise, he wasn't sure how he could make a good cup of coffee without messing up again.

wrap?

[amperor]

"We will. It's just like anything else - it takes practice, and learning what works and what doesn't."

At least Akihiko sounds firm in that belief. For now, he takes Ken's cup and his own, putting them in the sink, and ushering them out the door.

... Leaving the coffee for Shinjiro to discover.