[Inigo already has a tendency to seem like someone who's wandered into the Imperial Harem by accident and is struggling to look like he's meant to be there while desperately trying to find a way out. But apparently being accosted with a spoonful of sauce is too unexpected even for him. It's like he's never been asked to sample food before! Which is maybe not so ridiculous in a country ravaged by some sort of disaster, but the boy has been in this realm longer than Li Lianhua has. And no one's involved him in cooking yet? Unbelievable.
In fact, Inigo's air of baffled compliance suddenly reminds him of someone else, and those two having anything in common at all is so absurd and endearing he can't help but laugh. Incredulous for a moment, before he plays along like Inigo just told a funny joke:]
Hah, well we'd really be in trouble if it smelled like a dog's breath, right? Young man, be serious now and tell me how it tastes. Do you like it? Would you make adjustments?
[Ready or not, here the spoon comes again. This is now educational, and one can't succeed without first being pushed to one's limits.]
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Date: 2025-03-03 12:17 am (UTC)In fact, Inigo's air of baffled compliance suddenly reminds him of someone else, and those two having anything in common at all is so absurd
and endearinghe can't help but laugh. Incredulous for a moment, before he plays along like Inigo just told a funny joke:]Hah, well we'd really be in trouble if it smelled like a dog's breath, right? Young man, be serious now and tell me how it tastes. Do you like it? Would you make adjustments?
[Ready or not, here the spoon comes again. This is now educational, and one can't succeed without first being pushed to one's limits.]