You Said You Wanted Something Better, But Tonight You're Giving Up

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Miku was tired of waiting. Waiting for the elections to be over so that people could get back to their usual selves, waiting for the final OK from medical so that Steve could be released, waiting, waiting, waiting. Between staving off debilitating boredom and visits to Steve, she worked on controlling her abilities.

At least that was getting better. Well, mostly. All the worrying she was doing was probably undoing all the hard work she put into it.

With a sigh, Miku looked down into the bowl of mix she was preparing. With the little bit of food she'd bought for herself on the planet before everything went to pot, Miku was making lunch. It would be a while before everything was ready, so she stirred the mixture slowly, almost idly.

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"Well, I would hope not!" But, you never knew. Maybe she should take one extra to bribe Dr. Sera or Dr. Levy with. Prudently, she took two of the grilled onigiri and put them to the side. "I know how tired he gets of that... goop."

Sorry, Stacy. Learn to season.

The remaining two and some of the takoyaki were divided between Miku and Nanoha. "There."

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"If they give you any trouble, let me know, okay? I'll see if I can pull some strings as a department head." Nanoha leaned in to smell the food appreciatively. "Mm, that's heavenly. I'll let you know the next time I cook something, too."

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Well, at least Japanese society had gotten that right: it really was all about who a person knew. "Thank you, Nanoha-chan, I appreciate it very much."

This time, the takoyaki were properly prepared with sauce, the daub of mayonnaise, alien bonito flakes and aonori. "Here you are, Nanoha-chan. Please join me for lunch." It would have to be a quick lunch, though, because cold takoyaki was probably the worst thing to ever eat. Ever.

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She shook her head, waving her friend off. "Oh, don't worry about it, Miku-chan. It's really nothing!"

Oh, that smelled divine. Nanoha took her helping and smiled appreciatively. "I'd be happy to. Itadakimasu~!"

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"Itadakimasu!" It took only a moment to wrap up the food for Steve so it would stay warm, and she took a bite of the hot, grilled onigiri first. It tasted... clean, surprisingly. The saltiness of the alien furikake blended well with the rice, leaving behind a taste something like pickled plums.

Miku sighed after she swallowed and looked content.