Marvelous gives Don permission to use not just the oranges and the persimmons, but any other fruit he’d like as well, and even gives him a bowl to put the sliced fruit in. “Okay,” says Don, taking the bowl carefully. “Thank you.” He sets it down on the counter in front of him and looks back at the fruits. He picks out two of the ripest-looking persimmons, and four of the oranges in order to make enough juice, then turns his eye to the other fruits on the counter. Bananas might be nice, he thinks, taking three off of the large bunch in one of the bowls, and those kiwis look good too... Those will be easy enough to slice; bananas and kiwis really only need to be halved and they’re ready to eat. And Marvelous seems to be finishing up the rest of the meal already, so Don doesn’t want to take too much longer. He sets all the fruits he’s picked out in the bowl Marvelous had given him and carries them back to the opposite counter, where the juicer is waiting for him along with Marvelous’s array of knives and cutting boards.
Don rolls the sleeves of Marvelous’s pajama shirt up to his elbows, then takes a moment to wash his hands in the sink before he sets to work. He lays one of the cutting boards down on the counter and pulls a knife from the rack - just a short one, so it won’t be too clumsy to work with. He slices the bananas first, cutting them neatly in half with their peels still on and setting them back in the bowl. He does the kiwis the same way, though they’re so juicy that he sets a paper towel in the bowl before putting the halved kiwis in so that they won’t drip all over the other fruits. The persimmons take a little more work; the stems and leaves have to be removed, and they need to be properly sliced up rather than just halved. Don cuts each one into eight wedges, and is unable to resist popping one of the first ones straight into his mouth. It’s cool and sweet, the texture of it wonderfully light, and so fresh and ripe that Don lets out a little hum of delight as he chews. Once he’s finished slicing the persimmons, he arranges the wedges in the bowl with the bananas and kiwis, and then holds it out to Marvelous.
“Here, these are all ready,” he says, his ears perking up. “I’ll have the juice ready in just another minute.”
Don sets back to work, and is halving the oranges when Marvelous asks him whether he’d like coffee or tea. “Oh, um...” He’s careful not to get too distracted from what he’s doing with the knife while he thinks about it. “I think I’d like some tea, please,” he says. “May I ask what kinds you have?” Don plugs in the juicer and sets to juicing the oranges as he waits for an answer. Any kind of tea will be fine - he hasn’t had any in ages, so it’ll be a nice treat! - but he’s curious as to which varieties Marvelous enjoys. He might even have some Don hasn’t heard of before!
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Don rolls the sleeves of Marvelous’s pajama shirt up to his elbows, then takes a moment to wash his hands in the sink before he sets to work. He lays one of the cutting boards down on the counter and pulls a knife from the rack - just a short one, so it won’t be too clumsy to work with. He slices the bananas first, cutting them neatly in half with their peels still on and setting them back in the bowl. He does the kiwis the same way, though they’re so juicy that he sets a paper towel in the bowl before putting the halved kiwis in so that they won’t drip all over the other fruits. The persimmons take a little more work; the stems and leaves have to be removed, and they need to be properly sliced up rather than just halved. Don cuts each one into eight wedges, and is unable to resist popping one of the first ones straight into his mouth. It’s cool and sweet, the texture of it wonderfully light, and so fresh and ripe that Don lets out a little hum of delight as he chews. Once he’s finished slicing the persimmons, he arranges the wedges in the bowl with the bananas and kiwis, and then holds it out to Marvelous.
“Here, these are all ready,” he says, his ears perking up. “I’ll have the juice ready in just another minute.”
Don sets back to work, and is halving the oranges when Marvelous asks him whether he’d like coffee or tea. “Oh, um...” He’s careful not to get too distracted from what he’s doing with the knife while he thinks about it. “I think I’d like some tea, please,” he says. “May I ask what kinds you have?” Don plugs in the juicer and sets to juicing the oranges as he waits for an answer. Any kind of tea will be fine - he hasn’t had any in ages, so it’ll be a nice treat! - but he’s curious as to which varieties Marvelous enjoys. He might even have some Don hasn’t heard of before!