Novvy's smile is cryptic, smug, and something he only pulls onto his face once the sakura mochi is safely in his grasp, because it's the sort of shit-eating grin that would make someone immediately want to change their mind for whatever they'd just done to provoke it. "We'll see."

Speaking of that kid...

Instead of getting up and leaving, Mr. Perfect Collar cups his free hand by his mouth, and hollers over at her.

"Gratia! Come here, little mochi bunny, look at what the nice man shared with us! You can smash petals up with rocks more later!"


The kid absolutely does not drop the rock before she starts to run over.