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That is quite the statement you have. I really hope that neither of us or anyone will here.

[And yet, based on his tone, he wasn't sure if he could believe it. He wanted to be optimistic and especially when he knows such impossible things could happen. And yet, he also knows that he had to be realistic.

But who was he to ruin that for him?]

...Just promise me that you'll stay safe too, okay?

[ Without hesitation: ]

Of course, I promise.

[ Granted, it's easy to promise that when Daniel has been in so many dangerous situations in his life, and yet somehow made it alive out of every single one of them.. It means that he can promise this on his track record, and yet not feel guilty if he does ever have to jump into a dangerous situation here to save someone.

Sorry, Ken. ]

Just let the adults worry about that. I want you to be able to just do normal kid stuff here, Ken. As much as you can. Go and practice your hobbies, or.. you know, eat some nice cake. Do little things to treat yourself. [ He knows it's hard to not worry about the weight of the world and all, but.. be nice to your young, young self, Ken!! ]

[And yet, as much as Ken wanted to keep that promise, he didn't know just how much he could do that. With a mumble or two, he gave a sigh.]

...Then perhaps I should try and get some cake to relax.

[Granted, his sense of duty and responsibilities keep preventing him from doing so as he also needed to remind himself that, yes he was just a kid.]

Do you want to join me in getting some?

Get some? I could bake you one, you know.

[ Please, Ken. Did you not expect this? Is Daniel not obviously Dad enough as a person that of course he'd offer this instead?

Especially when stress baking practically is his way of dealing with the sheer pressure this place puts on him at all times. ]

All you have to do is let me know your favourite kind, and we can have some together. Or you could invite some of your friends, that's fine with me.

Uh...

[Well, he wasn't expecting this either. Here, he was trying his best to be polite and now Daniel managed to flip things around! Now what? The pressure was on him now!]

...Well, I'm not picky when it comes to cake. How about you surprise me with whatever you want?

[ Sorry, Ken. Flipping stuff like this around on teens is practically Daniel's expertise.. You fell right into his trap.. ]

Sure, I can do that. [ He just hopes Ken really does mean that he isn't picky, rather than saying it to make things easier on Daniel. ] How about you stop by the diner tomorrow, if you've got time then? I'll have a cake ready.

Yeah, that's fine. I'll be ready by then!

[And it's a good thing that Ken wasn't picky because in this point in his life, he couldn't afford to me!]

I hope that it'll be a good surprise!

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