“Calling me a workaholic makes it sound like a problem. I prefer to consider my lifestyle a solution instead,” Kaz banters back. His tone is light and flippant, though not without some truth underscoring it that most might not notice. Diving into work does help keep other parts of his life at bay, an excuse to not deal with them. Though like Piper, he’s lowered his impenetrable walls a little for the people who are family to him now, to where he might complain but he will share a drink with Jesper or share late night waffles with Nina.
“I’ll take the win,” Nina agrees with a grin just as Kaz says simultaneously, “It’s thieves who take, so I must have won.”
Nina shakes her head and gives Piper a ‘you see what I have to put up with?’ look. “That doesn’t even make sense.”
“It does if you think about it. But I know you avoid what makes you think…” Kaz ducks as Nina lobs an orange slice at him.
“You made it land on the floor! Stop wasting food!”
“I should let you hit me so the food’s not wasted?” Kaz asks dryly as he leans over to pick it up and shrugs. “It’s fine.”
“Don’t you dare eat that. Don’t you dare blow on it and then eat it.”
“Why, is the floor that dirty? I can wash it off.” He rises to his feet to rinse off the orange slice.
“That isn’t how germs work, you know. I saw it on an episode of Mythbusters. The five second rule is a myth and so is rinsing off germs.” Nina knows it’s a lost cause though and just shakes her head. “Gross, Kaz. But look who I'm talking to, your body’s nothing but one big infestation at this point. I bet you're immune to everything.”
Why did Kaz’s shoulders bunch up in tension for a moment at that? It only lasts a moment but Nina is puzzled, it’s no worse than their other joking. They'd just been having fun as usual. She casts a quizzical look at Piper but doesn’t say anything, letting the topic shift to one more pleasant. “Yes, PLEASE, I would love to visit. Can I come back with you after the festival? I’m sure I’ll need a few days off. You can show me around and I can show you how good caraway goes in coffee. It’ll be a gateway to showing you that tea is superior.”
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“I’ll take the win,” Nina agrees with a grin just as Kaz says simultaneously, “It’s thieves who take, so I must have won.”
Nina shakes her head and gives Piper a ‘you see what I have to put up with?’ look. “That doesn’t even make sense.”
“It does if you think about it. But I know you avoid what makes you think…” Kaz ducks as Nina lobs an orange slice at him.
“You made it land on the floor! Stop wasting food!”
“I should let you hit me so the food’s not wasted?” Kaz asks dryly as he leans over to pick it up and shrugs. “It’s fine.”
“Don’t you dare eat that. Don’t you dare blow on it and then eat it.”
“Why, is the floor that dirty? I can wash it off.” He rises to his feet to rinse off the orange slice.
“That isn’t how germs work, you know. I saw it on an episode of Mythbusters. The five second rule is a myth and so is rinsing off germs.” Nina knows it’s a lost cause though and just shakes her head. “Gross, Kaz. But look who I'm talking to, your body’s nothing but one big infestation at this point. I bet you're immune to everything.”
Why did Kaz’s shoulders bunch up in tension for a moment at that? It only lasts a moment but Nina is puzzled, it’s no worse than their other joking. They'd just been having fun as usual. She casts a quizzical look at Piper but doesn’t say anything, letting the topic shift to one more pleasant. “Yes, PLEASE, I would love to visit. Can I come back with you after the festival? I’m sure I’ll need a few days off. You can show me around and I can show you how good caraway goes in coffee. It’ll be a gateway to showing you that tea is superior.”