[For a moment Ryo just blinks, unable to come up with an answer to that question. The answer is yes, obviously, but the question is so unexpected that he can't quite find it. Why-]
[And then Thanatos tells him why. And it all makes sense.]
[Ryo misses Ryoga, but he's missed Ryoga for years; it's an ache he's well accustomed to packing away when it gets to be too much, and he's practiced in ignoring it. But Thanatos...is this the longest he's been away from his brother? And it definitely hasn't been by choice...]
[He nods, a warm smile spreading across his face.]
Of course. I'll get more next platform and we'll bake them together.
[There are logistical issues - did Thanatos's world even have the ingredients for these, for starters - but those can be sorted out later. For now, he's only saying what he thinks Thanatos needs to hear, and he plans on keeping that promise regardless.]
This thread has been wild and I love it
[And then Thanatos tells him why. And it all makes sense.]
[Ryo misses Ryoga, but he's missed Ryoga for years; it's an ache he's well accustomed to packing away when it gets to be too much, and he's practiced in ignoring it. But Thanatos...is this the longest he's been away from his brother? And it definitely hasn't been by choice...]
[He nods, a warm smile spreading across his face.]
Of course. I'll get more next platform and we'll bake them together.
[There are logistical issues - did Thanatos's world even have the ingredients for these, for starters - but those can be sorted out later. For now, he's only saying what he thinks Thanatos needs to hear, and he plans on keeping that promise regardless.]