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At Tristan's questions of what else did he propose he be but serious and that did he believe a different personality would fit his 'handsome pureblood face', Jack burst out laughing. "Handsome my butt! You're alright-looking, I guess," he continued to laugh, shaking his head. "But I think your head's a bit too big," Jack joked.

When Tristan mentioned canned spray cheese and talked about spraying it into his mouth, Jack started laughing again. "Ew, no, you're not supposed to spray that directly into your mouth, mate! That's supposed to be sprayed on crackers and stuff. Who told you to spray it into your mouth?" He could hardly picture the prim and proper blonde pureblood doing such a thing. It was funny to imagine, though.

Axyen started asking about pizza almost as soon as Jack mentioned it. "Pizza is like...a round, flat bread with tomato sauce and cheese and meat and other things on top. You can put whatever toppings on it that you like, but those are popular ones," he stated, smiling. He was glad Axyen stopped seeming too nervous to speak without stammering or to ask questions of his own volition without being prompted. Wanting to encourage the younger boy, he said, "I think you would like it. Also, it's really cool that you're so interested in all this and that you ask questions. Asking questions and seeking knowledge is the sign of an intelligent mind."

He chuckled when the first year said he couldn't wait to try eating some of the snacks he'd learned about one day. "I could get you some if you like. You just have to tell me what kind of stuff you'd like to try," he offered.

@Axyen Dragonclaw & @Tristan Theramin

Outfit/Physical Characteristics Reducio Pale Yellow Turtleneck with a sweater of the color black Blonde Hair Hazel/Blue Eyes 164 cm	Languages English Parseltongue French Hebrew Spanish Thoughts Spells	Age 14
Mentioning @Jack Burnett @Axyen Dragonclaw	Location Library	IC Date June 8th, 2023

The Place of Knowledge

When he hears the full belly laugh from Burnett, he can’t help but enjoy it, relishing its purity. Tristan puts on a fake offended face, letting out a quick “uggh” and jokingly replies, “You offend me, Burnett. Just alright?”He quickly settles back into his neutral stance and expression, however, and then swivels beautifully around to Axyen. He questions jokingly, “What do you believe is my level of attractiveness?” He gives a quick smirk and raises his eyebrows and pauses in that position for a moment. After he relaxes into neutrality, he addresses Burnett’s statement, “Well that is why I said, you can put it in your mouth, not that you are supposed to. However, I have shockingly seen more people than I desire, do exactly that. The Americans are quite strange, let us say.”
Tristan would never indulge in such things, not even in moments of weakness. His taste buds were cultivated by finesse and wealth and he would never betray them in such a manner. So he ranted, sophisticatedly, “I would rather fulfill my hunger with a croque monsieur, or perhaps with Salmon en papillote, or perhaps, if I should desire to satisfy my desire for sweets, with a crème bruleé. Why must cheese in a can be something in existence? Whether it be on a cracker or in your mouth, cheese should not be a spray. I am quite a food critic, but I have to admit, cheese in a can does taste good in macaroni and cheese.” Tristan sheepishly smiled after this.

Axyen watched both Burnett and Tristan, Axyen held in laughter as Burnett said Tristan's head was too big. Axyen smiled widely, looking like he had a bubble in his mouth, trying to suppress as much laughter as he could. It was until Tristan turned towards Axyen and asked Axyen for his opinion on Tristan's attractiveness, Axyen burst out laughing at once before managing to compose himself quickly, still holding in as much laughter as he could.

Axyen listened to Burnett. Wait- it's supposed to go on crackers? Axyen thought to himself, that made a lot more sense than just spraying it in your mouth. Axyen listened to Tristan as he recalled seeing a few people do it. Axyen was shocked, and his face seemed to show it too. Who would do something like that? Axyen thought to himself.

Axyen then paid attention and listened closely to Burnett who was now explaining what a pizza was. "Wait, you can put anything on it?" Axyen asked, if that was the case, then Axyen's next question would be And it still would taste good? Axyen was getting interested in this conversation and was glad he met Jack and Tristan on this day. Axyen by this point has forgotten he was still holding Muggle Fairytales in his hands, as he was so invested in the conversation now.

Axyen noticed Burnett compliment Axyen's curiosity, Axyen in response, sheepishly looked down. "Thanks..." Axyen managed to say, although he was slightly more quiet from slight embarrassment that was short lived as Tristan proceeded to give his opinion on Cheese in a can or something like that. Axyen managed to hold in laughter and hold back his smiler, so now Axyen didn't look like a pufferfish, which was good news to Axyen.

Axyen noticed Burnett's offer to try and help Axyen try Muggle food, Axyen's face lit up, that the yellow on his Hufflepuff uniform might've glowed with Axyen's face for a second. "Yeah! I'd love to!" Axyen exclaimed, failing to hold in his excitement until it was slightly too late. Axyen realized this and sheepishly pretended to kick a nonexistent rock and readjusted his posture while doing so.

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Jack chuckled heartily at Tristan's mock look of being offended. He didn't really find looks attractive so much as minds, so he didn't know what was considered 'good-looking' or not. Perhaps Axyen would have been better able to soothe Tristan's ego. But no, Axyen started laughing too, and then Jack couldn't help doing the same all over again. Laughter really was contagious.

The redheaded Slytherin snorted in amusement and tried to contain more laughter behind a handful of snickers when Tristan said he'd seen more people than he desired to spray cheese directly into their mouths. "They do that in America? That's gross!"

Jack then proceeded to draw himself up and mime a snobbishly sophisticated person, puffing out his chest and pretending to pour himself some tea while he stuck his nose in the air. Whether he was teasing Tristan or just making fun of his sort of people in general was difficult to say, but he behaved that way throughout Tristan's description of what he himself ate. He stopped when Axyen asked more about pizza, though.

"Anything," he confirmed about the pizza toppings, nodding. "People put all kinds of things on their pizzas, but just because they can doesn't always mean they should. Like...ugh...people spraying cheese into their mouths."

Jack beamed when Axyen thanked him for his praise, nodding again before reaching out to playfully ruffle Axyen's hair. He was even more delighted to see how happy the younger boy was at the prospect of being able to try the different drinks and foods they'd talked about. "Aww, you don't have to be shy about it," he told Axyen when he noticed the kid pretend to kick a rock. "I like seeing people excited. It makes me happy."

He clapped his hands together decisively. "Alright, maybe some time we can have a party and I'll bring muggle snacks and pizza and soda to that. What do you guys say?"

@Axyen Dragonclaw & @Tristan Theramin

Outfit/Physical Characteristics Reducio Pale Yellow Turtleneck with a sweater of the color black Blonde Hair Hazel/Blue Eyes 164 cm	Languages English Parseltongue French Hebrew Spanish Thoughts Spells	Age 14
Mentioning @Jack Burnett @Axyen Dragonclaw	Location Library	IC Date June 8th, 2023

The Place of Knowledge

Tristan is thoroughly amused at this conversation, although he had not predicted the destination it had landed upon. As the laughter quieted down, he had a slight smile on his face, his eyes twinkling in genuine amusement. He supposed that mime that Burnett was attempting was quite successful and he agreed with the fact that his pretentiousness was easy to tease. Tristan did not actually believe that he had better tastebuds than anyone else only that he was more intelligent and more important than others. He was a genius after all. As he listened to the conversation between Burnett and Axyen about toppings for pizza, he decided to ask, “I know that you have not tried pizza yet, Axyen, but there is a debate about pizza toppings in the Muggle World that I would like to ask Burnett. Would you put pineapple on pizza or not? I am of the accord that pineapple is amazing on pizza but how about you?” He considered the thought about setting a time for muggle snacks and food, and he found himself starting to agree with the idea. As he thought about it even more, he was surprised at the fluttering of excitement bubbling up out of him, in strange and unique fashion. He shut it down externally, but he could not help but reply, “As for the last idea, I wholeheartedly agree, and if Axyen is amenable to it, you can join me in my family’s London flat in the Muggle World this summer for such, or anywhere else you think might be a good plan. If you need to hide such from your parents, then we can also meet in the Theramin Manor and my parents can floo us to the Muggle style flat.” He was shocked he offered such, as he had not entered the flat since his tutor had died, but the amusement of it all caught him up in such a decision.

Axyen was now embarrassed as Burnett began laughing with Axyen, Axyen hoped Tristan didn't react negatively to the laughter. Axyen stopped, even though he wasn't finished laughing, just to try and be considerate of Tristan's feelings. He looked up at Tristan, who had a small smile, so luckily it appeared that Tristan wasn't offended or anything similar to that.

Burnett proceeded to mention how it was gross that people in America sprayed cheese in their mouth. Axyen found it disgusting and nodded in agreement with Burnett. I still find that hard to believe, who in their right mind would do something so.... foolish? Axyen thought to himself, it just seemed so unbelievable as well as disgusting. "Surely they'd have to regret spraying cheese in their mouth, right?" Axyen asked. Their reactions are what was the funny part about it. Axyen imagined someone doing an act using his imagination and instantly regretted it. Thankfully, Burnett was going to answer Axyen's questions about Pizza.

Axyen listened as Burnett said that you can put anything on Pizza, but did warn Axyen that he shouldn't always just add random things on pizza, Axyen decided to make a personal note of this, Axyen nodded to show that he was still paying attention to Burnett. Tristan began to speak to Axyen about a Muggle Debate about whether pineapple belonged on pizza or not. Wow, Muggles must be living great lives, they even argue about the small things without worry... Axyen thought, imagining Muggle Life where you wouldn't need to worry about war or keeping your identity a secret, but just arguing about a Pizza Topping. "Well, I think I should give it a chance first." Axyen said as a reply, he never could properly 'guess' things like this.

Burnett proceeded to ruffle Axyen's hair and tell Axyen that he didn't need to be shy, in response Axyen nodded and Burnett began to mention the idea of a party with Muggle snacks and pizza. Axyen found it impossible to resist an opportunity to try new things and said "Yeah, that's a great idea!" Axyen exclaimed. Tristan even offered Axyen to join Tristan on a flat which Axyen didn't mind at all. Convincing his parents however, was a different story entirely. Well, it was mostly convincing his mother that was going to be the problem.
I'll try to convince my mom." Axyen said, not wanting to say too much about his mother and her anti-muggle business.

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"I would think so, Dragonclaw," Jack said when Axyen commented that surely people would have to regret spraying cheese in their mouth. "But maybe they're crazy and they don't if they still do it anyway."

The hazel-eyed Slytherin tilted his head when Tristan brought up the topic of a debate regarding pizza toppings. "I think pineapple on pizza tastes okay," he answered, looking thoughtful. "It's fish that I'm not so sure about. I don't know how well it would go with the tomato sauce." He grinned when Axyen said he thought he should give it a chance first. "That's the spirit! I think it's good to at least try everything once before judging it. You never know when something might surprise you."

Not long after Jack proposed the idea of having a party with muggle food and drink, Axyen happily exclaimed that it was a great idea and Tristan offered up his family's London flat as a place to have said party. He also offered his family's manor as a suggestion, but Jack started to grow a little uneasy at that. "But your parents are purebloods, aren't they?" he said. "They might be fine with Axyen since he's another pureblood, but what if they hate me? I thought we could just have the party here in the castle sometime. Maybe in the Room of Requirement if we wanted. Then Dragonclaw wouldn't even have to ask his mom."

@Axyen Dragonclaw & @Tristan Theramin

Outfit/Physical Characteristics Reducio Pale Yellow Turtleneck with a sweater of the color black Blonde Hair Hazel/Blue Eyes 164 cm	Languages English Parseltongue French Hebrew Spanish Thoughts Spells	Age 14
Mentioning @Jack Burnett @Axyen Dragonclaw	Location Library	IC Date June 8th, 2023

The Place of Knowledge

At Burnett’s comment of fish and tomato sauce, he replied, “Perhaps not fish and tomato, but mussels in tomato broth taste incredible.” He makes the noise of a chef appreciating his work. He gives a quick toothy grin with a yearning look on his face. This expression soon fades away. He nods as Axyen says he should try it at once and affirms Burnett’s comment by saying, “That is indeed something I can support, attempting and trying things at least once is a very wise thing to do.” A person who tries things at least once can better decide on the benefits and harms. And it is very useful for the future when you are the only person who can tell others what the subject they are questioning is about. He listened as Axyen said he had to convince his mom, and Burnett became a little uneasy. He reassured and questioned them, “As for your mother, Axyen, what specific part of the plans would she have grievances for, muggle items or you being alone? And of course Burnett, we could do it here if it turns out to be difficult to convince Axyen’s mother but the authentic experience of Muggle London is too good to miss out on in my opinion.”

Axyen listened as Burnett said that he'd think people would be normal and regret spraying cheese into their mouth, he also listened as Burnett entertained the idea of people who spray cheese into their mouth being crazy, which seemed logical to Axyen. Why use something if you're not going to use it correctly? Axyen thought to himself, the logic didn't add up for Axyen, why are you going to have something and then not use it correctly? Especially on purpose, now that would be truly foolish to Axyen.

Axyen listened as Burnett stated his opinion of pineapple being on Pizza. Axyen also listened as Burnett stated that fish might not go well with tomato sauce. That was something Axyen could try potentially later, just to see if he liked it. Axyen looked at the floor momentarily, thinking about this information given to him, before Axyen looked back up as Burnett said that you never know when something that sounds bad suddenly surprises you. Axyen sheepishly smiled. Tristan added to Burnett's statement. "Thanks!" Axyen said.

Burnett pointed out that Axyen's parents could hate Burnett. Axyen frowned, that may be true, but Axyen remained silent, not wanting to admit it. His father would be fine with it, but his mother wouldn't, and for some reason his mother seemed to be able to win nearly every argument, it was just unfair for Axyen. It felt like his mother ruined everything and it all started when he became interested in the Muggle World, and ever since, it became harder to agree with his mother.

Burnett suggested the Room of Requirement, Axyen read about it at one point, Axyen instantly nodded his head in agreement. "Yeah, that actually works out pretty well!" Axyen said. Tristan asked Axyen if his mother may have an issue with the Muggle Items or being alone. "I think she'd have a problem with both.." Axyen said, he looked down and made eye contact with the floor, as the floor looked at Axyen, Axyen looked back up quickly. "I think a party in the Room of Requirement sounds great." Axyen finally said. "I can study where the kitchens are and ask the house elves for the snacks, drinks, and pizza." Axyen said, trying to make an offer that made the Room of Requirement party sound like less work and more fun for the two.

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Tristan's opinion on mussels in tomato broth caused Jack to tilt his head speculatively. "Huh. Is that so? I may have to try that sometime."

He listened when Tristan asked Axyen what part of their plans his mother might have had a problem with. The blonde boy also stated that they could do it at school if they needed to, but that 'the authentic experience of muggle London was too good to miss out on' in his opinion. "Really? What's the difference between 'muggle London' and the London that purebloods experience?" Jack wanted to know. "Not that I know anything, but I would think it would essentially be the same thing, eating at a muggle flat and eating here."

Then Axyen piped up and nodded his agreement at the suggestion of using the Room of Requirement for their party. Jack took this to mean Axyen already knew of the room which had him impressed. He wondered how the underclassman had learned about it but concluded it had probably been in a similar fashion to the way he himself had learned about it. Or maybe he had found out from other students.

Jack nodded in acknowledgment when Axyen said his mother probably would have had an issue with both things Tristan had asked about. "Great. Then the Room of Requirement it is. We just need to pick a date and time." He smiled at Axyen. "If the house elves don't have any of those things you want to try, just let me know and I'll get my parents to send me some through the post or by owl."

@Axyen Dragonclaw & @Tristan Theramin