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Tommy was a demon lord he watched over every soul that came into the underworld, he was a lower rank so his absence didnt matter. However, as he was in his position, watching the souls, he watched as one particular human caught his eye... The human was apathetic.. he didnt show any emotions, none. they were devoid of emotion.. Tommy was interested with that Human and decided that he wanted to start living with a human because he found out that this particular human was named Technoblade, he started to live with him and he started to learn more and more about how humans lived. Now, many were scared of Tommy, but not Techno. Infact, Tommy was often scolded by Techno and Tommy actually listened to him.
Tommy went into Techno's Kitchen and he stood behind Techno as he was cooking. "What are you doing mortal..? Why are mixing together these... herbs, crushed up stones and powders..?" he asked
Techno didnt even look up when he spoke, he spoke in a deep, monotone voice. "Food."
Tommy scoffed and snorted a little, he had a cocky attitude about him and he decided to test this 'Techno'. "Mortal, you do realise that what you are trying to cook will not turn out well.. what do you even plan to make..?"
"...How would you know. You're the one asking what it is." Techno said, looking at the demon lord now.
Tommy was visibly irritated by the fact that this mortal was talking back to him, but he had never actually been disrespected before so he kinda liked it.. "...You know what.. I'm going to sit here and watch.. I don't really care about what mortals call 'dinner time' but this seems fun.." Tommy smirked and looked at Techno and tried not to laugh
"I expected you to sit and watch too. So you're just meeting expectations." Techno said.
Tommy seemed to pout a little, he wasn't used to being disrespected so it kinda felt nice to be treated like this.. He decided to talk back a little to try and get a few more words out of Techno. "What is the point of you mortals wasting time on cooking, surely you cant be bothered to waste your time on this..?"
"Well, unlike immortal beings, 'Mortals', need sustainence to survive. Sustainence can come in form of solid and liquid forms, as in water, and meat or vegetables."
That was actually a very good point.. Tommy decided to think about that comment for a few minutes until he eventually decided to ask yet another question. "How come mortals need a different food each day then.. I can see why they need to eat and drink water everyday, but why different food? Its a waste of time to buy different ingredients.. why not just buy one thing and eat that.."
"It's enjoyable. If you think about it, its the same as living. You dont want to do one thing all your life, you wnat to do different things. Same thing in food, you dont want to eat one thing everyday, besides, sometimes people need more than one thing to sustain their body and health. Everyone's body reacts different to everything." Techno explained." If it's repetetive, the human mind can get bored and and therefore go into a depressive state of mind."
"Thats very interesting, to think how mortals actually need so much to sustain their life.. and that boredom, do you mortals get bored of eating the same thing day in and day out..?" He asked curious, this was very different for him, he didnt even know boredom was a thing.. he was a demon lord so he would be in the deepest and worst levels of hell if he got bored.. so he wondered how mortals even survived if they got bored so easily.
"Sometimes yes, theres a certain capacity to things, for example, say, my favorite food is vegetable soup. I might have it a couple of times a week, but if i have it thrice in a row, i'll get tired of it. Eventually, i'll need someting sweet, or something lighter, or maybe heavier. Or maybe i might need to switch my diet to something with meat."
Tommy raised an eyebrow, so mortals get bored of the same thing over and over, and what's worse was they can get so bored of it, they would get so bored of eating it that they would change their entire diets just because they got bored with one thing.. interesting. Tommy decided to try and annoy this mortal and ask one more question. "Now, your favorite food is soup.. why soup and not something else..? What makes soup your favorite? Do mortals only enjoy eating foods that you have to eat with a spoon..?"
"..No, i was just giving an example. And I dont keep watch of every person eats, I dont care. And for the record, we're not connected." Techno said as he plated his food, but he got two plates instead of one.
Tommy was taken aback by this sudden reaction, he had annoyed this mortal one too many times clearly and he had crossed the line, but he couldnt help but wonder what the second plate was for.. so he decided to ask him. "...Whats that other plate for mortal..?" He asked
"...You." Techno said, he walked over to his dinning table and he put the plates down,
Tommy had not expected this mortal to actually have an extra plate for him, it was a strange feeling to him, he wasnt used to mortals ever being so kind and considerate to him as they were terrified of his appearance.. and now this mortal wasnt scared of him at all and was.. sharing food with him? Tommy stood there in silence not knowing what to say, so he decided to just sit down. He blushed a little, he didnt know what to do to be honest.. but then an idea sprang to mind.. "You're going to feed me mortal..?" he asked but he didnt expect techno to actually answer so he waited patiently for a response, his demon tail was wagging a bit behind him, and one of his elven ears gave a slight twich in curiousity.
"Yes. Yes i am. Do you not like the concept of human food?" Techno asked as he sat down next to Tommy.
Tommy shrugged as he scooted over a little to give Techno more room as well, maybe he wasnt as bad or scary looking to this mortal after all.. Tommy smiled at his response but he had one question that plagued him. "Do you humans just.. feed all your guests? What if it was just some random human you didnt know that well or someone you barely talked to? Do you just.. provide food to all these people..? I guess mortals are more sociable than I thought. I mean, I've never tried it before.. maybe its nice.."
"...." Techno just looked at him and gave Tommy a solid pat on the head just inbetween Tommy's horns. "You ask too many questions. From now, no questions ta the dinner table... Unless its about the food." Techno said.
Tommy pouted again but he didnt mind the sudden affection Techno showed him, if anything he somewhat liked it.. And apparrently so did his body because his tail started to wag faster "..I get told that alot." He said and he looked down and his tail stopped wagging as he waited for a few more seconds before he finally asked something about the food. "Can I ask what it is that we are eating..?"
"Sure, this dish is Alfredo pasta, its like boiled dough with chicken and sauce." Techno answered.
Tommy's tail instantly went wagging again as the thought of eating something other than souls made his mouth water. "Pasta is made of dough..? But dough is used to make bread and rolls? Im getting so much valuable information from this mortal! So pasta is like bread and then you add chicken and cheese and whatever this 'Sauce' is, and it becomes a new meal.. this is fascinating! Its like a whole new world being opened for me! Humans are interesting.."
"..." Techno just booped Tommy's nose. "Hush." He said, sightly tilting his head to see whether that actually worked.
Tommy had never been booped on the nose before, he was so suprised he instantly stopped talking, he turned away from Techno and tried to hide his face so Techno couldnt see him blushing, he then spoke, in a higher pitched voice "..You're just doing that because you know it'll work, arent you mortal..?"
"..Yes. Yes i am. Did it work?" he asked, Techno was starting to grow fond of this demon... He was like a clingy and curious younger brother. Techno liked that.
"..Yes it worked, very well actually.." Tommy was now turning bright red from how flustered he was becoming.. this mortal had made him act different in so many ways that he didnt even know he could act.. He continued speaking with his higher pitched and flustered voice. "..Can I ask something else..? I know you said no more questions but.."
Techno sighed but nodded. "Mhm, go on."
"..How come you are nice to me mortal when other mortals are so scared of me? Do you not find me intimidating?" Tommy was starting to wonder this since this whole experience and he wanted to know the answer, but he wondered if asking this might make him lose this mortal, he wanted to keep him and keep learning everything he could about his species but he didnt want to annoy him. So he waited patiently for a response.
"...No. You look like you'd cry if anyone left you alone for more than an hour." Techno said, in all seriousness. But then again, he didnt exactly hsow any emotions so..
Tommy actually did look like he was gonna tear up a little when Techno said that, however he didnt want to look weak and pathetic in front of this mortal so he instead of tear up on the spot he decided to say this instead. "..I.. Uh... Well.. uh.. I mean.. uhm.. Well.. That might.. uh.. That might be slightly true... But you look like you'd yell at your mom if she asked you to clean your room!.."
"Eh. that's fair." Techno replied. "But be a good little demon and eat your food, i have to go to bed early tonight, i have to meet up with someone.." Techno said as he started to eat.