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Kris: And now, we're entering the holiday kitchen.
Opening the door to the kitchen, Kris enters first. With Sunny, Madotsuki, Siffrin, and Niko following suite one by one.
Niko: Woah!
Siffrin: Spacious, I like it!
Madotsuki: A christmas tree?
Sunny hadn't said anything as his attention was fully set on the holiday piano...
Kris relaxes in the center of the room while others inspect the room, with Madotsuki checking the fridge, Siffrin admiring the hanging katana, and Niko sitting on the family table by one of the chairs.
Kris went to check on Madotsuki.
Madotsuki: There's eggnogs, packs of ice cream, and... jar of pickles?
Kris: Eh, don't think about it too hard. You could say it's there for decoration.
Madotsuki: Huh, makes sense I guess...
Then Siffrin.
Siffrin: Ever seen Mrs. Holiday use her katana as nothing more than a kitchen knife?
Kris: Mmh, once or twice in my youth. It was chaotic back in the day when I was cheering for her to cut down the vegetables.
Siffrin: Hehe! She sounds badass!
Then Niko.
Niko: If Holiday family serve christmas themed food, can they serve christmas themed pancakes?
Kris: Well, I'll ask Carol if she make pancakes for us.
Niko: Sweet!
And finally...
...
Kris: Sunny?
Sunny doesn't respond, his focus is only on the large piano. If you know his story, it brings bittersweet memories. Kris walks to his side, putting their hand to his shoulder as a comfort gesture.
Kris: I know...
Sunny: You... said that you can play piano?
Kris: Hm?
Sunny: I'm sorry if this sounds selfish, but... I want to hear it again. E-even if it's not the same as-
Sunny couldn't finish his last sentence as Kris pulled him to the piano stand, both sat with Kris in the middle and Sunny at their side from the right.
Now, Kris takes a deep breath. Thinking which song piece they could play for him?
...
Hm, maybe their own original piece?
Madotsuki, Siffrin, and Niko hear the first notes of a piano being played. Some kind of a 7/4 pattern, and they see that Kris is the one playing it with Sunny being their audience. Resting his head to their shoulder as they listen to the notes.
And so the other three join in as well, Madotsuki sat beside Kris from the left, Siffrin laid down next to the piano relaxed, and Niko hid under the instrument to hear the ivory keys louder.
The concert went for a while before Kris ended it. The aftermath was how they wished, as Sunny beamed a natural smile while Madotsuki, Siffrin, and Niko gave Kris an applause in response of the music piece with Kris bowed down in return.
Now they left the kitchen, as they move to the upper floor.