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Fan: Hey, Needle, have you ever taken any of those online personality tests?

Firey: Fan, I doubt Needle is interested in those 'which character are you' quizzes you take.

Fan: I'm not talking about those!

Needle: I don't think so. Why?

Fan: I dunno, I just thought you could learn a bit about yourself if you do one...?

Pitcher: ...You think the best way to help Needle is making her take an online quiz?

Fan: I don't! It's just... for fun, I guess?

Firey: If it's for fun, let's all do one! C'mon, let's look for trending ones!

Fan: That's not really what I-

Firey: Look! A 'what color are you' quiz! Let's do this one.

Pitcher: Do we all have to do it...

Firey: Of course you do!

Leaf Ball: ...

Needle: ...Leaf Ball, do you want to take the quiz?

Leaf Ball: It's fine, I can just watch.

Needle: ...

Fan: ...Needle, are you having a hard time with one of the questions? You've just been staring at the screen without tapping anything.

Pitcher: Huh? It's only 15 questions, and they're all really basic.

Needle: It's the 3rd question.

Firey: About the favorite food? I know, it was a hard decision. They're all delicious!

Needle: I was thinking the opposite. They all taste the same, don't they?

Pitcher: What? Nothing on there is similar at all.

Needle: They all taste bland.

Firey: That's not true! If all of those options are so bland to you, then what is your favorite food?

Needle: I don't know. It's the same for everything else.

Pitcher: ...Can you not taste anything at all?

Needle: That's not true. I remember being able to enjoy desserts when I was younger. But at some point, everything just started tasting like nothing.

Fan: That sounds concerning... shouldn't you go to a doctor?

Needle: There's nothing wrong with my health.

Fan: ...If you say so.

Leaf Ball: Well, at least we learned a bit Needle. It's just as Fan said.

Needle: What did we learn?

Pitcher: That you can't taste anything.

Needle: ...

Needle: I guess that is something new.

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Firey: Alright, now that we're here, I should tell you guys why I invited you!

Fan: You mean you didn't want to just hang out?

Firey: ...Anyways.

Firey: We're gonna be trying the new thing on the menu today! Everyone's been talking about it, so let's give it a shot ourselves.

Pitcher: If everyone's been talking about it, then how come the rest of us hasn't heard of it?

Needle: The rest of us don't talk to a lot of people.

Pitcher: That's..!

[A shop clerk walks over to the table and sets down four bowls of fries.]

Firey: It's here!

Fan: Those are some dangerous looking fries...

Firey: Don't be like that, Fan! Try it!

Fan: ...

Pitcher: Let's all try it at the same time, okay?

Needle: Alright.

Firey: On the count of three! One... two... three!

Everyone: ...

Fan: T-that's spicy! Really spicy!

Pitcher: Water, order water!

Firey: Ahaha, you should see the look on your faces!

Pitcher: Did you even eat one, Firey!?

Firey: I did! But for your information, I like spicy food. It has a kick to it!

[The same shop clerk walks back to the table, carrying cups of water.]

Waiter: Did someone ask for water here?

Needle: Yep, those two.

Waiter: Alright

[The shop clerk puts down two cups of water. Fan and Pitcher immediately take it and chug it, both of them coughing afterward.]

Firey: What about you, Needle? Did you try one?

Needle: It tingled a bit.

Firey: ...And...?

Needle: That's it.

Firey: What!? Did you really eat one!? There's no way you could handle something like that!

Needle: Do you need me to eat another one to prove it? Watch.

Firey: ...

Fan: ...Wow, that's amazing, Needle!

Firey: Hey! What about me!?

Pitcher: So you really can't taste it...?

Needle: No.

Firey: Righttt, we had that conversation a few days ago. It was the entire reason I considered taking you guys here.

Pitcher: To make us eat the spiciest fries in the city...!?

Firey: Wow, how'd you know! That's exactly why!

Fan: Ugh, I don't even wanna finish these...

Pitcher: Shit, I forgot we each bought one. There's no way I'm eating these.

Firey: Well, if you're not taking them, then I'll gladly take them for myself!

Pitcher: Ugh... we basically bought you food too...!

Needle: I can eat some, too.

Pitcher: I guess...

Firey: No way, Needle doesn't even want them! You just don't want me to have all of them!

Pitcher: Exactly! Screw you!

Needle: (I couldn't taste the spiciness of the food at all like the rest of them, but...)

Needle: (I feel a bit warmer than usual.)

Fan: Needle! Firey's eating your fries!

Firey: I am not! I'm just helping her finish them!

Needle: You can take them if you want.

Firey: Really? Yippee!

Pitcher: ...Were you thinking of something, Needle?

Needle: I guess. But I think we should focus on how Firey's trying to make Fan have another fry.

Pitcher: What the- hey!