"Kobayashi, everyone's raging about the tskune" I tell her.
"Well when Tohru heard the office would be having a potluck, she instantly thought of making this"
Elma: "I see. It's very flavorful. What did you bring Takiya-senpai?"
"Um I just brought soda and paper plates"
"Thank you" Elma replies.
Wakita and Mobu-San approaches us. "Elma-chan! I love the yakitori"
"I can't take all the credit. Nai helped me too"
Mobu: " I always wanted to know. Which one of you is the man? Is it Nai? Yet she doesn't seem to fit the masculine identity"
I laugh at this. People ask lesbian couples these questions all the time.
"Well we don't really see ourselves like that, Mobu-san. We're both women" I say.
Wakita: "I mean sharing your period with your significant other is goals, right?"
Elma looks confused. "Nai's cycle changes sometimes" She's handling this better than I thought. She learnt a lot from my prattling.
These OLs seem happy to be hearing of our relationship. They seem starved of content to discuss.
Wakita: "I have a cousin who wants to try the IVF but she's nervous. She and her husband has been trying for years to have kids normally. I told her of your success story."
Me: "Ehm well I think she should consult with her doctor about these things. What may work for one couple may not work for another. But I wish your cousin all the best. Children are bundles of joy"
"Here's something for you"
Elma takes out a charm from her blazer jacket
Wakita: "What's it?"
"It's a fertility charm. I carry all types on me because you never know when you'll need one. Give it to your cousin."
Wakita: "Thank you so much Elma-chan. Well we're going upstairs. Marketing has a party we don't wanna miss. See you"
Me: "That was weird."
Elma: "Those two always amuse me. I don't understand them sometimes."
"Heh and that's how Elma got diarrhea on the camping trip" I can hear laughter.
We turn around to see it's Tohru speaking to Takiya.
"Tohru! How dare you tell that story to Takiya?"
"I was just making conversation."
Elma: "What are you doing here?" She looks flustered.
Tohru:"Miss Kobayashi wanted me to collect the big pirex dish. She didn't want to bring it home alone...Relax. Only Takiya knows. I wouldn't tell your other co workers."
Elma: "You better not, or else-"
Tohru: "Or else what?!"
Me:"Guys, quit it. One time you're speaking casually to one another then the next you want to kill each other."
Both Elma Tohru: "She started it!"