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[The sudden growl makes Shun pause for a moment, though after it passes, he just laughs a bit at it.]

Um, I don't really know. There was some in the place I woke up...do you know if there's any back in your castle house thing? I know you snuck out, but sneaking back in for food might be good to do.

[Being sneaky is always a good idea, apparently.]

Hmmm, maybe. I didn't check before.

[ He lowers his voice like he's sharing a secret. It'll be much better to go back into the castle with a friend! Just in case. ]

You wanna go see?

[It's time to be all conspiratorial, then, because Shun leans in to listen closely to the quiet suggestion. On one hand, sneaking into someone else's house would be weird, but on the other, if Goku woke up in there, then he has to live there, right?]

I think we should. If you woke up there, it's probably supposed to be your weird house anyway.

It does look weird, doesn't it? Hehe.

[ At least, Goku thought so. He's not sure why he did.

He nods and grins, then waves him to follow before tiptoeing back up the path to the castle. ]

What should we do if we see someone in there?

Yeah, but it's also cool. Most of the houses I've seen here have been weird and cool.

[This one's like a tiny castle, and then there was the hill he came from, and the ones he's seen in the distance...

Shun sneaks after Goku, the whole thing looking very much like the machinations of a child who knows what sneaking is supposed to look like but is much less good at it in practice.]

Hide, I guess? We only really need to run if they start getting close.

I'm real good at hiding.

[ He's pretty sure he is, anyway. Unless he has to be in a hiding place for very long, and then he might get bored. But he does like finding little corners or holes to hide in, like in a game. He leads them up to the door where he came out of earlier and opens it slowly to peek inside. ]

Let's go that way, [ he whispers in a secret tone, pointing down the hall. He's got no idea what's down there, but he hopes it's the kitchen pantry. ]

So am I. So we can both hide if we see someone. [With a firm nod, as if that's squared away and confirmed, Shun follows Goku back up to the door and leans to one side a bit to peer through it as Goku opens it again.

When he points down the hall, Shun nods, the motion simple but still somehow oddly conspiratorial.] Okay. Lead the way.

Okay!

[ And lead he does, on tippy toes, just in case. The house is pretty quiet though, and they manage to find the kitchen without getting found. He feels very victorious, as if he's led his friend to a water fountain in the desert. ]

I found it! Come on.

[ He waves him forward, his voice going above a whisper in his excitement, and he opens the fridge door. ]

Oooooh.

[ Cake! They've found the jackpot. ]

[Shun sneaks after him, the movement slightly exaggerated but not enough that he's making any additional noise. Since he doesn't recognise this place at all, he looks around with obvious interest as they head through the temple and manage to find the kitchen.

Creeping over to go look at the fridge with Goku, he leans around when he opens the door and pretty much immediately notices the cake as well.]

That was really easy. [Too easy? He looks around to make sure they're not about to be swooped down upon by someone, but it still seems quiet.] Are you gonna eat it?

[ It seemed lucky until Shun looks around suspiciously. Ooh. Goku widens his eyes and takes a careful look too, half expecting a frowning grown-up looming over them ready to take the prize away from them. No such person appears, and he looks back at the cake and then back to Shun. ]

Yeah!

[ What do you think?? He carefully pushes aside some other stuff in front of it to make room to slide it off the shelf. ]

You're gonna help me eat it, right?

[Honestly, Shun was half expecting an adult to turn up as well, since he had a couple in his temple. But it seems like they're safe for now, so he's happy enough to stop being suspicious and go right back to being pleasantly surprised they managed to find cake with very little effort.

Since he wasn't the one looking for food as much, Shun seems a little surprised by the offer, but quickly bounces back with a grin.] Sure, if you want me to.

If you want some! [ Goku could totally finish that entire cake all by himself, but he's a generous boy and thinks it would be a lot tastier if they shared it. He pulls out the cake until it's half hanging off the shelf. It's a very big one, with chocolate icing and (probably) a lot of layers on the inside. ]

Here, you grab the other end.

[It is a pretty big cake, and for a moment, Shun stops to wonder why someone would have something like that in their fridge off-hand. But he dismisses it pretty quickly, given they've seen no evidence of anyone else in this temple so far. Maybe it was a welcome gift.]

Okay, I got it-- [A little awkwardly, he manages to get hold of the other end of the plate so they have a better shot of sliding it off the shelf cleanly.]

[ ~~Shhh we don't question why it's in there.~~ ]

Cool! Um....okay, let's move it over there.

[ The kitchen table is a little tall, but they can climb on the chairs and eat from there. He moves them toward it, backing up slowly so as not to drop the cake by accident. ]

[Shun follows the slow movements, pausing briefly to shut the fridge door with his foot. It's probably a good thing they have both of them here to carry this.]

Are you sure we're gonna be able to get it on the table? [If they stretch up, it should reach, but the table is still pretty high.]

Oooh. Uh...

[ Now that they're getting closer to the table, he's not all that confident anymore. It looks awfully high. ]

Maybe we can put it on that chair?

[ Hey, he's a kid. He doesn't think you have to sit in chairs to eat something. Especially when you're sneaking around a mystery kitchen. ]

Maybe. I think we'll have to pull it out a bit first, or we might squish the cake...

[Shun sounds very serious and thoughtful about this Important Predicament, and he's weighing up the chair as if deciding how hard it might be to pull out with a foot.]

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