[It depends on which of them's the stray in this situation...]

[Ruggie chuckles a bit again. He didn't talk about his past a lot. Most people looked at him and figured out that somewhere in his past was some rough patch. People didn't get quick tongues and quick fingers without that. Ah, not that he'd ever demonstrated that skill for Shizuma. It wasn't exactly the skill you looked for in a spouse. Generally a person wanted to give their spouse a ring as a surprise, not have them swipe it out of their back pocket...]

Hm? [Ruggie's ears perk up in a much more noticeable way when Shizuma enters the kitchen.]

Ah, you've got points on my old schoolmate~ I'd be cooking like this and he'd come look over my shoulder and y'know what he'd say?

[he glances up while packing some rice into a bento box section.]

He'd just say "when's it gonna be ready?"