yeah , i underestimated mortal food ─ . . .

[ freezing upon taking notice of what he was eating , watching in horror as the leaf made its way down to the ground . ]

B-BLEH ! ! EWWH - ! ! EUGH ! ! BLAUGH !

[ spitting on the ground , dropping the bug as his tail fluffed up ! ]

[ taking a cherry , and gazing at it within his own paw . he didn't want to go through the entire process of pitting it , so . . . nibbling the sides of it - ! ]

. . . ! uwaaah ~ ! ✨
s-so sweet !

[ the tanuki sparkled with amazement , lips red with the cherry he ate ! messy . . . ]

hmm . . . not really ! i’ve heard the things people say about them , though !

[ talking about the cherries , trying to tune out the taste of worms . gross , gross , gross ! ! soooo gross ! ]

are they really good ? sweet ?

are you kidding ? worms are gross ! they’re gross-looking , wiggly , covered in dirt . . . ewww !

[ secretly , teemo is scheming about how he’s going to prank hajime next . this next one has to be big ! the last two didn’t give him the reaction he wanted . . . ]

only the best leaves !

ewwww ! worms are gross ! and also , those leaves are sourced from a nice , spring blossom from the spirit realm !

[ feeling proud of his work , crossing his arms and emitting a sparkle ! ✨]

you won’t find any gross , disgusting earthworms in that !

phhbttt — !

[ sticking his tongue out as hajime spoke a bit about his past . ]

what’s the point of eating all of that stuff when you can eat delicious snacks ? i’d rather eat plain rice than some leaves ! bleh !

w-what ? !

[ baffled ! what the heck was this dude doing ? ! bursting out into laughter as he continued to chew on the leaves . ]

that’s so weird — ! leaves aren’t a snack , ya idiot ! heehee ! !

mhm ! by hand !

[ the onigiri had a . . . blank taste . almost like you were chewing on air . you realize that onigiri hadn't been given to you , but a bundle of leaves that teemo shapeshifted to be , appearance wise , onigiri . ]

haa haa ! how's /that/ for a prank ? hehehee ~ ! ✨

just making sure ! y'know , there is a chance your old man mind could've forgotten what onigiri was . old people do tend to forget !

[ and just like that , teemo brought out some onigiri ! giving it to hajime with a welcoming smile ! ]

here ya go ! fresh , made with care , and delicious !

[ as instructed , the tanuki ran closer ! tiny footsteps tapped the floor as he scuttled towards the senior . ]

i have some onigiri ! have you tried those before ? they're so good !
. . . bah , of course you have ! you're old and wrinkly !

[ teemo laughed , teasing the old man ! ]

[ he was baffled ! ears pinning back as he slumped down . geez . . . not often he gets dropped down a peg like that . so much for being the best prankster in the spirit realm . ]

awh . . . i'll come up with better ones soon ! just you wait !
do you wanna have some snacks ? to make it up ?

[ eh ? ! he doesn't even seem bothered ! huffing . . . what's the fun of pranking him , then ? ! ]

hrmph ! you're no fun !
where is your surprise ? your anger ?

[ the child waved his arms around , irritated at the lack of reaction from the senior tanuki ! ]

[ sneaking up behind him . . . ]