[It's weird, he was used to giving Beat the pep talks, not the other way around. It was... he was so sure anything like this wasn't even on the table to he just didn't think about it.
Now that's changed so suddenly, so he takes Beat's advice and doesn't give himself time to think about it]
[He looks away, fiddling with his headphones again. He doesn't fully trust Beat's words- but he does trust Beat himself, so there's nothing to do but try]
[The hotdogs he at least trusts to not be awful but the nuggets? He loves nuggets but the idea of putting them in broth just promises to make a soggy mess.
But Beat is so excited, so he allows him to lead him with no argument, holding the hand back and just taking it in]
[The first stop is the nuggets, and to make sure Neku doesn't get shafted, Beat gets enough for testing and enough for Neku to just munch on.
The next stop is the hotdogs and Beats gives in to temptation to get himself enough to eat as well. He's sure the ramen will taste great but.
Then back to the ramen shop with their haul, Beat holding Neku's hand throughout the entire thing and he sits beside Neku this time instead of in front of him.]
[His hand is getting kinda sweaty by the end of it, and when they come in with other food Doi gives them a Look that makes him wanna sink into the seat.
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