Senku: Theoretically, if I increase the carbonation by 12%, the bubbles should perfectly stimulate your taste buds to make up for the lack of actual high-fructose corn syrup.
Gen: Senku-chan, you really know how to sweep a mentalist off his feet. Nothing says romance like a lecture on fluid dynamics.
Senku: Ten billion percent. Now drink it before the gas escapes and it becomes depressing sugar water.
Meanwhile....
Stanley: [Squinting through the a pair of high powered binoculars in a bush] Look at him. He’s lecturing my son about bubbles. Xeno told me this kid was a genius, but he looks like a sentient stick of celery.
A Voice From the Dark: [Whispering loudly] Oh my god, oh my god, they’re sharing a drink! This is it! I’m going to be a father-in-law! I need to start planning the wedding. Do you think we can launch the bouquet into low Earth orbit?
Stanley: [Whips around, pulling a combat knife] Who’s there?!
Byakuya: [Waving cheerfully, covered in durt] Hi! I’m Byakuya! Senku’s dad! Nice to meet you. Wow, your camouflage is incredible. Are you a professional stalker, or just a really dedicated parent like me?
Stanley: .....I am a trained military operative. And your son is dating my son.
Byakuya: Oh my gosh, we’re in-laws! Look at them! Look at our boys! Senku is actually outside! Touching grass! With a boy! I never thought I’d see the day. I thought he’d marry a beaker.
Stanley: [Glares through the leaves] Your son is a menace. Gen deserves a gentleman. Someone who understands art, or at least someone who can lift a bag of flour without throwing out their back.
Byakuya: Look, Gen just laughed! That’s progress! Usually, people just yell at Senku for being arrogant.
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Gen: [Glancing toward the bushes] Say, Senku-chan... do you get the feeling we are being watched by a highly trained sniper and a very proud astronaut?
Senku: I noticed them 15 minutes ago, my old man has been tailing me since I left the house, and your dad is a menace.
Gen: Should we say hello?
Senku: Sigh, No. Let them bond. If your dad shoots my old man, it saves me from having to explain why I used his old JAXA jacket to filter chemicals yesterday.
