"You were, but I didn't want to risk forgetting." César then laughs warmly and shrugs. "... right. I forgot it worked in Nihon that way." He's using the relaxed way of saying it because he's a NERD.

César grins wider at the wink. "If you can, you can, and if you can't, I've got enough for a casual dinner. We can just switch the days this year." He almost jokes Or you can mug me then cook dinner, but doesn't know if it'd be well received.