It will be hilarious, but he'll also keep doing it. As messed up as her country is when it comes to gender politics and identity, it's still where she's from. (Also, he's trying to see if he can brainworm half the population into using Nihon or Nippon before someone mentions it's called Japan in English for his own amusement. Call it a harmless social experiment!)

"That's how we do it back home. But I've put you at a disadvantage for preparing, then." César's been literally preparing/thinking about this for at least a week, but he'd absolutely love being able to cook a meal together. They haven't had much purposeful time together yet, mostly just finding it during the day. Too much has been happening.