So one month ago Rachel made me chocolates from scratch on Valentine's Day,

and in Japan if you get chocolates on this day,

you're supposed to give something back on March 14th, which is called White Day.

And typically people give cookies or candies, but

today I'll make something way better than those.

And I actually always ask Rachel to grade my meals,

and I haven't gotten 10 points out of 10 yet

so I really hope I can get a full score today.

In fact, I got a whole day off just to do this today!

I'm really excited.

Okay, let's do this!

Hey. Thank you...

J: Welcome back!

R: You brought our island in here!

R: Is this my White Day present?

J: Yep.

J: I'll take care of your bag and coat.

J: Please dig in.

R: It's really good!

J: Really? R: Yep.

R: It's really creamy.

J: Yay~

I made it smooth and thick like New York style cheesecake.

R: It's good.

R: Is this like a... real... diamond?

J: Yes, it is.

[Annotation: Rachel and I bought cheap "placeholder" rings 3 1/2 years ago.]

R: Oh my god!

R: Really?? J: Yes.

[Annotation: Hers had white topaz stones that had gotten dark and cloudy even after cleaning, which made her sad.]

R: Why did you decide to get me a ring?

[Annotation: I wanted her to smile again when she saw her ring.]

J: Today is... This day is actually the first day I saw you

like five years ago.

so...

I thought it would just...

I don't know, it'd be nice to give you a ring.

Thank you for being with me for five years.

R: Oh my god.

J: Do I need to adjust the size?

R: No, it's perfect!

R: Omg

J: How's the dessert??

R: It was really good.

J: Okay.

J: So on a scale of 1 to 10...

how good was it?

R: This is...

R: That's like a 9.

J: [exasperated sigh]

J: Okay! So close! 9!

J: I think that's the best, highest score I've gotten so far.

R: 10 is a very serious score.

R: It means you can't possibly get any better than that.

R: A 10 is like something that I'd be able to eat for the rest of my life, by itself.

J: Okay.

J: I'll do my best.

R: Thank you!

J: Yay!

Bye!

J: 10 really is difficult...