See, it's that reaction in particular, and the fact that Roland is already processing the aftertaste that gets him to laugh completely. It's softer than his chuckle surprisingly, and is the lightest his felt in a while. The only other time he's laughed, during the Purple mixer, but that was a lifetime and a half ago at this point. He turns his face away, eventually sounds reverting to silence. Lasting for a couple of seconds before he wipes his hand down on his apron, facing Tidus again as the final remains of the pancake is swallowed.

"Such honesty. Thanks for not...sugar-coating it." He shakes his head, and goes in for another piece??? Or just the crumbs left on the plate right now, nibbling on more chocolate than the actual pancake itself. How could the butter on the frying pan fail him too? The mystery continues.

"I always forget one or two ingredients with this. One time, I forgot baking soda, so the pancake just looked like the wraps we're making now. It never bubbled or raised." He shakes his head. Maybe the second pancake tasted better? Sorry for tearing your jaw off, Mr. Ronso! This one is eaten too, but it's really no better. Only more chocolate on it, melted and the last saving grace to a failed batter. "The other time, I forgot flour altogether and used cornstarch. It was a complete disaster."

See what we mean here! For someone so good at keeping track of things and listing down when he can, Roland's ultra-focused attitude makes him prone to kitchen mistakes. Plus, a lack of overall experience, unlike Tidus who had developed some form of intuition for cooking even as he freestyled recipes.