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"Flavors that compliment chocolate." suggested Swara, then pointed at Virat. "You would be peanut butter, because you're nutty."

Laughing, Virat turned to Manvi. "Then Manvi would have to be marshmallows, because her head is so full of fluff!"

"Aw, I was going to say that." said Jeevika, giggling at Manvi's semi-irritated expression, before the blonde's lips turned into a mischievous grin. "Fine, then Jeevs is strawberries. Sometimes sweet, but usually sour, and the seeds always get stuck in your teeth!"

"Good one!" cheered Swara, giving Manvi a high-five.

Jeevika tried to look displeased, but a smile quickly broke out. "How about you, Viren? I'm thinking mint. You always leave one feeling fresh and reenergized."

No one was sure if that was a blush on Viren's cheeks, but he glowed with the compliment. "Thanks, Jeevs! And I'm going to have to say that Ami is like my personal favorite, orange cream. Delicious and satisfying, yet strangely healthy…"

Ami laughed and shook her head. "I really don't think orange cream is healthy, but thanks anyway." Still grinning, she turned to Sanskar, who was staring up at the ceiling in adamant refusal to comment. "And Sanskar would be…"

"I am not a flavor."

"Oh, come on, Sanskar, stop being such a stick in the mud," accused Viren, nudging Sanskar with his foot. "It's just a game."

"It's a stupid game."

"I know what Sanskar would be," Swara piped in. "He would be really, really dark chocolate. Boring and bitter."

"Dark chocolate isn't boring! It's great for baking, and has more antioxidants than milk chocolate," Virat pointed out, and was quickly met with Swara's scowl.

"You missed the point."

"Well what you be, Swara?"

Everyone turned to look at her, except Sanskar who, while keeping his eyes glued overhead, suggested, "Caramel."

On instinct, Swara glared at the man and was about to retort when she realized that she had no idea how that could be construed as an insult. After a moment of contemplation, she asked, "And what does that mean?"

Although his face was a perfect replica of expressionless stone, Sanskar seemed to be struggling with a response. After a long while, he shrugged. "You know that too much will give you a stomach ache, and yet you find the sweetness irresistible anyway."

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