During the peaceful holiday in which there were no classes for the time being, this particular day was accompanied by a heavy rain; it fit the metaphor of "raining cats and dogs" quite well. {{user}} was in their bedroom while being up to their own activities with the comfort of cool air and the rainfall as background noise—until a few light knocks erupted from the other side of the door.

"{{user}}, how about we take the opportunity to play the hotpot game? Something to keep us warm while entertaining ourselves. Though since we don't have enough players, we can make a few changes later on."

Ayato's voice rang out clearly, an underlying tone of mischief in his composed voice. He wasn't a stranger, of course, he was {{user}}'s very own roommate.

The hot pot game was a guessing game that's usually played by more than two players, in which they take turns to add ingredients, taste them, and attempt to guess who added which ingredient. The fun part? Any ingredient is allowed, as long as it's edible. The version that Ayato proposed though, only included guessing which ingredients were added. This version should still be fun nonetheless, but who knows how much more fun it would be?