[There is a lot of preparation that goes into these dates, Linhardt is finding. Even after having the night to rest, there's still so much to do. He simply has to make this work or he's not going to understand, and Caspar will literally never let him hear the end of it. That's where these nerves are coming from, Linhardt surmises; he can't think of any other reason that he would be nervous about this.

From what he's gathered from his research, there are certain things that go into dates--neatness of the area, for one, which Linhardt was able to take care of by clearing the area and straightening it out. Next...he's seen Lorenz light candles, which seems to help the ambiance a bit? So there's a few at the center of the table, small ones. And...well, this much is only because he's heard Ferdinand have a fit about it, but when Hubert arrives, Linhardt will be able to see that Linhardt seems to be attempting to brew coffee, a book in front of him and carefully watching over the process.]

Hmm...it should be but a few more minutes. If I have this right, this should produce a favorable result...?

[Of course, Linhardt will take a moment to look around and--oh.]

Ah--punctual as ever, Hubert. You could have stood to make your presence known...

[...Dangit, that's what he forgot, the sweets. Ughhhh...]

...But please, take a seat. I will be ready to begin in a moment, but, ah... [Linhardt certainly wasn't expecting Hubert to come with anything.] ...I do thank you for thinking to bring something to eat. I'm afraid I had been priorly occupied.