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[writtendestiny]

I might be tempting fate by doing something relaxing, but--

[Poison trails off for a moment, muttering something just out of earshot of what the device is able to capture. While what she's saying can't quite be made out, it sounds scolding.]

I'm making some bread in the kitchens. Um. If anyone wants to join me I can personalise a roll for them.

[It's not too often that Poison actually offers out her company like that, but... she's feeling the need for some living companionship very keenly right now.]

Or we can just talk. That's fine, too.

Comments

[writtendestiny]

[Those are some words that could be used, yes. Poison only nods.]

Well... maybe you can make some better memories here. What do you think?

[bakudan_bambino]

It's worth a shot.

[He looks around and starts to gather some of the items and clean up.]

Is there anything we should be doing while we wait for it to rise?

[writtendestiny]

Usually I just tidy up. [She says thoughtfully.]

Or read something. But we could make a cake. A simple one should be done by the time the dough is ready.

[bakudan_bambino]

A cake? But... isn't that even more challenging?!

[He has NO idea.]

[writtendestiny]

[She just smiles.]

I'll help you. It's not difficult, you just need to get the ingredients right. So, are you up to it?

[bakudan_bambino]

Yeah.

If you say so.

[He's up to it, but a bit nervous.]

[writtendestiny]

Don't worry.

[She smiles at him. Don't worry! She won't leave you to deal with it on your own.]

We'll need... sugar, and baking powder, and eggs. I think everything else is already out. If you want chocolate cake we need cocoa powder too.

[bakudan_bambino]

[He always worries. Gokudera listens to her and nods at the ingredients she lists off before going on a small hunt through the kitchen for them. Instead of baking powder, he grabs baking soda, and decides against chocolate. It's good, but he's not feeling very adventurous.]

There. That's everything? [He looks around to the everything else she had mentioned.[

[writtendestiny]

[He's doing his best, so she lets him investigate the kitchen and see if he can find everything they need while she clears up the space on the counter for them to start making something new.

When he puts everything down, she picks up the baking soda and looks thoughtful.]

Is there no baking powder?

[This can work, she just needs to do something a little different.]

[bakudan_bambino]

[He looks proud of herself and watches as she picks up the baking soda. Then, his grin falls and he approaches to look at the box.]

Oh. I misunderstood. There should be! I thought they were the same....

[And now he's embarrassed while he goes to retrieve the baking powder, which is readily available.]

Here.

[He sets it down, takes a small step back so as not to crowd her, and waits for further instruction... Or, unfortunately something he's felt a bit more accustomed to since his long time on Amoi... some reprimanding.]

[writtendestiny]

That's all right. You're learning. I wouldn't have known either.

[So she puts the baking soda to one side and waits while he gets the correct item, and smiles at him when he comes back. Poison always smiles like someone not entirely used to smiling, but her eyes are warm regardless.]

You need to come here, you're going to be measuring everything out.

[bakudan_bambino]

You definitely said powder...

[He says, sulking a bit at his own stupidity. The smile is nice, but he's so used to discrimination that he hangs back for a second until Poison tells him he needs to come closer. When it was illegal for an Elite to touch him, being close just makes him feel a bit on edge. Not her fault. Not at all, but he is... odd.]

Okay. How much of the baking powder?

[Since that's in his hand already.]

Am I putting everything in the same bowl, or do certain ingredients have to be mixed separately? [He has a very basic idea of what needs to be done, and maybe dry ingredients should be mixed in one container, and wet in another? Which gets added to which?]

[writtendestiny]

Put the dry ingredients in first.

[She doesn't move too far away from him, but given he hasn't complained so far about her putting him in charge of all this, she's just going to let him get on with it. Normally, Poison wouldn't really measure things out so precisely at all, but maybe it's better if...

The young woman moves away to grab some scales and a set of measuring cups and spoons.]

A teaspoon of the baking powder should be enough. [And she holds up the little plastic spoon with 'tsp' marked on it.]

[bakudan_bambino]

Alright.

[He's very practical about what he does, and won't complain about being put in charge. So long as she gives him direction, he'll be comfortable. However, he may take a while making sure the teaspoon is perfectly even.]