Second Floor Common Roon: Saturday Afternoon

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

A handwavy morning's shopping in town and Jack had found everything he'd wanted.

The second floor common room's kitchen was now his. And he was cooking.

Enticing smells were wafting out into the hallway.

[If anyone is in the dorms, they are welcome to come and bug him, but they might be roped into helping]

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[demonbelthazor]

After escaping detention -- literally -- Bel caught the scent of something cooking. He'd had enough of hotdogs and other camp foods, so he followed the smell to the second floor common room to see what was cooking.

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"Hey." Jack waved a hand at the person he didn't know. Except that on a closer look he recognised him from Caritas on Friday night. "You're Belthazor, right? Isabel's friend?"

[demonbelthazor]

"Yeah," Bel said. "And you're Jack, right? What are you cooking?" His stomach rumbled a bit; the sandwiches in detention hadn't satisfied him.

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"I am Jack, Jack Harkness." Jack grinned. "And I'm cooking Thai Chicken and some other things that mun hasn't figured out yet." Tilting his head, he studied him. "I can probably spare a bit - you want some?"

[demonbelthazor]

"Sure!" Bel said eagerly. "I can't tell you how tired I am of food that's been burned over an open fire. I'm no cook but can I lend you a hand?"

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

As the chicken was finished, Jack nabbed a bowl, filled it with chicken, added the fixings to make it into Thai Chicken Salad, and passed it over. "You can eat that, and then you could beat that," he pointed at two packets of Marscapone cheese, "until it's soft. If you want."

[demonbelthazor]

"Mmm, thanks," Bel said, digging into the salad. He looked over at the cheese. "I can do that, no problem. I'm good at beating."

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

Jack smirked as he did something with Kahlua and coffee. "I'll remember that. A man who can manage a good beating is a valuable find."

[demonbelthazor]

"I'm really good with my hands," Bel said. Innocently. Really!

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"You'll have to demonstrate that for me some time," Jack replied, equally as innocently. "A proper beating requires a delicate touch."

[demonbelthazor]

Bel finished his salad and set the bowl aside, then grabbed the cheese. "I can be a little rough," he admitted ruefully. "But that should be okay, right?"

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"Rough is perfectly acceptable, depending on the circumstances," Jack said, grinning just a little. "In this case, the only goal is to make it soft." He paused, snickering. "Which I admit is a bit unusual."

[demonbelthazor]

"Yeah, usually it makes you harder," Bel said, sharing the grin. Referring to toughness, of course.

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"It's amazing how that works. Beat something and it just keeps getting harder." Jack shook his head in mock amazement, handing the mixing bowl and beater to Bel. "But that needs to be softened, so have at it."

[demonbelthazor]

Bel did as instructed, beating away. "This for something special, or you just feel like cooking?" he asked.

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

Jack watched Bel for a minute, impressed with his seemingly innate talent for beating. "I have a date. It was supposed to a beach thing, which is out of the question now." He waved a hand at the window. "But I promised I'd cook for her, and that part I can still do."

[demonbelthazor]

"Could always sneak into the danger room and program it for a beach," Bel said.

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"I hadn't thought of that. Mostly because I have no idea what the danger room is." He laughed as he started whipping the cream. "I'm going to annexe the pool, turn it into sort of a beach alternative."

[demonbelthazor]

"You're good with the whipping," Bel observed. "And, yeah, the pool should be fun. Especially since the squid is gone."

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

Jack slanted a wicked grin at him. "Thanks. I've had a lot of practice. At cooking." Of course cooking; what else what would he mean? "There was a squid? I'd like to say I'm surprised, but I can't. What happened to it?"

[demonbelthazor]

"I'm not sure," Bel said. "I just know it's not there now. I think some of the kids drove it out or killed it, or it went with its mistress when she left."

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"Does this place ever stop being strange?" he asked, glancing into Belthazor's bowl. "And that looks pretty good to me. You weren't kidding about your beating talents."

[demonbelthazor]

Bel slide the cheese over to Jack. "Told you I'm good with my hands," he said with a grin. "Glad I could help out."

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"And I appreciate it. It's always more fun if there's someone else to do the beating," he laughed. "Anytime you want to demonstrate your other talents, feel free to look me up."