Second Floor Common Room, Saturday Afternoon

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

After a handwavy trip into town for ingredients, Sam took the carefully printed recipe out of her pocket and laid it on the counter. She'd memorized it by now, but she figured it wouldn't hurt to get some practice in before the workshop.

The fact that the recipe didn't involve an open flame? Well, that was just being prudent.

"So, double boiler...." She began hunting for the appropriate hardware.


[ooc: Open to all. Feel free to help, mock, or ignore her completely.]

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[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

She grinned. "No, feel free. What's going to make it Canadian moose mousse?"

[dude-its-jude.livejournal.com]

"'Cause I'm makin' it," Jude grinned. "And it's made on Canada Day. Or I could find a moose mold somewhere. Or I could sing while makin it." He started collecting ingredients.

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

Moose mold? "What would you sing?"

[dude-its-jude.livejournal.com]

"Hmm, 'Canada's Really Big', or 'Proud to Be Canadian'. Or the moose song. Or . . ." He thought for a long moment. "Dunno. Something by Stompin' Tom. 'Bud the Spud' or 'The Good Old Hockey Game'."

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

Sam stared at him, wondering exactly how out of the loop she was. "I've never heard any of those songs."

[dude-its-jude.livejournal.com]

Jude laughed. "I'm not surprised. The Arrogant Worms and Stompin' Tom Conners are kinda Canadian injokes." He continued mixing ingredients as he started to sing. "Hello out there, we're on the air, it's hockey night tonight. Tension grows, the whistle blows, and the puck goes down the ice . . ."

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

Sam smiled at the lyrics as she mixed the chocolate, which was almost melted. Soon she'd have to move on to the next step of the process.

[dude-its-jude.livejournal.com]

Jude's voice even took on the nasal twang of the musical icon as he continued singing about the good old hockey game, the best game you can name, goalies, players, penalties, and a chance to win the drink.

He also managed to almost knock over almost everything he was using.

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

Sam sighed and went to get a sponge and some paper towels, which she handed to Jude as she righted everything he'd knocked over. "Here."

[dude-its-jude.livejournal.com]

"Um, thanks," Jude said sheepishly, cleaning up quickly. He had tried to, and did, catch most of the bottles and containers when he had dropped them. "Told ya I was clumsy."

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"It happens. Looks like you have a good idea what you're doing, though."

[dude-its-jude.livejournal.com]

He shrugged modestly. "I know, it's not the coolest thing for a guy to know how to do, but it's pretty fun."

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"Who says its not a cool thing for a guy?" Sam asked. "I'd totally go for a guy who knows how to cook, especially since I'm hopeless. And most chefs are guys, too."

[dude-its-jude.livejournal.com]

"True," Jude grinned. "Glad you think so."

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"I'm sure I'm not the only one. Have you cooked for your girlfriend yet?"

[dude-its-jude.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, our first date I made a bunch of picnic stuff," he replied. "And I save some of whatever we make in our workshop for her."

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

Sam nodded. "Smart. I had someone make me a picnic, too. It was really nice."

[dude-its-jude.livejournal.com]

"We got rained out so had to change plans, but it still ended up being pretty nice." Jude's ears went a little pink at the memory of that night.

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"So, are you here for the summer, or are you staying on for the school year?" Sam asked, seeing the pink ears and deciding to change the subject.

[dude-its-jude.livejournal.com]

"Dunno. Depends on my parents. I mean, if they're still pissed off about my marks I'm totally staying here, but if they aren't they might bring me home. But I want to stay," he decided. "At least, I think I do. It's all kinda confusing. Miss home, like it here, y'know."

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"Yeah," she nodded, "once this place gets into your system, you're stuck."

[dude-its-jude.livejournal.com]

"You make it sound like a bad thing," he grinned.

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

Sam grinned back. "No, you just need to know what you're getting into."

[dude-its-jude.livejournal.com]

Jude nodded seriously. "I totally think you guys need trading cards or something with all the stuff I've been warned about."

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"Trading cards?" Sam asked.