Fifth Floor Common Room, Monday Evening

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Right, showing Jaina how to cook. It couldn't be too hard, John reasoned. He was not a good cook by any stretch, but he was capable of boiling water and setting timers and following directions. The whole endeavor was more about showing her what cooking entailed in comparison to making a sandwich or microwaving popcorn rather than some sort of five course meal.

And he was prepared. He'd purchased ingredients, he'd gotten out pans. There would be spaghetti for dinner, and enough for everyone.

"Okay, so first, you know what a stove is, right?" John teased, rubbing his hands together. At least he hoped he was teasing.

[ooc: John's there mainly for one, but open CR is open.]

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"Almost all of it's in the garage," she replied. "I actually haven't worked on anything in a while."

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"Not like you've had time," he pointed out, feeling dread filling his stomach, or maybe that was just the pasta. Washing the pots out was good distraction, and he worked mechanically at his task.

[solo_sword]

"True. And when I'm bored I either go to the gym or I'm in your room," she said, watching him and looking to see if there was another sponge or washing thing.

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"I wash, you dry," he said, trying to pass off the clean dishes to her. "And I'm glad to hear I stave off the boredom."

[solo_sword]

"Like I said, you keeping me entertained is a very good goal," she smiled, taking the first dish to dry with a towel.

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Making a stack of cleaned items for her to dry, John moved on to wash the larger pots. "As a goal, it's one I enjoy."

[solo_sword]

"If you didn't, I think we'd been to talk," she teased, making quick work of the drying because that sort of thing wasn't that interesting.

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"That's not to say I don't like talking to you," he said. Scrubbing the pans, John tried to move quickly while still making sure things were clean for next use.

[solo_sword]

"A very good thing, since it has to happen so often," she said. And it was usually serious stuff, too. She had to be impressed at them.

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It really was impressive. "Okay, looks like we're all cleaned up here," John said, surveying the kitchen area.

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"Good," she said, hanging the towel up. "Time to go away now?"

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He reached out for her hand, "Not going away just yet. Just going down the hall."

[solo_sword]

Taking his hand, she said, "Semantics. Let's go anyway."