Third Floor Common Room - Monday after classes - 06/01

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

It had been far too long since Liir had been in a kitchen, and by that we mean he'd been out of one for more than a day. After the somewhat startling experience Sunday, well, he was quite prepared to settle into a bit of normality and get himself covered in flour. Makejoy stayed out of the kitchen as she'd been trained, flopped at the edge of the carpet to watch her very silly daddy work.

Nonetheless, as silly as he was, he'd decided to make something that smelled rather delicious, so if someone else happened to wander by, well, Liir certainly wouldn't blame them for grabbing a few off the plate whether they stayed or not.

Next, of course, there was soup to get to, but all in good time...

[open common room is open and much like the dark side, has cookies][mun doing laundry for a bit]

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[a-demosthenes.livejournal.com]

"My nose does not deceive me," Valentine noted as she came into the common room, laptop as ever tucked under her arm. "Someone is cooking something, and it's not even burning."

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"Someone actually knows what he's doing in here," he said with a faint smile at the girl he hadn't met quite yet before peering at the plates. The one on the left should be just right: still a little warm, but imminently edible.

"You're welcome to some of the cookies, and the soup as soon as it's done."

Yes, food came before introductions.

[a-demosthenes.livejournal.com]

"Thanks," Valentine said, looking over the cookies a little before picking one up. She sniffed at it a little, not so much out of suspicion (if it was, she couldn't help herself) as just curiosity as to what to expect before taking a bite.

"What kind of soup?"

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"It's chicken, noodle, vegetable, and some apple sausage," he told her as he started clearing the baking supplies away.

"I make a lot more than I eat, so I usually leave the tureen for anyone else to take from."

[a-demosthenes.livejournal.com]

"Then I will gladly partake in this communal offering," Valentine said, snagging another cookie because they were pretty good. "Danke schön, gum xia, kam sia, and thank you."

Looks like someone had gotten a start on her new languages.

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

...he blinked at her.

"You're welcome?"

[a-demosthenes.livejournal.com]

Valentine just smiled for a moment, helping herself to another cookie.

"I'm Valentine, by the way," she offered, "and these are very good cookies."

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

Liir figured he'd guessed right and ended up grinning before he started in on the soup.

"Liir. And I'm glad you like them."

[a-demosthenes.livejournal.com]

"The future is filled with prepackaged everything," Valentine said, "so these are really kind of a treat."

[bad-nose-job.livejournal.com]

"Hello, Liir," Penelope said politely. She came in to get herself a glass of milk.

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

He turned to look at her over his shoulder.

"Penelope, hello. How've you been? Seems like ages, really."

[bad-nose-job.livejournal.com]

"Fine, thank you."

She reached in the cabinet for a glass.

"Have you been well?"

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"Well enough," he admitted as he started cleaning.

"I've been home, after all."

[bad-nose-job.livejournal.com]

"How nice," she replied, smiling. "Was it an enjoyable trip?"

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

That wasn't how he'd put it and the crack of the Princess's death would echo in his dreams for weeks...

"Amber and I had a good time in the market," he said with a nod.

Which was true even if it wasn't really true.

[bad-nose-job.livejournal.com]

Penelope tilted her head, seemed to consider him thoughtfully a moment before she poured milk in her glass.

"Shopping," she said, grinning. "What girl doesn't like it?"

Except Penelope. She's not had the chance to enjoy it much.

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"I think she just liked all the different goods and markets in the Emerald City."

[gudspellr-claud.livejournal.com]

"Oh, Lord, cookies," Claudia said ecstatically.

Today, in honor of her arts class earlier, she was dressed in a purple beret, plaid overalls in green and lavender, and a lime green tank top.

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

...Liir, if he was the type to say something about what people were wearing (which he wasn't) would more than likely comment that she looked fit for the Emerald City. No, really.

"You're welcome to some," he said without turning back around. The last batch was cooling, but the first batch had already been iced and set out. Now for the soup.

[gudspellr-claud.livejournal.com]

"Good," she chirped as she snatched a cookie off the plate. "It'd be mean to make cookies and then not share them. Thank you!"

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"I usually make them to share them. I don't eat much. You're welcome to as many as you like."

He'd already set aside a small box for Elspeth.

[gudspellr-claud.livejournal.com]

"I eat a ton," Claudia said with a laugh, "but I'll leave some for other people. Cookies make the best dinner."

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"Well, there's soup to come after, and you're welcome to that as well if you like chicken noodle."

[gudspellr-claud.livejournal.com]

"Way too healthy," she said with another laugh. "I'll stick to the cookies. Maybe I'll wander back to my room for some beef jerky and Diet Coke."

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"Beef jerky?"

...he knew the kind you had when there was no other choice. He couldn't imagine giving up actual food to eat it.