Fifth Floor Common Room, Wednesday Evening

[wantstobehuman.livejournal.com]

George was in a good mood.

Scratch that, George was in a very good mood.

He bustled around the kitchen area of the common room, wonderful smells spreading out as he set out a couple of serving platters. There was a salad of diced vegetables -- red, green and yellow peppers, mushrooms, red onion, and broccoli florets cooked just 'til warm, not actually cooked, and dressed with a cracked-pepper-and-lime balsamic vinaigrette; a pile of hamburgers, big, juicy patties on whole-wheat buns, with an array of toppings just to the side, and pretty much any moddable condiment you could want; and, finally, thanks to the ancient ice cream machine he'd unearthed (and thoroughly cleaned) -- God only knew where it had come from -- there was lime-and-rosewater sorbetto chilling in the freezer for anyone who wanted it for dessert.

George filled his own plate -- three burgers tonight, topped with sauteed mushrooms and onions, swiss and cheddar cheese, and a thick slice of beefsteak tomato each, and a large helping of the salad -- and sat down to watch whatever brainless movie was on TV.

[Don't mind me! I'm just continuing my tradition of making everyone hungry. :D ]

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[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

There's been a lot of running around today, in and out of a carwash, down to town and back, and checking in with the Magic Reserves, and Dinah got back to the dorms without grabbing dinner. The smells wafted her down to the Common Room, her mouth watering.

"Fooooooooooooooooooood." She caught sight of George and grinned. "Did you do this? If you did you are my new most favorite person ever."

[NOM NOM NOM.]

[wantstobehuman.livejournal.com]

"Then I guess I'm your new most favorite person ever!" George responded, grinning. "I did make it, yeah. And there's dessert in the freezer. Rosewater-lime sorbetto."

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

"Eeee!" Dinah squeezed George's shoulder fast before hurrying over to the food, and dishing up a burger with cheddar and 'shrooms, tomato, yummm, and lots of peppers, then grabbed a drink and flopped down next to George, beaming at him, feeling all kinds of affectionate and squeeze-the-George. "You rule." She bit into the burger with a sigh of relief and nearly rolled her eyes in happiness. "Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm."

[not-jaded-yet.livejournal.com]

Jennifer wandered in, absolutely enraptured by the smell.

"Oh, George, did you do all this?" she said.

[wantstobehuman.livejournal.com]

"Guilty as charged!" George replied, practically sing-song. "Feel free to help yourself!"

[not-jaded-yet.livejournal.com]

"You're amazing," Jennifer said. "I don't know why I ever had doubts about you."

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

Dinah waved to the girl she didn't know with her burger, and when her mouth wasn't full, cheerfully pointed to herself. "Dinah. Food consumer."

[not-jaded-yet.livejournal.com]

"Jennifer. Likewise," she said. "I'm George's roommate."

[withoutverona]

It was a very, very, very smug Romeo who left his room toward the evening. Smug and STARVING.

"Are you cooking for everyone?" he asked.

[OOC: SP likely for next hour and a bit.]

[wantstobehuman.livejournal.com]

"Anyone who comes in, at least!" George said. "I can hardly eat it all myself, can I?" Never mind the dent he was putting into it.

[Whee, SP. :D ]

[withoutverona]

"You look like you're trying," Romeo laughed as he filled a plate with a salad and a burger. "Thank you. This all looks wonderful."

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

"Hi Romeo," Dinah said, beaming at him as she waved a pepper slice, then gulped it down in two bites. "How goes it?"

He was so cute. Not her usual type, except maybe the hair. "You have great hair today."

[withoutverona]

"It is a wonderful day," Romeo told Dinah, smoothign his hair with one hand. "And thank you!"

He stepped closer. "I've never noticed how extraordinary your eyes are, Dinah."

[stocksgrrl.livejournal.com]

Turtle absolutely, positively, no doubt about it could not be in her room right now. No way, no how, ugh, she hated this week.

But there was food.

"Oh, please, please, please tell me you've made lots of that...."

[wantstobehuman.livejournal.com]

George waved at the serving platters on the counter. "Help yourself," he said, grinning.

[stocksgrrl.livejournal.com]

"Ohmigod," Turtle gushed, closing in on the food. "I love you. You're incredible. I could kiss you right now."

And she could. She thought about it. But that's why she was stuffing her face, distracting one hunger with another.

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

"Mmmmmmmha hi, Turtle," Dinah managed after a minute's chewing. "How's business?"

[stocksgrrl.livejournal.com]

"Business is good," Turtle said with a faint smile, swallowing down her own bite of food. "No complaints. Good sales lately, so really, can't complain at all."

Maybe she even made that sound convincing. Business was good, it was true. It's just everything else...

[withoutverona]

Romeo waved vaguely in Turtle's direction. He'd known Turtle forever, it felt like, but he'd never really appreciated her charm. "Aren't the burgers wonderful?"

[oops-mbad.livejournal.com]

Diana had run out of things to waste time on, and wandered into the common room. "You cook?"

[wantstobehuman.livejournal.com]

"Apparently," George retorted, grinning. "Want some?"

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

"Hi Diana!" Dinah called from the couch, waving a pepper at her. "The food is awesome. How's your day going?"

[weetuskenraider]

"Stang," Tahiri said, wandering into the common room and staring at the hamburger pile. "Boys eating that much food must really be universal."

[OOC: Around until 9:45 EST then off to the soccer game, but I had to!]

[wantstobehuman.livejournal.com]

"Idnwdumn," George said.

Then he finished chewing and swallowed. "I don't know what you mean," he repeated.

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

Dinah waved with her mouth full of food, and gave Tahiri a perky look of enquiry, then pointed over to the buffet.

Yes, still a girl. But a growing one! With energy that needed to be stoked!