Ninth Hell Campfire, Monday evening

[future_sandworm]

Clearly he had chosen completely the wrong workshops this time. The one he had thought was about art had turned out to be about stealing art (and why would he do that?) and the other one (Leto wondered if he had accidentally got it wrong) made even less sense. Clearly he would have to find some other means to further his education during the rest of the summer.

While contemplating this, Leto watched the flames of the fire, his hands wrapped around a mug of spice coffee. Perhaps he should attempt to make some of those s'mores that were so popular here.

[Open, of course]

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[glacial_queen]

Karla got up and moved, bringing her bag of marshmallows with her. "Dearest husband," she said in a singsong, "would you care to make your beloeved and kindly wife some s'mores, so she doesn't light herself or anyone else on fire."

[saikyou-no.livejournal.com]

"Of a cert, for it would not do to scorch your delicate fingers so."

Fortunately, he knew what a s'more was.

[glacial_queen]

"Methinks it's still a better plan without concern for my fingers," Karla said slowly, trying to get the iambic correct. She wasn't as concerned about the pentameter. "To cook these treats is far beyond the skills your lady claims!" she finished proudly, beaming at him.

[saikyou-no.livejournal.com]

"Then hand me thy fixings, that I might--" He faltered. "Uh--"

[glacial_queen]

Karla just laughed, and handed Himura the bag, far more interested in getting s'mores than counting syllables. "You roast, I assemble?" she asked, setting a few graham cracker pieces on the air in front of them and adding little chocolate squares. "I think I can handle that much without setting fire to anything."

[saikyou-no.livejournal.com]

"I can manage," he said, nodding. "I think."

He puts a couple of marshmallows on a handy stick, and holds them over the fire.

[glacial_queen]

"I have perfect faith in you," Karla assured him. "Anyone who can be so masterful in battle can surely o'ercome such sugary trifles." She hadn't meant to slip back into pseudo-Shakespearean language there, but that's what happened when you studied your lines for an hour or so, then wandered out to find the lead at the campfire.

[saikyou-no.livejournal.com]

Kenshin carefully turned the stick.

"I've never actually done this," he admitted. "Not before now. We... don't have these in Japan."

[glacial_queen]

"We don't have these in Glacia, either," Karla said. "But you're already doing a better job than I did. If the Blood had anything like the kind of curses in the play, I'd be convinced someone cursed me to make it impossible for me to make any kind of food fit for human or kindred consumption."

[saikyou-no.livejournal.com]

"I'm... actually all right at cooking," Kenshin admitted. He held out the marshmallows, golden roasted and just thinking of sliding off the stick.

[glacial_queen]

Karla cheered at Kenshin's culinary prowess. "They are perfect, Himura! Good job!" She placed the marshmallows onto the chocolate squares, smushed them together properly so some of the marshmallow bulged out the side, and handed one to him. "Eat up while they're warm!"

[saikyou-no.livejournal.com]

Kenshin does, sinking his teeth into the ridiculously sweet treat, trying - and failing - to keep the goo off his fingers.

[glacial_queen]

He was in good company then, as Karla was also failing to eat her s'more neatly. There was melted chocolate on her fingers and a big glob of marchmallow on her palm. "Mmm!" she said, not minding in the least.

[saikyou-no.livejournal.com]

Kenshin grinned at her.

"Another?"

[glacial_queen]

Her mouth was too full to answer verbally, but the enthusiastic nod should make her intention clear enough.

[saikyou-no.livejournal.com]

"Milady's wish is my command," he replied with a bow, before sticking another couple of marshmallows over the fire.

[glacial_queen]

"Remember that day we were chatting in rehearsal?" Karla asked, carefully assembling the next batch of s'mores. "The day the theater flooded? I told you that you ought to trust me and that I'd never lead you wrong, didn't I?"

[saikyou-no.livejournal.com]

"You did," Kenshin allowed, carefully turning the marshmallows over the fire.

[glacial_queen]

"Learn to trust your adoring wife," Karla instructed crisply. "It's not every girl who'd demand the spirits unsex her there, you know."

[saikyou-no.livejournal.com]

"A rare woman indeed," Kenshin replied, laughing a little.

[glacial_queen]

"Just keep that in mind," Karla said, grinning. "Speaking of, do you want to see if Geoffery will let us practice some of our scenes together tomorrow?"