Third floor common room [dinnertime]

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As Mat had mentioned a few times, Mat couldn't cook with modern technology. But roasting things over a fire?

That, he could do.

So there he was, bundled in a few layers, roasting a few rabbits over the fire and feeling more homesick than he was willing to admit.

[OOC: Mmm. Small game.]

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"Woot," Dinah said, happily, and puttered around the kitchen, finding mugs and setting them out.

When she turned back around, they already had tea in them. Hot, piping tea. "Hunh. Okay. Common Room magic. Tea already done."

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"Well, that seems like less of a fair exchange," Mat teased. "I think you should do something else for me."

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Dinah snickered as she brought the tea over, and asked, "Well, what? I'm not going out in the snow to milk a cow for you so you have cream. Or cleaning your room." He was a guy. It probably needed it.

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"I take kisses, too," Mat said, winking and pointing to his cheek.

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"Ah! Cheeky, hunh?" Dinah laughed, surprised, kind of pleased, awkward for just a second, then leaned down to give him a kiss on the cheek. Why not, right? Why not.

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"Thank you," Mat said, grinning up at her and handing her some of the rabbit.

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"Thank you, too," Dinah said, flustered but smiling, and took her rabbite bite from him, before settling into a chair, still pink. "So, uh. How'd you catch our meal, here? Especially in this storm."

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"Got lucky," Mat replied. "After a few minutes of wandering, some rabbits broke out from cover right in front of me."

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"Cool." Dinah nibbled on her bite, and settled into the chair, still smiling a little as she sipped her drink. "Arthur got me to try this last summer. I've never been hunting myself. Fishing, a few times." Ages and ages ago, on a Girl Scout trip. "At least I won't starve if the apocalypse comes. Just have to keep paying you guys with experience to feed me," Dinah teased lightly.

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"Well, the price goes up each time," Mat teased, winking. "Next time you can't get away with just a cheek kiss."

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"How are you about hugs?" Dinah asked, turning pinker, and managing not to giggle. Fun to flirt again. Just a little.

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"I am a big fan," Mat said with a grin.

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Dinah popped the last bite of rabbit into her mouth, chewed, and swallowed. "Still hungry," she said hopefully.

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"Hug first, rabbit second," Mat declared.

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"You drive a tough bargain, mister," Dinah said, getting up to shuffle over and not trip over her afghans, to give him a careful but enthusiastic hug, gigging into his ear.

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"Oh, definitely," Mat said, winking and handing her more rabbit. "Ask anyone."

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Dinah took the rabbit, and sat down, smiling all over her face. "Anyone in this room?" she teased back, nibbling to make it last.

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Mat laughed. "Oh, I've bribed all of them with rabbit," he said.

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"Darn," Dinah said, snapping her fingers, then taking another bite. "So I'll have to wait and observe to get the true story. Sort of like hunting rabbits."

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"Sort of," Mat said, looking a bit dubious at the comparison.

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Dinah took another sip of her drink, smiling. "Do you get these kind of storms back where you're from?" Another, more interesting -- to her-- question occurred. "How do you guys keep your rooms warm if you don't have a fireplace in them? Mine is brrrrrr."

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"Spoiled. We're spoiled," Dinah had to admit to herself, aloud. She sent Morgana's furs a wistful glance. "And not all that prepared, really." She pulled the afghans closer and nibbled on the rabbit again. "Makes me appreciate electricity more, though. And how."

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"The quiet can be a little nice, though," Mat said. "I'll miss the fireplaces."

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Mat shrugged. "Never really thought about it," he admitted. "At home, we didn't have that many rooms to worry about, and enough blankets and time make everything cozy enough. We're not used to it feeling like summer in the winter."