Second floor common room, Friday afternoon

[lovemykilt]

Priestly was baking. Since he was generally an entrés kind of guy, this was something of a challenging prospect. Without Alfred's instructions, he might be lost. In which case, Dinah would get a meat cake for her birthday and Momoko would just have to be sad.

It was probably a good thing for everyone that Priestly was staying well away from meat loaf and mashed potatoes.

[ooc: open! My boy . . . kind of lacks in stealth.]

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After deciding that he'd had enough ice cream for the day (thus proving himself very much unlike his brother who could eat ice cream for hours on end), Jonas found his way out of his room and down one floor to see if anything was going on.

He shouldn't have been surprised to find baking. Glad he recognized Priestly at least, he said, "Are you baking to celebrate the semester's end?"

[lovemykilt]

"Aaaaaamong other things," Priestly hedged. "Care to be a cookie guinea pig?"

[see-beyond.livejournal.com]

"What sort of cookies?" he wondered, wandering closer and peering at the baking that was in progress.

[lovemykilt]

"Very special cookies. Secret recipe."

[see-beyond.livejournal.com]

"And you'd like me to test something that's a secret?" he asked, sounding a bit skeptical.

[lovemykilt]

"Where's your sense of adventure, man?"

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"Perhaps I left it in my room?" Jonas suggested, smiling a bit. "It's not something very unusual, is it?"

[lovemykilt]

"Nah. It's like, chocolate chips and stuff. S'posed to be extra tasty."

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"Then, I think I can be your...guinea pig," he said, making a face at the slang. He was glad he recognized it, at least, but it still seemed like an odd turn of phase. "Though, I don't think I look much like a guinea pig."

[lovemykilt]

"It's a good thing we're not looking for visuals, then." Priestly grinned and held out a cookie. "Bon appetite, yo."

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Jonas took the offered cookie and looked it over for a brief moment before taking a bite. He was relieved to find that Priestly had been right and that it did taste good. It almost put his ice cream of earlier to shame.

"Very good," he said once he'd finished that first bite. "Whatever you've put in these cookies is excellent. Sweet. I'm sure this sugar will keep me awake for a few extra hours."

[lovemykilt]

Priestly's grin widened, pleased to hear that Alfred's secret recipes were serving him well. "Awesome! Best guinea pig ever."

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"Considering it's my first time as a guinea pig, I doubt I'll top this experience," he said and finished the rest of the cookie. "If this is truly your first time baking this type of cookie, you've a natural talent for it."

[lovemykilt]

"I've dabbled a bit, but I'm usually much more of a sandwich and sides guy. And it's the first time I've tried this recipe."

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"What's made you step outside your comfort zone?" Jonas wondered since Priestly had said he there were other things contributing to his baking besides the end of the semester.

[lovemykilt]

"I'm officially food guy for a party, tonight. Figured I'd break out some heavy hitters."

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"You're providing all the food for a party?" Jonas asked, grinning slightly. "That's ambitious."

[lovemykilt]

"Well, I've got some experience. And, you know, leftovers. I provide food for lots of events."

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"One day, I'll stop generalizing that everyone is as bad a cook as me," he promised, shaking his head. "I can barely work a toaster and even that's when I'm very lucky."

[lovemykilt]

"If it makes you feel better, I tend to assume everyone knows how to cook."

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"I never had to cook back home," he shared, shaking his head. "Food Preparation did that. Then it was delivered and then it was eaten. It's nothing something I actively had to do until recently."

[lovemykilt]

"See, that sounds wrong to me. What if something happens to Food Preparation? You'd be screwed."

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"Nothing ever did," Jonas said, shaking his head. "And nothing ever would. If something happened to one of the preparers, they were easily replaced. The system did work even if it was strange."

[lovemykilt]

"That just seems wrong, man. Sorry."

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"There's really no need to apologize," Jonas promised, shaking his head. "The food was good, at least? Those who did the job knew how to do it well though I don't think I had cookies like this there. A point against them."

[lovemykilt]

"A world without cookies? Man. I can't even imagine."

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"After coming here, I can't either," Jonas agreed with a smile. "That and ice cream. I realize now how incredibly deprived I was of sweets. I've made it a goal to correct that."

[lovemykilt]

"No ice cream either? You had pie and stuff though, right?"

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"Not really," he offered, shaking his head. "It wasn't really considered healthy enough for the Community. We didn't tend to get treats such as that."

[lovemykilt]

"Yeah, well, what about emotional health?"

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"No one really knew any better," he said and shrugged one shoulder. "In fact, no one really knew what cookies and ice cream were. They were never introduced so we learned."