Fifth Floor Common Room [evening]

[rilla-myrilla.livejournal.com]

Rilla, after coming back from days of not remembering a thing, the horror, decided that an excellent way to make herself--and possibly the rest of the student body, judging by the pile of cookies stacking up nearby--feel better was to bake.

If only Rilla were better at baking.

Fortunately, another wicker basket from home was taking up most of a table and it was packed to the brim with moddable baked goods from Prince Edward Island. And those were guaranteed to be delicious.

Rilla's attempt at shortbread....not so much.

[OOC: Open!]

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[rilla-myrilla.livejournal.com]

"Well, they're supposed to be shortbread," Rilla said, peering at the latest batch anxiously, "and I triple checked the recipe as I made them."

She smiled. "There's also a basketful of goodies from home if you'd rather not risk it."

[theotherpeter.livejournal.com]

"I'll risk it," Peter said, reaching for a bit of shortbread.

He nibbled, and put on a brave face.

"Well, it's... shortbread."

[rilla-myrilla.livejournal.com]

Rilla knew that expression only too well. Her face fell.

"There's a jar of Susan's strawberry preserves in the basket," she said. "They'd make boots taste delicious. Maybe you can dip them?"

[theotherpeter.livejournal.com]

"Good idea," Peter said, smiling genuinely. "Thanks, though. I give it a completely non-sarcastic A for effort." He meant it, too. He also knew he had to specify that.

[rilla-myrilla.livejournal.com]

She beamed at him. "I always feel better when the air smells like good things," she said. "I just wish I was better at achieving the good things."

[theotherpeter.livejournal.com]

"Well, they always say practice makes perfect," Peter said. "So I don't begrudge you practicing at all. And with enough strawberry preserves, well... we can live with the missteps."

[rilla-myrilla.livejournal.com]

"Susan is a genius in the kitchen," Rilla enthused, "which is why I am...not."

[theotherpeter.livejournal.com]

"Well, you probably make up for it with other great qualities," Peter said. "In fact, I'm sure of it."

[rilla-myrilla.livejournal.com]

"I like to dance?" Rilla offered, blushing.