4th Floor Common Room [Sunday afternoon]

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Proto was sprawled out on the couch. It was a relaxed sort of sprawl, but that we belied by the way he was eying the three things in front of him. It was, after all, an intent sort of eying.

One box of graham crackers. One bag of jumbo marshmallows. One box of chocolate bars.

Someone was trying to figure out if it was possible to make s'mores without a fire. Because he was pretty sure that he might get in trouble for starting a fire in the middle of the common room.

Give him some time, and he might even consider trying the microwave.

[Open, as these things tend to be. And this was always in the right place. ALWAYS!]

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"So they are not PROPER s'mores," Kurt replied with a dismissive wave. "There's a stove and a microwave -- take your pick!

As if to make his point, the microwave beeped, signaling that the popcorn was done.

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Proto blinked. "Wait... you can use a microwave to make s'mores?" How did that work?

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"It's not a strange magical box, you know," Kurt answered, shaking a finger at him. "It just heats things up. Sure, it's DIFFERENT than a fire, but all you need to do is melt the marshmallows, right?"

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"But it doesn't cooking things properly," Proto pointed out. "So how am I supposed to know what works right and what doesn't?"

But he was already standing up to walk toward the microwave.

Hurr up, Kurt's popcorn. Proto had important things to do!

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Kurt dashed past him and pulled the popcorn out. "Experiment!" he answered. "Try... I don't know. 20 seconds at high power? If it's not enough, you can always put it back in for longer. If it's too much, you can hit the cancel button when you think it's done!"

He opened his steaming bag (not dirty), but then thought of something and sniffed at the microwave. "Uhhh... I hope you like butter-flavored s'mores?" he told Proto. "Sorry?"

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"I've never had butter-flavored s'mores..." Proto admitted. "So I suppose we'll see."

He cocked his head slightly. "So I should just put a marshmallow in there for twenty seconds?"

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"And get the melted marshmallow stuck all over the inside? Think, Roomie, THINK!"

Kurt pulled a paper plate out the cabinet, put a graham cracker on it, and put a marshmallow on top. He contemplated the chocolate. "Do you think we put the chocolate in, too, or leave it out? If it melts too much, that'll suck."

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"Let's try it? I mean, the worst that could happen is that it's still chocolate, right?"

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"And it's not like we don't have more," Kurt agreed. He added the chocolate under the marshmallow, and the second piece of graham cracker on top, and tried smooshing it down a little. "Now, just microwave it for a little bit, and keep doing that until it's right!"

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"Twenty seconds," Proto nodded, shutting the door and punching the buttons.

The microwave started to whir.

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The marshmallow inflated as it melted -- maybe a little too much -- and then started to settle again. The delicious smell of s'mores joined the heavy "movie theater butter" tang in the air.

"Oooh, that looks just about PERFECT!!!" Kurt exclaimed. He took a bite of popcorn and then offered the bag to Proto. "Popcorn?"

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Proto was engrossed in watching the marshmallow. "Is it supposed to do that?" he asked in consternation, completely missing the popcorn offer.

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"I... don't know," Kurt told him. "It didn't explode, so that's good, at least!!!" He gestured at the door, indicating that Proto should open it.

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"Wait... it might explode?" Proto eyed the microwave warily.

"You open it."

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Kurt sighed. "It's not going to explode NOW, silly!!!" He took the s'more out of the microwave and handed it to Proto. "Sometimes things pop when they're cooking, because the steam inside can't get out. Never, EVER put a bratwurst in the microwave! It makes a mess, and then you are scrubbing for HOURS to get it clean!"

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Proto took the s'more with a slight smile. "I'll try to remember that next time someone tries to convince me to microwave a bratwurst."

He bit into the s'more and grinned. "Oooh."

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"'Oooh', or 'ewww'?" Kurt asked, with a quirk of his lip. "They sound the same, but they are very different!"

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"Oooooh," Proto repeated, widening his mouth in a thoroughly exaggerated manner.

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"EWWWW!" Kurt replied in an over-exaggerated manner, covering his eyes. "Keep your mouth closed while you are chewing!!!"

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"Should I keep all the s'mores to myself, too?"

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"Just go ahead and try it," Kurt snickered. "As your roomie, I can make life very, very difficult for you if you do."

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"Is that a thread, my friend?" Proto smirked just a bit dangerously.

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"Do you want it to be?" Kurt countered slyly. "If not, all you have to do is give me a s'more."

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Proto considered that. On the one hand, more sugar for him. On the other hand, world-ending conflict with his roommate.

This one was a tough one.

Still, eventually he nodded and handed some ingredients over to Kurt. "I trust you can microwave your own?"

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Kurt waited until he had the ingredients safely in his hands before he got all wide-eyed and sputtered "But... but... I don't know HOW to use a microwave! They're scary!"