Fifth Floor Common Room; Sunday Evening [ 01/30 ].

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Ariel was hungry, but Ariel was also lazy, and, since she really shouldn't be cooking anyway, she was glad she was discovering the joy that was toaster-ready French Toast.

She only even burned a few of them! And that could easily be solved by dousing them in plenty of maple syrup. A little bit of orange juice to wash it down, and Ariel was feeling like she had herself a plate full of culinary, gourmet awesomeness! Now to just find a comfortable spot on the couch, kick her feet up on the coffee table, and see if there was anything good on television to watch while she had her shut up totally healthy dinner.

[[ open common room is open and inspired by the fact that my awesome roommate made me nummy french toast for dinner!!! Roommate, you are winrar. ]]

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"One piece," Bruce said. "And that's just to see if you're telling the truth about the taste."

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"What, you don't believe me?" asked Arie, feigning shock...shock, I say! But she grinned as she held out the plate of syrup drenched french toast sticks for him to take his pick.

"The ones on the right are especially burnt," she hinted.

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"Are you warning me, or trying to get me to take one?" Bruce asked.

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"What do you think, hmmm?" Ariel asked, arching an eyebrow.

Though, to be honest, she wasn't sure herself. She left it pretty open-ended for however Bruce wanted to take it.

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"I can't be positive with you," Bruce said. "But I'll take one of the burnt ones. It'll be the better test, and it'll leave you with the best ones since you're the one who wanted them."

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"Awwww," Ariel chuckled a little. "I like how you worked that, Bruce. Such a gentleman."

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"I try," Bruce said, taking one of the burnt sticks. "That really is a lot of syrup."

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"You know, I think the toaster is really having some consistency issues," Ariel offered in defense.

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"I'd consider arguing that point, but I've never used it. And I already have issues with one of the machines in this room," Bruce said.

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"Ohmygosh," Ariel gasped. "What if the toaster is my version of the television for you?"

But then she frowned thoughtfully, and shook her head. "No, that can't be right. It puts out Pop Tarts perfectly..."

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After taking a bite of the French toast stick, Bruce said, "I wouldn't worry about it too much. Even the burnt one isn't too bad."

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"Seeeee?" Ariel said with a laugh. "It's the syrup that does it, I think. And the butter. Do you want another one? You can help yourself."

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"I think I'll leave the rest to you," Bruce said. "I wouldn't want to take away too much of your inevitable sugar rush."

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"I think the word you're looking for is perpetual," Ariel pointed out with a grin.

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"I'm sure there are some times when you're a little less hyper," Bruce said. "I can't recall any, though."

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"I have my moments," Ariel assured him. "I mean, I know there was at least once when I had a genuine sulk off with Squall back at the cabins. I'm sure he'll probably just say whatever, but that's just because I think I won."

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"What exactly were you sulking about?" Bruce asked.

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"I...don't remember," Ariel admitted, narrowing her eyes for a second as she tried to think back over the summer.

And, really, as soon as she remembered what had occupied most of the time during the summer, it came back to her pretty quickly. "Oh, right," she said, turning her favorite shade of pink. "It was, uh...well...nothing I've been having any trouble with in a while..."

That was a nice way to put it.

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"Cooking," Bruce said, well aware of the fact that they were in public and there could be squirrels listening in. "You're a very good cook, you know."

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Ariel snorted, tempted to toss a french toast stick at Bruce's head. But she'd much rather eat it, so he was spared this time. "As you said yourself," she agreed, "the burnt ones aren't even that bad."

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"In that kind of cooking, there weren't any burnt ones," Bruce said encouragingly.

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"You," Ariel warned him with a teasing voice after a little bit of a d'awww moment of blushing, "are very flattering today, you know that? Fess up. What do you want, Bruce?"

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"Have you ever known me to be manipulative like that?" Bruce asked.

Okay, maybe. A little.