Fifth Floor Common Room, Thursday Evening

[wasthecuteone]

Petra was, she would readily admit, not what one would call a great cook. She could do the basics and maybe even get a little creative from time to time, and she could catch and clean a fish and cook it over the campfire like a pro, but she wasn't about to start whipping out five-course gourmet meals. But she was pretty confident in her ability to follow directions, and she'd been poking around on the internet earlier when she found the perfect recipe for the club fair tomorrow: cupcakes. And not just any cupcakes, but rainbow cupcakes. They were so cute, so cheerful, so on-theme, so delicious!

Sure, there were a lot of fiddly steps involved in making the layers come out right, but as long as she took her time and read through carefully, and didn't freak out when some of the yellow batter somehow got in her hair, it was all good. She even made the frosting, although she was tempted to just use Funfetti. Also, her apron was super cute, if she did say so herself.

((Open common room is open! But Petra'll swat your hand with a spatula if you try to take one of her cupcakes. They're for tomorrow.

Well. Maybe if you're really nice she'll let you sample one for quality control.))

Comments

[exactlyaverage.livejournal.com]

"Didn't that happen..."

Jack paused as if he thought he could actually think of the date of when the Russian Revolution might have actually happened.

"-a long time ago?"

[showmetheproof.livejournal.com]

"A hundred years, almost. I'm taking advanced Russian language courses online, I have to read about it in Russian," Scully said. Then mused, "And how sad is it that I have to clarify that? I might be actually visiting them, for all you know, around here."

[exactlyaverage.livejournal.com]

"You mean our traveling island of random weirdness?" Jack joked. "Yeah. Well that might happen, but I don't think I'll study for it just in case."

[showmetheproof.livejournal.com]

"That. And the people who are from the past, and the future, and the other dimensions where Russia settled America." She shook her head, turning up the heat under the pot of mac'n'cheese. "I've given up keeping track of it all, at this point. Just taking it as it comes... Where are you from?"

[exactlyaverage.livejournal.com]

"Little town in Oregon called Eureka," Jack replied. "You?"

[showmetheproof.livejournal.com]

"Arlington, Virginia," Scully said. "And Annapolis, most recently. My mom lives there. Eureka?" She smiled a little. "Catchy."

[exactlyaverage.livejournal.com]

"It's not much to talk about," Jack said with a shrug. "Especially compared to this place."

[showmetheproof.livejournal.com]

"The present, past, or future?" Scully checked. "I'm from 2000, for what it's worth. I didn't even know there was time travel until a couple days here."

[exactlyaverage.livejournal.com]

"Present," Jack said. "Which makes me a pretty normal guy compared to most people around here."

Pretty normal. For a clone.

[showmetheproof.livejournal.com]

Scully added some milk to the mix, and smiled a little. "So, what makes you stick around? You enjoy the weirdness?"

[exactlyaverage.livejournal.com]

"I have a punch card for every weird event that happens," Jack joked. "Six more and I get free milkshake at chill boulder."

[showmetheproof.livejournal.com]

"Ahhh. And that's not to be passed up," Scully agreed. "I think I have to -- let's see. Had children. Turned into a child. Turned into a guy. Turned into an animal. Went crazy." She was ticking things off on her fingers, then looked at her black talon-nails, and held them up for Jack. "Acquired permanent physical change. I think I just need to ... uhhh..." Really, what was left?

[exactlyaverage.livejournal.com]

"You could go bald," Jack pointed out. "That would be different."

[showmetheproof.livejournal.com]

"Pass," Scully said, pointing the ladle at him. "You? You got here at the beginning of the summer, if I remember right."

[exactlyaverage.livejournal.com]

"And I still have my hair intact," Jack agreed.

[showmetheproof.livejournal.com]

"Let's hope it stays that way. Although if you stay friends with Sam," she cocked her head to the younger girl, "I get the impression that may be out of your hands."