Second Floor Common Room, Saturday morning

[scoffs_at_tradition]

Shuri was still fully grown and while she wasn't Wayne and didn't have his skill with pancake making, she could toast the heck out of a frozen waffle.

Come on down, small children who shouldn't be left unsupervised near the stove! Auntie Shuri will let you put on allllll the maple syrup.

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[bookbeltof_love]

The worst part was, she could get louder. Still.

"I AM NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" she protested. "I CAN BE A BIG HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

No, no she could not.

[crack_that_whip]

Oh god, how??

"Shouting isn't helping," Trevor said, crossing his arms over his chest. Aw yeah, older sibling mode.

[bookbeltof_love]

Nina stamped her feet.

"THEN TELL ME HOW TO HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" she demanded, quite literally at the top of her tiny, tiny lungs.

That was how.

[crack_that_whip]

"By not shouting!" Trevor said like it was possible to implement logic with someone her age. Bless his heart.

[bookbeltof_love]

But it was cute he tried.

"THAT DOESN'T MAKE COOKING WORK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" she complained, clambering up on the chair.

[crack_that_whip]

"You have to focus on the task at hand!" Trevor said, very clearly repeating something an adult had told him. "Or else people will get hurt."

[bookbeltof_love]

"BUT I'M NOT DOING ANYTHING," she pointed out, studying the bigger kid like he was being silly. "DON'T HAVE TO FOCUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

[crack_that_whip]

"There are sharp things and hot things in a kitchen," Trevor informed her with all the sage wisdom of a ten year old.

[bookbeltof_love]

Nina nodded sagely.

"THEY'RE TO DEFEAT THE POISONERS IN THE HUMMING BOX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" she shared, since he really ought to know that, being older than her. "AND THE RRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

[crack_that_whip]

"...what."

SERIOUSLY NOW. WHAT.

[bookbeltof_love]

Nina heaved a big, big sigh.

"THERE'S MONSTERS IN THE HUMMING BOX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" she explained, pointing at the fridge. "SO ME AND CAPTAIN SABINE AND 'TENANT TISARWAT SHOT THEM WITH BLASTERS AND SHIPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

[crack_that_whip]

Trevor looked at the fridge and then back at her. Then back to the fridge. "There's no monsters in there. I'd know."

Maybe. Possibly.

[bookbeltof_love]

"THERE WERE YESTERDAY," Nina said, "SO IF YOU CHECK, YOU NEED A WEAPON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

[crack_that_whip]

"I don't need a weapon because there's no monsters," Trevor insisted, going to look at the fridge like a big, strong pre-teen.

[bookbeltof_love]

With a gasp, Nina slid off the chair and ran for the cupboard that had held all the weapons in it yesterday.

"WAIT WAIT WAAAAAAAAAAAAAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

[crack_that_whip]

He sighed, staring up at the ceiling like he was asking for patience from a higher power. But he totally waited. Because he was nice like that.

[bookbeltof_love]

Nina rummaged through the cupboard, come out with her blaster (it was a wooden spoon) and also finding a spatula, which she promptly squealed over, delighted, and then brought her find over to the bigger kid.

"I FOUND YOU A BLASTER," she said, offering him the spatula. "IT'S RED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Yes.

[crack_that_whip]

Trevor just stared at the 'weapons' before sighing and going along with it. "Right. Blaster."

DIDN'T KNOW WHAT A BLASTER WAS, BUT CONTEXT CLUES COULD TELL HIM THIS AIN'T IT.