Third Floor Common Room - Saturday

[guillermothegreat]

This wasn’t his floor and Guillermo hoped that they didn’t mind that he was going to be using it at attempting his marathon empanada making quest to see if it was possible to fill an entire common room full of empanadas.

He had gotten a few supplies in town to get them started for the day’s cooking adventure and as he began to start getting things ready he couldn’t help but feel nervous as he waited for Graham.

[Guillermo is here for Graham but the common room is open]

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[pun_king]

"Definitely no complaints on my end!" said Graham, meeting that increasingly familiar smile of Guillermo's with a bright one of his own. "Granted, your empanadas are the only ones I've had, so I guess I can't really compare, but, if you ask me, I'd say clearly, you've perfected it!"

Although he had to admit, now he was a little curious about trying other empanadas to see how they did compare, and had a horrible thought of what he would do if it turned out that Guillermo's empanadas had actually been terrible this whole time, but he didn't know any better...

...but then quickly, with a shake of his head, dismissed that thought and shook his head, because Guillermo's empanadas were undeniably amazing, so if his were actually considered terrible in the wide world of empanadas, then those empanadas were probably out of the world.

[guillermothegreat]

“Well I mean if you wanted to I could always get you some other empanadas if you wanted to see what they tasted like?” Guillermo offered as he took out the fill from the fridge and began to fill up the empanadas, “there is a Mexican restaurant on the island,”

He smiled shyly, “I - I could buy you lunch one day if you’d like to try or dinner even?” he offered and then he started to go rather red.

[pun_king]

Graham's nose scrunched up a little bit with a sort of distasteful uncertainty, showing what he really thought about the idea of going out and trying empanadas that weren't Guillermo's at this point (even if they were the best in the entire universe, it still wouldn't be the same!), but then he laughed a little, waving a hand dismissively.

"Oh, no, you don't have to do that, Guillermo!" he told him. "I've got a good deal of pocket money myself now, especially since I've got the job at the Empooor~rium~."

Yes, he did need to still say it like that, thank you, complete with waggly fingers that always accompanied it, but no one got to see when he was on the radio.

"Besides," he added, "it seems kind of silly, to waste shiny gold coins on food you can make yourself! If we're going to pay for food, it should be something really different or special!"

A pause.

"Or pies."

He would rarely hesitate to fork over shiny gold coins for delicious pies!

[guillermothegreat]

There was a very brief pause then as Guillermo tried to still keep his nerve and then, “wecouldgooutforpies!” it came out in a rather impressive keysmash.

“I - I mean,” he stammered, going bright red at this point, “I’d - Id like to out for pies with - with you,” and then he stared down at those empanadas because they were definitely really fascinating all if a sudden.

[pun_king]

"Well, then," said Graham, his smile maybe a little confused, but he could see how someone could get a little flustered over pies; his own excitement over the prospect definitely made his grin brighten, "we'll just have to go out for pies! They've got loads of them at the bakery that I've still got to try!"

[guillermothegreat]

Guillermo was very excited about pies yes.

It shouldn’t be possible for Guillermo to be that red as he worked on finishing up the first batch of empanadas, carefully folding them and placing them on the trays.

“I’d - id like that, eating pies at the bakery,”Guillermo stammered and then his glasses chose that moment to fog up so he tried to casually wipe them with his shirt before he put them back on.

“I mean if you’d like me to be there,” he added, the last of his nerve fading and he now just stood there, staring awkwardly at Graham.

[pun_king]

"Of course I'd like you to be there!" Graham assured him, with a small laugh because it seemed funny that it would even be a matter of doubt. "Pie's always better with friends!"

[guillermothegreat]

“Um…” he started to say but his nerve was gone, “I …yes friends,” he nodded, deflating slightly but he tried to stay focused as he went to put the tray in the oven, he wished he could say something but what if he just messed everything up? “pies do sound nice,” he had no idea if any of that made sense.

He liked spending time with Graham, he was …really confused about everything right now.

“First tray’s in!” he declared, grateful for something else to focus on.

[pun_king]

Graham was starting to feel a little confused, now, too, because Guillermo didn't seem as excited about pies as he would have thought he'd be, especially considering how they'd gotten on the topic in the first place, but maybe he was just really focused on the empanadas? Multitasking could be tricky, and Guillermo took a lot of pride in his work, so he just figured maybe he just wanted to make sure he was doing the best he could with them and not getting too distracted with other plans.

And, besides, now with the first batch in the oven...

"That puts us one step closer," he said, with a new thrill of excitement racing through him, "to the Ultimate Empanada Experience-ence...ence...ence...."

Yes, he added his own echo effect, and then flashed Guillermo another grin.

"Do they take very long to bake? Should we get started on the next batch to save time? If we're going to fill this whole room, we've got to make sure we're working as efficiently as possible, right?"

[guillermothegreat]

Guillermo let out a laugh at that, despite his awkwardness and his thoughts about pie eating and … he ducked his head slightly.

“we can definitely get started on the second batch, efficiency is definitely important here,” he grinned, “so each batch takes around 25-35 minutes to cook, I think that gives us plenty of time to get started on the second batch?” he looked back up at Graham, smiling, “do you think you’re ready to start work on your own empanadas?”

[pun_king]

The bright and easy grin that preceded Graham's answer was probably all the answer that was needed, but he gave one anyway, with a solidifying pump of his fist. "Definitely," he said, although he followed it up with a slightly delayed, "although I may have missed a little bit of the steps toward the end, when we started talking about pies, but I think I got most of it! If anything, I know I can definitely at least get the meat part this time!"

[guillermothegreat]

“ I didn’t really go through those steps that clearly did I?” Guillermo looked a little sheepish, “well I will still be here to offer help if you do need it,” he assured him, “we can see how you go,” he smiled.