Cupcake War Crimes, Week 4 [Tuesday, Period 1]

[stykera]

The classroom setup should be familiar to everyone by now; the remaining mystery was what kind of cupcakes were lurking beneath the covered plates on the front counter.



“Back to the savory cupcakes today,” Anders began once the class had assembled. “We’re pretty sure we’ve covered how out there these things can get, but why not go over it again?” Really. Why not experience the true horror one more time?

Some people (say, Stark for example) might not want to experience horror quite so often, Anders. “We wanted to make sure it was all clear. Very, very, very clear.” And with today’s cupcakes it ought to be clear. Maybe not to Sam, but to most people in the class.

With a barely suppressed shudder, Stark turned to reveal this week’s crimes against baked goods. “Fish. Again. Not the little red candy ones. Real ones. Ones that used to swim. Inside the cupcakes. They didn’t swim inside the cupcakes,” that would be really weird, “they’re inside the cakes now. These used to be tuna, before they were cupcakes. Now they’re tuna cupcakes.”

Anders eyed him indulgently, then reached over to pat him on the shoulder. “Same goes for the escargot ones. I think we can at least all agree that these are really wrong?” Gods, he hoped so. If anybody defended these, he might cry.

Don’t worry Anders, Stark will be joining you with tears of his own in that case. “You didn’t make those up yourself, did you?” Stark asked, eyeing Anders warily. He hoped not. That might inspire even more tears, and the poor alien only had the one eye to cry with.

So basically, let’s not make anyone cry, kids, okay? Anders looked a little hurt when he turned to Stark, though. “Would I ever do that?” He felt he had a right to sound horrified about it. “It wasn’t me. But someone did.”

“I just wanted to be sure,” Stark said. “Sorry. Sorry.” Quick, on to less distressing topics and cupcakes! The next tray, which Stark was hurriedly uncovering, was almost guaranteed not to cause any tears. “These snail cupcakes are better.” And also kind of adorable. “Since they don’t contain any real snails.”

“Just a nice frosting job,” Anders agreed, setting a bowl out on the counter. “But we found these fancy chocolate snail-shell things you can use to decorate. Guaranteed snail free.”

“And we didn’t forget last week,” Stark said. Even though some cupcakes had been somewhat forgettable. And the winner was...”Lion-O,” Stark said, looking down at the note in front of him. “Had the week’s best cupcake.”



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Comments

Sign in! [CWC, 5/31]

[stykera]

Like you just ate a snail.

Re: Sign in! [CWC, 5/31]

[longislandiceme]

Bobby Drake

Re: Sign in! [CWC, 5/31]

[trigons_child]

Raven

Re: Sign in! [CWC, 5/31]

[therewaslife]

Nobody Owens

Listen to/discuss the lecture! [CWC 5/31]

[stykera]

And wonder if your teachers ever really will be moved to tears by baked goods.

Re: Listen to/discuss the lecture! [CWC 5/31]

[longislandiceme]

Bobby didn't have to wonder. Bobby was pretty sure he would cry if someone tried to make him eat a snail cupcake.

Re: Listen to/discuss the lecture! [CWC 5/31]

[trigons_child]

Raven tried not to begrudge people their desire to eat meat. But snail cupcakes were making her seriously nauseated.

Re: Listen to/discuss the lecture! [CWC 5/31]

[therewaslife]

Bod was usually open to trying new things but even he was a little put off by the tuna cupcakes. It probably wouldn't kill him but he'd still rather avoid them if at all possible.

Re: Listen to/discuss the lecture! [CWC 5/31]

[hurtingzeebo]

Okay, even Sam wasn't sure about snail cupcakes.

Mostly because they sounded French.

Re: Listen to/discuss the lecture! [CWC 5/31]

[shes-got-legs.livejournal.com]

Fish in cupcakes?

Ariel did not approve and looked very unimpressed.

Re: Listen to/discuss the lecture! [CWC 5/31]

[mathletenomore.livejournal.com]

There were snail cupcakes. Lindsay did not think it was possible for her to be more horrified than she was at this moment.

Bake! [CWC 5/31]

[stykera]

But please, try not to cause any tears. Your usual moddable ingredients are here. So are (sigh) some tuna and some snails. But there are swedish fish and chocolate snail-shell thingies to balance that out.

Re: Bake! [CWC 5/31]

[longislandiceme]

At least nothing except the actual ingredients he'd intended to have end up in the cupcake ended up in the cupcakes this time.

Although there was an awful lot of cake batter in Bobby's hair as he made his attempt. And on the walls. Possibly the ceiling.

Maybe someone who could actually manage a task like getting the batter into the little cups properly would take pity on him?

Re: Bake! [CWC 5/31]

[trigons_child]

"Bobby," Raven scolded. "You are making a mess!"

Raven never made a mess. If she spilled anything, she cleaned it up immediately, thank you very much.

(God, Raven.)

Re: Bake! [CWC 5/31]

[longislandiceme]

"No," Bobby countered, whirling to face Raven. "I'm making cupcakes. The mess is a byproduct."

And some of that byproduct was being flung Ravenward as Bobby waved his mixing spoon for emphasis.

Re: Bake! [CWC 5/31]

[therewaslife]

Bod wasn't feeling great today but he was determined to push through classes. He just didn't think he had it in him to make anything more than simple chocolate frosted cupcakes. Maybe he'd had some sprinkles or nuts but other than that, it wasn't gonna be much of a creative day.

Re: Bake! [CWC 5/31]

[rilla-myrilla.livejournal.com]

"Hello, Bod," Rilla said with a small smile. "You wouldn't happen to know what makes the red fish particularly Swedish, would you?"

Re: Bake! [CWC 5/31]

[hurtingzeebo]

As much as she enjoyed causing teachers horror and distress, Sam was actually in the mood for something sweet, this week. So her fishy, snaily cupcakes were off the candy variety.

Which didn't stop her from eating all the tuna separately. And eying the snails. She was pondering their utility as projectiles. You could tell by the way she managed to find a rubber band to use in her improvised, barbecue fork slingshot and was thoughtully aiming a snail at various people in the class.

Re: Bake! [CWC 5/31]

[stykera]

"One food fight wasn't enough?" Stark asked, looking over at the disaster area surrounding Bobby and Raven.

He didn't really mind. As long as nobody was wounded by a stray mollusk-y projectile.

"At least," he added, "they aren't in your cupcakes. Or are they? Did you put snails in those?" He hoped not. But if she had, they could always accidentally fall on the floor before anyone had to taste them.

Talk to Anders and/or Stark! [CWC, 5/31]

[stykera]

Hopefully neither of them have started crying yet.

Re: Talk to Anders and/or Stark! [CWC, 5/31]

[stykera]

Stark was still tear-free. For now.

Re: Talk to Anders and/or Stark! [CWC, 5/31]

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

Nope, Anders wasn't crying. Even though he was inexplicably pretty when he did. Must be a Cylon thing. He might, on the other hand, be on the lookout for things like, say, PEOPLE STARTING FOOD FIGHTS.

OOC! [CWC, 5/31]

[stykera]

There are some scary recipes out there. Really.

Re: OOC! [CWC, 5/31]

[wheeler-360.livejournal.com]

... lol Anders. "Second, it's a natural impulse. When I was your age --"

When he was their age, he was blowing up glittery cupcakes with Ronan in the common rooms?

Re: OOC! [CWC, 5/31]

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

SHHHHHHHHH YES MAYBE I WAS THINKING OF THAT EXACTLY.