Cupcake War Crimes, Take 2, Thursday [8/11]

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

Things looked normal in the Home Ec classroom this week. Hopefully even your TA was fully recovered from her bout of greyness. None of this week’s cupcakes were grey either, though you wouldn’t be able to tell that yet since they were all still covered.

"I hope everyone is well," Stark said, looking over the students after they arrived. "Recovered from last week. Everything that happened. And if there’s anything we can help with," yes, he was volunteering Anders for support services too, "please, let us." If nothing else, you know these two will offer baked goods.

Anders gave Stark a surprised look for just a second, but he was all right with being volunteered, he supposed. "And I’m just gonna throw this out there so you know before trying it yourselves in a situation. If you’re gonna use old stale cupcakes as a weapon, aim carefully, and be ready to run if they decide your ammo’s tasty." He cleared his throat and uncovered a large tray of chocolate-based cupcakes. "These are -- tasty in theory, but maybe the idea that chocolate makes everything better ain’t all it’s cracked up to be. What do you guys think?"

To be fair, the dark chocolate cupcake with the caramel cumin buttercream frosting looked pretty good, and the maple syrup cupcake with brown sugar smoked bacon . . . well, bacon did make everything better, right? On the other hand, there was that chocolate cupcake coated in potato chips, and the one with the jalapeno on top. It was really a mixed bag -- or plate, more accurately.

"Chocolate or bacon," Anders went on, snagging one of the maple syrup and bacon cupcakes for himself. "That’s your discussion for the day, and there’s plenty of both in with the ingredients when you get to baking."

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Re: Bake [CWC, 8/11]

[walkswithcoyote]

Mercy nodded. "With the spice, yeah, it's delicious. I mean, hot chocolate is great by itself, but this just gives it a little kick. Soooo good!"

Re: Bake [CWC, 8/11]

[nothornlessrose.livejournal.com]

"It sounds like it. I've never had anything like that in hot chocolate before, and I love chocolate. It's one of the few things I've found so much of here."

Re: Bake [CWC, 8/11]

[walkswithcoyote]

"I'll make it for you sometime," Mercy offered. "I have my secret stash in my room."

Re: Bake [CWC, 8/11]

[nothornlessrose.livejournal.com]

Cassidy smiled at her. "Really? That's great. I can bake you something in exchange. I love cooking." She extended her hand, but then drew it back, looking at the gloves she was wearing. "Uhm, sorry. I hurt my hands during the weekend."

No, she was afraid they were still gray with black claws.

"I'm Cassidy. I don't know if we've met."

Re: Bake [CWC, 8/11]

[walkswithcoyote]

Oh, I'm sorry," Mercy said wincing. "Do they hurt badly?"

"That sounds great. I'm really good at brownies and cookies, but I don't do much else. And I'm Mercy. I know I've seen you around, but I don't think we've officially met."

Re: Bake [CWC, 8/11]

[nothornlessrose.livejournal.com]

"Not any longer, no," she was quick to assure her. "It's nice to meet you."

Re: Bake [CWC, 8/11]

[walkswithcoyote]

"Absolutely! Anyone willing to try the wonder of spicy hot chocolate is good to meet!" Mercy was all over smiles.

Re: Bake [CWC, 8/11]

[nothornlessrose.livejournal.com]

Cassidy grinned a little less shyly. "I'm looking forward to that. It sounds really good."

Re: Bake [CWC, 8/11]

[walkswithcoyote]

"Sounds like a plan. I'm in 524," Mercy said, "So you can usually find me there or in that common room."

Re: Bake [CWC, 8/11]

[nothornlessrose.livejournal.com]

"I'm in 203. I'm usually there or in the common room... or in the garden. I spend a lot of time with the land."

Re: Bake [CWC, 8/11]

[walkswithcoyote]

Mercy nodded. "I pretty much have a black thumb, so gardening's not so good for me. But I do a lot of running - out in the preserve and all."

Re: Bake [CWC, 8/11]

[nothornlessrose.livejournal.com]

Mercy, please forgive Cassidy for giving your hands a startled look.

"Oh. Is that one of those phrases that are used in this world that don't mean exactly what they say?"

Re: Bake [CWC, 8/11]

[walkswithcoyote]

Mercy blinked, then laughed. "Sorry, yes, yes, it is. It means that I'm really bad with plants and they tend to die on me."

Re: Bake [CWC, 8/11]

[nothornlessrose.livejournal.com]

Cassidy looked embarrassed. "Sorry. I've been here for a year and I still hear things that I'm not familiar with."

Re: Bake [CWC, 8/11]

[walkswithcoyote]

"It's okay," Mercy said. "Where are you from? Or is it when?"

Re: Bake [CWC, 8/11]

[nothornlessrose.livejournal.com]

"Kaeleer. Dharo to be more specific. I've discovered that it's not in this world." She grinned. "Where are you from?"

Re: Bake [CWC, 8/11]

[walkswithcoyote]

"From this world as far as I can tell, though from a few years in the past," Mercy said. "Aspen Creek, Montana. A tiny little place, way up north."

Re: Bake [CWC, 8/11]

[nothornlessrose.livejournal.com]

"Have you gotten used to the whole time travel thing? Is the area nice"

Re: Bake [CWC, 8/11]

[walkswithcoyote]

"It's not so bad, less than 20 years," Mercy explained. "Cell phones and computers are really cool now. And yeah, I loved it up there."

Re: Bake [CWC, 8/11]

[nothornlessrose.livejournal.com]

"I'm still getting used to computers, but I'm starting to love them," she said cheerfully. "What's the land like? I love being out in forests and the land."

Re: Bake [CWC, 8/11]

[walkswithcoyote]

"Not all that different from that artic wilderness," Mercy said with a laugh. "At least in the winter. Lots of trees, mountains, it's gorgeous. Lots of big open spaces."