Home is where the tart is [Open]

[zouichi.livejournal.com]

Despite not requiring much in the way of food, Zouichi did know how to cook. But with friends and acquaintances from wildly different backgrounds, he figured he could stand to expand his repertoire. So today he was trying out desserts. The inside of one of the Sensoriums had been transformed into a brightly-lit kitchen, its counters covered with baking pans, bowls, fruit, flour, and a multitude of other ingredients.

Zouichi, wearing a dark blue apron, was just taking a batch of chilled dough out of the refrigerator, rolling it carefully out between waxed paper sheets. It was looking pretty good, or so he thought. Nothing had even exploded yet!

From somewhere within the kitchen, the smell of cake wafted up into the air. Caaake.

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[seraphicthunder.livejournal.com]

"That's a good idea, and better than practicing with what supplies we have." Reimi stepped in fully as she inhaled. "Can I try one of the completed ones?"

[zouichi.livejournal.com]

Zouichi nodded. "Besides, there's less cleanup."

He put down his rolling pin, then stepped to the counter a little distance away, upon which was a large, dark cake covered with frosting and almonds. There was a small piece cut out already, but he took another slice, placing it on a plate to hand to her.

"Go ahead and tell me what you think. It's chocolate layer cake; I thought I'd try something basic first."

[seraphicthunder.livejournal.com]

Taking the slice and conjuring a fork, she took a slow bite, sampling it and swishing the taste around in her mouth before swallowing. "It's delicious! Did you use chocolate mix or cocoa powder in this?"

[zouichi.livejournal.com]

He smiled in response, returning to pressing the dough he'd been working on into a nearby tartlet pan. "Cocoa powder, and I'm glad it turned out alright. Did you bake back home? I never really got much of a chance."

[seraphicthunder.livejournal.com]

"I'm fairly good at it. Coming from a rich family, I found myself with a lot of time in between archery lessons." said Reimi. "And then I was working on refining my cooking skills."

[zouichi.livejournal.com]

"Aha. So you must have a few specialties of your own." He began trimming the excess dough away from the shells he was making.

"The person who taught me mostly knew how to make Japanese dishes. But there are quite a few instruction books in the Library."

[seraphicthunder.livejournal.com]

"I'm fairly good at a mix of eastern and western dishes, so there's a lot of variety in my usual meals." admitted Reimi, taking another bite. "It's really good."

[zouichi.livejournal.com]

Zouichi nodded. "I have a friend from... well, more or less Sweden. So I thought it would be helpful to do the same and try to become proficient in a variety of different foods."

[seraphicthunder.livejournal.com]

"That's good. A little variety in everyone's diet keeps people happy."

[zouichi.livejournal.com]

He nodded. "By the way, would you like to give this a try? I'm making fruit tart shells. They're sort of like cupcakes, you just need to make sure they fit in the pan and don't overflow."

[seraphicthunder.livejournal.com]

"Of course." Getting some water, she sipped it as she cleared her tastebuds with a swallow. "I'll give it a try it then."

[zouichi.livejournal.com]

Zouichi handed her a tart pan and some dough.

"This is my first try for this sort of thing. The cake I've made before... hopefully it'll turn out all right."

He sighed. "So, how did Lirath go for you?"

[seraphicthunder.livejournal.com]

"Better than expected. The calnus though stayed and protected the Quarter."

She shrugged. "We were undercrewed. Little we could do in battle."

[zouichi.livejournal.com]

"The Calnus?"

He nodded. "We're all understaffed, I think. I was in the ground battle in a variable fighter."

[seraphicthunder.livejournal.com]

"My ship. I was able to get a skeleton crew and bring it out for combat."

She nodded, placing her hands on her hips. "Lucky. I haven't piloted a small craft in ages."

[zouichi.livejournal.com]

He smiled. "It is sort of exhilarating. Especially the dogfights, and there were plenty of those in the last battle. For my part, I've never piloted a large craft."

[seraphicthunder.livejournal.com]

"I could show you some of the Calnus's systems later once it's all back to normal," suggested Reimi.

[zouichi.livejournal.com]

He tilted his head a little in surprise. "I'd appreciate the tour. If you're not afraid I'd break anything."

[seraphicthunder.livejournal.com]

"We should be okay. Our technology is pretty hardy back home." said Reimi, nodding.