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Cassirin · 01-02-2010, 01:45 AM

The house elves are hard at work preparing your next meal but, they're always willing to prepare an after-hours snack to those students who are brave enough to tickle the pear and enter the kitchens.

Deatheater 2251 · 05-11-2011, 11:59 PM

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Originally Posted by PandaGirl

What a brilliant smile that was, really...but it reminded her of someone...a certain older person she had come across in the Leaky Cauldron. She brushed off those thoughts and gave Connor a smile of her own. "Very fine." she answered. "Y-you've got a really good-looking smile." she added.

Then Connor shook Mr. Panda's paw and the doll shook it gallantly as well. Heather was amused, she could't help but chuckle. "He likes you..." she said as Connor gave the doll a wink.

She then turned to generally Kurumi and Connor. "What are you guys making?" she asked. Whatever it is, she was sure it would smell and taste delicious.

Connor bowed his head respectfully to Heather. "Thank you Heather, I appreciate that." He smiled at her again, more of a brotherly smile for her, not the one he reserved for Kurumi. Connor nodded, "I shall have to introduce you to Theodore Bear sometime Mr. Panda, you must be lonely without one of your own to communicate with. And I appreciate your esteem Mr. Panda or may I call you my own nickname for you...PandaMan?"

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Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie

Kurumi smiled as she watched Connor and Mr. Panda interact. It was always funny to see the older students do so, almost like they were playing make-believe like a small child. Only, everything in the wizarding world was very real. "Mr. Panda has been with Heather ever since I first met her," Kurumi explained. "He is also rather proficient with a camera."

Kurumi nearly choked on a piece of apple she had popped into her mouth when she heard Heather speak to Connor. Hacking a little, she finally managed to swallow the entire piece and her face returned to its usual pale glow with a slight hint of blush.

"Iced Apple Soufflé with Caramelised Apple," she chirped handing Heather her cookie recipe book. "I was thinking of making cookies out of the recipe, with a few modifications, but since there are so many of us now, I thought we ought to just go for the more difficult bit."

Connor flashed his most brilliant smile at Kurumi. "I Believe you." He said softly. He blushed a little as he saw what looked to be Jealousy on Kurumi's face. He wanted to hug her and tell her she had nothing to worry about.

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Originally Posted by neaped

WHAT. WAS. HAPPENING. "Ouch!" Hugo exclaimed as Kurumi stepped on his foot. WHAT WAS THIS STRANGER DOING HARR. Hugo frowned at the boy who had just interrupted their very private conversation. How annoying at this emotional moment. Kurumi didn't seem to be annoyed. She looked very awkward.

Hugo sighed a bit and decided to be nice. He smiled at Connor. "Hi Connor," Hugo said softly exidentally being stuck in the sensitive talky mode which had violently cut to a whole other situation. "Yeah, it's okay," Hugo nodded and smiled slightly at Connor. Then he saw Connor's mood change almost instantly when he looked up. Ahw come on. She was barely touching Hugo.

Hugo couldn't help but chuckle a bit on the inside at Kurumi's straight-up answer now that Connor was here. "You're probably right," he nodded. "I think... I think I meant it." Yes. He probably had.

Hugo chuckled at the sight of Kurumi speaking to the elf. Hugo wasn't very used to interaction with elves, so it would be best he would stay out of it.

Hugo lifted an eyebrow at Connor's gentlemanlyness. It almost seemed like... This fellow liked Kurumi. Hugo wasn't sure how he thought about this. Kurumi could use a distraction from hopeless longing for a boy who was in Mexico... But what if he broke her heart? Hugo wasn't going to let that happen a second time. He was going to keep an eye on this Connor. Yes. A friendly eye though, because he did like the guy.

Still standing near the opening, Hugo awkwardly watched the two interacting and Kurumi slowly forgetting about him. "Umm... Can I do one of those?" Hugo asked, approaching the table and pointing to an apple.

ANOTHER PERSON? Kurumi was popular. Well, their privacy was already invaded anyway. Might as well have another person in this thingeh.

Yes. Hugo would've liked to meet Heather too. But he didn't get introduced. Sighh. Did Kurumi even remember Hugo was still there? ~~Third wheel, much?~~ He smiled a little at the new girl in the kitchen as he leaned back against the counter.

Connor smiled softly and was a little pleased at Kurumi's apparent Jealousy, for which she had no reason....He turned to Hugo and shifted the basket between them. "Here Mate, what do you say you help me with these and we let the ladies chat for a mo'? He grinned at the guy, "So Hugo I think I saw you and Will Starr arguing over something at the feast earlier, It's nice to know that I'm not the only one who would like to see the backside of that one leaving Hogwarts." He said conversationally, Even if they were related, he didn't care for the way Will treated the ladies, or whatever man happened to be with the lady in question at the time."

sweetpinkpixie · 05-12-2011, 02:59 AM

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Originally Posted by PandaGirl

It was a long title, but it does sound heavenly delicious; she looked at the recipe; photo was really mouthwatering.

"can i do anything to help?" she asked. Well, standing watching them work won't make much of help, so she better move. The recipe calls to be made and be eaten after all.

Kurumi glanced over at Heather and wondered if it would be save for the girl to handle a knife or not. She supposed that with Mr. Panda watching it wouldn’t be a problem but, just to be safe, Kurumi decided to set Heather with the task of mixing the egg whites.

“Heather, you can mix the egg whites in that bowl over there,” she said gesturing towards a glass bowl on the counter. Seeing as electronics didn’t work at Hogwarts, Heather was in for some serious arm exercise. "You need to beat them until they can make a stiff peak..." Which should keep Heather out of trouble for the time being. Worst that could happen would be her pouring the stuff all over herself.

SPOILER!!: Hugo! I LUFFLES YOU!

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Originally Posted by neaped

Hugo giggled. "I'd hope before that time. I don't think it's THAT hard," he nodded and chuckled again.

As Kurumi got a bit cranky, Hugo immediately regretted what he said. He didn't understand it. Kurumi was hurt. And Hugo wouldn't understand what it felt like untless it happened to him. "You're right..." Hugo said absentmindedly thinking about what would happen if he lost Fee. He would feel dreadful. Would he be able to get over that at all?

A bit of anger striked Hugo. "That kid drives me crazy," he said, frowning and looking around the room. William had made him SO angry when he kept on talking about how to treat a girl properly by objectifying them. Fee didn't seem to mind that William's only description of Fee could be "hot". There was so much more to her than that. Just thinking about it Hugo worked himself up getting angry again. He looked up from the ground at Kurumi's face which had turned sad and Hugo couldn't be angry anymore. He was worried about her. What she said... Was beautiful. He looked in Kurumi's eyes appreciatively. "Kurumi..."

WHAT. WAS. HAPPENING. "Ouch!" Hugo exclaimed as Kurumi stepped on his foot. WHAT WAS THIS STRANGER DOING HARR. Hugo frowned at the boy who had just interrupted their very private conversation. How annoying at this emotional moment. Kurumi didn't seem to be annoyed. She looked very awkward.

Hugo sighed a bit and decided to be nice. He smiled at Connor. "Hi Connor," Hugo said softly exidentally being stuck in the sensitive talky mode which had violently cut to a whole other situation. "Yeah, it's okay," Hugo nodded and smiled slightly at Connor. Then he saw Connor's mood change almost instantly when he looked up. Ahw come on. She was barely touching Hugo.

Hugo couldn't help but chuckle a bit on the inside at Kurumi's straight-up answer now that Connor was here. "You're probably right," he nodded. "I think... I think I meant it." Yes. He probably had.

Hugo chuckled at the sight of Kurumi speaking to the elf. Hugo wasn't very used to interaction with elves, so it would be best he would stay out of it.

Hugo lifted an eyebrow at Connor's gentlemanlyness. It almost seemed like... This fellow liked Kurumi. Hugo wasn't sure how he thought about this. Kurumi could use a distraction from hopeless longing for a boy who was in Mexico... But what if he broke her heart? Hugo wasn't going to let that happen a second time. He was going to keep an eye on this Connor. Yes. A friendly eye though, because he did like the guy.

Still standing near the opening, Hugo awkwardly watched the two interacting and Kurumi slowly forgetting about him. "Umm... Can I do one of those?" Hugo asked, approaching the table and pointing to an apple.

ANOTHER PERSON? Kurumi was popular. Well, their privacy was already invaded anyway. Might as well have another person in this thingeh.

Yes. Hugo would've liked to meet Heather too. But he didn't get introduced. Sighh. Did Kurumi even remember Hugo was still there? ~~Third wheel, much?~~ He smiled a little at the new girl in the kitchen as he leaned back against the counter.

Losing herself in all the excitement of technically running her first proper baking lesson at Hogwarts, perhaps she ought to put those posters she had made last term up around the school after all, Kurumi had forgotten to introduce Hugo to Heather.

“Oh Hugo!” she squeaked bowing over and over to him in apology. “I am so sorry. This is Heather. She is my best friend in Gryffindor and that is Mr. Panda.” It seemed like many of her friends at Hogwarts kept the company of strange things, but Eino still took the cake with Faustus. “Heather, this is Hugo. He is in Ravenclaw and is another of my best friends.” Kurumi’s cheeks flushed a bit and she attempted to hide the face by sticking her face back into her cookie notebook.

Looking back up at Hugo, she pointed to a portion of the page. “Hugo, do you think you could take care of the simmering aspect of the dish? You just need to mix the cider, lemon zest, lemon juice, and sugar until they begin to boil. After, once Connor is finished with the apples, we will add those and they you need to keep stirring until the mixture becomes mushy.” She gestured towards the counter where everything had already been measured out. "Twinkle and I already finished the measurements, all you need to do is mix and stir." Almost like in Potions, but she left that fact out JUST in case Professor Lafay decided to magically appear in the kitchen and deduct house points for comparing potion brewing to cooking.

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Originally Posted by Deatheater 2251

Connor flashed his most brilliant smile at Kurumi. "I Believe you." He said softly. He blushed a little as he saw what looked to be Jealousy on Kurumi's face. He wanted to hug her and tell her she had nothing to worry about.

"I am glad to hear that," Kurumi chirped as she leaned over to inspect his apple chopping. "I think another apple or so and then we can add it to Hugo's saucepan once it starts boiling." Kurumi glanced back at her notebook. Time for her to take care of the more difficult portion of the dessert.

Deatheater 2251 · 05-12-2011, 05:56 AM

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Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie

Kurumi glanced over at Heather and wondered if it would be save for the girl to handle a knife or not. She supposed that with Mr. Panda watching it wouldn’t be a problem but, just to be safe, Kurumi decided to set Heather with the task of mixing the egg whites.

“Heather, you can mix the egg whites in that bowl over there,” she said gesturing towards a glass bowl on the counter. Seeing as electronics didn’t work at Hogwarts, Heather was in for some serious arm exercise. "You need to beat them until they can make a stiff peak..." Which should keep Heather out of trouble for the time being. Worst that could happen would be her pouring the stuff all over herself.

Losing herself in all the excitement of technically running her first proper baking lesson at Hogwarts, perhaps she ought to put those posters she had made last term up around the school after all, Kurumi had forgotten to introduce Hugo to Heather.

“Oh Hugo!” she squeaked bowing over and over to him in apology. “I am so sorry. This is Heather. She is my best friend in Gryffindor and that is Mr. Panda.” It seemed like many of her friends at Hogwarts kept the company of strange things, but Eino still took the cake with Faustus. “Heather, this is Hugo. He is in Ravenclaw and is another of my best friends.” Kurumi’s cheeks flushed a bit and she attempted to hide the face by sticking her face back into her cookie notebook.

Looking back up at Hugo, she pointed to a portion of the page. “Hugo, do you think you could take care of the simmering aspect of the dish? You just need to mix the cider, lemon zest, lemon juice, and sugar until they begin to boil. After, once Connor is finished with the apples, we will add those and they you need to keep stirring until the mixture becomes mushy.” She gestured towards the counter where everything had already been measured out. "Twinkle and I already finished the measurements, all you need to do is mix and stir." Almost like in Potions, but she left that fact out JUST in case Professor Lafay decided to magically appear in the kitchen and deduct house points for comparing potion brewing to cooking.

"I am glad to hear that," Kurumi chirped as she leaned over to inspect his apple chopping. "I think another apple or so and then we can add it to Hugo's saucepan once it starts boiling." Kurumi glanced back at her notebook. Time for her to take care of the more difficult portion of the dessert.

Connor chopped 2 more to be safe and then while he was waiting for Hugo's saucepan to start boiling he Lifted up what was left of the apples and turned to the house elf that Kurumi had been talking to. "Excuse me, but could you show me where these go, I will carry then for you." He said kindly as the Elf reached for the still quite heavy basket. Connor got down on one knee to get eye level with the little creature. "There's no need for you to carry this while I'm here. I will not allow you to hurt yourself, now come on, show me where it goes please?" He stood and lifted the basket with one arm and held his hand out to the female house elf. He smiled as the creature took his hand and showed him where to put the Basket of apples. Connor returned a moment later, coming walking around the corner with the house elf holding his hand and smiling. When he let go of her hand, he watched the creature to see if she tried to punish herself, she didn't and Half grinned, surprised that he had managed to charm the house elf, although he would not be surprised one bit if the creature developed a crush.

He turned to the gang and smiled at them. "Ok so the saucepan's not boiling yet, is there anything I can do to help now? I could make us all some earl grey, who fancies a cuppa?"

neaped · 05-12-2011, 06:29 AM

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Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie

Losing herself in all the excitement of technically running her first proper baking lesson at Hogwarts, perhaps she ought to put those posters she had made last term up around the school after all, Kurumi had forgotten to introduce Hugo to Heather.

“Oh Hugo!” she squeaked bowing over and over to him in apology. “I am so sorry. This is Heather. She is my best friend in Gryffindor and that is Mr. Panda.” It seemed like many of her friends at Hogwarts kept the company of strange things, but Eino still took the cake with Faustus. “Heather, this is Hugo. He is in Ravenclaw and is another of my best friends.” Kurumi’s cheeks flushed a bit and she attempted to hide the face by sticking her face back into her cookie notebook.

Looking back up at Hugo, she pointed to a portion of the page. “Hugo, do you think you could take care of the simmering aspect of the dish? You just need to mix the cider, lemon zest, lemon juice, and sugar until they begin to boil. After, once Connor is finished with the apples, we will add those and they you need to keep stirring until the mixture becomes mushy.” She gestured towards the counter where everything had already been measured out. "Twinkle and I already finished the measurements, all you need to do is mix and stir." Almost like in Potions, but she left that fact out JUST in case Professor Lafay decided to magically appear in the kitchen and deduct house points for comparing potion brewing to cooking.

"I am glad to hear that," Kurumi chirped as she leaned over to inspect his apple chopping. "I think another apple or so and then we can add it to Hugo's saucepan once it starts boiling." Kurumi glanced back at her notebook. Time for her to take care of the more difficult portion of the dessert.

Hugo looked at Kurumi when she apologized. Why was she bowing? Then he smiled and took a step forward to Heather. "Hi Heather," Hugo said and extended his arm for her to shake. He had seen her around, but had never spoken to her which seemed odd.

That... Sounded hard. But he was going to do it. He wasn't a pretty alright potion brewer for nothing. "Yes ma'ame," he said and saluted for some reason. Hugo hopped towards the counter and looked at all the ingredients. Okay. Let's do it. Hugo mixed all the ingredients and stirred. "Heh. Almost like potions isn't it?" Hugo said looking back at Kurumi. Stir... Stir... Stir...

After stirring for a while Hugo asked "Kurumi, do you think it's ready for the apples?" He didn't know much about cooking but it looked pretty boilin' to him.

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Originally Posted by Deatheater 2251

Connor smiled softly and was a little pleased at Kurumi's apparent Jealousy, for which she had no reason....He turned to Hugo and shifted the basket between them. "Here Mate, what do you say you help me with these and we let the ladies chat for a mo'? He grinned at the guy, "So Hugo I think I saw you and Will Starr arguing over something at the feast earlier, It's nice to know that I'm not the only one who would like to see the backside of that one leaving Hogwarts." He said conversationally, Even if they were related, he didn't care for the way Will treated the ladies, or whatever man happened to be with the lady in question at the time."

Yes. Okay. He walked over with Connor and took a seat on the counter near the door. "That kid sets my teeth on edge," Hugo admitted. "He believes that the only way to treat a girl properly is to call her hot and give her compliments," he sighed and rolled his eyes. "He should just stay out of Fee and my business," he told Connor. It was very rude of him to just drop into a conversation and tell her with Hugo near that he thought Hugo didn't treat her right. And when he wanted to tell William off, the kid said to stay out of his private conversation! What. A. Prick. "I personally believe love is based on friendship," Hugo said and nodded.

PandaGirl · 05-12-2011, 06:48 AM

SPOILER!!: Connor!

Heather, feeling rather shy around them so much, could only nod at Connor. He seems to be a really nice guy. She remembered that blush Kurumi made when she introduced them. She had an idea, but she wanted to be sure, so maybe she'll ask later if there is something really big between her bestfriend and Connor. Won't that be so lovely? ~~and she'd have someone she can look up to again, just as she did with Rex before.~~

Heather looked at her doll, the giant doll was nodding. It seems he was excited to meet this Theodore Bear Connor was talking about. How lovely, he'd meet one of his own kind, but then a thought struck her. Mr. Panda is as big as half Heather's size...is Connor's bear...the same? That would be awesome! "C-Connor..." she stuttered a bit. "I-is your bear...as big as Mr. Panda?" she asked, tilting her head a bit to her left; an indication of childish curiosity.

Then Connor mentioned calling Mr. Panda Pandaman. The doll looked at Heather and then back at Connor. It nodded its head but then looked back at Heather and tugged at her robe. She knelt a bit and tried to decode his series of movements. Finally, he was done and Heather only smiled. She turned to Connor.

"He-he says he'd..l-like t-to...if you're the only one...to call him that." she pointed to Mr. Panda who had his arms crossed and nodding his head. Yeah, Mr. Panda doesn't take fancy to other people calling him other names; but it was a curiosity why he agreed to Connor at once, considering they've just met.

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Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie

Kurumi glanced over at Heather and wondered if it would be save for the girl to handle a knife or not. She supposed that with Mr. Panda watching it wouldn’t be a problem but, just to be safe, Kurumi decided to set Heather with the task of mixing the egg whites.

“Heather, you can mix the egg whites in that bowl over there,” she said gesturing towards a glass bowl on the counter. Seeing as electronics didn’t work at Hogwarts, Heather was in for some serious arm exercise. "You need to beat them until they can make a stiff peak..." Which should keep Heather out of trouble for the time being. Worst that could happen would be her pouring the stuff all over herself.

"O-okay!"Heather practically skipped towards the counter and took the glass bowl. with a mixing spoon, she started to stir. It was fine at first, but the longer she took, it was getting difficult now. She bit her lip and set the bowl down on the counter and stirred like she was stirring a cauldron. She wouldn't dare go fast; she could get the mixture spilled on her.

"K-Kurumi..is this okay now?" she asked. She was a little unsure if the mixture looked fine now.

SPOILER!!: Hugo! :)

looking up from her work, Heather noticed an older-looking boy, leaning back at the counter. He seemed to be with Kurumi and Connor, and he looked sort of familiar. He gave her a smile-a warm one, maybe and she smiled back. She nervously waved a hand at him. Then he offered a hand to shake. she took it and shook hands with him.

"H-hi." she squeaked. Maybe he's as nice as Connor is as well, so no need to be so ultra nervous around him; besides, he looks like he's close friends with Kurumi. Any friends of Kurumi are really nice people, since Kurumi is just the nicest and best friend she ever had-along side Cass, of course.

sweetpinkpixie · 05-12-2011, 07:56 AM

SPOILER!!: Connor! <3

Connor's interaction with the house elf didn't go unnoticed and she could have sworn she saw her wrinkly friend blushing a bit. Smiling at Twinkle as the elf moved to her side, she couldn't help but giggle. "Twinkle, when you are done looking all dreamy can you grab me a few more ramekins, please?" she asked nudging the house elf gently with her hand.

Kurumi then turned to Connor and Hugo to see what was happening with them, the saucepan, and the apples.

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Originally Posted by neaped

Hugo looked at Kurumi when she apologized. Why was she bowing? Then he smiled and took a step forward to Heather. "Hi Heather," Hugo said and extended his arm for her to shake. He had seen her around, but had never spoken to her which seemed odd.

That... Sounded hard. But he was going to do it. He wasn't a pretty alright potion brewer for nothing. "Yes ma'ame," he said and saluted for some reason. Hugo hopped towards the counter and looked at all the ingredients. Okay. Let's do it. Hugo mixed all the ingredients and stirred. "Heh. Almost like potions isn't it?" Hugo said looking back at Kurumi. Stir... Stir... Stir...

After stirring for a while Hugo asked "Kurumi, do you think it's ready for the apples?" He didn't know much about cooking but it looked pretty boilin' to him.

The sweet smell of sugar and lemon filled the kitchen as Hugo's concoction came to a boil. "I have to admit, I thought the same thing," she giggling taking the spoon from Hugo and giving it one last stir. "I just didn't want to say it out loud. That is how I got a bone removed in Potions last term." After giving the pan's contents another stir, Kurumi scooped a tiny bit out, set it on a small plate, and taste tested it. "It's perfect," she nodded turning her attention to Connor now. "You can add the apples now."

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Originally Posted by PandaGirl

"O-okay!"Heather practically skipped towards the counter and took the glass bowl. with a mixing spoon, she started to stir. It was fine at first, but the longer she took, it was getting difficult now. She bit her lip and set the bowl down on the counter and stirred like she was stirring a cauldron. She wouldn't dare go fast; she could get the mixture spilled on her.

"K-Kurumi..is this okay now?" she asked. She was a little unsure if the mixture looked fine now.

Before getting back to prepping the ramekins, Kurumi walked over to where Heather was working and checked on her eggs. They still looked a bit soupy. "I think you need to beat them a bit more," Kurumi said picking up the spoon and watching the watery substance ooze off.

Kurumi then returned her attention to her task and began preparing the ramekins. She first made collars for each of them out of parchment folded each in half along its length and once more to give the ramekins a thicker piece at the base to stabilise the collar and then wrapped those around the ramekins and flicked her wand to charm the pieces to stay glued together.

With that done, she turned to the others to see how they were doing...and her stomach began to grumble.

Perhaps just one scoop of the chopped apples?

PandaGirl · 05-12-2011, 08:11 AM

SPOILER!!: Kurumi <3

It was a bit...soupy. "Okay." Heather said and took the spoon and beat the egg whites once more. Time to do it right, at least.

She then decided to take the bowl and mix it with one hand. Heather remained quiet in order to focus stirring the mixture until it was stiff at the peak, as what Kurumi had told her. The mixture was beginning to be a little stiff now, but she decided to keep mixing and beating it; just in case.

Deatheater 2251 · 05-12-2011, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by neaped

Hugo looked at Kurumi when she apologized. Why was she bowing? Then he smiled and took a step forward to Heather. "Hi Heather," Hugo said and extended his arm for her to shake. He had seen her around, but had never spoken to her which seemed odd.

That... Sounded hard. But he was going to do it. He wasn't a pretty alright potion brewer for nothing. "Yes ma'ame," he said and saluted for some reason. Hugo hopped towards the counter and looked at all the ingredients. Okay. Let's do it. Hugo mixed all the ingredients and stirred. "Heh. Almost like potions isn't it?" Hugo said looking back at Kurumi. Stir... Stir... Stir...

After stirring for a while Hugo asked "Kurumi, do you think it's ready for the apples?" He didn't know much about cooking but it looked pretty boilin' to him.

Yes. Okay. He walked over with Connor and took a seat on the counter near the door. "That kid sets my teeth on edge," Hugo admitted. "He believes that the only way to treat a girl properly is to call her hot and give her compliments," he sighed and rolled his eyes. "He should just stay out of Fee and my business," he told Connor. It was very rude of him to just drop into a conversation and tell her with Hugo near that he thought Hugo didn't treat her right. And when he wanted to tell William off, the kid said to stay out of his private conversation! What. A. Prick. "I personally believe love is based on friendship," Hugo said and nodded.

"You're not the only one Mate." Connor shook his head, however they were related, since Connor had recently heard that William was NOT his young uncle, He would not put up with the young man's disrespecting another girl in his presence. "He did What? Merlin that kid has no sense. I gave him a good tongue lashing for what he said to Kurumi at the lake earlier and he did me the same way. One day that kid is going to meet the wrong side of somebody and I hope I'm around when it does." When Hugo said he believed that love was based on friendship Connor nodded. "I couldn't agree more, and it's also based on respect and yes attraction is a part of it, but without the honest friendship and respect, the attraction means nothing." He glanced over at Kurumi and smiled, Merlin he loved that girl with all his heart and even if she never loved him in return he would still be her friend and that was the most important thing.

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Originally Posted by PandaGirl

Heather, feeling rather shy around them so much, could only nod at Connor. He seems to be a really nice guy. She remembered that blush Kurumi made when she introduced them. She had an idea, but she wanted to be sure, so maybe she'll ask later if there is something really big between her bestfriend and Connor. Won't that be so lovely? ~~and she'd have someone she can look up to again, just as she did with Rex before.~~

Heather looked at her doll, the giant doll was nodding. It seems he was excited to meet this Theodore Bear Connor was talking about. How lovely, he'd meet one of his own kind, but then a thought struck her. Mr. Panda is as big as half Heather's size...is Connor's bear...the same? That would be awesome! "C-Connor..." she stuttered a bit. "I-is your bear...as big as Mr. Panda?" she asked, tilting her head a bit to her left; an indication of childish curiosity.

Then Connor mentioned calling Mr. Panda Pandaman. The doll looked at Heather and then back at Connor. It nodded its head but then looked back at Heather and tugged at her robe. She knelt a bit and tried to decode his series of movements. Finally, he was done and Heather only smiled. She turned to Connor.

"He-he says he'd..l-like t-to...if you're the only one...to call him that." she pointed to Mr. Panda who had his arms crossed and nodding his head. Yeah, Mr. Panda doesn't take fancy to other people calling him other names; but it was a curiosity why he agreed to Connor at once, considering they've just met.

"O-okay!"Heather practically skipped towards the counter and took the glass bowl. with a mixing spoon, she started to stir. It was fine at first, but the longer she took, it was getting difficult now. She bit her lip and set the bowl down on the counter and stirred like she was stirring a cauldron. She wouldn't dare go fast; she could get the mixture spilled on her.

"K-Kurumi..is this okay now?" she asked. She was a little unsure if the mixture looked fine now.

looking up from her work, Heather noticed an older-looking boy, leaning back at the counter. He seemed to be with Kurumi and Connor, and he looked sort of familiar. He gave her a smile-a warm one, maybe and she smiled back. She nervously waved a hand at him.

"H-hi." she squeaked. Maybe he's as nice as Connor is as well, so no need to be so ultra nervous around him; besides, he looks like he's close friends with Kurumi. Any friends of Kurumi are really nice people, since Kurumi is just the nicest and best friend she ever had-along side Cass, of course.

Connor knelt in front of Heather. "Well it's like this little one, Just as people come in all kinds of different sizes, so do magical bears. Theodore is about the size of Twinkle over there, and he wears a red and green patchwork vest and Green Corduroy pants. He told his little friend honestly. "Theodore came to me when I was two years old." He smiled.

He turned his attention to the large panda doll. "You have my word Pandaman." he smiled and bowed his head to his new friend.

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Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie

Connor's interaction with the house elf didn't go unnoticed and she could have sworn she saw her wrinkly friend blushing a bit. Smiling at Twinkle as the elf moved to her side, she couldn't help but giggle. "Twinkle, when you are done looking all dreamy can you grab me a few more ramekins, please?" she asked nudging the house elf gently with her hand.

Kurumi then turned to Connor and Hugo to see what was happening with them, the saucepan, and the apples.

The sweet smell of sugar and lemon filled the kitchen as Hugo's concoction came to a boil. "I have to admit, I thought the same thing," she giggling taking the spoon from Hugo and giving it one last stir. "I just didn't want to say it out loud. That is how I got a bone removed in Potions last term." After giving the pan's contents another stir, Kurumi scooped a tiny bit out, set it on a small plate, and taste tested it. "It's perfect," she nodded turning her attention to Connor now. "You can add the apples now."

Before getting back to prepping the ramekins, Kurumi walked over to where Heather was working and checked on her eggs. They still looked a bit soupy. "I think you need to beat them a bit more," Kurumi said picking up the spoon and watching the watery substance ooze off.

Kurumi then returned her attention to her task and began preparing the ramekins. She first made collars for each of them out of parchment folded each in half along its length and once more to give the ramekins a thicker piece at the base to stabilise the collar and then wrapped those around the ramekins and flicked her wand to charm the pieces to stay glued together.

With that done, she turned to the others to see how they were doing...and her stomach began to grumble.

Perhaps just one scoop of the chopped apples?

Connor smiled and added the apples until the pan looked quite full. "Is this enough Kurumi?" He asked softly, then turning his attention to the trouble Heather was having with the egg whites, he smiled at her and said, "Is It ok if I help you? You might need a little more arm strength Little one." He stood behind her, leaning over her shoulder and placing his left hand over hers, His golden serpent ring glinting in the light, He helped her stir until the egg whites formed a stiff Meringue. He then took the bowl over to Kurumi. "How's this?

sweetpinkpixie · 05-12-2011, 09:21 AM

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It was a bit...soupy. "Okay." Heather said and took the spoon and beat the egg whites once more. Time to do it right, at least.

She then decided to take the bowl and mix it with one hand. Heather remained quiet in order to focus stirring the mixture until it was stiff at the peak, as what Kurumi had told her. The mixture was beginning to be a little stiff now, but she decided to keep mixing and beating it; just in case.

Having finished her prep, Kurumi checked on Heather. "Alright, that's good," she nodded before moving on to check on Hugo and Connor.

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Connor smiled and added the apples until the pan looked quite full. "Is this enough Kurumi?" He asked softly, then turning his attention to the trouble Heather was having with the egg whites, he smiled at her and said, "Is It ok if I help you? You might need a little more arm strength Little one." He stood behind her, leaning over her shoulder and placing his left hand over hers, His golden serpent ring glinting in the light, He helped her stir until the egg whites formed a stiff Meringue. He then took the bowl over to Kurumi. "How's this?

Kurumi only caught the tail end of Connor's conversation with Hugo, so she wasn't really sure what they were talking about, but she thought it was fantastic that the Ravenclaw could have an older boy to talk about things with. Kurumi was rubbish on the subject, besides what her brothers had told her and some of the things she had read about in their diaries. A few times, she wished that she hadn't because it had left her more confused than before she had cracked the binding.

Kurumi scanned the saucepan and was about to reply to Connor when he had already vanished. Looking over her shoulder, Kurumi didn't see him, so she looked over her other and saw him helping Heather with mixing the egg whites.

Leaning around the pair, she saw the the whites were to a proper consistency. "Don't mind me..." she said smiling as she took the bowl and returned her attention to the saucepan which she began tend to.

PandaGirl · 05-12-2011, 09:27 AM

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"You're not the only one Mate." Connor shook his head, however they were related, since Connor had recently heard that William was NOT his young uncle, He would not put up with the young man's disrespecting another girl in his presence. "He did What? Merlin that kid has no sense. I gave him a good tongue lashing for what he said to Kurumi at the lake earlier and he did me the same way. One day that kid is going to meet the wrong side of somebody and I hope I'm around when it does." When Hugo said he believed that love was based on friendship Connor nodded. "I couldn't agree more, and it's also based on respect and yes attraction is a part of it, but without the honest friendship and respect, the attraction means nothing." He glanced over at Kurumi and smiled, Merlin he loved that girl with all his heart and even if she never loved him in return he would still be her friend and that was the most important thing.

Connor knelt in front of Heather. "Well it's like this little one, Just as people come in all kinds of different sizes, so do magical bears. Theodore is about the size of Twinkle over there, and he wears a red and green patchwork vest and Green Corduroy pants. He told his little friend honestly. "Theodore came to me when I was two years old." He smiled.

He turned his attention to the large panda doll. "You have my word Pandaman." he smiled and bowed his head to his new friend.

Connor smiled and added the apples until the pan looked quite full. "Is this enough Kurumi?" He asked softly, then turning his attention to the trouble Heather was having with the egg whites, he smiled at her and said, "Is It ok if I help you? You might need a little more arm strength Little one." He stood behind her, leaning over her shoulder and placing his left hand over hers, His golden serpent ring glinting in the light, He helped her stir until the egg whites formed a stiff Meringue. He then took the bowl over to Kurumi. "How's this?

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Having finished her prep, Kurumi checked on Heather. "Alright, that's good," she nodded before moving on to check on Hugo and Connor.

Kurumi only caught the tail end of Connor's conversation with Hugo, so she wasn't really sure what they were talking about, but she thought it was fantastic that the Ravenclaw could have an older boy to talk about things with. Kurumi was rubbish on the subject, besides what her brothers had told her and some of the things she had read about in their diaries. A few times, she wished that she hadn't because it had left her more confused than before she had cracked the binding.

Kurumi scanned the saucepan and was about to reply to Connor when he had already vanished. Looking over her shoulder, Kurumi didn't see him, so she looked over her other and saw him helping Heather with mixing the egg whites.

Leaning around the pair, she saw the the whites were to a proper consistency. "Don't mind me..." she said smiling as she took the bowl and returned her attention to the saucepan which she began tend to.

So Theodore is a bit small, but not that small. Adorable in height, is the right phrase. WOW. Since he was two. That's a really, really long time. "I-I've only had Mr. Panda with me for three years.." Heather said. "B-but he's a lot of fun around. I h-honestly can't wait to meet Theodore."

--okay, a little fast-forward--

Heather still tried to mix, but then Connor came round and offered help. A relief, she sighed and looked up at Connor with a very big smile on her face. "T-Thank you so much!" she said, really grateful for the help. Connor is such a nice person; he reminded Heather so much of like an older brother or her older muggle male cousins who used to treat her so when she comes over for a visit and they all work in the kitchen or play games. They always help her around,considering she was the smallest of them all.

"Look, look, Kurumi! It's done!" Heather said happily like an excited little girl. Thanks to Connor, the meringue was done.

Quick Quotes Quill · 05-12-2011, 05:22 PM

While walking around in the castle, Gwen suddenly thought she would give anything for chocolate. Actually, it didn’t have to be chocolate…just something really, really sweet!!! Gwendolyn walked to the kitchen but she did not know how to open the door. She knew she had been told the tip from the older students…she just couldn’t remember what that was.

She noticed a painting hanging on the wall. Shall I move it to the right? Was that it? She tried shifting it and, as expected, nothing happened. She was not careful enough, and, her hand moved over the painting, over the pear.

That was it! Tickle the pear. Having remembered that, Gwen finally got in.

Deatheater 2251 · 05-12-2011, 08:01 PM

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Having finished her prep, Kurumi checked on Heather. "Alright, that's good," she nodded before moving on to check on Hugo and Connor.

Kurumi only caught the tail end of Connor's conversation with Hugo, so she wasn't really sure what they were talking about, but she thought it was fantastic that the Ravenclaw could have an older boy to talk about things with. Kurumi was rubbish on the subject, besides what her brothers had told her and some of the things she had read about in their diaries. A few times, she wished that she hadn't because it had left her more confused than before she had cracked the binding.

Kurumi scanned the saucepan and was about to reply to Connor when he had already vanished. Looking over her shoulder, Kurumi didn't see him, so she looked over her other and saw him helping Heather with mixing the egg whites.

Leaning around the pair, she saw the the whites were to a proper consistency. "Don't mind me..." she said smiling as she took the bowl and returned her attention to the saucepan which she began tend to.

Connor smiled as Kurimi came over to them to get the bowl. He had an incredible urge to kiss her on the cheek and tell her how beautiful she looked with flour smudged on her nose. Instead, so he could keep his hands busy he cleared away the apple cores and bits into the House elves compost bin and then he picked up the recipe book and scourgified the table cleaning it off. He wanted to be of use and He needed to see her smile again.

"Kurumi is there anything more I can do to help?" he asked after he had finished. He found an empty teakettle and filled it with water and set i
t on the stovetop to boil, almost sure that a cuppa would be appreciated by everyone.

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So Theodore is a bit small, but not that small. Adorable in height, is the right phrase. WOW. Since he was two. That's a really, really long time. "I-I've only had Mr. Panda with me for three years.." Heather said. "B-but he's a lot of fun around. I h-honestly can't wait to meet Theodore."

--okay, a little fast-forward--

Heather still tried to mix, but then Connor came round and offered help. A relief, she sighed and looked up at Connor with a very big smile on her face. "T-Thank you so much!" she said, really grateful for the help. Connor is such a nice person; he reminded Heather so much of like an older brother or her older muggle male cousins who used to treat her so when she comes over for a visit and they all work in the kitchen or play games. They always help her around,considering she was the smallest of them all.

"Look, look, Kurumi! It's done!" Heather said happily like an excited little girl. Thanks to Connor, the meringue was done.

Connor smiled softly at Heather. "You're welcome little one."

Lady of the Lake · 05-12-2011, 08:37 PM

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Eirian shrugged. This girl was just soaking up everything she said. Ickle groupies were kind fun... Smirk. "And then they have to deal with all of us the rest of the day and night," she added. "Working at a boarding school allows for no free time aside from the summer... And personal days, but I have seen so few professors take one... ever. House elves have shifts here. Some cook, some clean while we are asleep.... It is their nature to want to cook or clean. And they have free food at their hands at all times, and they may roam around the castle... They make friends amongst each other and with students. It is more than a normal house elf could ever hope for. They are free to leave their employment here, too. And really, what trouble is it? With a snap of their fingers they can clean a room or cook a meal. If they were angry with us for this treatment, we would know it. Or perhaps we would not... They could revolt and kill us and we would not even know what hit us. They are content."

The Brasileira smiled charmingly as she was admired. This was awesome. "It was brutal, actually," she admitted. "We traveled by foot until there was water to cross. Or, I suppose you could say on horses first. Then camels... And we just walked through Brasil, since there was no way to lead any animal through the jungles... Perhaps you should start out with something a little more tame." Somehow, Eirian just couldn't see the firstie trekking through Africa for months on end and living to tell the tale. Then again, Eiri wouldn't have survived, either, if she hadn't been with her father. For all his faults, Merlin, was he strong!

"Do not worry about it," she demanded. "I do not worry, so you should not worry. I suppose I have a few cousins and aunts and uncles... The people who knew I was a bad seed and did not want to take me after my father passed and then again after my grandmother died. But I do not really consider them family, since they never acted like it. Last year my best friend's mother adopted me, so I could stay in school here. I think of her as family... and Jay, too. My mother and my brother. They are all I need."

'I haven't thought of it that way.' Ari admitted. 'But still, the responsibility is greater for the Heads of House. And now not many bad things are happening, rivalry between students isn't what it used to be fifty or seventy years ago...right?' She had read that during Harry Potter's time bullying and rule-breaking were at a peak. 'But I believe you about the elves. They do seem content.' Ari said, secretly admiring the Slytherin's well-thought argumentation.

'That does sound rough.' Ari said, without being put off, however. 'Oh, anyway it's not my type of travel. I want to visit cities, ruins, countryside...but not jungles or mountains. I don't like anything extreme.' the girl confessed, realizing how different she was from Eirian.

'Bad seed? I'm sure you're not, how can you accept them believing that?' Ari reacted. Okay, Eirian wasn't exactly girly or sociable, but that wasn't enough for her to be qualified as bad seed. Plus, Ariadne had a very justiciary spirit and couldn't accept the way certain things worked in the world. Hearing that Eirian did have a family, the tiny girl felt really happy. Family was the best thing in the world, even if it was adoptive. 'I don't need many people to be happy, either.' she nodded. 'I live just with my mum and she's my best friend.' That was the truth.

sweetpinkpixie · 05-13-2011, 05:23 AM

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"Look, look, Kurumi! It's done!" Heather said happily like an excited little girl. Thanks to Connor, the meringue was done.

"Well done," Kurumi nodded inspecting Heather's work. "We need to set that aside for just a little until we complete the next step which is..."

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Connor smiled as Kurimi came over to them to get the bowl. He had an incredible urge to kiss her on the cheek and tell her how beautiful she looked with flour smudged on her nose. Instead, so he could keep his hands busy he cleared away the apple cores and bits into the House elves compost bin and then he picked up the recipe book and scourgified the table cleaning it off. He wanted to be of use and He needed to see her smile again.

"Kurumi is there anything more I can do to help?" he asked after he had finished. He found an empty teakettle and filled it with water and set i
t on the stovetop to boil, almost sure that a cuppa would be appreciated by everyone.

"...for you and Hugo to take care of," Kurumi said tapping Connor on the shoulder with her right hand and Hugo with her left. "You need to squish the applesauce like mixture through this," she explained handing the boys a mess bowl. "It makes everything fine and will remove the skins which are too bitter for this recipe, but needed to remain on the apples to produce the best flavor."

With a smile and conveyed a premature thank you for their hard work, Kurumi grabbed Heather by the hand and lead her towards the refridgerator. "Meanwhile, Heather and I can get some tea ready for everyone to enjoy while we let everything cool down."

Mell · 05-13-2011, 06:08 AM

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"No. I do not." And it was a pity. But now she knew what she was going to ask for her birthday. Yup, she was going to have a HUGE flag with HER face on it and she was going to hang it up in the dormitory. That way, whenever Evelyn walked in, she would have to look at her face.

Bwaha! It was genius!

Almost as genius as Mia and her pirate/viking knowledge. How many things did she read about them? Destiny stared at her friend with an unblinking gaze. Yeah, she didn't know what to say back to that. It was like the Hufflepuff..was a nerd! And she was okay with that. If they hung out together more often, people would think she was smart and then maybe her reputation of being crazy would be gone! Bulls..right. "Matadors mess with bulls. Patroclus was a matador once. At the costume party."

O_O

Adjusting the bag on her shoulder once more, Destiny quickly made her way over to the door to hide the red creeping onto her face. "To the kitchens then." She liked to beat up the house elves anyway.

Just kidding!

Well that was good. If Destiny didn't have a flag, Mia didn't need to feel left out that she didn't have one. She still couldn't figure out why she wanted one. What was she going to do with it? Oh she could put it on her tent back at the commune...no she couldn't do that either. She didn't live there anymore.

The way Destiny was staring at her was making Mia a little self conscious. Okay so she knew a few facts about history. It was the one subject her father was good at and it seemed to have rubbed off on her. At the mention of matadors, Mia smiled. "But they're trained. How many trained matadors do we know?"

Oh. One apparently. Although she didn't think Patroclus was a professional matador.

Grinning at the embarrassed look on Destiny's face, Mia walked over to the door and linked her arm with her friend and pulled her along down to the next level. Giving the pear a little tickle before walking into the kitchen, she pulled her arm out from Destiny's and waved to the elves.

"So what are you having? I feel like ice cream to be honest." she said as she sat herself down onto a stool and swinging her legs back and forth. "I just had another thought about that ship. Maybe it's a ghost ship. And its' come to haunt all the students."

Deatheater 2251 · 05-13-2011, 06:11 AM

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"Well done," Kurumi nodded inspecting Heather's work. "We need to set that aside for just a little until we complete the next step which is..."

"...for you and Hugo to take care of," Kurumi said tapping Connor on the shoulder with her right hand and Hugo with her left. "You need to squish the applesauce like mixture through this," she explained handing the boys a mess bowl. "It makes everything fine and will remove the skins which are too bitter for this recipe, but needed to remain on the apples to produce the best flavor."

With a smile and conveyed a premature thank you for their hard work, Kurumi grabbed Heather by the hand and lead her towards the refridgerator. "Meanwhile, Heather and I can get some tea ready for everyone to enjoy while we let everything cool down."

Connor went over to the sink and washed his hands Magic was good for some things but not when it came to food prep. Something in him, he guessed it was his mom's teaching, felt like food prep had to be done manually. After his hands were clean and dry he took the bowl over to the table and began the squishing. In his mind he pictured everyone he wanted to get back at for somehow hurting him or the ones he loved. The faceless Adam, squish. The person that killed his parents, squish. That woman that said she was his birth mother, squish. His da-Mr. Corun, Squish. That freaky girl that had almost made him transform, squish. Will, Squish. It helped to take his anger out on the apples and throw away the peels. Eventually he began to calm down, he knew he was going to have to come up with a way to release his anger, someplace to go scream or transformation would eventually become inevitable.

sweetpinkpixie · 05-13-2011, 08:30 AM

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Connor went over to the sink and washed his hands Magic was good for some things but not when it came to food prep. Something in him, he guessed it was his mom's teaching, felt like food prep had to be done manually. After his hands were clean and dry he took the bowl over to the table and began the squishing. In his mind he pictured everyone he wanted to get back at for somehow hurting him or the ones he loved. The faceless Adam, squish. The person that killed his parents, squish. That woman that said she was his birth mother, squish. His da-Mr. Corun, Squish. That freaky girl that had almost made him transform, squish. Will, Squish. It helped to take his anger out on the apples and throw away the peels. Eventually he began to calm down, he knew he was going to have to come up with a way to release his anger, someplace to go scream or transformation would eventually become inevitable.

After setting several glasses on the table and a pitcher of tea, Kurumi looked over her shoulder to check on Connor just in time for some bits of apple to squirt out of the sieve and onto her face. Startled, she squeaked, but thankfully the mixture wasn't hot anymore, so it didn't hurt.

Using her finger, she removed the puree and popped it into her mouth. Yummy!

"Well, I think you have squished all that enough," she giggled taking the mixture from him and carrying it over to the refrigerator and putting it in. "We need to let it chill for a bit, so why don't we all have some tea while we wait?"

Deatheater 2251 · 05-13-2011, 08:43 AM

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After setting several glasses on the table and a pitcher of tea, Kurumi looked over her shoulder to check on Connor just in time for some bits of apple to squirt out of the sieve and onto her face. Startled, she squeaked, but thankfully the mixture wasn't hot anymore, so it didn't hurt.

Using her finger, she removed the puree and popped it into her mouth. Yummy!

"Well, I think you have squished all that enough," she giggled taking the mixture from him and carrying it over to the refrigerator and putting it in. "We need to let it chill for a bit, so why don't we all have some tea while we wait?"

Connor wanted to keep squishing, it was helping! He whimpered a little when she took it away. "B-bu-but!" he reached out for it. The squishies helped! He pouted for a minute and then went to wash his hands again.

When he was done he came back to the table and pulled out Kurumi's chair for her then stood in military at ease position until she sat so he could sit.

Destiny · 05-13-2011, 08:53 AM

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Well that was good. If Destiny didn't have a flag, Mia didn't need to feel left out that she didn't have one. She still couldn't figure out why she wanted one. What was she going to do with it? Oh she could put it on her tent back at the commune...no she couldn't do that either. She didn't live there anymore.

The way Destiny was staring at her was making Mia a little self conscious. Okay so she knew a few facts about history. It was the one subject her father was good at and it seemed to have rubbed off on her. At the mention of matadors, Mia smiled. "But they're trained. How many trained matadors do we know?"

Oh. One apparently. Although she didn't think Patroclus was a professional matador.

Grinning at the embarrassed look on Destiny's face, Mia walked over to the door and linked her arm with her friend and pulled her along down to the next level. Giving the pear a little tickle before walking into the kitchen, she pulled her arm out from Destiny's and waved to the elves.

"So what are you having? I feel like ice cream to be honest." she said as she sat herself down onto a stool and swinging her legs back and forth. "I just had another thought about that ship. Maybe it's a ghost ship. And its' come to haunt all the students."

Why did they need to know a trained matador?

It wasn't like Mia was going to turn into a real bull if she wore the viking hat. Besides, if that really did happen, Destiny would much rather watch Mia!Bull run around the castle than have a matador try and tame her. Unless, of course, that matador was Patroclus.

How did they get on that topic again?

Shrugging, Destiny let Mia link their arms and she had no problems with being pulled towards the kitchen. A lazy person's dream! Having someone else do all the work for them. Once inside the kitchen, she took a seat across from her friend and avoided all eye contact with those demon house elves. Those little creatures sure did like to hold grudges and she didn't like the things they whispered about her.

So what she accidentally placed one or two or six in a body bind? It was an accident!

"I'm just going to have some potatoes." Maybe Mia could ask the house elves to get them for her? One time, she found a HAIR in the bowl and she sure it was in there on purpose. Placing her elbows on the counter, she rested her chin in her hands as Mia shared her thoughts about the ship. A GHOST ship!? Nah! Destiny had a better idea.

"What if it isn't a ship at all? What if it's an ARC? An arc filled with a whole bunch of animals? We wouldn't have to go on the safari to get my giraffe after all!"

sweetpinkpixie · 05-13-2011, 09:01 AM

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Connor wanted to keep squishing, it was helping! He whimpered a little when she took it away. "B-bu-but!" he reached out for it. The squishies helped! He pouted for a minute and then went to wash his hands again.

When he was done he came back to the table and pulled out Kurumi's chair for her then stood in military at ease position until she sat so he could sit.

Kurumi was rather taken aback by the sudden formal gesture Connor made. Not in him pulling out her chair, she had come to expect such things from him, but the standing was something new.

"C-C-C-Connor, you don't have to look so formal," she flushed feeling a bit confused. "It's me. I am sure Heather and Hugo would rather you relaxed as well." She smiled and took her seat before pouring drinks for everyone.

Deatheater 2251 · 05-13-2011, 09:14 AM

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Kurumi was rather taken aback by the sudden formal gesture Connor made. Not in him pulling out her chair, she had come to expect such things from him, but the standing was something new.

"C-C-C-Connor, you don't have to look so formal," she flushed feeling a bit confused. "It's me. I am sure Heather and Hugo would rather you relaxed as well." She smiled and took her seat before pouring drinks for everyone.

Connor blushed and took his seat, "Sorry Kurumi," He replied, "I was just thinking about my d- I mean Mr. Corun." He said honestly. He reached for his drink and took a sip. "Hey is this that same drink you brought when we had lunch that day?" It tasted like it. He thought about that day and his expression went from dreamy and happy to sad and back again with each memory of that day.

sweetpinkpixie · 05-13-2011, 09:44 AM

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Connor blushed and took his seat, "Sorry Kurumi," He replied, "I was just thinking about my d- I mean Mr. Corun." He said honestly. He reached for his drink and took a sip. "Hey is this that same drink you brought when we had lunch that day?" It tasted like it. He thought about that day and his expression went from dreamy and happy to sad and back again with each memory of that day.

Kurumi watched Connor for a moment and she tried to keep her facial expression as neutral as possible so as not to bring too much attention to the older boy. Kurumi was only partially aware of his family situation and had heard the story both from him and his adoptive mother. Last time Connor had spoken about his adoptive father, he had called him Da...or Dah....or something to that extent. Kurumi hadn't entirely picked up on Connor's accent. She would have to talk to him in private about the change, but now wasn't the place.

"It is," she nodding smiling. "I actually got these cherry blossom petals from a tree I planted during my first year with..." Kurumi paused for a moment, but didn't frown like she usually did. No, this time she had a good memory and it wasn't as painful to think of as it had been before. "...with Adam."

She slowly sipped at her glass and a small smile tickled the corners of her lips.

Deatheater 2251 · 05-13-2011, 10:25 AM

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Kurumi watched Connor for a moment and she tried to keep her facial expression as neutral as possible so as not to bring too much attention to the older boy. Kurumi was only partially aware of his family situation and had heard the story both from him and his adoptive mother. Last time Connor had spoken about his adoptive father, he had called him Da...or Dah....or something to that extent. Kurumi hadn't entirely picked up on Connor's accent. She would have to talk to him in private about the change, but now wasn't the place.

"It is," she nodding smiling. "I actually got these cherry blossom petals from a tree I planted during my first year with..." Kurumi paused for a moment, but didn't frown like she usually did. No, this time she had a good memory and it wasn't as painful to think of as it had been before. "...with Adam."

She slowly sipped at her glass and a small smile tickled the corners of her lips.

A smile played at the corner of his lips but soon faded at the mention of the faceless prat Adam. Where was the squishy bowl again?!!!! He raised his glass for another drink to calm himself down. How could he hate someone so much that he never met? Oh that's right! HE ONLY MADE HER BEAUTIFUL EYES SAD! Not to mention the fact that Connor had let her cry on his shoulder over the guy and he was still being punished for the prat's sins.

"That's nice." He muttered.

Mell · 05-13-2011, 10:27 AM

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Why did they need to know a trained matador?

It wasn't like Mia was going to turn into a real bull if she wore the viking hat. Besides, if that really did happen, Destiny would much rather watch Mia!Bull run around the castle than have a matador try and tame her. Unless, of course, that matador was Patroclus.

How did they get on that topic again?

Shrugging, Destiny let Mia link their arms and she had no problems with being pulled towards the kitchen. A lazy person's dream! Having someone else do all the work for them. Once inside the kitchen, she took a seat across from her friend and avoided all eye contact with those demon house elves. Those little creatures sure did like to hold grudges and she didn't like the things they whispered about her.

So what she accidentally placed one or two or six in a body bind? It was an accident!

"I'm just going to have some potatoes." Maybe Mia could ask the house elves to get them for her? One time, she found a HAIR in the bowl and she sure it was in there on purpose. Placing her elbows on the counter, she rested her chin in her hands as Mia shared her thoughts about the ship. A GHOST ship!? Nah! Destiny had a better idea.

"What if it isn't a ship at all? What if it's an ARC? An arc filled with a whole bunch of animals? We wouldn't have to go on the safari to get my giraffe after all!"

Right. Just potatoes. The girl was certainly easy to please but before placed the order with elves...

"How do you want your potatoes? Roasted, boiled, mashed, creamed, chips, baked with a dollop of sour cream or perhaps a gratin." And good god she needed to get a life. The thing is being a vegetarian you tended to know all the different ways on how to cook vegetables even if she couldn't actually cook herself. But all this talk of potatoes was making her want some now. "I think I might have some potato and leek soup." Yummy!!

Sweet Merlin!!

They were back to talking about giraffe's, but Destiny might be onto something. "You could be right." Mia seriously doubted it but she liked to keep her friend happy. "What is it with you and giraffe's anyway? I thought it was lions that took your fancy." She held back the smirk that was threatenting to break over her lips at the thought of embarrassing Destiny.

"Do you think we should take some food down to the ship? Whoever is on there might be so apprecative they might let us sail it."

PandaGirl · 05-13-2011, 10:28 AM

OOH. The tea Kurumi served is always, always, always delicious. Heather held the cup with both hands and gulped it down, since she was practically silent the entire time as Kurumi and Connor talked.

Then she noticed her cup had run empty. The tea was just too delicious, really.

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