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[guidethesun]

[ Eugene turns on the communication and the first thing everyone will see...is white. White white white white -- and one big brown bag of opened flour and -- ]

Uh. I promise I'll clean this mess up after I'm done. [ Eugene the White Flour Man says next to the counter, looking very, very, very guilty. From the waist up, he's covered in flour. And the kitchen of Freya's House is not any better. Yes. That is the kitchen. See the outlines of the counters and the sink and the cabinets? Everything is covered in flour.

One can surmise by the larger amounts of flower circling the bag that it was forced open with enough strength that it exploded flour everywhere. Well, at least on the half of the kitchen where Eugene's standing with a bowl and spatula, wearing an apron that says KISS THE COOK over his usual attire.

It is going to take hours to clean up this mess. ]

In my defense, bags of flour shouldn't be that hard to open.

[ He puts the bowl and spatula on the counter. ]

Anyways, anyone with actual baking skills available to help me with a recipe?

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[averagemedium]

[Baking skills, huh? Definitely one of his areas of expertise. Ryan tries to stop laughing before he answers, he honestly does, but it's still taking a little effort not to burst into snickering again-- That was a REALLY impressive mess.]

Depends on the recipe, but I can figure most things out. What is it you're looking to make?

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[verybigpheasants]

And here I was hoping we'd just got an unseasonal snow that wasn't trying to kill us. Maybe another time, eh?

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[myheartsduet]

[She has one hand poised daintily over her mouth and is trying very hard not to laugh.]

Oh dear... I don't have any of my animal friends here to help, and the animals here in Asgard don't seem especially interested in chores, but I know how to bake. What are you making?

[madcuriosity]

I could try and help, Mr. Eugene?

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[5thchild]

You could have tried a scissors.

What are you trying to bake?

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[guidethesun]

[ Eugene finds it kind of funny as well -- he can laugh at his own mistakes -- and there's an amused smile as he wipes flour off of the recipe book and holds up the recipe. It is a detailed instruction for making Crostata Della Bisnonna. There's a picture of the completed dish in the upper-right hand corner. ]

This thing.

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[guidethesun]

Ha ha. Very funny.

[ In which in sarcasm terms means, not funny at all. ]

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[guidethesun]

[ You can laugh if you want, Giselle. It is pretty funny. Eugene's already had himself a good laugh. ]

Do animals usually help with chores?

[ Eugene would like to meet these animals, please. ]

It's a tart dish for my girlfriend.

[guidethesun]

That sounds great, Alice. It wouldn't be too much trouble for you, though, right?

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[guidethesun]

[ Eugene ignores the first statement because, yes, he could have used scissors. It would have made things much easier and maybe it would have helped avoid the mess all together. But it's past that point now. ]

Some fancy Italian dessert for my girlfriend.

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[myheartsduet]

Well my friends always do... although maybe it isn't the same in other worlds. I suppose Robert and Morgan did seem a little surprised... [Ah, but she digresses.]

[Her eyes light up at the mention of his girlfriend.]

That is so sweet! You must love her very much. How long have you been together?

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[5thchild]

Italian dessert?

I'm afraid I can only bake cakes.

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[themortalhalf]

Help you make it or help you figure out how to make it?

[because at this point, he's not sure, only that he's looking at a moron covered in flour.]

[madcuriosity]

No! No trouble at all! What are you trying to make?

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[verybigpheasants]

I thought so, yeah. [ Not even sorry. It's a YOLO life. ] Sadly, I can offer no real guidance in the art of flour-opening. But I wouldn't be surprised if you found someone in this city who made a career of it.

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[averagemedium]

[Ryan peers at the book, squinting slightly-- okay, that doesn't look too hard. So long as there's instructions there's probably not much he'd have a lot of difficulty with, though.]

That shouldn't be too bad- what bits are confusing, besides the flour? I'm not sure if we're talking 'about to smoke the kitchen up trying to bake' or 'just a minor setback' as far as how much help you need, here.

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[guidethesun]

Seeing as this is something supposed to be from my own hands, I'd really just like some pointers.

[ He'd also like you to stop looking at him like he's a moron. ]

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[guidethesun]

Well, maybe next week I can make her a cake. I want this to be a regular thing for us.

[guidethesun]

It's a fancy Italian dessert. Croshtatata Bellla Bisnone, something like that. [ That was not the correct pronunciation. ]

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[guidethesun]

I'll keep that in mind. [ Maybe it's time to teach Pascal some new tricks... ]

Yeah, I do. [ He smiles softly, like he always does when he thinks of Rapunzel. ] Uh, I think a couple months now? She deserves the whole world and then some.

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[guidethesun]

[ This is why you got no chick. ] I think finding a baker would be easier.

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[guidethesun]

The recipe says I need to "sift" the flour and baking soda. [ He picks up the bowl. ] What the heck does "sift" mean?

[madcuriosity]

I've... never heard of such a dessert before!

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[themortalhalf]

[ Maybe once he stops looking like one.

But there's a pause as his eyes survey the mess in front of him.]

Show me what you're tryin' to make. You're working off a recipe, aren't you?

[seethelanterns]

Oh, baking? I can help! Why didn't you ask me, Eugene? We could make cookies, or pie, or....

[Do you really want her rambling about baking now? You realize she had a whole eighteen years to memorize recipes from her cooking book. But at least she seems more amused at the sight than annoyed. And judging by Pascal's expression he does too.]