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[ Look, if he's gonna do a live tomorrow with a lot of food and cider, there's some preliminary work that needs to happen first. Hauling in apples and pumpkins from the orchard, juicing, baking... Pies do better if they cool overnight anyway.

When he spots you, he'll flash a grin. ]

Gimme a hand?

[ Before Lupine said anything Gent was already most of the way toward settling in to peel some apples and pears with his bone-handled knife (he also allocates some lemons to juice and prevent browning). He tosses the ones that aren't of optimal ripeness or have spots spots into a pile for juicing. ]

Is there an occasion, or are you in a baking mood?

[ Catches Gent's hand there before he can discard an underripe apple and takes it from him instead. A light touch, a little bit of focus, and the apple ripens the rest of the way. ]

Eh, little of column A, little of column B. It's been a while since I did a live instead of just counter-living other people's.

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[ Much as he doesn't love the idea of messing with plants aside from where they'll be comfortable (he personifies plants a bit much but to be fair in his memory they can communicate), he has to admit it's handy. He takes the apple back for peeling. ]

And you're showing off both our bountiful gardens and your cooking skills, I see.

[ Was there a visible reaction there, or. ] [ —Either way, Lupine leans against the counter. ]

Eh. Always good to remind people we can make things.

[ The loss of his potion stockpile was a decent prompt. Whatever units can do for each other... it's good to keep that on everyone's peripheral, at the very least. ]

It can be our cooking skills if you wanna help, though. I'm going for falls-y stuff, things that'll be good both virgin and spiced up.

[ Nope you're good! He's 150+ years good at hiding shit. ]

I'm happy to help if you want some. I may as well put all my useless knowledge about plant flavors to use. Especially if you want some edible flowers added.

[ A chuckle. ]

Useless plant knowledge? No such thing on the plant unit. I got a BINGO prompt once that wanted me to 'lecture' someone about plants, and I thought I was screwed.

[ The past tense may or may not be of interest, but. ]

How well do edible flowers keep in the 'fridge? I'm definitely holding off on, like, cookies until just before the live tomorrow.

They'll keep fine in a glass of water and a pinch of a few additives. I wouldn't want to candy them before tomorrow, and it's a quick enough process.

[ He finishes peeling one apple, spritzing it with lemon, before he twists the long curl of peel up into a rose shape ] Is this of any use? It'll keep well enough too in cold water.

[ Watching that. It's neat! Especially the process. ]

Gotcha. And yeah, maybe — smaller ones as crust decorations for the apple pies? [ Thinking. ] Bigger ones, we can put out as cookies, basically.

Can you do spicy candied flowers? Not, like, spicy-spicy, but — cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice.

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They bake up nicely, so that works well. Especially sprinkled with sugar and brushed with beaten egg.

[ He starts saving his peels, and making appleskin roses, then! ]

I can candy them with any dry ingredient that will mix with sugar. Cinnamon, nutmeg, and ground cloves will all work. And if you're not too busy baking I'll teach you how. It's simple enough once you know what the flower itself tastes like to compliment it.

[ Leaning in to watch more closely. ]

Sure you wouldn't mind?

[ But already he's adding: ]

I'm a quick study, if it helps.

[ He moves his hands so Lupine can see the process better. It's not complicated, just a matter of knowing how to roll it. ]

Even if you weren't, it's nothing I'd mind doing.

[ Watching closely, his head cocked ever so slightly. ]

Well, I appreciate it either way.

[ Also 'quick study' is very selective, but anything physical? He's got that on lockdown. ]

And I appreciate being able to help. [ Being "let in" as it were, in a small way. ]

[ Gotta do more of that. A little distracted, his attention still on the flower: ]

You help out plenty.

[ ~~But earlier in the day, like, definitely before any alcohol consumption over at the olive garden.....~~ ~~yes this prompt should've been first but it took more thought~~ ] [ All other LiliSes are gonna receive a text prompt. ]

🐺: So about our powers
🐺: And you know
🐺: Using them in combat

Gent: That's sure an opener
Gent: what about them?

🐺: I like to keep people on their toes
🐺: In the mood for that practice?

Gent: will I need weapons or is this strictly magic-based practice

[ which is a yes, more or less ]

🐺: The training room's got any weapon you could want so

[ Either way, you're covered! ]

Gent: Any iron in there? I won't be much use if so, it weakens me even at a distance.

🐺: Could be wrong but I don't think there's any iron in any of our rooms
🐺: Let me know if you start feeling sick and I'll find whatever it is and get rid of it

Gent: I'll be along then
Gent: Just so you know, Pink knows this is a weakness of mine. It was listed on the Dating Game's gift options.

[ He wanted to say something before he forgot, hence the text. But at that point he makes his way over from wherever he was, removing some of his outer layers once arriving in the training room ]

[ He makes it a point of doing exercise like this in his Heart outfit, really. It's good for any kind of exercise. But he spends so long considering his response to that text that Gent is there before he's actually come up with a reply, so Lupine just pockets his phone and says out loud: ]

You know, I'm genuinely not sure whether that's a problem or not. Pink's kind of hard to read.

[ The weapon racks will have populated themselves helpfully with whatever weapons Gent likes or was thinking of when he entered! Lupine already has his usual sword shouldered. ]

He doesn't seem the aggressive type, but in a place like this you never know.

[ Gent walks along the racks before selecting a sword. He does a few poses with it, slowly rather than quickly, his arm stretched to its full length so the weapon will be heaviest and hardest to use, before putting it carefully back and trying another. ]

[ Watching that, his free hand settling on his hip. ]

Yeah. Can't ever really tell until someone's back is up against the wall — and this place has a lot of walls.

[ He likes the second sword better, so after a few of the same slow movements -- slows down further to proceed. Anyone who's held a sword will know this makes it more difficult by several factors. The movements are fluid, ritualistic, and resemble a bunch of combat situations (equally applicable to hand fighting or sword fighting) in very slow motion. ]

[ Eventually he pauses and tests the blade's sharpness on his thumb, cutting a line just deep enough to barely draw blood. He seems satisfied by this. ]

All right, where are we starting?

[ Very Tai Chi, and probably a bunch of other disciplines, but it makes Lupine incredibly restless just watching, so he's relieved when Gent speaks. ]

We start wherever you're comfortable. But if you don't have any better ideas — attack me.

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