[ there's a little wave, and he looks like he's going to sit back and go back to his work as the locket clicks shut.
but he doesn't.
he gets up and gets to work, heading down into the kitchen to give him plenty of time for prep. Hiro wouldn't be there for a good forty-five minutes, so he takes his time. his culinary skills were honed, but never beyond the time that he'd spend on anything. without the internet to get recipes, he has to stick with what he remembers of mortal foods. (everywhere had specialties, within and outside of the Ten Realms.) he can't use his usual tools, so he has to improvise. the chefs clear out, leaving him one of the corners to do as he pleases.
when Hiro arrives, he's rustling about looking for something that would amount to a cookie sheet.
but it smells good—distinctly not like cookies.
actually
there's something on the counter that's not cookies. it's oven fried chicken, and next to it is macaroni and cheese, not out of the box, obviously, but one with a crusty top of bacon and breadcrumbs. there's also fruit sangria of the summer variety, white and brimming with fruit. (that part isn't exactly homestyle.) ]
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[ there's a little wave, and he looks like he's going to sit back and go back to his work as the locket clicks shut.
but he doesn't.
he gets up and gets to work, heading down into the kitchen to give him plenty of time for prep. Hiro wouldn't be there for a good forty-five minutes, so he takes his time. his culinary skills were honed, but never beyond the time that he'd spend on anything. without the internet to get recipes, he has to stick with what he remembers of mortal foods. (everywhere had specialties, within and outside of the Ten Realms.) he can't use his usual tools, so he has to improvise. the chefs clear out, leaving him one of the corners to do as he pleases.
when Hiro arrives, he's rustling about looking for something that would amount to a cookie sheet.
but it smells good—distinctly not like cookies.
actually
there's something on the counter that's not cookies. it's oven fried chicken, and next to it is macaroni and cheese, not out of the box, obviously, but one with a crusty top of bacon and breadcrumbs. there's also fruit sangria of the summer variety, white and brimming with fruit. (that part isn't exactly homestyle.) ]
There you are.