vdistinctive: (crack team-face)
vdistinctive ([personal profile] vdistinctive) wrote2017-08-23 11:35 pm

Temporarily occupied warehouse, Friday evening

Everyone was on the island and in one piece, even if their homes weren't. There were no classes to worry about, and Eliot had finally stopped ranting about whether or not he needed to hire contractors to fix up Luke's.

It was time for a family dinner night.

"Okay," Eliot announced as he wiped his hands dry on a dish towel. "We've got spaghetti and farfalle -- bowtie pasta, Parker -- marinara and alfredo, both meatless, and meatballs for the carnivores. Everyone has to take at least a little salad, and there's wine or soda to drink. Please tell me someone remembered to set the table."

The "table" in question was some leftover counter top from rebuilding Luke's kitchen, propped on two saw horses, but that was okay. It matched the "kitchen". Which was several camp stoves arranged on a salvaged desk.

They really maybe needed to think about getting an actual house to live in again.

[for thems what know, up early to be nice to scheduling!]
whoisalicewhite: (you amuse me)

[personal profile] whoisalicewhite 2017-08-24 04:20 am (UTC)(link)
"But they're garnishing. So they're not an appetizer." Parker took a few to eat with her stolen bow-ties, and was pleased at how they meshed and smushed together. She flopped down on a bar stool salvaged from somewhere, and started serving herself. "Either way, I'm glad you guys cooked so I don't have to try." She frowned. "Although, I guess I could. Maybe." That might be interesting. "When we have a full kitchen again."
geniuswithasmartphone: (Finger Point Lecture)

[personal profile] geniuswithasmartphone 2017-08-24 04:23 am (UTC)(link)
"It is too a garnish," Hardison argued, hands on his hips. "Better garnish than a head of parsley or whatever. You can at least eat gummy frogs!"

Or use them for crime!
geniuswithasmartphone: (Arguing (w Eliot))

[personal profile] geniuswithasmartphone 2017-08-24 04:30 am (UTC)(link)
"Still ain't edible!"
geniuswithasmartphone: (Disguise: Disgruntled Janitor)

[personal profile] geniuswithasmartphone 2017-08-24 04:38 am (UTC)(link)
"Well then you can go chew on some the next time it's layin' all useless on a plate!"

This could keep going forever.

"I wanted somethin' normal people would actually wanna eat!"
whoisalicewhite: (Eliot is fed up with me)

[personal profile] whoisalicewhite 2017-08-25 03:41 am (UTC)(link)
Parker took another gummy frog and then a bite of meatball. "Yssh th' arr."
geniuswithasmartphone: (Kneeling Grin)

[personal profile] geniuswithasmartphone 2017-08-25 03:45 am (UTC)(link)
"See?" Hardison said, grinning at Parker. "Mama here gets my vision. 'Sides, it's hard to cook on a buncha camp stoves. But I did cause I wanted to contribute to family dinner."

And tweak Eliot's nose at the same time. Bwaha.
geniuswithasmartphone: (Thoughtful)

[personal profile] geniuswithasmartphone 2017-08-25 05:05 am (UTC)(link)
"I was tryna figure out which options to present for dinner tonight," Hardison declared. "I know Raven's favorites an' was makin' sure I had a variety."
whoisalicewhite: (*glare*)

[personal profile] whoisalicewhite 2017-08-27 05:11 am (UTC)(link)
"Why didn't you ask me to chop stuff?" She was good with knives, come on!
whoisalicewhite: (eating with Eliot)

[personal profile] whoisalicewhite 2017-08-27 05:27 am (UTC)(link)
"True." Parker still gave him a side-eye for that. "We need to get a new place, don't we."

Seriously, she would be fine with living out of a warehouse indefinitely, but she kind of got the impression that Kathy wasn't completely happy about it, and she and Raven deserved somewhere more comfortable with fewer mutant dust-bunnies.
geniuswithasmartphone: (Pensive Sitting)

[personal profile] geniuswithasmartphone 2017-08-28 04:12 am (UTC)(link)
Between their equipment for their various lifestyles, their individual need personal space, and their relative unconcern for the finer points of ownership (and their tendency for their homes to end up destroyed), it would be better if they owned their own place.

"Ain't gonna say I'd like to get outta here," Hardison admitted. "This is kinda fun, but it ain't...long term."
whoisalicewhite: (frustrated)

[personal profile] whoisalicewhite 2017-08-28 04:35 am (UTC)(link)
"Do you want to fix up your place?" Parker sounded tentative about that. "Only. It looked like a lot of work. Which is fine! But." But, if they were going to put that much work into something, shouldn't it be perfect? Parker couldn't quite articulate that to Eliot, but it's where her mind was tending at the moment.
geniuswithasmartphone: (Confused)

[personal profile] geniuswithasmartphone 2017-08-28 05:19 am (UTC)(link)
"I hear tall trees make good neighbors," Hardison said. "Whatever we do, we also gotta figure in the apartment above the diner, too. The girls need a permanent place, too."
spin_kick_snap: Kang Min Kyung as Kathy/Banzai (Purple Laugh)

[personal profile] spin_kick_snap 2017-08-24 04:29 am (UTC)(link)
Kathy set put the bowl of meaty marinara next to Parker and the meatless one next to the chair she'd mentally tagged as hers, then brushed a purple lock of hair behind her ear. Thy guys sounded like they were beginning of one of their long-standing arguments, so she turned to Parker and asked, "What would you cook?"
whoisalicewhite: (considering)

[personal profile] whoisalicewhite 2017-08-24 04:31 am (UTC)(link)
It was a comforting white-noise-argument that Parker only poked at when she wanted to keep it going. So yeah.

"Something with chocolate. Maybe. Something with meat? I like meat. Well, I'd make something without meat for you." She smiled at Kathy and sniffed at the marinara, which looked delicious. "Chocolate toast? Is that a thing? It should be a thing."
whoisalicewhite: (contented)

[personal profile] whoisalicewhite 2017-08-24 04:38 am (UTC)(link)
"See, this is why we need a new place," Parker said, giving him a pleased look, and then putting lots of pasta on Kathy's plate. Then her own. Then Kathy's. "Eat, eat, eat. I can experiment!"
spin_kick_snap: Kang Min Kyung as Kathy/Banzai (Wide Eyes)

[personal profile] spin_kick_snap 2017-08-24 04:41 am (UTC)(link)
Kathy looked a little nervous. "Wait, experiment with our plates? Like right now?"
Edited 2017-08-24 04:42 (UTC)
whoisalicewhite: (Thinking)

[personal profile] whoisalicewhite 2017-08-25 02:15 am (UTC)(link)
"No, no." Parker gave their plates a speculative look, then relented. "No. Fair warning when I do, though. I'm going to make you eat more. And something proteiny so you get more muscle back on. Eliot, what goes with vegan protein?"
spin_kick_snap: Kang Min Kyung as Kathy/Banzai (Deep In Thought)

[personal profile] spin_kick_snap 2017-08-25 03:42 am (UTC)(link)
"I'm okay with eggs, too," Kathy volunteered. "I'm not vegan, I just can't--" Her mouth twisted and she shook her head. "I think I might start trying fish again, soon? It might not be quite as, err, evocative as most meat."

God, she craved a good steak. Or a hearty plateful of Korean barbecue. Or even that bowlful of meatballs. But she wasn't entirely sure if she were the one craving meat or if it was...something else. Better to deny, then, than to give in.
whoisalicewhite: (Thinking)

[personal profile] whoisalicewhite 2017-08-25 03:44 am (UTC)(link)
Ooo. This was going to be fun to experiment with. Later, though. Parker gave Kathy a considering look. "Tofu and tofu, and eggs, and something like ghost peppers." Yup. That was her first choice for Kathy.