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Jeremy Darling ([personal profile] stars_and_money) wrote in [community profile] fandomhighdorms2011-01-27 05:23 pm

Fifth Floor Common Room, Late Thursday Morning

Jeremy Darling was on a mission.

This morning, he'd woken up with a craving for waffles. Being a lazy kind of guy, he hadn't wanted to go all the way into town to get some, so he'd (in hindsight, somewhat misguidedly) opted for making some himself. It couldn't be too had, right? The Darlings' cooking staff did it, like, every single morning, so it couldn't exactly be rocket science. That thought in mind, he'd come down to the common room full of enthusiasm and optimism, even tying an apron he'd found around his waist, because wasn't that what you did when you were cooking? He thought he looked quite the breakfast chef.

But reality wasn't looking quite as rosy as what he'd envisioned after waking up. So far, he had managed to both locate and correctly identify a waffle iron. However, now he was really just... looking at it. Because he had absolutely no fricking idea about what exactly you needed for making waffles, other than a waffle iron. None.

His mission really wasn't going all that well, and he was starting to consider going into town after all.

[ooc: Post is open, boy is rich and clueless.]
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[personal profile] therewaslife 2011-01-27 03:57 pm (UTC)(link)
"The appliances haven't become sentient, have they?" asked Bod after wandering a few steps into the common room. It hadn't been hard to miss Jeremy just staring at the waffle iron like he was waiting for it to do...something.
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[personal profile] therewaslife 2011-01-27 04:06 pm (UTC)(link)
"Sorry," Bod apologized, wincing. "You were just staring at it quite intently. I thought there was perhaps a conversation happening and that I was interrupting."

It was sad that he wasn't even kidding about that.

"Have you figured out if the one here is similar to the one you have at home?"
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[personal profile] therewaslife 2011-01-27 04:22 pm (UTC)(link)
"You could always try the toaster oven?" Bod suggested, wandering closer to Jeremy and his troublesome waffle iron. "I've made waffles in there before and managed to not start any fires. It was fairly easy, even."
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[personal profile] therewaslife 2011-01-27 04:30 pm (UTC)(link)
"That's -- " Bod paused and tried to figure out how to explain this to someone who seemed to know even less about cooking than he did. "It's just a name. You can cook a multitude of things in it, I've gathered. It's just a suggestion though. Perhaps the waffle iron will be intuitive for you once you turn it on?"
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[personal profile] therewaslife 2011-01-27 04:42 pm (UTC)(link)
At least he was talking to someone that didn't really react to him not knowing how to do it. He'd lived without technology for a long time.

"I think," he started, leaning over to take a look at the waffle iron, "that there's a plug we need to insert into the wall socket. That should start the power and get it heating, at least."

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[identity profile] batwaffles.livejournal.com 2011-01-27 05:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Did someone say waffles? Stephanie might be required to show up, now.

"Roomie," she said, muffling a yawn as she shuffled into the common room, still in her pajamas that did not have a bat on them anywhere, thank you. "The waffle iron isn't that scary. Promise."

[identity profile] batwaffles.livejournal.com 2011-01-27 05:30 pm (UTC)(link)
"Really?" Steph smirked faintly. "Then maybe I need more caffeine, because it looked like you thought it might bite you."

She wandered over to peer at the waffle iron. "Nope. It's teeth-free."

[identity profile] batwaffles.livejournal.com 2011-01-27 05:44 pm (UTC)(link)
"I think it should worry more about getting the evil eye from you," Steph countered cheerfully. "Nobody should spend this much quality time with a waffle iron without any waffles to show for it, you know."

[identity profile] batwaffles.livejournal.com 2011-01-27 06:11 pm (UTC)(link)
. . . Steph had totally noticed, yeah. That didn't take the kind of super-honed detective skills she was still working on to notice. It was kind of amusing, so she kept her commentary mostly to herself.

"Well, have you asked it?" Humoring him here, and also -- she felt -- a totally reasonable question in Fandom. "Because I hate to tell you this, but it doesn't make the waffles all by itself."

[identity profile] batwaffles.livejournal.com 2011-01-27 07:04 pm (UTC)(link)
"If you don't want to walk into town, sure it's easier," Steph agreed. "And it's not exactly rocket science, but . . ."

Still grinning, she lowered her voice to a playful whisper. "It actually takes some work."

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[personal profile] therewaslife 2011-01-27 05:55 pm (UTC)(link)
"Hullo," Bod said, greeting the new arrival to the common room. Idly, he hoped she had some better waffle expertise than he did. "Have you used a waffle iron before?"

[identity profile] batwaffles.livejournal.com 2011-01-27 06:14 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm guessing he doesn't mean 'have I ever thrown one at someone in a fight.'

"I'm no pro, but I know my way around one," Stephanie confirmed. "Oooh, does this mean I get to teach a crash course in it?"
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[personal profile] therewaslife 2011-01-27 06:19 pm (UTC)(link)
"I think you might know more than the both of us," Bod said, nodding to indicate Jeremy. "I grew up in a place without a lot of technology so I'm still learning. I've always used the toaster to heat prepackaged waffles. This is a little unfamiliar to me."

[identity profile] batwaffles.livejournal.com 2011-01-27 07:04 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'm more of a toaster-waffle girl myself," agreed Steph. "My mom works nights, and I was on my own for breakfast most of the time, and I'd have missed my bus if I actually made breakfast."

Especially on those mornings after she'd been up all night running around in a mask. Ahem.

"But it's not that hard. I mean, you just pour the batter in and let the waffle iron work its magic. The batter's the pain-in-the-butt part."
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[personal profile] therewaslife 2011-01-27 07:09 pm (UTC)(link)
"The batter's what...we're struggling a little bit with," he admitted sheepishly. "We've been guessing ingredients. I know that's only going to end disastrously. Something's going to get added incorrectly and we're going to make a complete mess of the common room."

[identity profile] batwaffles.livejournal.com 2011-01-27 07:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Stephanie snickered. "I don't think it'll explode or anything, but this is why they invented things like Bisquick. Eggs, water, a little bit of oil, and the ingredients on the box, presto."

She considered for a moment. "Or I could go get my computer and look up a recipe."
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[personal profile] therewaslife 2011-01-27 07:45 pm (UTC)(link)
"I have no idea what those first few things are," Bod admitted, sheepish again. "I grew up on takeout pizza and stew. I've just recently started cooking in a microwave so anything higher level than that is...beyond me."

He blushed because he couldn't help himself. "Sorry, I'm no help."

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