Stark arrived earlier than usual today. It had been a busy few days at the clinic and he wanted to be sure he was there in case he was needed
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Re: Patients [Sun]banikslaveboyMarch 30 2015, 02:42:07 UTC
"Beetles?" Stark repeated. "No. No beetles. Not in the cookies." Not in anything else he made either. At least not on purpose. What a terrible thing to do to unsuspecting baked goods!
Re: Patients [Sun]bluhblahbluhMarch 30 2015, 03:56:44 UTC
"She had a family recipe," Drac nodded, the memory causing a small ache that felt similar to those he'd experienced the first few decades after her death. He was mourning again? "We... used to argue which was better, mealworm raisin or chocolate chip beetle."
"Not real arguments, mind you. Just... teasing." He and Martha hadn't really argued very often.
Re: Patients [Sun]banikslaveboyMarch 30 2015, 20:17:43 UTC
"Which did you prefer?" Not that Stark wanted to try either one, mind, but he was genuinely curious about these appalling cookies. And honestly he'd eaten worse than bug-laced baked goods in his life.
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Okay, actually he was still here because he was moping, which was not helping his healing. But he wasn't going to admit that.
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"Do you need anything?" Stark asked, poking his head in the door. "I could bring something."
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"Thank you," Drac's smile was weak. "I am afraid I don't know anymore."
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"Or tea. Or company? If you'd like. Or I can go."
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He held out the tin they were in. "Would you like one?"
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"Ah. This is quite good!"
And quite gone; might he have another?
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"Would you like more?"
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A mere moment later, though, he was grinning gently and reaching for another cookie. "Thank you I would love another. You bake very well."
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"I usually stick with chocolate, when I make cookies. And no snickerdoodles." Because people. "Thank you. I'm glad you like them."
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"Not real arguments, mind you. Just... teasing." He and Martha hadn't really argued very often.
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"I have always been a mealworm cookie fan," Drac chuckled. "Martha used to say I was being old fashioned. I would tell her... "
He let a ghost of a smile cross his face. "I used to say back to her, that she didn't like them because she couldn't bake them properly."
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