We don't think any dessert that Ed would eat counts as baby-friendly. But he's never one to short-change when it comes to suggesting food.
First he's gotta wonder why the presence of a baby startles him, though. It's strange how the ordinary things can seem so unordinary in a place like this. But that's Milliways for you.
"The population just keeps getting younger and younger," he comments. "That kid got a pass?"
Horrible wit that falls flat. Saves every grownup from feeling old.
If he met her once and forgot, he's going to be annoyed at himself. Ed's especially sensitive about memory lately ever since he realized he was over two decades old. 'Old' is now almost as bad as 'not tall'.
But he's not the one trying to place familiarity so he's not concerned with it yet. "A good chaperon," he says, and grins. "And a gourmet cook at that?"
Oh no, she's confident she's never met Ed before. That's why it's bugging her mind.
"Not quite, just know my way around a kitchen. My husband's the real gourmet in the family. The odd thing about that, though, is I was the one who taught him how to cook."
Cepheus blows a raspberry. Mia gives him a kiss before going back to her cooking.
"Want to be a taste tester, too? You can probably give more accurate feedback about it. And I even promise not to feed you his mushy carrots."
"I hope that holds true in September. My occupation is teaching."
The dinner Mia's preparing is a suggestion in one of the recipe books she's received as a take on pot pie, namely turning it inside out. She's got a thick, hearty stew on the stove and a tray of fluffy, buttery biscuits
"Here, try this part," she says, handing Ed a biscuit. "I'm not sure the stew's quite ready yet."
"Maybe people in Nanza say that a man's not a real man if he doesn't eat his veggies in whatever stage you get them in. But then, these people also think it's perfectly normal to eat antlions."
The fact that this meal doesn't contain any sort of antlion should be a hint that it's something a little better.
"We'll let Uncle Kyle stick to his antlion, won't we, Cepheus?"
The baby babbles and decides he wants to suck on his toy octopus.
First he's gotta wonder why the presence of a baby startles him, though. It's strange how the ordinary things can seem so unordinary in a place like this. But that's Milliways for you.
"The population just keeps getting younger and younger," he comments. "That kid got a pass?"
Horrible wit that falls flat. Saves every grownup from feeling old.
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"It's okay, he's with me."
And Ed looks familiar but she can't quite place why.
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But he's not the one trying to place familiarity so he's not concerned with it yet. "A good chaperon," he says, and grins. "And a gourmet cook at that?"
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"Not quite, just know my way around a kitchen. My husband's the real gourmet in the family. The odd thing about that, though, is I was the one who taught him how to cook."
Cepheus blows a raspberry. Mia gives him a kiss before going back to her cooking.
"Want to be a taste tester, too? You can probably give more accurate feedback about it. And I even promise not to feed you his mushy carrots."
Even though they are actually pretty good.
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"Well, you know what they say," he says to her comment about Draco, "The only true teachers are the ones that make their students better than 'em."
"And I'm never one to turn down free food."
Or stolen food, or...
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The dinner Mia's preparing is a suggestion in one of the recipe books she's received as a take on pot pie, namely turning it inside out. She's got a thick, hearty stew on the stove and a tray of fluffy, buttery biscuits
"Here, try this part," she says, handing Ed a biscuit. "I'm not sure the stew's quite ready yet."
It still has some tough veggies.
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A pause.
"Of course, those people were also insane, so you may not want to follow that rule."
Just a possibility.
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The fact that this meal doesn't contain any sort of antlion should be a hint that it's something a little better.
"We'll let Uncle Kyle stick to his antlion, won't we, Cepheus?"
The baby babbles and decides he wants to suck on his toy octopus.
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