The Subject Was Chilis

[ooeeooahah]

[ There have been better Saturday mornings, even in Mayfield. ]

[ Ilsa reacted to the events in an established pattern, for her - cooking. ]

[ After an early-morning run to the store, when there were only the drones to deal with at the general store, she's been in the kitchen most of the day making comfort food. Lots of it. With varying degrees

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Action, 1490 Kramden Road

[hardhat_truckie]

(Well, today's the day. Engie spoke with Miss GLaDOS, and she DID say she was coming. Just when is not that clear. But he's going to be there early, bringing with him some home-made chili. He heads up to the door and knocks on it politely.)

[ooeeooahah]

[ Ilsa opens the door, smiling a little. ]

Glad you could make it. I hope you like...

[ She sees the chili he brought an giggles a little. ]

Chili. Come on in.

[ She takes the chili and ushers him into the kitchen. ]

[hardhat_truckie]

(Welp. Look at all the food. But he does feel slightly silly for bringing in more chili.)

I do apologise Doc. I should've let ya know in advance. I just thought it'd be a nice surprise.

[ooeeooahah]

It'll be nice to compare recipes.

[ Allez Cuisine! ]

[hardhat_truckie]

Lord no! I've got nothin' to ya Doc! Just look at what you've managed to whip up! I recognise a losing match when I see one, and I know when ta pull out a white flag.

[ooeeooahah]

Tch. Depends on the battle. If it's for traditional style, I've been in too many cultures to narrow it down to one style.

[ She points to the pots, where there is Chili Colorado, Cuban-spiced black bean chili and even that weird Austin vegan hippie chili with tofu and Thai peppers. ]

[hardhat_truckie]

Wow, I didn't know there were so many types ya can make. But I can tell ya, if ya want the best chili in the States, Texas is the best place ta go. Ya can't get'em any better than The Lone Star State.

[ooeeooahah]

You can always tell a Texan. You just can't tell him much. [ Ilsa grins. ] My granddad was from Texas, raised in Corpus Cristi, and graduated from UT Austin.

[hardhat_truckie]

Ya got that right, Doc. An' I didn't know ya had Texan blood in ya! Small world, ain't it? I graduated from Harvard m'self, but my heart always belongs down south.

[ooeeooahah]

Oh, I'm a mixed bag when it comes to bloodlines.

[ That is definitely an understatement. Time for another unsignaled subject change. ]

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