First Fire || Housewife Lea's on the Move

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Characters: Lea and vatheon 
Location: New Building
Time: Second night of Ghost Invasion, bordering on third morning
Style: Any
Status: Open

During the first night, it had been a rush with Isa to get to the safe house. During the morning, he had run for groceries, grabbing everything he could and making multiple runs. Why, you ask?

Well, in one corner of the

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[colorme_in]

[And here's a timid little girl walking up to you.]

Can I help?

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[Lea sends her a bright smile.]

Only if you grin. I don't work with cute girls if they don't smile.

[colorme_in]

O-okay.

[Here, have a sweet smile.]

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There we go. Way better.

[He waves around a wooden spoon a bit more enthusiastically than is really needed.]

Welcome aboard!

[colorme_in]

Haha, thank you!

[And she looks over the whole table with foodstuffs.]

So, what can I do to help?

[prominence_glow]

That depends. How good are you at cooking?

[colorme_in]

[A shrug.] I'm okay, I guess. You could teach me if I don't know, though!

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Alright, we'll start simple. [He exchanges his wooden spoon for a knife and directs Namine over to a cutting board.]

Sandwiches! We have to cut up the cheese and meat ourselves, 'tho, but it's not that bad.

[colorme_in]

[A knife? Well, she's never handled one before, but it shouldn't be too hard, right?]

You just cut them up, right?

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Right. Like this.

[He moves behind her, slipping the knife into one of her hands and guiding her other hand onto a block of cheese.]

Gotta be careful not to cut your fingers, and try to make the slices straight through. It's not too big a deal if you slide a bit, 'tho. That's what multiple pieces are for.

[colorme_in]

Ah, I see!

[Wow, handling a knife was amazing! If you didn't cut off your fingers in the first place.]

[She puts her tongue out involuntarily in concentration, and pushes down on the block of cheese, producing a rather straight slice. She looks expectantly back up at Lea.]

Like that?

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Yeah!

[Beaming, he steps back and lets her have free reign.]

You're doing a lot better than I did when I was first cutting anything. The meat's a bit tougher than the cheese, when you get to it.

[colorme_in]

O-Okay. This isn't hard at all, really.

[And she slowly starts cutting the cheeses, making sure her fingers aren't cut off in the process.]

What do you like to cook the most, Lea?

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Nope! Not a bit!

[Happy that she's more or less happy, Lea goes back to checking the stew, but perks up at the question.]

Me? Huh, um... Never thought about it before. I guess I had fun making that cheesecake for Isa's birthday...