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[mei_blossom]

1. [Video]

[The video comes on, and Taiwan's eyes look a little red-rimmed from crying, but she is trying to smile even so.] Ah, so... I-i'm not sure what the usual...way to... ah... [A pause while she visibly tries to keep from crying, her lip trembling somewhat] I know he wasn't here for [breath, a little hiccoughing kind of sound] very long,

Comments

1. [Video]

[immamartillo]

Hey, Taiwan, are you gonna be alright?

[Action]

[immamartillo]

[ He freezes for a moment, giving her a bewildered stare. ]

Uh... Sorry. I didn't mean ta' say that.

...Can I still come in?

[Action]

[mei_blossom]

[Wow this is starting off so well, lol] Ah, right, right, sorry... [Tugs the door open wider, hand swiping self-consciously at her face to try and get some of the flour off] S-so you can obviously see I was busy baking...um...

[Action]

[immamartillo]

[ He steps inside, still looking a little embarrassed. He tries to cover that up by firing off a few questions. ]

What're you makin'? What should I help with?

[Action]

[mei_blossom]

Do you really want to help? You don't have to, you're the guest, after all...

[Action]

[immamartillo]

Isn't that exactly why I should help? And I wanna, anyway.

[Action]

[mei_blossom]

Well, okay, if you really want to... [Casting her eyes around the kitchen for what else can be done] I want to finish making the fruit tarts next! What do you think?

[Action]

[immamartillo]

[ He shrugs ]

Uh, sure. What do we gotta do for those?

[ His cooking experience is rather limited, and he's pretty sure he's never even seen a fruit tart before. ]

[Action]

[mei_blossom]

No problem, I'll show you what to do... [Runs to get ingredients and supplies together, starting with all the fruit...]

[Action]

[immamartillo]

Alright.

[ He follows close behind, watching her gather the ingredients. ]

Need help carryin' anything?

[Action]

[mei_blossom]

[She's about to say "No, I'm okay" but she just dropped the rolling pin, so] Um...yes, if you don't mind, eheh...

[Action]

[immamartillo]

[ He chuckles and picks up the rolling pin. Then he takes a few more items out of her hands to lighten her load. ]

Don't mind at all.

[Action]

[mei_blossom]

[Okay, let's just get everything onto the table then!] Thank you, Firo...

[Action]

[immamartillo]

No problem.

[ He sets the items down and rolls his sleeves up. ]

What do we do now?

[Action]

[mei_blossom]

Okay, we need to make the dough for the tarts first... I hope I have enough butter for this...

[Action]

[immamartillo]

[ He shrugs and roots through the ingredients for the butter ]

Nobody'll notice if you skimp a bit, will they?