Ali has been hard at work this afternoon, and the kitchen shows the signs: smudges of flour can be found on almost every surface, racks bearing
cookies and
candies and
cupcakes are stacked as high as possible, the intermittent whirs and beeps of mixers and timers make a sort of music, and there's a distinctly yeasty smell in the air. Well, yeasty
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The sight of the kitchen is enough to make him pause. There is a chaos here he could not even have imagined. And more baking than he would have thought humanly possible.
But... "Ice cream and pickles, my love?" he asks.
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"I love it. It's supposed to go on top of the cupcakes, but I just couldn't wait. Would you like some?" Because there's plenty more where that came from...
And the worst part? She's entirely sincere.
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"Ah, no, thank-you," he replies. He looks around the room. "You have been busy," he adds.
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"Yeah, I got hungry. Would you like some toffee?" It looks like perfectly normal toffee...if you ignore the red bits in. Maybe it's fruit?
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