soggypastry | 026 [Video/Action for Cherrygrove PokéCenter]

[Hi, Johto. Hve you been enjoying your...odd weekend? Hopefully so, because it's about to get weirder. Enjoy your view of Lightning hunched over a stove in the Cherrygrove Pokémon Center, stirring something in a pot. It's an odd sight, both with her hair twisted up into a messy bun and the fact that she's...actually cooking. Anyone who knows her knows that's not a good sign. Especially when she's starting to look a little bit frazzled.]

No, no, no...come on. Don't you dare burn.

[Yes, she's talking to her pot of...something. Unfortunately, this doesn't help her with the cooking and it's with a rather frustrated sound that she takes that pot off the stove, camera tracking her movements while she places it in the sink before scrubbing her face, leaving smears of chocolate down her cheeks as she takes a breath to regain her composure. Is she giving up? Not on your life.

She's just turning back to the counter, where there's enough ingredients for one more try along with a recipe book she's looking back at.]

You could always help, you know.

[A startled "Pika!" and...end feed. Spark still enjoys being Camera-chu, it seems.]

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Try not to leave scorch marks on public property.

[So very helpful he is.]

They wash off with enough scrubbing.

[Oh, the most helpful.]

...Truly? I must have done something wrong.

[That actually got him to think long enough to pause in his dancing.]

It takes a while, and the right scrubbing pads, but they do come off. They're just stains, not actual burns.

[Oh, good. Because she's looking at him now in order to make her point...and yes, she's still got chocolate smeared on her face. Hasn't quite noticed.]

...No, I'm quite certain part of the counter was burned off. Though you seem rather stained yourself.

[Sadly, he's already starting to sway again.]

[Then it's lucky for Lightning she looks away just in time, huh? She was about to say something about the burnt off counter top, but stained? Yeah, she's just getting more of the stuff on her face as she checks, then grumbles and moves to clean that off.]

Should have had Serah teach me...

If you happen to be lucky, you might have the chancce to ask in time for next year! ...The chocolate does depend on the date, yes?

[He hasn't paid much attention to the holiday.]

[A nod, and...yep. She's blushing faintly. Don't see that very often, huh?]

Yeah. Today and something more important later this month.

[Nope! Her poor image, completely shot down.]

Something more important? What could that be?

[Of course it is. She shouldn't be surprised at all.]

An anniversary.

[Nope, not saying anything more about that. Sorry, Cecil!]

The sort that deserves congratulations?

[It doesn't seem to be the sort where he should offer to buy her sympathy drinks, at least.]

Yeah...I think so.

[Bluuusssh. Sympathy drinks not required for this, not by a long shot.]

In that case, congratulations!

[All the happiness for her.]

Thanks, Cecil.

[Still blushing, faintly. Someone's more than a bit twitterpated, as Ven would say. Does it show?]

But if I were you, I'd hide the Gear during the celebrations.

[Juuuust saying.]

[Celebrations--asdhksjagd Cecil!] That's the plan.

[More blushing. Dammit all, Cecil. Her face is going to freeze this way if this keeps up.]

[That was a completely innocent remark.]

Good. We both know the sort of timing they have.

[She doubts that. She really does.]

I think just about everyone does after their first couple of months here. Hard to miss that timing.

[Would a paladin ever dare to tease people?]

And you'd certainly deserve to keep your happy moments private.

[Paladins? Maybe not. Cecil? ....does that really need an answer?]

We don't always get what we deserve, Cecil. You know that.

[Such a lack of faith in him.]

...Of course not. We all deserve a way to go home while keeping in touch, our Pokémon deserve trainers who can stay for them, our friends deserve peaceful worlds, Cosomos deserved...

[This is starting to go a bit too deep for his love-filled brain.]

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