KAOS-U / Cookies!

[techie_prowess]

The morning dawned bright and clear, a glorious day, as yet unmarred by explosions, mangled corpses, or science gone wrong. Not that Pierce noticed the daylight. He'd been up all night and was now sitting in the kitchen. There was a webwork of wires crawling along his face and head, contact pads looking like little feet all across his skin while he contemplated...a plate of cookies.

These were ideal cookies. Cookies that defined every kids' dream of chocolate chip; large, soft, tempting. The smell alone would make a weaker man tremble at the knee!

And he hadn't touched them yet because he wanted to make sure all the senses were registering properly and that anticipation readings could be taken as well. Was it any wonder he was a little zoned out?

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[mitochondriaaya]

"We'll be sleeping late to make up for the graveyard shift then taking a supplemental in the afternoon, so we shouldn't run too late. We can bring something home? Make a night of it?" Because fun was important!

"Pizzas?" Maya offered after a moment of thought. "Or fun snacks?"

[sliceitwithwind]

"Would you bring me a turkey from Cherral's?" Dilan asked hopefully, "I can pay you back, I know it's expensive."

"Dude, I'll give them money. Pizza sounds good to me, though."

[mitochondriaaya]

"Turkey and pizza, we can do that!" Aya laughed. "Easily. And I like the macaroni and cheese from Cherral's so I'd go there anyway."

"Addict," Maya said fondly. "We'll grab some mashed potatoes too. And a pie."

[sliceitwithwind]

"In that case," Braig said, "Pierce likes the wings platter, and I'll take their Olia special."

[mitochondriaaya]

"And there goes pizza. Alas." Maya lifted a hand to her forehead dramatically. "We are failures as teenagers and college students!"

"Somebody bop her, I'm busy." Aya snorted.

[sliceitwithwind]

Dilan reached over and very gently tapped two fingers against the top of Maya's head, then looked at Aya with a hopeful little smile...that was right, right?

[mitochondriaaya]

Maya sighed and pouted toward Aya, while the cooking girl smirked. "Thank you Dilan. She gets carried away if the drama reset button isn't hit..."

"I didn't even get to sob at anyone's feet! Spoilsport!"

[sliceitwithwind]

Dilan's smile blossomed, and he flopped onto the ground near Braig to revel in his little victory. Braig ruffled the dreads as best he could and said, "Ah...Brea twin," "That's Maya, Braig." "Maya, you can sob at my feet any time."

[mitochondriaaya]

"Duly noted!" Maya laughed. "You promise not to flail? Guys tend to flail when I sob at their feet..."

"You're a dork Maya. Braig, your omelet is cooling and Dilan, yours is ready if you want to get back up." And fetch her a plate!

[sliceitwithwind]

"Thank you!" Dilan said, popping up and grabbing a plate.

"Mmm, thanks Aya. No, Maya, I won't flail. I've seen worse!"

[mitochondriaaya]

"Oh good. Flailing is hard to handle." She grinned and finished her plate then went to go rinse it.

"Don't let her fool you, she likes watching people panic at a teary blond." Aya noted, setting in to cook her own meal.

[sliceitwithwind]

Braig and Dilan didn't answer...too busy eating! There was a chuckle, though.

[mitochondriaaya]

Aya took that as her just due and hitched up to sit on the counter when her omelet was done while Maya just chuckled and stole the pan for rinsing. "You make me sound like a shameless manipulator Aya."

[sliceitwithwind]

Dilan smiled to listen to the girls talk. He liked having them around. They were soft, and smelled nice, and were nice people.

[mitochondriaaya]

Aya noticed the smile, but really she thought it was for the cooking. "Hey, I think that's the best compliment yet. No one smiles that much after my omelets."

"Did you drug the omelets Aya?"

"Katzu, Maya."

"Right. Did you fruit his omelet?"

[sliceitwithwind]

"I like having you here." Dilan said softly, "You make the house nicer."

Braig smiled at him and placed a hand on the bigger man's knee.

[mitochondriaaya]

Aya blushed at that and applied herself to her food, yes.

"Thank you. We try?" Maya offered.

[sliceitwithwind]

"You're good at it." Dilan said, smiling at her. Then he quieted and went back to his omelet because Braig patted his leg and nodded at it. No making the girls uncomfortable.

[mitochondriaaya]

To be fair it was easy to embarrass them sometimes! They were young! "Thank you," Aya murmured at last and slid her plate into the sink for Maya to wash. "So, what now? Who has plans?"

[sliceitwithwind]

"Homework." Dilan said, "I have an essay to write. My thesis advisor likes me to give him regular essays to be sure I'm not going too crazy."

"I have some research reading to do." Brag agreed.

[mitochondriaaya]

"That leaves us..." Maya mused.

"Sparring, then Anatomy and Physiology."

"Or we could do that too. You know, I miss being spontaneous..." Maya laughed and poked her sister.

"On your down time girl. Do that in your down time!"

[sliceitwithwind]

Braig laughed, "Which you'll have in, like, another eight years?"

[mitochondriaaya]

"Something like that," Aya admitted with a grin.

"Hey, we get little chunks of downtime! And breaks!"

[sliceitwithwind]

"Won't get many as you get farther in your studies." Dilan admitted, "I only get to do as much other stuff because I don't sleep much."

"I," Braig said with a grimace, "am pretty much always working. Even if I don't look like it."

[mitochondriaaya]

"We knew school would be intense," Aya admitted. "We needed it to be."

Maya grimaced but nodded after her sister spoke. "Yeah. We need more certified medics and doctors in the company, and our Doctor isn't young."