Sure I do! See? [She grabs a pan and reaches for the butter, knowing that Hikaru will probably want to do everything herself, as it's her gift for a friend.]
So you got your butter, sugar... Then your egg whites... [Umi surveys the ingredients, considering how carefully Hikaru picked them and tried to follow the recipe.]
You did put a lot of effort into this, didn't you. Like you did before...
[Umi refrains from laughing affectionately but still smiles. Oh Hikaru. As if the other day's conversation she caught on the network hadn't been transparent.]
You don't fool me for a second, you know. Sure you'd have tried for everyone. But specially hard for him, right?
action | ohman do I feel you on that e_e good luck getting it all
[Fine, now this is far more serious than Umi imagined. Not that she didn't imagine Hikaru's feelings were deep, going by how she'd spoken before. It still seems as if there was something missing. Something troubling her best friend that she wants to understand.]
But...? [Setting the pan aside, Umi reaches to put a hand on Hikaru's shoulder] Do you wanna talk about it?
[Hikaru set the egg down, trying to think. No one had... really asked about it since Ty Lee left, so she'd been trying to figure it out on her own.]
...I don't... know how to do any of this. [She smiles almost tiredly. She didn't know what to do in a relationship, she didn't know how to talk about it.] I'm sure there's someone who knows a lot more about this out there than me.
[Umi sighs deeply. She truly wishes she could be one to have a better clue about how to go about this sort of situations. In all truth, for what boyfriends she's had, none of them truly meant much more than a passing thing. Hikaru's face... Umi needs but look at her to understand things are different here. Real.]
I... don't think you have to do anything but follow your heart. I mean... I'm not the best person to talk about this. [She laughs a bit. Her grip on Hikaru's shoulder relents and Umi gives her a little pat.] But it's not as if there's a How To book out there. Just be true to your feelings.
action | <333 how much more packing do you have left? :o
[Hikaru finally looked up at her friend. She was sure Umi would've known, but... Still, she was just glad Umi was there. She laughed a little, rubbing at the back of her head]
M-maybe, but... I think he gets a little impatient with me being slow sometimes. But I just want to make sure he's smiling.
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Umi, please help me make a god one.
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...Let's see the recipe you used first. Do we still have ingredients left?
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[and you never will be aware of it Umi. But she jumps up to get it from under everything and hold it up for her]
Here.
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We're keeping this to test-sample later. I think it may still taste good, despite everything.
...Now let's see. Let's start over and go step by step. [Heads into the kitchen.]
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You really think it could?
...Step by step. Okay.
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First let's get this thing preheated! Around 300 and so degrees will do. Did you set the rack in the middle level first?
action | sorry if I get slow, dealing with an ear problem
action | ack, you alright? :O
There are three levels here, see? If you get it too high the cake will... Um.
Oh, I get it.
action | will be. one of my piercings decided to get infected e_e
I-i didn't think to change it.
action | that hurts just to read @_@ /hug
Did you butter the pan thoroughly?
action | iiit's kind of painful /hug
Mm, I did!
action | >: <3
And did you put waxed paper around the edges too?
action | jfaskdjf okay it's numb now
action | /pets
What did you do next?
action | i-i return x_x
I know I got the bowls ready to mix in and started measuring everything.
action | better I hope? <3
You did put a lot of effort into this, didn't you. Like you did before...
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action | it's not hurting anymore <333 How's moving?
Mm, I did.
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A-ah! W-well-- I-it was, but-- I would've tried if it was for anyone!
action | draining @_@ OMG laundry
You don't fool me for a second, you know. Sure you'd have tried for everyone. But specially hard for him, right?
action | ohman do I feel you on that e_e good luck getting it all
...Yeah, but...
action | thanks~ ;o;
But...? [Setting the pan aside, Umi reaches to put a hand on Hikaru's shoulder] Do you wanna talk about it?
action | of course ;;
...I don't... know how to do any of this. [She smiles almost tiredly. She didn't know what to do in a relationship, she didn't know how to talk about it.] I'm sure there's someone who knows a lot more about this out there than me.
action | <3 ;;
I... don't think you have to do anything but follow your heart. I mean... I'm not the best person to talk about this. [She laughs a bit. Her grip on Hikaru's shoulder relents and Umi gives her a little pat.] But it's not as if there's a How To book out there. Just be true to your feelings.
action | <333 how much more packing do you have left? :o
M-maybe, but... I think he gets a little impatient with me being slow sometimes. But I just want to make sure he's smiling.
action | fff I'm halfway done UNpacking XD;;;
action | OH. WELL. I did not know that. |D;;
action | I think moving back in is the toughest part @_@
action | I I believe it. e_e
action | sob my room
action | one of those kinds, oh man. ;_;
action | D8
action | IT'S OKAY my room at my mother's is like that ;_;
action | asjkds I can't get room-depressed with your Hikaru around SO CUTE <333
action | It's why she's here! :> <333
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