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?
[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.
[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.
[Boy, does she hope this boy is the right one for Hikaru. Umi never considered being where she stands right now, but now understands this is really what an older sister must feel, thinking about her little one falling for someone. Funny to think Hikaru's actually the eldest of the two.]
Slow?? The impatient type, huh? Well, he better respect your own pace or I'll have to beat him up for being pushy~! [That's her joking tone, but who knows. Hikaru's always taking this kind of teasing seriously.]
A-ah well, I mean-- I-i forgot a lot of the time when he first asked me, so--
[Taken seriously? Why would Hikaru ever-- oh because she just can't help it. It took a few seconds for her to realize Umi was joking.] I-i don't think you have to worry about that.
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Date: 2009-03-13 08:23 pm (UTC)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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Date: 2009-03-13 08:27 pm (UTC)You really think it could?
...Step by step. Okay.
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Date: 2009-03-13 08:32 pm (UTC)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
Date: 2009-03-13 08:46 pm (UTC)action | ack, you alright? :O
Date: 2009-03-13 08:49 pm (UTC)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
Date: 2009-03-13 08:52 pm (UTC)I-i didn't think to change it.
action | that hurts just to read @_@ /hug
Date: 2009-03-13 08:56 pm (UTC)Did you butter the pan thoroughly?
action | iiit's kind of painful /hug
Date: 2009-03-13 09:01 pm (UTC)Mm, I did!
action | >: <3
Date: 2009-03-13 09:05 pm (UTC)And did you put waxed paper around the edges too?
action | jfaskdjf okay it's numb now
Date: 2009-03-13 09:21 pm (UTC)action | /pets
Date: 2009-03-13 09:24 pm (UTC)What did you do next?
action | i-i return x_x
Date: 2009-03-14 05:14 am (UTC)I know I got the bowls ready to mix in and started measuring everything.
action | better I hope? <3
Date: 2009-03-14 11:39 pm (UTC)You did put a lot of effort into this, didn't you. Like you did before...
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Date: 2009-03-14 11:39 pm (UTC)action | it's not hurting anymore <333 How's moving?
Date: 2009-03-15 12:31 am (UTC)Mm, I did.
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Date: 2009-03-15 12:31 am (UTC)A-ah! W-well-- I-it was, but-- I would've tried if it was for anyone!
action | draining @_@ OMG laundry
Date: 2009-03-15 12:37 am (UTC)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
Date: 2009-03-15 12:48 am (UTC)...Yeah, but...
action | thanks~ ;o;
Date: 2009-03-15 12:53 am (UTC)But...? [Setting the pan aside, Umi reaches to put a hand on Hikaru's shoulder] Do you wanna talk about it?
action | of course ;;
Date: 2009-03-15 01:22 am (UTC)...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 ;;
Date: 2009-03-15 01:32 am (UTC)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
Date: 2009-03-15 01:42 am (UTC)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;;;
Date: 2009-03-15 01:49 am (UTC)Slow?? The impatient type, huh? Well, he better respect your own pace or I'll have to beat him up for being pushy~! [That's her joking tone, but who knows. Hikaru's always taking this kind of teasing seriously.]
action | OH. WELL. I did not know that. |D;;
Date: 2009-03-15 01:59 am (UTC)[Taken seriously? Why would Hikaru ever-- oh because she just can't help it. It took a few seconds for her to realize Umi was joking.] I-i don't think you have to worry about that.
action | I think moving back in is the toughest part @_@
Date: 2009-03-15 02:04 am (UTC)[Umi's smile fades into a frown, her whole face suddenly dead serious. Her hands grab the bowl and grip it hard.]
...This place meddled with you two.
action | I I believe it. e_e
From:action | sob my room
From:action | one of those kinds, oh man. ;_;
From:action | D8
From:action | IT'S OKAY my room at my mother's is like that ;_;
From:action | asjkds I can't get room-depressed with your Hikaru around SO CUTE <333
From:action | It's why she's here! :> <333
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