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[hostage]

[Hooray, Jesse is finally awake and home after his half-week holiday with hookers and meth. This of course means he's looking extra groggy, red around the eyes, and not exactly the most cheerful. Which makes the following message a little dissonant:]

Hey, so... - Hey, hi, I'm Jesse. If you're new.

Anyway, um, I know I talked to a few of you earlier about maybe some baking lessons? I was thinking probably, since in a couple weeks we'll have a whole 'nother shipment of new guys, we'll practice making cookies for 'em.

Some of you saw me this last time, right? I had like this whole setup with a tent? I was thinking we could do that again, but bigger this time. Or if you don't wanna be out in the cold all day, we could set up in the lobby downstairs, like right when people come in to find their units? I dunno. I'm just thinking out loud.

Anybody into that, though? Like on the 28th or something we get together and make some cookies? Assuming nobody bombs us or anything.

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[whatsupcroc]

( Yes, blowing up train tracks was probably the safest plan ever. She grins. )

As you say, master! I won't let you down! How many kitchens are we enlisting to the cause?

[hostage]

Shit, I guess we'll need a few if a lotta people show. Two or three? Or more, you think?

[whatsupcroc]

It's the oven's we'll need to borrow most of! Hmm... definitely at least three! I'll ask Snow, but I think I can safely say mine'll be okay for use. That's mine, yours... and at least one more!

[hostage]

Maybe Nill will let us borrow hers, too. I'll ask her.

[whatsupcroc]

I don't think I've met Nill yet. That sounds like a great plan! I hope she'll let us. We'll probably need all the bowls we can find... and to get shopping ahead of time. Oh! And decide on what kind of cookies!

[hostage]

What kind probably all depends on how much we can find. People like the chocolate but I dunno if we'll be able to get a whole lot of it.

[whatsupcroc]

Yeah, it's hit and miss with the chocolate around here... especially depending on what kind you want. Ugh, have you even tried to find dark chocolate? It's crazy! Though I should be happy we have chocolate at all.

( She guesses, considering all they know about this world. )

If we frost sugar cookies, that can be an easy way to get variety. Even figure out chocolate frosting? Can you do that with sugar cookies?

[hostage]

I think so. We'll try it, anyway.

Yo, how come we don't just use the DeLorean and go shopping in 1998 or something?

[whatsupcroc]

Think the Initiative would let us?

[hostage]

Maybe? I never asked.

[whatsupcroc]

Huh, well, you do work for them, so maybe if you ask we can go!

[hostage]

Right on. I'll ask tomorrow. That'll make this whole thing a lot easier.

[whatsupcroc]

Great! When you have an answer, let me know. I hope they'll say yes!

[hostage]

Why say no? It's the best kinda mission.

[whatsupcroc]

They don't want to foot the electricity bill?

[hostage]

Aw, come on. How much juice can it take to send two of us back when they're usually sending hundreds of us?

[whatsupcroc]

( She laughs, shrugging her shoulders in a helpless, careless way. )

I've got no clue! It was just a thought. I don't see why they wouldn't when it's something to help us settle in.

[hostage]

I can be, uh, pretty persuasive, too. I don't think they'll say no.

[whatsupcroc]

( She laughs, shaking her head. )

Persuasive, huh? My faith's in you for this, Jesse!

[hostage]

Won't let you down.