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[hostage]

Okay first off, before y'all start yelling at me, I been assured that we got plenty of supplies for this and I ain't cutting into our rations. Everybody's been doing a good job going on missions and bringing us stuff, so thanks for that. You guys are awesome.

So most of you know what I'm gonna say next: it's almost time to bake cookies. New guys, the deal is that we usually do this every month. It's a little something to help new arrivals feel better about being stuck here. We get together, we bake cookies, and then we pass 'em out on the first of the month and talk for a while with anybody who's got questions or needs a shoulder to cry on or whatever. It's just a nice thing we try to do.

Last month sucked but we're picking it back up again now, so anybody who wants to help out, we'll be having ourselves a little Halloween party in the cafeteria and baking all night. It's fun. You don't gotta be no master chef or nothing, I'll help you out.

And speaking of that, too - I heard some people ain't been eating right 'cause they don't know how to cook. That's messed up, yo. Don't stay quiet about something like that, okay. Ask for help. Nobody wants you starving and getting sick up here. If you can't cook for yourself, just come and find me. I'll make you something. You won't be bothering me 'cause I'm bored outta my mind anyway. I'm in 144 right now, so you can stop by or leave a message. Jesse Pinkman. It says right there on your screen.

Aight, I'm done.

Comments

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[hyanaimne]

My, this is a pleasant thing to see. I am glad that you are still doing it, dear.

[hostage]

I wasn't sure we'd be able to, but Saul said I could, so...

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[vaccination]

[Good to hear he's getting back to the cookie thing.]

We don't have to dress up, right?

[hostage]

Nah. I ain't gonna.

[video]

[kyoumibukai]

[He seems to be taking video from a sort of nest or web of yarn that is wrapped all around him. His eyes have dark circles underneath them and his eyes are searching like he's reading.]

Jesse Pinkman, hailing from the same universe as Skyler White and Saul Goodman, former drug addict turned chemist with a surprising amount of resources for someone who was once a petty criminal.

[He refocuses on the screen, giving a pale wheeze of a smile.]

Hello, I am Philip. I am uninterested in baking, unless you need help resizing a recipe for bulk, which I can do quickly. However, I have been finding it difficult to eat beyond the most basic bodily nutrients. I tend to hyperfocus on gathering data and forget that my body demands sustenance, and I find it difficult to concentrate on cooking even when at my best. Which I am not.

[He presses his lips together.]

I am not fond of asking for help, especially not of strangers, though most people on the base are no longer complete strangers to me due to my complete readthrough of the public network and most weakly encrypted files. But I am having difficulty functioning without my support network and access to the Gaia Library and if I am given a protocol of what to do about my issues with acquiring food, it would be greatly helpful to me.

[He blinks owlishly at the screen, falling silent in a stark contrast to his previous rapid-fire speech.]

If you'll excuse me, I am cold.

[He turns off the feed.]

[hostage]

[r u ok dude.............]

Um...

voice;

[payback]

That'll be extra-nice for the people getting here this month...

[hostage]

Yeah, this place is depressing as hell.

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[controlledvariable]

[Guess who looks super happy to see this post???]

Hey, I was gonna ask if you were planning to do it this month. [After what Ellie said in September.] I'll be there to help, and feel free to call me if you need an extra hand cooking for people.

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[hostage]

[Aww, Steph.]

Thanks. Yeah, I might. Can't believe how many people around here can't cook.

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[hornedomen]

I'd like to help. I'm better at it now.

[hostage]

Awesome. Practice makes perfect, right?

[notadamnvampire]

[Al doesn't really want to admit he needs help, but does he ever.]

I, ah... I'm interested in learning how to cook. I'd rather not have someone have to make food for me all the time. Would you be willing to help or know someone who would, I would be grateful.

[hostage]

Oh, yeah. Totally. I could teach you some stuff. Most of what I cook's pretty easy, anyway. Fifteen-minute meal type stuff.

[voice]

[troublemancy]

We have cookies... but do we have frosting?

[this is a very important problem that needs solving, ok]

[hostage]

I gotta check. Usually we got frosting.

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[commentboxtroll]

But do you do delivery?

[ As much as it sounds like a lazy question from a lazy ass guy like Caesar, it is actually very serious. Not that his careless way of asking it makes it sound that way, but... yeah. ]

[hostage]

For dinner? Yeah, I guess I could.

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[hotdate]

Wait, I missed out on the chance of free cookies when I arrived here? Awww man.

[No, wait. WAIT. There's something even more pressing than sweet, delicious, cookies. Heath even looks a little nervous]

So...Halloween. [THE HOLIDAY OF DEATH] Is that how you guys usually celebrate it here? Just baking cookies? No, oh I don't know, let's say forming mobs with pitchforks and torches to hunt down helpless monsters. None of that?

[New Salem might be getting better, but he's pretty sure the rest of the world didn't get the memo]

butting in with a not even here tag hi sorry

[lazyinlove]

[But dude what the fuck...]

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[beardedflannel]

What time you plan on startin' this?

[hostage]

Hard to say exactly since we gotta share the kitchen, but it'll be around when the dinner rush is over.

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[ready_to_bloom]

I don't know Halloween, but I would like to help with the cookies.

[Because he enjoyed them when he had them, and he would like to do the same for another newcomer. And because he's been feeling a bit isolated here.]

[hostage]

That's okay, there ain't a whole lot to know. Probably just means some people are gonna be dressed funny while they bake. But you don't gotta if you don't wanna.

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[bumbles]

Hi Mr. Pinkman,
You helped me out a while ago with metallic salt and stuff?
I had this idea about handing out free first aid kits and everything for new Transports and for the Transports already here, too. Would it be okay with you if we set our table up near the cookie stand? It seems like a good way to get people's attention and everything. It's totally okay if that's not cool, though. We can set up further off and everything.
Okay thank you for your time.

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[hostage]

No problem, you guys can totally set up there if you want

[transgressed]

Cookies, huh.

[She's kicked back in her room, in what is probably one of her roomate's beds. What the hell's a Halloween? Is the question that goes unasked.] Well, ain't that sweet. This just for the new folks? I'm wasting away up here.

[For the record, she does not look anywhere near that. Finally:] What's Halloween, again? That anything like the "Krissmas" thing I heard about the last time I was here? Or Thanksgiving? Still not clear on that one.

[hostage]

Um, sorta. It's a holiday like those, but it ain't the same holiday.

And we ain't exactly keeping inventory on those cookies, so if a few happen to disappear for some reason, we might be willing to look the other way - if you know what I'm saying.

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[small_berserker]

[She's not sure how he'll react to hearing from her again since talking to her seemed to upset him, but Jesse was kind to her and she's starting to understand that people her age knowing how to use guns makes most adults uncomfortable.]

Hello again. I'd like to learn how to bake, if you don't mind. Um...also, what's Halloween?

[hostage]

[On the contrary, his face lights up when he sees her.]

I don't mind at all. And Halloween's a holiday where I come from. People dress up in costumes and go around getting candy and trying to scare each other, like in a fun way.

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[launderer]

[This isn't awkward at all.]

If you know of anyone that needs food, I try and cook for some of the kids here. I'm not the best, but if anyone else needs to eat, give them my name?

[hostage]

[It's always awkward, but that never stops him.]

Yeah, sure. Thanks for helping 'em out, M - Skyler.

[It's still going to take him a while.]

And, I mean, you're totally a better cook than me, so...

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[observesthings]

H-Halloween party? But I'm a terrible cook... is there anything else I can do? Maybe I can buy costumes, or candy!

[ He's a lost cause, don't bother trying to teach him. srsly. ]

[hostage]

[Jesse was a lost cause once, too.]

Um... I mean, do what you wanna do, but all you gotta do is follow the instructions and the cookies'll come out okay.

[galactically]

A Halloween party! Just what this place truly needs.

[Some jovial laughter on her end.]

I've never went on a mission before, but I could definitely bring some decorations. Just to brighten up the room, you know?

[hostage]

If you wanna. I don't wanna put people out. It's just a small thing, you know?

[video]

[lambofcolumbia]

Oh this sounds fun! I'd love to help, if you need more people.

[hostage]

Always. We always need more people.

[Video]

[mach_n_roll]

That's a great idea! I'm not so good at baking, but I'll show up anyway!

[Blue fuzzy thing offering for help, la la la.]

[hostage]

[Sonic, your existence continues to make Jesse's life.]

Right on. And don't worry too much about your skills, yo. Whole buncha beginners around here.