Afterparty the Third

[canreallymove]

[Yuta's gone. He can't do the after party. So now it's up to Sonic. Yes, Hunter was going to do it, or...at least yell at the sheep to do it, but Sonic pointed out they were going to need more than just apple slices. People were starving and the sheep couldn't cook. In his opinion, of course. How does one even bruise an apple like that!?

Hunter wasn't happy with him, and what's her face Jeanie probably hated his guts now, but honestly, who was happy with anything at this point?

So, the first thing he does is go to the kitchen and start to do the one thing he knows will at least help: cook. The food is back, and so he's going to make a hearty mean and veggie stew in the oven, courtesy of an old recipe that nanny Rosie would make when they were kids. Back before the takeover. After they got food in Knothole.

While the stew is stewing in the oven for a good hour or so, Sonic himself is just...stewing. And also making something with rice in the microwave to tie people over in the meantime. It's actually congee, but he thinks its hot rice pudding, so whatever, it's good to go for people.

And yes. He also has apple slices and graham crackers, Hunter insisted on it. And yes, he's made extra and enough for everyone and Nanami to have seconds if they'd like. They need to eat, albeit slowly so they don't get sick, and he makes notes at the cafeteria table stating that. Then he gets to work with a cookbook to try and make some kind of drink that can help with getting people back on their feet. Dylan does cover with chamomile tea, at least, so it's not as much of an urgent issue.

He's mostly staying in the kitchen if people want to bug him. When he does finally come out, he sits in silence, staring at his bowl of stew, picking at the carrots. He's tired. It's pretty obvious on his face.]

Comments

[canismajorcontrolfreak]

Thank you!

[...]

...so...you got a bear trap?

[!!!]

[violence_ensues]

[Adorabat spitters a very tiny bit, getting a few drops of tea on the table.]

Oh...! No...!

[OH WAIT, HE'S GONNA DO THAT BROTHER FACE ISN'T HE...!]

Um! Eheheh! It's- It's to try and trap the prissipull...! Honest!

[canismajorcontrolfreak]

[Eyebrow raise.]

And do you promise you are being honest with me?

[violence_ensues]

...W- well, I was gonna ask Hunter about it first, but... yeah! Honest!

1/3

[canismajorcontrolfreak]

[...breathe in...]

2/3

[canismajorcontrolfreak]

[...breathe out...]

3/3

[canismajorcontrolfreak]

Two things.

One, make sure it is only used on the Principal, because we do not need anyone here stepping in a bear trap right-or ever.

And two, you can only use it if someone is helping you. Hunter, Sonic, Ava-anyone that's older than you by a wide margin.

If you break either of those rules, I will be confiscating the bear trap. Understood?

[violence_ensues]

[Adorabat puts on a serious face, putting a wing on Dylan's shoulder, with a nod.]

Understood perfectly!

[canismajorcontrolfreak]

Good.

[A sigh.]

Just so you know, I am being very lenient here. If it were anyone in my family but you, I would've confiscated it by now.

[It is the sole fact that Adorabat may experience with traps due to hero work that saves her.]

[violence_ensues]

[Adorabat smiles in understanding. She realizes that Dylan wants to keep her safe, but this trap isn't any monster. It's a tool. A tool she barely understands, but a tool nonetheless. She knows what happened with Mao Mao's Lucky Ducky mug (She and Badgerclops broke it), so she resolves to try and assuage Dylan's fears a tiny bit more.]

I promise to be super careful with it. No- DOUBLE promise! I'll ask how it works first. And I'll only use it with someone older than me around.

This is a tool, not a monster.

[canismajorcontrolfreak]

[Another sigh, though this is one of relief.]

Thank you.

And you're right. It's a tool. Meant to help, so long as you're smart with it.