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folklorist) wrote2012-03-23 06:45 pm
folklorist) wrote2012-03-23 06:45 pm
ϡ - Chapter ThirtyFive; this is not how you bake a pretty cake [Action (for House 44)|Voice|Video]
[ The journal feed turns on to a kitchen with a pot of something on the stove boiling, steaming, something is cooking in there but what? Who knows! ] Ah! There we go I think it’s on! Still get confused with this thing...
[ Helios will clear his throat and then pull away only for people to see one blond headmaster smiling into the video feed as he gives a slight wave. ] Yes. I think we can get started now. The sugar might burn otherwise...
I found an interesting little book in the library today. How to make various candies from my world! There’s one that I’ve always enjoyed, rather interesting these, I can't believe I actually found how to make them. They’re called Pop Rocks.
[ And then he beams. ] I’ve never done a cooking demonstration before! This is quite exciting. Oh! Yes! And my assistant will be the ever so helpful Ms. LeBlanc. [ He’ll just pan the journal camera over to Adele then. He'll keep it there so they're both in view now with the ingredients off to the side on the table. There's the rustling of pages as Helios flips through his cook book. ]
So! The first thing you'll need to do is dust a cookie sheet with the powdered sugar, and sprinkle a generous amount of the Citric Acid on the sugar.
[ Adele, dutifully, waves from where she is standing just behind Helios. She is conspicuously keeping him between her and the stove. Just in case.
She can't shake the feeling it won't end well. ]
Citric acid? That is... [ First goes down a layer of powdered sugar, and she searches the side table for the acid. ] This. Yes?
Mm yes that's it. [ Helios does not notice this at all, nope. He is just being his absentminded excited self with this. ]
And then we have to combine two cups of sugar, some water and a one third cup of corn syrup into the saucepan. Setting it over medium heat and stirring it gently. [ A slight pout. Medium heat? That just won't do. Helios can be a bit impatient when it comes to sweets, especially when cooking them, so what's a little more added heat he's done it plenty of times before! ] Hm. I think we can make it a little bit hotter. Magic comes in handy when you cook, you know? A nice controlled very hot fire. It should speed up the cooking just a little bit.
[ That is such a bad idea Helios. But still he looks over at Adele to make the appropriate measurements. ]
The instructions are as they are for a reason Helios. Medium heat is medium heat.
[ Yes, she's. Keeping him between her and the stove. But she does pour out two cups of sugar and hands it off to him. Then the water. Then...it takes some time for her to pour the syrup from the bottle. ]
...you really should follow the directions. You always impress upon me the importance of doing so elsewhere.
[ Helios waves her off. As he puts all the necessary ingredients into said pot which then he will begin to stir slowly. ] It'll be fine Adele. I do it all the time! It's not that much different, really, just a slight temperature change. It usually never hurts with the recipes I've used before.
[ Here the camera will catch Helios' eyes glowing and he'll give a small snap on his fingers. The fire underneath the pot will flare up a little but aside from that it looks normal...for now. ] See? Nothing wrong.
Then use the stove's controls instead of magic? There is a knob for it. Right there. There is no need to-
[ And he snaps his fingers anyway. Adele sighs and crosses her arms, waiting. ]
But I've been trying to perfect this way of cooking. Completely magical just to see if it can be done. I want to see if it changes anything about the food prepared. Like, like the flavoring, texture those sort of thing. I do always like to try different ways to go about things, there’s so many one can cook something after all. But, yes, the next step. [ Stirring, stirring, stirring. Helios will continue to do this and hum a little. ]
You should stir it until the syrup starts to boil. And then you place a thermometer in the pot, without it touching the sides or bottom, and let the syrup continue to boil until it gets to around three hundred and five degrees then we'll add a teaspoon of Baking Soda...
[ He will turn to go and get the candy thermometer on the table and. At this point there will be some multi-colored sparks issuing out from beneath the pot. They are not normal looking in the least and Helios will turn back around only to notice this with some well concealed alarm. ] Oh. Gods. That um...that's isn't supposed to happen.
[ And then comes the smoke...which dilutes the camera's view a considerable degree. ]
Perhaps you can try it with recipe that doesn't involve molten sugar?
[ Still. She hands over the thermometer and baking soda. She's eyeing the fire with some caution and as soon as she sees that spark she steps back. ] Helios...
[ Smoke, then? She drops, reaching up only to yank at his arm to pull him down with her. ] Merde
Yes. You might be right. M-maybe I sh-shouldn't have used sugar... [ This is going to be dreadful to get out of everything...oh good lord. Helios jumps slightly when Adele grabs his arm because that is a tension point and this is a point of great tension right now. The smoke is rather thick almost completely blotting out the journal’s camera but anyone watching can still sort of make out the headmaster and surgeon. The sparks only get more numerous and the pot they are spewing out from under rattles on the stove. ] A-Adele. I-I think we-we should-
[ Leave. And before the rest can be said there is a very loud bang which rattles the windows slightly and the camera is now covered by a thick blanket of black smoke. Cooking with magic attempt one: Unsuccessful. Oh and welcome to Luceti new feathers. This is a wonderful first impression, clearly! ]
((ooc; Blue is Adele. Green is Helios! Put down whether you want both of them to respond or just Adele/Helios! ))
[ Helios will clear his throat and then pull away only for people to see one blond headmaster smiling into the video feed as he gives a slight wave. ] Yes. I think we can get started now. The sugar might burn otherwise...
I found an interesting little book in the library today. How to make various candies from my world! There’s one that I’ve always enjoyed, rather interesting these, I can't believe I actually found how to make them. They’re called Pop Rocks.
[ And then he beams. ] I’ve never done a cooking demonstration before! This is quite exciting. Oh! Yes! And my assistant will be the ever so helpful Ms. LeBlanc. [ He’ll just pan the journal camera over to Adele then. He'll keep it there so they're both in view now with the ingredients off to the side on the table. There's the rustling of pages as Helios flips through his cook book. ]
So! The first thing you'll need to do is dust a cookie sheet with the powdered sugar, and sprinkle a generous amount of the Citric Acid on the sugar.
[ Adele, dutifully, waves from where she is standing just behind Helios. She is conspicuously keeping him between her and the stove. Just in case.
She can't shake the feeling it won't end well. ]
Citric acid? That is... [ First goes down a layer of powdered sugar, and she searches the side table for the acid. ] This. Yes?
Mm yes that's it. [ Helios does not notice this at all, nope. He is just being his absentminded excited self with this. ]
And then we have to combine two cups of sugar, some water and a one third cup of corn syrup into the saucepan. Setting it over medium heat and stirring it gently. [ A slight pout. Medium heat? That just won't do. Helios can be a bit impatient when it comes to sweets, especially when cooking them, so what's a little more added heat he's done it plenty of times before! ] Hm. I think we can make it a little bit hotter. Magic comes in handy when you cook, you know? A nice controlled very hot fire. It should speed up the cooking just a little bit.
[ That is such a bad idea Helios. But still he looks over at Adele to make the appropriate measurements. ]
The instructions are as they are for a reason Helios. Medium heat is medium heat.
[ Yes, she's. Keeping him between her and the stove. But she does pour out two cups of sugar and hands it off to him. Then the water. Then...it takes some time for her to pour the syrup from the bottle. ]
...you really should follow the directions. You always impress upon me the importance of doing so elsewhere.
[ Helios waves her off. As he puts all the necessary ingredients into said pot which then he will begin to stir slowly. ] It'll be fine Adele. I do it all the time! It's not that much different, really, just a slight temperature change. It usually never hurts with the recipes I've used before.
[ Here the camera will catch Helios' eyes glowing and he'll give a small snap on his fingers. The fire underneath the pot will flare up a little but aside from that it looks normal...for now. ] See? Nothing wrong.
Then use the stove's controls instead of magic? There is a knob for it. Right there. There is no need to-
[ And he snaps his fingers anyway. Adele sighs and crosses her arms, waiting. ]
But I've been trying to perfect this way of cooking. Completely magical just to see if it can be done. I want to see if it changes anything about the food prepared. Like, like the flavoring, texture those sort of thing. I do always like to try different ways to go about things, there’s so many one can cook something after all. But, yes, the next step. [ Stirring, stirring, stirring. Helios will continue to do this and hum a little. ]
You should stir it until the syrup starts to boil. And then you place a thermometer in the pot, without it touching the sides or bottom, and let the syrup continue to boil until it gets to around three hundred and five degrees then we'll add a teaspoon of Baking Soda...
[ He will turn to go and get the candy thermometer on the table and. At this point there will be some multi-colored sparks issuing out from beneath the pot. They are not normal looking in the least and Helios will turn back around only to notice this with some well concealed alarm. ] Oh. Gods. That um...that's isn't supposed to happen.
[ And then comes the smoke...which dilutes the camera's view a considerable degree. ]
Perhaps you can try it with recipe that doesn't involve molten sugar?
[ Still. She hands over the thermometer and baking soda. She's eyeing the fire with some caution and as soon as she sees that spark she steps back. ] Helios...
[ Smoke, then? She drops, reaching up only to yank at his arm to pull him down with her. ] Merde
Yes. You might be right. M-maybe I sh-shouldn't have used sugar... [ This is going to be dreadful to get out of everything...oh good lord. Helios jumps slightly when Adele grabs his arm because that is a tension point and this is a point of great tension right now. The smoke is rather thick almost completely blotting out the journal’s camera but anyone watching can still sort of make out the headmaster and surgeon. The sparks only get more numerous and the pot they are spewing out from under rattles on the stove. ] A-Adele. I-I think we-we should-
[ Leave. And before the rest can be said there is a very loud bang which rattles the windows slightly and the camera is now covered by a thick blanket of black smoke. Cooking with magic attempt one: Unsuccessful. Oh and welcome to Luceti new feathers. This is a wonderful first impression, clearly! ]
((ooc; Blue is Adele. Green is Helios! Put down whether you want both of them to respond or just Adele/Helios! ))
[action]
Whoa-
[Grabbing an edge of the counter, she yanks her feet out of the socks one by one, carefully placing them in the sugar free patches on the floor.]
I'll put down something for the floor too.
[action]
...
What? [Adele turns to crane her head back, trying to see the small blue wings that should be, but weren't, fluttering with frustration.]
How much sugar is some sugar? [A frown and she attempts to stretch one out, curling inward immediately.] Merde!
[action]
[ Helios winces when she reacts that way. ] It's...it's not a lot. But there's enough. It'll be easier to get out with w-warm water.
[action] I has a bucket!
[Turning on her heel Sabriel dashes out of the kitchen and to the shed, pulling out the tarp and giving it a good shake before bringing it inside. Spreading the thick plastic out across the kitchen floor she bustles around gathering supplies; the bucket for water which she leaves by Helios' side first and then some towels for Adele.
Wrapping the first towel around Adele's waist to stop her from getting soaked from the water she looks over the sugared feathers, sitting back for a moment to give Adele a small reassuring smile.]
The sugar is starting to cool, that's why they're hurting but there's no more than half a cup on your wings and if we act quickly we can get it all out just fine.
[action] I has a bucket!
[Adele watches her go and turns back to Helios, giving him a little half shrug.] This could have been much worse. At the moment? I'm irritated at the mess but. We shall laugh about it later.
[Of that, she was certain. Though the speed and efficiency through which Sabriel had the tarps laid out and the water and towels ready made her think it might be sooner rather than later.] Half a cup is still far more than I would like. But. Manageable.
[action]
It'll be out before you know it. [ He'll start to clean them then that warm damp cloth being introduced to the more concentrated clumps of sugar. And, then, there will be this feeling of a steady streaming of water as Helios uses a water spell to keep the feathers damp and to make the process go faster. ]
Shouldn't...be. Any trouble at all.
[action]
What exactly were you two making?
Re: [action]
Once the water comes into play? She bursts out giggling.]
[action]
[ Helios just...stops. He blinks at Adele looking at her oh so confused. Oh. Oh. Wings, right, very sensitive. He will just color slightly as he continues to separate those feathers from the sugar very gently. The temperature of his skin and the water is probably an odd combination as well. Maybe he should have had Sabriel do it... ]
J-Just tell me if, if anything hurts. Or-or if I, ah, h-hurt you. [ But he is going to try not to because he was already in a heaping load of trouble with the other as it was. ]