Clouds of Flour

Writers: Chelle, Jelena
Date Posted: 29th January 2014

Characters: Naton, Veerona
Description: Veerona and Naton try their hands at baking a birthday cake for Jylanya. Things go wrong.
Location: Dolphin Hall
Date: month 4, day 17 of Turn 7
Notes: Mentioned: Jylanya

Naton watched Jylanya and she walked out of the door, innocently blowing her a little kiss. When she closed the door behind her, though, he instantly turned to Veerona, who was sitting across from him at the table, reading a book. "Veerona, sweetheart, do you have anything in mind for Jylanya's birthday yet?"

Looking up and setting her book on her knees, Vee considered that for a minute. "We can make her a cake." That was easy and fun and it meant Veerona got to eat some cake.

"Do you know how to?" Naton asked somewhat cautiously. He didn't have that much experience with cooking or baking, but he knew Veerona liked to help Jylanya out in the kitchen.

"You put stuff in a bowl, stir it up, put it in a pan, and bake it. Then you put icing on it." That was the extent of her cooking skills for now.

"I see..." Naton said with a thoughtful expression. That probably wouldn't do. "Do you know where she keeps her recipes?"

"She does most everything without 'em. But maybe..you could ask cook?" Usually cook knew everything. Veerona had spent enough time in the kitchens to know that.

"Now there's a smart girl," Naton grinned. "I hadn't thought of that, silly me. How about we head off to the kitchens and see if we can get a recipe from the cook?"

"Okay." Bouncing down, she set down her things and followed after him, acting like they were on a very important errand. Whenever she passed by anyone, she gave them a very serious
look.

Naton grinned to himself as they walked, amused with Veerona's antics. He almost felt like a dad these days and it made him so very proud. "After you, milady," he said with a smile as he held open the door for her.

He received one of those 'silly Naton' looks. Veerona knew she wasn't a holder Lady. Going inside, she headed into where Cook was. There was some good smelling stuff there and she searched hopefully for a cookie she might have. "Cook-Naton says we need a recipe cause Lany needs a cake. It's her birthingday."

"Is that so?" the cook looked from Veerona, to Naton (who nodded) and back. "And what kind of recipe are you looking for? Does Naton have experience baking?" He doubted it, somehow.

"I don't know. Naton, can you bake?" She looked from Cook to the dolphineer. Dolphineers didn't usually bake, as a rule. "Maybe something easy."

"I can't really," Naton said, a sheepish look on his face. "So something easy would be very welcome. And maybe someone from the staff can keep an eye on us for a bit?"

~*~

Shortly after that, the two were set up. "Okay so you have to get the bowl and then put the stuff in that it says. See?" Vee pointed to the recipe and the stuff on the counter.

"Sounds simple enough," Naton nodded as he took the bowl, even if he did look a little hesitant. "Just throw it together, then?" he asked as he reached for the flour.

"Whatever it says. Read it." She tried and stumbled over some of the words. She didn't know those words.

"Oh right, Mix the sugar and the butter first," he said, handing Veerona the cup of sugar to throw into the bowl while putting away the flour and picking up the butter.

She put the sugar in almost immediately, glad to be doing something. She watched him, wondering what that was supposed to do really. "Sweet things taste good."

"They do, don't they?" Naton asked as he read from the recipe again and then broke an egg into a bowl for Veerona. "Can you stir this really hard?" he asked.

"I guess...." She took the spoon and tried. Of course after so long, she got tired as most children would and gave up. Not before putting a finger in the batter, though, as she had seen Jylanya do.
Licking her finger, she didn't think it tasted all that great. Squinching up her eyes, she picked up the flavoring and poured a bit in before Naton could stop her. It was probably too much but she didn't know.

Naton winced as he saw Veerona poor in all the flavouring and reached out to still her hand, only knocking over the flour in the process. As a cloud of flour covered them, Naton could only laugh in between the coughing. This was a disaster!

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