late night kitchen raid

[midori_majutsu_shi]

Reiko sat up jerking herself out of the nightmare she had been in. Her hand flew up and a single word was muttered. “Tachair,” The small purple flame came to her hand and she waited a moment for her eyes to adjust. She was still in her room at HQ, letting the light go out she sat still a moment letting her eyes readjust to the dark. When she finally moved she grabbed a robe pulling it on. Bare feet soon were padding down the hall, headed to the kitchen.

The doctor needed something to keep her from thinking about the images that had woken her. Not like he’ll be able to get to me, Grandfather will not be seeing the sky for quite some time. She thought flicking on the light, blinking at it a moment before crossing over to see if they had the ingredients for the treat she wanted.

Half hour later Reiko was pulling out the first batch of oatmeal cookies popping the last bit into the oven. Her free hand went up to the ring that hung around her neck. “Too bad you’re not around to help eat these Sel…” She whispered the words thinking she was alone.

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[firefoxed]

But she isn't quite alone. There is someone else here for some late night tea. A draw is rattled as the kitsune searches for the tea egg so she can make her usual loose leaf tea.

"Ah. Pardon Reiko-hakase. I hope I didn't disturb you." She might be a jokester but the other woman isn't ride there's a difference.

[midori_majutsu_shi]

Reiko dropped her hand from the ring. "It's alright." She quickly smiled hoping that the Kitsune hadn't quite caught her mumbling. Did I use English or Japanese? She quickly thought as she started moving cookies off the baking sheet onto a cooling rack.

"Hope I made enough for everyone, Father's recipe. Usually helps when I'm wound up." She snatched the kettle to fill it with water. "I'll make a full pot, I could use some too."

[firefoxed]

"Gomen. I don't sleep well. The fox in me wants to be up at night," she says with a slight smirk trying to not look as anything but someone up late.

"Tea helps guide me to sleep at this hour... I see you prefer to bake. I was never good at such a thing. Here. To filter the tea leaves."

She offers the tea egg to Reiko.

[midori_majutsu_shi]

"It is alright." She reached for the tea getting it ready. "Tea's the only thing that was constant between here and back home actually, almost as good a comfort food as the cookies."

She blushed a little. "Only when I miss my parents. I know I could call them, but right now it would be so late at night they'd worry that something bad happened."

[firefoxed]

"Hai. I understand how that is," Ryosai agrees with a sympathetic smile.

"I'm luckier as they live in Tokyo.... Except for my birth Mother anyways." She rolls her eyes a bit and shrugs. She doesn't depend on her birth mother for anything.

"I was never fond of sweets."

[midori_majutsu_shi]

"I think it is better that they are not here." She reached over patting her shoulder.

"She's not far from Tokyo though is she?"

"And you're in for a treat, these are only sweetened by the fruit in them. I used strawberries so they still have a little tart. Father was against a lot of sugar."

[firefoxed]

"She's a kitsune Reiko. I have no idea where she could be right now. She comes and goes as she pleases."

She stops from saying more because she has no cause to get upset. "Oh good. Isn't it true some people use lemons for baking?"

[midori_majutsu_shi]

"Just means she'd hide better." Reiko shrugged a little. "Well at least one would think."

She nodded. "I haven't tried it. I'm not that great a cook I just remember Dad switching out strawberries for banana's once. And the batter tasted good, so I'm guessing I did it right." She giggled. "I should look to see if I can find a recipe with lemon sometime. Might be fun to try."

[firefoxed]

"Perhaps. She could be found if she so chose. She is a very powerful kitsune. She knows how to hide from all if she wishes."

Ryosei ends up smiling. "I would be happy to help you test them.... as you know I prefer to live in the compound and normally eat very Japanese food. I'm not opposed to expanding my horizons though."

[midori_majutsu_shi]

"Maybe we can look for her some time."

She nodded. "I don't mind Japanese food, lived here most my life. It's just, tonight screamed something different. It was cookies or try brownies, but vulpine are close to canine... I wasn't sure if chocolate would make you sick." Okay that and there hadn't been any chocolate for baking in the cabinet. She hadn't been surprised after all. "Gomen, That may have been rude, forgive me."

[firefoxed]

Her ears had turned back slightly. That remark upset her a little.

"I'm human enough. No allergies."

She rolls her shoulders to work out her annoyance. "It's all right. I'm used to that."

[midori_majutsu_shi]

"You don't want to do you?"

She nodded. "Well then before I return from the clinic I'll get chocolate and make some brownies. Should taste the same as Dad's."

She put a few cookies on a plate and pushed it her way as she moved to finish making the tea.

[firefoxed]

"I-- My Mother and I don't have a normal relationship."

Oh the sound of brownies had her hair turn a rich black at the thought. "That sounds very tasty."

Ryosai will get the cookie to nibble at. To her it seems very tasty.

[midori_majutsu_shi]

Rei knew all about that, for most of her life she had thought that her parents were dead, her hand went to the ring again. "Is there really normal when it comes to families? I mean mine has a saber tooth tiger in it. No joke, I think Dad rescued her from the Savage Lands." She smiled remembering the cat.

"I hope so. As I said I'm not the cook father is. Japanese dishes I can do no problem. European and American dishes are a little more... Complicated."

"Do you think I made enough for everyone? Because if you think these will be a hit maybe I should make more in the morning." She did laugh a little. "First day away from the hospital in weeks and I want to spend it baking. There must be something wrong with me."

[firefoxed]

"I don't know. We're very different people, Reikp. I mean I'm part kitsune and you're.... You."

That next bit has her smirk. "I can only do Japanese dishes.... maybe we should try learning how to do other stuff together? Can't go paint the town red with Miss Diva all the time after all."

Ryosai counts the number of cookies carefully. "It wouldn't hurt to do more later. They're good."

[midori_majutsu_shi]

"Mixed blood Japanese with a parent who's seeped in the occult?" She added helpfully.

"I have a horrible voice for Kareoke though." She giggled. "Though I agree we should do more together, and not just training."

"I'll have to get more ingredients then. Maybe dried berries for the batch later."

[firefoxed]

"You forgot mutant," Ryosai teases good-naturedly. "It's okay I forgive you."

"Awww. But Rei-Rei, that's why we go to a bra. Everyone will be too drunk to notice," Ryosai fake whines it's hard to do that when her hair flashes bright red and her eyes are twinkling. The fox is so showing up.

"Cooking is fun. I have a fondness for red bean rice balls. They're very sweet."

[midori_majutsu_shi]

"Yeah, well not like I use those abilities that often." She shrugged a little.

"Buuuuuuuutttttt I scare the drunks," She whined back grinning. We'll go some time, but I did warn you."

"I'm partial to Mochi and Wagashi myself. I learned how to preform the whole tea ceremony as well as make the treats for it when living with Grandfather." Though her wagashi usually had poisons mixed in for one of her targets, but she does know how to make them without blowfish toxin.

[firefoxed]

"You don't need to unless we get hurt really bad," Ryosai says with a shrug. "I wouldn't ask you to unless I was really hurting."

See this just has Ryosai laughing out loud. This is a good thing. "But Reeeeei. I like it when grown men cry."

That sounds so wrong but whatever. :...We need more Mochi icecream on the base for when we're cranky."

[midori_majutsu_shi]

"I know, and don't expect me to look forward to it. I don't like teammates hurt."

"Well your eardrums. I warned you and I'm not healing them." She grinned.

"We're going to end up filling the freezer with it aren't we?"

[firefoxed]

"I know. You're a good person," Ryosai says feeling comfortable with her again.

"Hey. I'll be okay. I bring ear plugs just in case," she jokes.

"Probably but that's okay because between what will be eventually six of us I think we've got it covered."

[midori_majutsu_shi]

Sometimes... She kept the smile on her face, after all the Kitsune didn't need to know her past.

"I'll buy the drinks then. At least the first two rounds."

"It will be interesting to see who the other members are. I doubt we'll clash too much. Hope we get at least one guy in the group. If for nothing else for us to send out to deal with the press."

[firefoxed]

"I'll owe you a few rounds," Ryosai admits. "Especially if we lean towards drinking games."

She thinks about it then shrugs. "I figure if we're the girls-quad that would be perfectly fine too. Not a big thing."

[midori_majutsu_shi]

"Then sounds like a plan." She grinned.

"True, we're an odd bunch already." She giggled.