02 | they should worry

[alephbet]

Characters: Aleph and you!
Setting: Floors 25, 14, 3, and 1
Format: Action brackets, can change to prose if asked.
Summary: Aleph relaxes, offends people's eardrums, and learns to cook.
Warnings: Nothing so far!

[Floor 25]
[Aleph was quickly finding out that the one thing the tower was short of, apart from 'exits', 'safety', or 'peace of mind', was 'things to do'.

This may have been one reason why he was sitting in the meadow making a daisy chain.

The other reason... well, he'd just never been in a place this green before. Arcadia didn't count.]

[Floor 14]
[Having set up a karaoke machine in the media room, Aleph naturally decided to practice on it a little. It was fun, it was relaxing, it was enjoyable. No problem, right?

There is one thing about Aleph that a fair number of demons could tell you after an unfortunate attempt at winning them over...

Aleph could not sing.

His voice defied the previous definition of 'off-key'. It made 'off-key' sound like the opera instead. This was just plain bad any way you looked at it.

Oblivious, Aleph would continue to sing until someone stopped him or threw something at his head.]

[Floor 3]
[The books Aleph gathered up in one large pile were all about cooking. Basic cooking, nothing too advanced. After carrying them over to a table, he would just flip through them, stopping on recipes at random. Bother him?]

[Floor 1]
[And after that, of course Aleph went to try to cook something. It wasn't going well, though, and the first... whatever it was supposed to be that he pulled out of the oven was a total mess.]

...I guess I should go back over the recipe.

Comments

[alephbet]

I must have. Is any part of this still edible?

[technologic]

[April squints at it.] ... I've eaten a lot of bad stuff over the years, but I'm gonna have to say no.

[alephbet]

[Aleph sighs and tosses the whole thing out in the trash.] Time to start over.

[technologic]

I'm sure you'll do better next time... Is this your first time cooking?

[alephbet]

I traveled a lot, and ovens are hard to bring along with you.

[technologic]

Ehe, I know the feeling. But cooking with an oven isn't too bad once you get the hang of it.

[alephbet]

I guess I'll have the time to practice.

[technologic]

... Um, would you need any help?

[alephbet]

If you're not busy, I'd like that.

[technologic]

Ah, I'm not busy! I still don't know too much about how to use ovens, but I'll do my best to help.

[alephbet]

Thanks. I think I just messed up on the timer, so this shouldn't be too hard.

[technologic]

Right! Um, can I have a quick look at the recipe?

[alephbet]

Sure. I was using this book... [It is indeed a lasagna recipe.]

[technologic]

Ah, I see... I'll admit, I've never made anything like this before, but it doesn't seem too hard.

[alephbet]

We start with the pasta, don't we?

[technologic]

Um, um... [She quickly reads the recipe before nodding.] Ah, yep! ... Is there any any left?

[alephbet]

...No.

[technologic]

... Oh, erm... [She flicks through the recipe book some more.] ... Maybe we could try making something else?

[alephbet]

It seems easier than trying to make lasagna without pasta.

[technologic]

It wouldn't be lasagna in that case, it would... be meat with sauce on it.

... Is there anything else you wanted to try making?

[alephbet]

What would you recommend?

[technologic]

Maybe something simple... Um, is there any eggs?

[alephbet]

There must be in a kitchen this large.

[technologic]

Okay, let's have a look! [Now to snoop around the cupboards to see if there are any.]

[alephbet]

[Doot doot doot, looking through every nook and cranny.]