[OPEN] The cake is a lie

[chronomancer]

Characters: Jade!Eridan and YOU!
Setting: Cafeteria's kitchen.
Format: Action.
Summary: ...in which Eridan tries his hand at the arcane, mystic majicks of baking for the sake of his matesprit. It goes as well as you'd expect.
Warnings: FLOUR. FLOUR AND BUTTER EVERYWHERE.

[...well. That sure just happened.

Eridan blinks slowly, as the cloud of white slowly descends onto the floor. He'd never known bags of flour were even explosive. Like. Okay. Maybe he'd tugged a little too hard. Maybe. But that's not a good enough reason for it to explode on his face. The recipe he was working off from didn't say anything about exploding bags of flour.

He just stands there for a moment, W E L P all but written all over his face. Somehow, he thinks, this little project might turn out to be a little more complicated than anticipated.]
 

Comments

[chronomancer]

...buttons?

[Now he's the one confused.]

[tohko_amano]

..Usually, with machines, that's how you edit film..

[She then sighed and scratched her head.]

Then again, since you're comparing them to film reels, I guess the act is more physical than just hitting a button.

[chronomancer]

Oh, it's. It's not a machine. They're just.

[He frowned a little.]

It's just a thing I do. Like how some people can hold their breath a really long time? Or some breathe under water or some fly or something. Just. Time's my shtick.

[tohko_amano]

[At that, Tohko nodded.]

I don't think people can fly just by their own merits..but that does make some sense.

[chronomancer]

Oh, sure they can. Wings entirely optional, too.

[He shrugs.]

But yeah, my thing is like that.

[tohko_amano]

Maybe..I guess that's normal in your universe, huh?

[chronomancer]

...in both of them, kinda yeah. I guess.

[tohko_amano]

[Tohko looked a little puzzled at that.]

Both of them?

[chronomancer]

Uh huh. Though probably more than that, all things considered. Ours and the humans'. And then the variations of.

[tohko_amano]

Ah, alright then.

[Tohko nodded.]

So you live in a universe where all sorts of other universes exist, and time traveling..

[She sighed and tried to pat the boy on the head.]

That has to be confusing. But, if you're not human, what are you?

[chronomancer]

You can't have universes inside universes... I don't think. Space ain't my thing, so I wouldn't know, but I don't think you can. It's more like. Universes connected to univer--

[He skillfully ducked away from her hand. No touching, thanks! He tenses up horribly at that. Then relaxes after a moment.]

ses. And no, I ain't. I mean, I'm not. I'm a troll.

[There's another small pause.]

Please don't touch me.

[tohko_amano]

[Tohko sighed and scratched her head.]

Right..that's what I meant. And I'm sorry..I didn't mean to offend you or anything!

[chronomancer]

's okay, I just. Don't really like people touching me just like that.

[He shrugs.]

I'm not offended or anything.

[tohko_amano]

Ah, alright then. I'll keep that in mind..

[Tohko then sighed and tried to switch the topic.

..Even if the switch would sound a bit weird.]

By the way..you say you're a troll, but I remember the ones in the stories being a bit bigger than you.

[chronomancer]

Heh. Yeah, I think it's 'cause humans have these... weird meanings for the word.

[He shrugged.]

I'm an alien. Or you're an alien, from my perspective. That works too.

[tohko_amano]

[Tohko couldn't help but smile at that.]

It's because we have a lot of stories where those creatures come from, and thus, expect a few things when we hear the term..even if reality doesn't match up with the story at all.

[She then nodded.]

Either way, we're both aliens to each other. Which planet do you come from then?

[chronomancer]

Alternia.

[He shrugs, going over to the sink to wash the rag and get it ready for another round.]

And yeah, I've heard about the stories. I mean, I guess some adults could fit into them. But not all of them do. Most trolls here in the tower are pretty chill about things, really.

[Except for his best friend. And himself. And...]

[tohko_amano]

[Tohko ripped out a few more paper towels and got back to cleaning along with him.]

I'm not sure if most adults could fit into them..but I guess it's good that most trolls are comfortable with the Tower. How about you though?

[chronomancer]

Me?

[Eridan arched an eyebrow, smile easy and sincere.]

What about me?

[tohko_amano]

Well, are you chill with things here?

[chronomancer]

[He shrugged, smiling.]

Sure.

[Oh, Tohko, you don't even know.]

Could be worse, right?

[tohko_amano]

[Sadly, she did not. However, she gave a small smile in return.]

That's true..but it could also be better, in many ways.

[chronomancer]

Well, true. But the way I see it, we actually have enough to go on to make things good, right?

[He shrugged.]

Besides, it beats not having a world to go back to.

[tohko_amano]

Well, that's true..hopefully we'll be able to make things better soon.

[Tohko looked a little concerned at that.]

..How was your world destroyed? Or do you believe the letter they gave you?

[chronomancer]

Eh, I was having a bad day.

[He smirks like he's joking. And he is. Except he's telling the truth for once. Best lies, those.]