issues and birthday wishes!

[xroyal_bratx]

Characters: Ishtar (AU1), Darres (OU), Sephiroth (OU) (Lift to Floor 1) & towerofanimus
Setting: Lift to Floor 1 (closed), Floor 1: Kitchen, Floor 78: Mailroom, Floor 25: Meadow
Format: Either is fine with me
Summary: Ishtar learns how to make cake with people who offered to help her and then on the day of Darres' birthday same thing. Ishtar finds Sephiroth with Darres, and then Darres' birthday with friends.
Warnings: Fluff & cute mostly

[ LIFT TO FLOOR 1 (CLOSED SEPHIROTH & DARRES) ]

OCTOBER 01, 2013

Before Ishtar actually went to find her friends in the kitchen, she went to search for a specific person. It was already tiring and rude that he didn't respond to her mail, but she wasn't really surprised that he didn't, They didn't end well when they passed each other during the event. The event caused a lot of things to happen, and Ishtar acted for the better good for the group. She also violated his personal space by injecting a damn needle into his body. She was probably fucked for that too. She didn't want to see how pissed he was with her, but she knew she had to face him eventually. She knew she was already in trouble.

She also knew that he might be throwing her against the wall, so she decided to grab Darres and see what they could do about together...maybe. She didn't even give him the details. She wanted to find Sephiroth and that's what she told Darres.

[ KITCHEN; FLOOR 1 ]

(a) OCTOBER 01, 2013

Ishtar pretty much found herself some ingredients with the help of some friends and eagerly waited for one of them to actually help her make the cake since she wanted to make it so badly. She wanted to at least do something nice for her husband. Calling him her husband was still a bit awkward on Ishtar's part, but needless to say, she was happy as anyone right now. From all the crap she went through, she was fairly eager to actually do something about Darres' birthday. She didn't want to forget it and just do nothing.


(b) OCTOBER 08, 2013 A FEW HOURS BEFORE THE PARTY

Finally, it was the big day and somehow the cake came together well after all that hard work. She just needed to see if she could find anything to decorate it a little with. She eager to make it seem like it was the best cake ever or at least the best she could make it in a condition like this. Ishtar was humming to herself as she was stirring the chocolate syrup in the pot. She had to go through some sort of hell to get this thing and on top of the cake she was making chocolates today.

[ MAILROOM ]

OCTOBER 01, 2013

For this day, she decided to actually slip a few notes into a few mailboxes. There's a note attached with their names on it. She quietly slipped in the information into the designated mailboxes. People are free to catch her in the act, or interrogate her for why she's sneaking around so carefully.

[ MEADOW ]

OCTOBER 08, 2013

Cake check, food check, and chocolate check. Now she had to make sure people actually got the memo and not tell Darres. She sent Darres a brief message through his mailbox and on the network as she ventured down the hallways, happy and cheerful. She was quietly humming to herself as she had a few bundle of things in her arms, the cake and the chocolates. she could not admit how grateful to her friends for being able to help her out. Even the stranger she met days before were also very nice to her. They also were a huge help to her when she asked them to be.

She finally made it to the floor, with her arm full of cake and chocolate. On top of that, there was some sort of blanket draped over her arms as she carried quietly. She grinned happily as she searched for a good spot in the meadow to actually set up. She hoped that people would come and help her out somehow.

Comments

[savedbyasong]

Shion watched, nodding with a smile. "Great, next we need two egss." He went to find them, and a cup to crack them into. He cracked one, hitting it on the side of the cup before breaking it into the cup and then handed her the second one.

[xroyal_bratx]

"Two eggs! I can do this," she reached for the eggs but before that Shion handed her an egg instead. She took it, "Alright...that works too."

She mimicked his action and let the substance fall into the cup.

"Then do I drop it into the mixture?"

[savedbyasong]

"You need to mix it first!" He handed her a fork, "And then put it into the mixture and stir it all up together."

[xroyal_bratx]

"Oh, right...the mixing!"

She chimed as he handed her the fork. She started mixing it to the best of her abilities for the time being until it looked good enough so she could toss it in the mixture.

[savedbyasong]

He smiled and nodded, "That looks good!" He let her pour it in and mix some more, while she did that he went to find the flour.

[xroyal_bratx]

"Do you really think so?"

She played with the stuff for a bit longer, staring at the doughy looking mix that was starting to form. It was strange to her and unfamiliar. With the flour, it'd probably look even worse than that because Ishtar never really saw the process of stuff like this being made.

[savedbyasong]

"Well it looks like cake mix!" He grinned and brought the flour over once he had measured it. "Right I will pour it in slowly and you can fold it in, that means stirring it but bringing the mixture up and down to make sure you trap air inside it."

[xroyal_bratx]

"Cake mix...? I've never seen cakes actually being made so this is pretty- well strange."

She kept playing with the substance for a moment before she turned to him, "Oh okay, I'll do that."

She moved her mixing utensil and prepared herself for the next step.

[savedbyasong]

"You haven't?" That seemed really strange to Shion but he wondered if he had not grown up with his mum baking if he would have known. He began pouring the flour in slowly and watching to make sure she folded it correctly.

[xroyal_bratx]

"I actually never did anything or seen anything of this sort before. I know people make them but I have never seen them before the- you know, become fluffy and tasty."

She laughed a little. Shion was lucky for that. Ishtar didn't have a mother or a father. She didn't know what kind of feeling that would be.

[savedbyasong]

Shion smiled, "That part will come soon enough." He told her finding a tin to put the mixture in. "We need to bake it next."

[xroyal_bratx]

"It's interesting to learn about things like this. I really can't thank you enough, Shion," Ishtar smiled brightly as she was doing her best to keep the mixture even, "Oh, so we have to use that oven thing over there right?"

[savedbyasong]

"You're welcome, I'm glad you are enjoying it." Shion smiled at her and nodded. "Yes. It's a walk in one though, so we have to be really careful."

[xroyal_bratx]

"A walk in huh?"

She mused, not really understanding the term, but she would try her best to understand it if the subject came up again.

"I am lots. I've never got to know what it was like to just be a regular every day girl."

[savedbyasong]

"Yes, you have to walk in the oven, I can do it if you want though. It's a bit... worrying." And deadly if you got the timing wrong.

He smiled, "Well I don't know if anything counts as normal here but you are doing well."

[xroyal_bratx]

"I'll watch you first? I don't want to do any stupid."

She chuckled a bit. That was true, and she was going to actually consider that instead of relying on her instincts.

"....Oh, well that's true, I guess."

[savedbyasong]

Shion nodded, "Alright then." He took the cake and taking a deep breath opened the oven door. He stepped inside, placing the cake on the shelf before hurrying out, he had about fifteen seconds before the door closed, he managed, like he had every time before. But it was still terrifying.

[xroyal_bratx]

Ishtar watched him nervously do it, though not sure why he did it quickly. Ishtar furrowed her brows and watched Shion quietly as he did the task. She wondered how long it would take for it to fully bake.

[savedbyasong]

"There we go. It takes about half an hour, so we can get all this tidied up." There wasn't really that much mess not like when Reno had tried to bake that time.

[xroyal_bratx]

"Sure, I'l get cleaning on the bowls and things," she replied a she rushed over to pick up her mess. Ishtar tired her best not to cause problems, so she was glad the mess wasn't completely awful.

[savedbyasong]

"Alright, I'll do the sides." He smiled, there really wasn't that much mess but Shion didn't like leaving places messy either.

[xroyal_bratx]

"Sounds like a plan," she replied as she collected things. Ishtar was getting gradually better at cleaning up after herself.

[savedbyasong]

He worked quickly and soon the kitchen was cleaner than ever. "The cake will be almost ready." He told her with a smile.