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[ a bottle of what... ]

Morning. Hard at work already?

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[Grape juice, obviously. Just kidding it's white wine for something she's going to cook!!]

Of course! Dinner's only a few hours away, so I'm getting a head start...unless there was something you needed? [She doesn't mind a break tbh.]

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[ phoenix is rubbing off on her... ]

I was going to help out. Maybe make a pie for Plum. What do you think?

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[Hm...]

She'll probably say it's unnecessary and pretend like she doesn't like it, but she'll accept it, I bet! We can start with a really easy recipe, too, so there's less of a chance of messing it up.

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I'd appreciate all you can teach me.

... And I'll teach you a card trick in return. How about that?

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Sounds like a fair trade to me! I think the pie will probably take a little longer, so we should start there first.

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What flavor would you recommend?

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Hmm...berry of some kind. Strawberries or blueberries or something like that! She'd be happiest with that.

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She likes berries....?

Not carrots?

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[A flat look.]

Stereotype-much, Nick? [Phoenix!!!]

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I'm just teasing. Berry it is.

... How about you and Pumpkin? Any pie filling preferences?

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Pumpkin likes lemon meringue best! Probably because it's sweet and sour. [As for her...hm.] I usually stick with coconut cream though.

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Lemon meringue.... I don't think I have the skill to pull that off.

Coconut and.... coffee creamer?

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It takes some practice. If you wanted to learn I could try to teach at least. [But hm.]

Have you never had a coconut cream pie before?

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I'm always interested in learning from a master chef and baker.

[ he will definitely fail at at it, though. ]

Nope. Makes me think of boston cream pie.

[ he was joking around a little too though ]

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That's different...but you should learn how to make the others first! We can talk about the rest later.

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Let's start with the basics, then, teacher.

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First thing's first...do you know how to make a pie crust?

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Nope.

[ don't admit it so proudly, phoenix!! ]

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Okay...you know how to read, right? [She's teasing but also look at some of the people around here.]

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... Debatable.

[ he doesn't mind the teasing!!! also kind of justified ]

But I'll do my best.

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That's all that matters. [There are instructions on the box of pie crust mix that she pulls out of a cabinet.] Follow those and let's see how you do.

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Even if I make a terrible pie?

[ he will follow them. but it will still be bad. ]

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It's pretty hard to mess up the crust. It's the filling and the bake time you've really gotta watch out for. [Then again if anyone can fuck it up, it's Phoenix, so.]

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[ it will be edible but not pretty. ]

Timing is key... I do know a little about that.