Going "Home" Again

[apache_banshee]

Sean had never been crazy about planes. Then again he'd never been crazy about heights period. He probably would have driven if it were more practical. Frankly he was glad to finally be on solid ground again. He had to admit he had some butterflies in his stomach after being gone for so long from the institute. Not the X-Man part, that had to be done as far as he was concerned. The part about seeing all the familiar faces he hadn't seen in..sheesh, how many years had it been? Eh, no point in ruminating. He made his way, trying not to get impatient at the disembarking line.

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[wild_child]

Rose laughed. "Relax. Veggies ain't so bad. Good stir fry's or somethin'."

"Course, I did promise Irish here one of my world famous omelets."

[seismic_shockwave]

"I'm pretty much done with the Every Cookie Ever Bakathon here, so have at `er." Kayla grinned. "They are pretty great omelets, you won't be disappointed."

"And if you're determined to eat cookies, please take `em from the reject plate over there. They taste as good, but don't look quite as nice.

The rest are being made into ice cream sandwiches tomorrow."

[apache_banshee]

"Cookies..omelets..I am conflicted," he said, his face going through signs of struggle.

[wild_child]

Rose made a show of crossing her arms and trying to look serious, before cracking a smile.

"...Go get yerself a cookie, Irish."

[seismic_shockwave]

"Why choose when you can have both?" Kayla grinned. "Eggs and stuff are in the fridge. There's leftover ham from last night's supper and already-shredded cheese from the taco bar at lunch. And if you feel like having dread vegetables in your omelette, there's lots of `em in the fridge." Kayla liked peppers and mushrooms in her omelettes.

"Do try one of the maple pecan cookies and tell me what you think."

[apache_banshee]

"True, plus it's hard for me to gain weight so why not splurge!" he whispers to Kayla. "Rose gets mad that my freakish metabolism lets me getaway with food-binging."

He smiled. "I'd be happy to."

[wild_child]

Rose hid a grin as she got some of the requisite items out. "You're a definite freak, Irish. Some of us have ta work like heck ta look this good."

[seismic_shockwave]

"Most mutants have pretty crazy metabolisms. We kinda lose track of how ordinary people struggle with that sort of thing." Kayla knew how much mutants often ate. She cooked for them on a regular basis. Feeding the Institute was quite a job.

"Awesome." Kayla grinned. "They're pretty great."

[apache_banshee]

"And it is appreciated, Rose, I assure you," he said with just a bit of flirting.

"I blame my parents," he said with dry humor. "They refuse to comment."

[wild_child]

"You're lucky you're pretty, Irish," Rose teased, flirting right back a bit. "Only reason I put up with ya."

[seismic_shockwave]

"Hey, hey. Keep it to the chase, guys." Kayla smirked. "No sexy time in my kitchen. The regulators would have a conniption."

She was joking for now, but if they actually did try anything, Kayla would for real kick their asses. Not that she thought that would actually be a problem, of course.

[apache_banshee]

"So much love," he said with a chuckle.

"Don't worry, Kayla. I only do PDA upon request."

[wild_child]

"Well, we definitely don't wanna cheese off the regulators."

[seismic_shockwave]

"I know, I'm becoming a square in my old age. But y'know, professional kitchen and all. Also, technically, I have to make like a super creeper and at least sorta supervise you." Kayla emphasized the point by sneaking up behind Sean in the fashion of aforementioned super creeper, speaking in an exaggeratedly whispery voice.

"I like your shiiiirt. I like the way it looks on your boooooddyyyyy."

[apache_banshee]

He held back a laugh. "I need an adult!"

[wild_child]

Rose laughed as she got out some of the ingredients she needed. "Ya are an adult, Irish."

She was able to keep a straight face for about three seconds before breaking into guffaws.

"Almost believed that for a second."

[seismic_shockwave]

"Better check into the burn ward there, Sean." Kayla grinned and went over to Rose to give her a high-five. "Nice one."

"There's a bunch of leftover grated cheese in the fridge and some ham too. Please eat it, because it's going to be pitched soon."

[apache_banshee]

"I've spent so much time in the burn war I'm practically an institution," he said with good grace. "Ooo, meat and cheese, classics." He proceeded to head for the fridge.

[wild_child]

Rose returned the high five with a grin. "I've had plenty of practice."

"Save some of that for cooking with," she told Sean. "We got any onions or peppers, Shake 'n' Bake?"

[seismic_shockwave]

"Onions? Peppers? We've got a virtual galaxy of fresh produce in the second fridge over there. That fridge is pretty much a giant-ass crisper. Try to use stuff that's already been opened, though. Hana gets at me if I have too many things opened at a time." Kayla grinned slightly. "You don't want Hana after you. She seems super nice, but she's serious about this kitchen."

[apache_banshee]

"Don't worry, Rose. I have self-control where it matters," he assured her, head in the fridge.

"Is Hana one of the Institute cooks?"

[wild_child]

"Hana's one of Longshot and Dazzler's kids," Rose explained, as she got out the rest of her ingredients.

"Raised by ninjas. But less of a space case than her brother."