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[imaglyphwitch]

Yeah. you're probably right! Still, really glad that she came here along with all of us!

[Poor, unsuspecting Luz].

Yeah, ok! Let's start with some basic things though, like making you some sandwiches! That way you can do way more human things without having to worry about eating all day! I'll clean up here when we're done, so you have more time for yourself! This'll be fun!

Heck, I'll even make you a cake today if you want!

[laminae]

[Fern's eyes get reeeeaaal big because wow, a whole cake. A whole cake. That's more than he was expecting.]

Okay! I'll help clean up, since, y'know, I was the one who made this mess in the first place. [He really can't in good conscience leave this to Luz, and with both of them cleaning up it'll go faster.]

[imaglyphwitch]

[Yes, Luz is suddenly finding herself liking to bake more often. Who knew]?

Right! And after that, we'll figure out what stuff you want to do, now that you can be human for a day! What sounds fun to you?

[Luz is already getting some soap and water in a pail. This is clearly something she has had to do more than once in her time in the Disaster House].

[laminae]

[He'll start collecting some of the remaining food to shove it back into the fridge, since it's still good.]

I... I don't know. I didn't really think about this past eating some food and figuring myself out.

[This may not have been the best decision, but Fern's going to Fern.]

[imaglyphwitch]

[Luz watched him carefully, making sure that he didn't put the food back too fast].

Well we can do whatever you want! We can fly around, we can go find some crazy adventure!

What are you up for?

[laminae]

[He's doing pretty good with only one hand.]

Honestly, flying around sounds really fun.

[He's always enjoyed the idea of being able to fly. All his best dreams involved flying!]

[imaglyphwitch]

[Luz grinned. This was at least something she knew she could help with].

All right then. We'll clean up here and then I'll get us ready with the staff. We can have a cool flight all around Trench!

[laminae]

Cool! [This is going to be a very good afternoon, yessir. Fern is pretty excited, though he does soften a little.] Uh, thanks for this. The help and the flight and everything.

[imaglyphwitch]

[They could do a lot, and Luz would just have to think of some of the places they had available]!

Oh, well of course! It's not often you get to be a different part of you! Besides, if anything, just think of this as me fixing my mistakes from last time.

[laminae]

[She's got this!! Though when she mentions last time he looks a little awkward. Guilty, really, because he's never going to stop feeling guilty about that.]

H... ha ha, right. That was all on me, not you. You don't have any mistakes you gotta fix.

[imaglyphwitch]

[Luz took his hand].

Fern. You were going through some stuff. That was obvious. But I feel like I wasn't seeing what was happening to you, and I could have helped more. I don't want to mess up like that again.

[laminae]

[When Luz takes his hand he glances down, feeling a little reassured by the contact.

A little. Feeling skin against skin instead of skin against grass is a weird sensation, and he isn't sure how he feels about that.]

I... thanks. You're not messing up this time. And uh, if I'm feeling weird, I'll actually tell you instead of just freaking out, okay?

[imaglyphwitch]

[Luz wasn't even thinking of that just yet, with the skin contact, and was more concentrated on his words, which meant a lot to her].

Thanks, Fern. Just...be honest with me, is all I ask. I'll do my best to try to understand and help you. I mean it.

[laminae]

[He gives her a small, awkward shrug in return, finding that after a moment he needs to tug his hand back. It's weird, it's too weird.]

Sure. Then uh, in the interest of honesty - [He holds his hand up, frowning.] - I'm not gonna lie, touching people when I have skin feels - weird, now.

[imaglyphwitch]

Oh, it is?

[Luz pulled her hand back]. Now that I think about it, that makes sense. It just didn't occur to me. Ok! No touchie until you're back to you then.

So now that we got that straight, what human thing DO you want to do?

[laminae]

Th - thanks.

[He's grateful, though it doesn't feel right that he has to request this. It feels... wrong, and it puts a damper on all of this.]

Um, I think just doing some cooking's good.

[imaglyphwitch]

[Luz wasn't going to question it. For Fern, it was just how he felt about it, and she'd let it be unless he said otherwise].

Ok! Find anything you like so far, or do you want to try and make something you never had before?

[laminae]

[He appreciates it. This is such a sensitive situation that he feels a little bad for just not... being comfortable with himself, but it is what it is.]

I think anything you wanna make will be fun.

[imaglyphwitch]

[Luz knew better that Fern was still trying to sort through these feelings he was having about being human in the first place. It was a hard situation].

Well, we can do arroz con pollo, rice and chicken, if you want a challenge! We just have to make sure we have all the ingredients. Hmm. Rice. Garlic. Oregano. I saved some chicken stock in the freezer...aw crud! Do we have any tomatoes?

[laminae]

[Oh, rice and chicken, that sounds okay! He probably can't screw that up, right?]

I can grow s - uh. [Well, no. He isn't grass anymore, that puts a damper on the whole growing plant life thing. He frowns, looking down at his hand, then slumps a little.]

I... think we might have some in the fridge?

[He'll go over to it, opening it up and... they do not.]

[imaglyphwitch]

Aww, no way. Really? Hmm. Tomatoes would have really helped.

We COULD substitute if we have bell peppers! Do we have any of those?

[laminae]

[He gives a small, disheartened shrug.]

Uh, lemmie see... [He'll check the fridge again, and pull out a red bell pepper this time.] Would this work?

[imaglyphwitch]

((OOC: In the interest of time, we'll skip going through getting each and every ingredient lol))

Great! I got the flour, the chicken, the salt, garlic, pepper, paprika and all that other stuff! Why don't you start by putting the oil in the pot and heating it up, and I'll start the dredging?

[laminae]

((Sure!))

[Fern is looking at all these ingredients, a bit daunted, but nods and takes up the oil and the pot.]

Okay, sure. [He'll go do that, getting the stove on and putting some of the oil into the pot.]

[imaglyphwitch]

Luz was already getting started on adding all the ingredients, showing Fern how to mix them all together and using the right amount so that the food was going to go in the pot and when. She then gave the chicken a good cook before turning to Fern].

Care to dice up the chicken for me, Fern?