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((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?

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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.]

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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?

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laminae

[Thankfully, it does seem like a pretty easy recipe. Even one that Fern might be able to do on his own someday! So working with Luz is a pretty fun time, even he can't shake the uncomfortableness that's coming with being human and fleshy.

And when it comes time to cut up the chicken, he perks right up.]

Heck yeah I can! [He scoops up a sharp knife, spinning it in his hand.] Lemmie at it!

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imaglyphwitch

[Luz grinned, then showed him how to mix the rice in with the onion and garlic, to add in the broth and tomato and then nestle the cooked chicken atop the rice].

Didn't you and Jake cook a lot together? This is something I had to learn with my mom, once dad was gone. Sometimes I'd have to make it if she came home late.

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laminae

[This is a pretty good recipe! Hopefully the rest of the house will appreciate it - probably, since it isn't a total disaster.]

Um, sometimes, yeah. [It feels a little awkward talking about Jake, given Jake never actually liked him.] ... What happened with your dad?

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imaglyphwitch

[Luz was on hand to make sure it wasn't a disaster! That was at least what was good about watching her mom: she had a good idea about what she had to do so things didn't go wrong]!

Ok.

[Did she strike a nerve there]?

Not around anymore. It's just me and mom

[That DID strike a nerve for Luz, sadly. She did wish he was around, but that just wasn't the case anymore].

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laminae

[Fern pauses, realizing the shift her in tone, and immediately knows to back off. It's fine, he gets it.]

Oh. Uh, sorry. [He shifts his weight from one foot to the other.] Dad stuff is complicated for me, too.

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imaglyphwitch

[It's more than ok, and she give Fern a reassuring smile].

It's fine Fern. Mom is all the adult I need. I just miss her a lot, you know? About as much as I miss Eda. It's because of her I'm so involved with the house and you guys, really. She's a really caring person.