I'm definitely coming around on that opinion. [ she pulls her t-shirt off and puts it aside near Kara, showing her bare back for only a moment before zipping the front up most of the way and pulling the hood over her head. now frog-ified, Jen turns back around and poses. ]
[Lina's more or less wrapping up at the stove, with everything put away except her simmering pot of rice pudding (pressure cookers are expensive) that she's stirring pretty frequently to stop it from burning. it's a really simple dish and not one she plans on screwing up, especially when there are two extremely cute girls who are also going to partake of it.]
[she's humming a semi-distinct melody as she walks between the stove and the fridge to get the strawberries out, and that's when she catches sight of—]
Oh. My gosh. [she puts the hand holding the big wooden spoon to her mouth.] You two are toad-ally adorable.
[Kara barks a laugh and floats into the kitchen, keeping her bare feet off of the cool floor. Spinning mid air, she only just manages not to double over, seeing the look on Jen's face...]
Hahaha. Oh my god, that was the worst from both of you! I've found my secret weakness...
[She flops over in mid air, dramatically hovering on her back and playing dead.]
[ Jen stares at Lina, mouth agape for the first few moments. ] Ohh my god, not you too!
[ between the two of them, and the sight of Kara floating "dead" in mid-air, Jen could only roll her eyes.
then she did a kind of forward hop with both her feet, but promptly put her hands to her face the instant she finished that. it's to cover her embarrassment.
and her laughter. ] Nope, hahahah, nope! Not doing it again!! I regret everything!
[Lina starts giggling when Kara breaks into her dramatics, then nearly doubles over and has to lean back against the wall to stop herself from collapsing on the kitchen floor because of her unbelievable roommate.]
Oh my gosh you can't do that! [of course, she can only say that when her lungs and diaphragm actually let her, and it takes her at least that long to get up to her full height again and hobble to the stovetop.] I'm gonna burn the pudding!
[ Jen was still reeling from the frog shenanigans, but Kara's reaction just caused her to make the most undignified snorting sound of her life. she keeps one hand over her mouth and the other waving around to so that she doesn't bonk into anything as she moves forward. ]
Sa-ave! Pft, saaaave the pudding! Hahahaha!
[ she leans on the edge of a dining room chair, catching her breath. this is too much! ]
[this is way too much, but it's also completely serious!! this is not a laughing matter!!!!]
[it's pretty damn funny, though. Lina catches herself on the counter with one hand while her spoon clatters against the side of the saucepan with breakfast inside it. she's giggling just barely at the edge of control even while she's feebly trying to keep the bottom of the milchreis from burning.]
You two... oh my gosh, you... [words are hard, but she's pretty sure she's getting a handle on things again. probably.] You two better just have traded that thing in my bed.
I~t was tempting. [ a cough. a chuckle. ] But, no, we ... pretty much decided that we shouldn't leave you out.
[ Jen is now able to both breathe good and walk straight, so she shuffles on over to lean against the nearby counter. ] If. You're up for that. Sometime.
[good. everything's good, and the reassuring pat to her shoulder definitely helps Lina calm down so she can finish with the milchreis. it shouldn't take too much longer as long as she can attend to it and there aren't any more surprises.]
If you're both okay with having me, I think it would be a lot of fun. [she's only blushing a little bit! see, she can totally handle it.] So, um. What should I... make. For that kind of occasion?
[ "having you" was kind of the plan, but Jen doesn't say it out loud for modesty's sake. and because she might be afraid if she toed that line right now it could end up ruining breakfast which- ]
I can't think that far ahead when what's cooking now smells so good. [ another deep inhale. ] But, yeah. Christmas. I wasn't sure what your family plans would be - in either of the two cases. [ her adoptive family, or her sisters. Thanksgiving ended up being a wash with the latter from what she gleaned. ]
Also, we should decide if the sleepover would be before or after. I'm thinking maybe after - for the New Year? More time to figure out who to invite, what supplies to get, games, and ... where everyone is going to sleep.
[ okay she kind of said a lot there but 1) she's hungry, so she's distracted, and 2) she's excited. like seriously. it's helping steady her nerves about the whole thing and how it came up. ]
[oh gosh. it's just... okay, well, it is pretty fantastically spiced, and it's going to be a great wake-up meal, and Lina takes it off what low heat it was on to let it cool a little more before she serves it up. and it's probably good that she doesn't have to stir it anymore, because, well.]
Jasmine's eyes aren't red anymore, and she lost the mark on her forehead. [she's kind of. quiet about that, but that should be enough to explain the situation.] And I spent most of Hanukkah with my parents. So I'll just be making a lot of food and bringing it to people, but my actual Christmas should be free. And New Year's, too.
[she's incredibly excited herself, and she'd really really like to be the host of a successful party-slash-sleepover, and. this is better. this is better than thinking about how her sister isn't on the app anymore, or how the only one she heard anything back from after her stupid belated Thanksgiving stunt was Violet.]
Of course, we'll make sure not to keep you super late. [ Jen nods to Kara even as she slides on closer to Lina. ]
You know... before we make NYE plans, I should ask: did anything... big happen on the app? I mean, I see things tend to go with seasons, holidays, stuff like that. But I wasn't. Around for that. [ and she cannot recall anything specific happening around her while in limbo that would have caused her any concern. but would she even? it's like Yin missing out on last August. it's mostly a blank to her. ]
Like, do we need to party in a bunker or something for when the ball drops?
[Lina looks at Jen, then over to Kara with uncertainty etched on her face.]
I only got the app in April of this year. I've never done New Year's on Retrospec before. [it bothers her that she wasn't expecting anything to change. only a little, though. this entire app is about changing—why would 2019 be any different?]
But if anything does happen? [and she's switched over to doling out the milchreis into three glass bowls now that it's had a little bit of time to cool, but she's looking over her shoulder with confidence.] You've got two of the strongest girls in the world here to protect you.
[ there's a brief bout of uncertainty before Kara maneuvers in and the reassurances build up. she turns her head and shrugs her shoulder to bring the hand close enough to plant a kiss on. ]
Heh. You're right. [ Jen smiles and reaches into a drawer to fetch spoons for all of them. ] What am I worried about?
[ certainly not any of them doing anything they aren't in control of. unlike picking up a very warm bowl and taking a spoonful of rice pudding for herself. that's entirely Jen's own impatience at work. ] Hoo, hoo, whew...
[ she huffs and puffs and laughs it off. ] But good! Wow!
[it's softer than a reprimand and has laughter playing at the edges.]
I'm worried about you burning yourself on milchreis! Oh my gosh, cool your mouth off. [she hands the open carton of strawberries over with her free hand, then glances at Kara, trying to look as long-suffering as possible.]
This is why you two are together, isn't it? So you can keep her from hurting herself on food.
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What do you think?
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[Even frogified.]
Lina's going to wonder what's keeping us though...
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[Kara slips around Jen and opens the door.]
C'mon, hop along! Show her how excited you are.
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...if I don't croak first from how bad that was.
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[she's humming a semi-distinct melody as she walks between the stove and the fridge to get the strawberries out, and that's when she catches sight of—]
Oh. My gosh. [she puts the hand holding the big wooden spoon to her mouth.] You two are toad-ally adorable.
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Hahaha. Oh my god, that was the worst from both of you! I've found my secret weakness...
[She flops over in mid air, dramatically hovering on her back and playing dead.]
...frog...puns.
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[ between the two of them, and the sight of Kara floating "dead" in mid-air, Jen could only roll her eyes.
then she did a kind of forward hop with both her feet, but promptly put her hands to her face the instant she finished that. it's to cover her embarrassment.
and her laughter. ] Nope, hahahah, nope! Not doing it again!! I regret everything!
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Oh my gosh you can't do that! [of course, she can only say that when her lungs and diaphragm actually let her, and it takes her at least that long to get up to her full height again and hobble to the stovetop.] I'm gonna burn the pudding!
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[Kara looks up, sitting in midair, gawking at the stove.]
Not the pudding!
[Dramatic much?]
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Sa-ave! Pft, saaaave the pudding! Hahahaha!
[ she leans on the edge of a dining room chair, catching her breath. this is too much! ]
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[it's pretty damn funny, though. Lina catches herself on the counter with one hand while her spoon clatters against the side of the saucepan with breakfast inside it. she's giggling just barely at the edge of control even while she's feebly trying to keep the bottom of the milchreis from burning.]
You two... oh my gosh, you... [words are hard, but she's pretty sure she's getting a handle on things again. probably.] You two better just have traded that thing in my bed.
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[Okay, so still giggling, Kara rights herself and drifts over to put a hand on Lina's shoulder, giving it a reassuring pat.
it's funny but...]
We talked, and everything's good. No mischief in your bed, promise.
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[ Jen is now able to both breathe good and walk straight, so she shuffles on over to lean against the nearby counter. ] If. You're up for that. Sometime.
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If you're both okay with having me, I think it would be a lot of fun. [she's only blushing a little bit! see, she can totally handle it.] So, um. What should I... make. For that kind of occasion?
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I don't know. Something that you like, though.
[She can totally handle it.]
We sort of floated the idea of Christmas? Since that's coming up fast.
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I can't think that far ahead when what's cooking now smells so good. [ another deep inhale. ] But, yeah. Christmas. I wasn't sure what your family plans would be - in either of the two cases. [ her adoptive family, or her sisters. Thanksgiving ended up being a wash with the latter from what she gleaned. ]
Also, we should decide if the sleepover would be before or after. I'm thinking maybe after - for the New Year? More time to figure out who to invite, what supplies to get, games, and ... where everyone is going to sleep.
[ okay she kind of said a lot there but 1) she's hungry, so she's distracted, and 2) she's excited. like seriously. it's helping steady her nerves about the whole thing and how it came up. ]
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Jasmine's eyes aren't red anymore, and she lost the mark on her forehead. [she's kind of. quiet about that, but that should be enough to explain the situation.] And I spent most of Hanukkah with my parents. So I'll just be making a lot of food and bringing it to people, but my actual Christmas should be free. And New Year's, too.
[she's incredibly excited herself, and she'd really really like to be the host of a successful party-slash-sleepover, and. this is better. this is better than thinking about how her sister isn't on the app anymore, or how the only one she heard anything back from after her stupid belated Thanksgiving stunt was Violet.]
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[like, she loves you both, and she's excited, but Lina is fifteen, and definitely deserves to be treated a little too.]
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You know... before we make NYE plans, I should ask: did anything... big happen on the app? I mean, I see things tend to go with seasons, holidays, stuff like that. But I wasn't. Around for that. [ and she cannot recall anything specific happening around her while in limbo that would have caused her any concern. but would she even? it's like Yin missing out on last August. it's mostly a blank to her. ]
Like, do we need to party in a bunker or something for when the ball drops?
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I only got the app in April of this year. I've never done New Year's on Retrospec before. [it bothers her that she wasn't expecting anything to change. only a little, though. this entire app is about changing—why would 2019 be any different?]
But if anything does happen? [and she's switched over to doling out the milchreis into three glass bowls now that it's had a little bit of time to cool, but she's looking over her shoulder with confidence.] You've got two of the strongest girls in the world here to protect you.
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[But...Kara grins and slides up beside the two of them, putting hands on shoulders and laughing.]
She's right too. You'll be safe, Jen. Promise.
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Heh. You're right. [ Jen smiles and reaches into a drawer to fetch spoons for all of them. ] What am I worried about?
[ certainly not any of them doing anything they aren't in control of. unlike picking up a very warm bowl and taking a spoonful of rice pudding for herself. that's entirely Jen's own impatience at work. ] Hoo, hoo, whew...
[ she huffs and puffs and laughs it off. ] But good! Wow!
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[it's softer than a reprimand and has laughter playing at the edges.]
I'm worried about you burning yourself on milchreis! Oh my gosh, cool your mouth off. [she hands the open carton of strawberries over with her free hand, then glances at Kara, trying to look as long-suffering as possible.]
This is why you two are together, isn't it? So you can keep her from hurting herself on food.
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But you realize I could put my hand on the stovetop and, yeah, it would hurt but it wouldn't leave a mark. Right?
[ taking another bite, with much fewer complaints this time. ]
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