[closed] Special Extracurricular Phantom Thieves?

[orphne]

Who: Akechi, Akira, Ken, Kotone, Shinji, Yoshizawa, Astralin
Where: Astralin's farm
What: Meeting of SEES and the Phantom Thieves! (sleepover)
Warnings: blood and violence, thanks akechi

It honestly feels a little overdue to get all of the Persona-users together in one place, but in fairness to them, there's been a lot going on! With Ken's arrival, though, it feels more important than ever to get everyone together -- if something happens again and they need to fight together as a team, it'll be good to have moments like this.

Hopefully.

Also, like, it's a chance to just relax and have fun with the others. Kotone's close friends with all of them, so it only seems natural to invite them to what's essentially a sleepover. There's nail polish, drinks, snacks, games -- it's not a party, but just a chill hangout session to her. An opportunity to sleep out under the stars with her friends while still being close enough to a house that they don't have to worry about monsters outside.

Everyone please be on your best behavior?

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[chemex]

[He grins brightly, shoulders raising in a brief shrug.] Give it a couple days, it's best when it sits.

[He ladles a bit more of the sauce into the cup and tries it himself, licking his lips like a cat.] Ooh, nice bite. Needs..., hm. [He sets the cup and the ladle back down, wandering to a collection of things strewn about the counter. He claims an apple and a cheese grater, coming back over to methodically grate about half of it into the pot.]

[orphne]

Apple?

[It's a curious comment as she finishes the glass of water and goes back to her rolling pin. It only needs a little bit more to get flattened out to how she wants, then it's on to cookie cutters.]

Oh, can you grate some extra? I can use it for cupcakes, maybe, since I don't think Aragaki-senpai is gonna want to use the oven.

[chemex]

Helps mellow the bite from the coffee, and might soften the heat a little.

[He grins, moving to grab a small plate and grate up the rest of the apple. He tosses the core, smacks the remaining goo into his pot of curry, and goes to rinse it.] Apple on cupcakes? Save me one.

[orphne]

Apple in cupcakes. Or I guess they're more like muffins? I used to make banana ones in Cooking Club, but there are more apples here.

[It's nice, getting to bake alongside somebody. They're making two totally different things, but the companionship is nice. She tosses him a smile over her shoulder for a moment before starting to use cookie cutters on the dough, gently setting the cookies on a sheet.]

I'm glad you came, Akira. I hope at least a few people have fun.

food icon for funsies

[chemex]

Apples are superior, [Without remorse.]

[He glances sidelong at her, watching the cookie cutting process and lapsing into companionable silence as he looks between her and his curry, which is mostly done outside of poking and prodding the two pots.] Mm? Oh, of course. I'm having a great time-- I really like cooking for people, though.

[orphne]

Have you cooked together with Aragaki-senpai yet?

[Asked casually. This is a normal question to ask, and there's no ulterior motive behind it at all.]

[chemex]

He taught me how to bake a cake for Goro's birthday? Does that count.

[He is none the wiser.]

[orphne]

Oh. Good!

[That's a relief, in a weird way. She'd have liked to help, too, but it's better that Shinji did it. Not to mention if Akira has a connection to Shinji, then maybe... it'll be okay. He'll have somebody to talk to, if he ever wants to.]

He likes to cook for other people too, but don't tell him I told you. [She presses a finger to her lips in the universal sign for shhh, it's a secret! even though it's literally obvious to anyone who spent even a few minutes around a kitchen.]

[chemex]

[He tilts his head, grins, and nods, lifting two lids and covering his pots of curry to let them simmer. Turning the burners down to low, he stretches his arms over his head until his spine cracks twice.] Oof.

Yeah? He definitely seemed to know his way around one.

[orphne]

Mmhm. You should cook together again.

[Or, in other words- protag him. Don't let him be alone. She can't do it, but maybe Akira can.

Speaking of not being alone, when it seems like he doesn't need his hands anymore, she beckons him over and puts a cut-out sugar cookie in them.]

Put these on the tray for me after I cut them? A couple centimeters apart.

[chemex]

[He looks her over, processing the suggestion and nodding.] Yeah? I think I'd like that. [Challenge Accepted.]

[He blinks at the cookie, immediately bringing a second hand to cup under the first as if handling something immensely delicate and important.] Oh. Okay. Uh, greased, or paper? I don't think they have silpat.

[orphne]

Paper. Easier to clean!

[She's not nearly as flexible as Sumi, but she's busy using her hands, so she points with her foot at a drawer on the other side of the kitchen to indicate where he can find the parchment paper.]

Do you have a favorite kind of sweet?