05 - She didn't stand a waffle's chance in the kitchen

[ichoosefight]

[ Stephanie has been experimenting with her waffle makers. You can tell, because her desk has been entirely cleared of anything that is not waffles. The mess is pretty massive. What hasn't been burned is leaky slop. ]

Okay, I give up. I've never actually cooked anything outside of a microwave.

Can anybody teach me how to make waffles without burning them to a crisp?

[ooc| 4th wall day post, forward-dated because I am interested in actual barge people responses~ ]

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[angriestbird]

I'm sure Alfred could, if he thought you were worth teaching.

[ That'd be the new Robin. And he's a tiny, angry dick. ]

[ichoosefight]

[ what

what what what ]

Who the hell are you, and how do you know Alfred?

[angriestbird]

He's my manservant.

[ He's your father's manservent you little prick. ]

Have you been injured? You've appeared to have lost weight. Which is good-- saving you while you resemble beached whale was no small accomplishment.

[ichoosefight]

[ ...Well okay, Alfred is a pretty common name, but he's wearing a mask and she's pretty sure there aren't that many Alfreds working for people in masks. Has she been injured? Well, yes, kind of a lot. Lost weight? Again, yes, but how would he know that?

And why the hell is he making a fat joke? ]

Who are you?

[angriestbird]

Have you lost your mind?

[ He pulls his mask off. ]

You know who I am!

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[some_kinda_hero]

[Wherein she looks stunned. And not the good sort.] Stephanie...please tell me you're not back on the Barge...?

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[ichoosefight]

Back?

[ Sorry friend, no recognition here. Just a sort of resignation. ]

No, I'm not back. I'm dead. It's different.

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[some_kinda_hero]

[She leans back so far and jerks so fast that she almost falls out of her chair.] You're an Inmate?!

[What the fuck? And apparently with Barge amnesia...it's too much for Claire.]

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[ichoosefight]

[ Well that's sure a reaction. She almost feels bad for the girl. ]

Yeah. I'm not whatever version of me you know. Sorry.

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[some_kinda_hero]

[Claire touches her forehead and looks sorry.] No, I just never thought it possible of you, that's all.

I'm Claire, I'm...was?...your best friend? Least, while we were both Wardens there, that is.

[And was going to your wedding, made out with you a lot, nested, did waffles.....]

[surfaceshine]

[Dean is peering through the communicator. Yes. Like changing his angle on his end will actually show him more on her end.]

And you said begging was premature.

First thing's first: do you have a fire extinguisher?

[ichoosefight]

That's a no. I mean, they're not on fire. Just kind of... charcoal-y.

[surfaceshine]

Charcoal comes before the fire. Safety first.

[ichoosefight]

Okay. And where do I obtain a fire extinguisher?

[surfaceshine]

I'll bring one down with me, if you ask real nice.

[Yeah he's not holding his breath on that one.]

[dublinbrogue]

Hey there princess, since when cant you cook?

[ichoosefight]

Since... the day I was born? And that's Empress to you, stranger.

[dublinbrogue]

Bull, your one o' the best cooks I know. and I suppose that could be arranged.

[ichoosefight]

Did you not hear me when I said I've never cooked anything in my life?

John promoted me. Or, I promoted myself. But he agreed.

[dublinbrogue]

You okay lass?

[ He eyed her a bit.] You look a bit different.

Whose John?

[hellofist]

Maybe... don't cook as long?

[ichoosefight]

[ That's a voice Steph would recognize even in her sleep. She can't put names to all of the feelings going through her at once. Fear, guilt, shame, hope, love, despair, among others. The actual words don't even really register. Her voice cracks. ]

Cass?

[hellofist]

[Maybe this should be weirder, but it's not. How many times has she seen Stephanie's ghost now anyway? Sure, a recording of her is a new way to do it, but she's not going to think too hard about it, try to apply reason to it.

She doesn't want to ruin this, so she just smiles at Steph.]

Hi, Stephanie. You're making waffles.

[Yes, that's an obvious statement, but the last Cass knew Steph wasn't even alive to do it. It's a special thing to her.]

[ichoosefight]

[ It's weird for Steph. Weird and highly distressing. ]

I. Um. I was trying to, anyway.

[ She wants more than anything to just run away, stop this encounter from happening at all, put it off indefinitely. But she wanted that when she finally ran into Babs too. Try though she might running out on this just isn't in her nature. ]

Are you... are you okay? The last time I saw you... I mean, things got bad. Even you can only dodge so many bullets at once, right?

[hellofist]

Bullet's aren't bad. Can handle them.

[Or maybe she can't, and maybe she really did die this time. Maybe Stephanie isn't the only dead one.]

I miss you.