"Yeah. It does." He gently lays a hand on Edgar's shoulder. "Because it means we haven't forgotten the lessons we were raised with. It wasn't for nothing, because we carry it on with us. That makes all the difference in the world."
(It isn't Curtis he's thinking about, for once; Curtis at least he's been able to talk to since. It's Tanya, who hasn't come to Milliways, who hasn't come here either.)
(... Although to be honest he's a little grateful she hasn't shown up here.)
Max administers a gentle squeeze, letting the moment of quiet linger just a bit longer before taking a sharp breath in and straightening. A smile once more blooms on his face.
"Okay, let's see how those eyes are looking. Pretty good, but the one might be a smidge too big."
That looks a lot more effective than what Edgar was going to try, which was something like bashing the chocolate repeatedly with the tool to flatten it. He takes the roller back from Max and imitates his movements, gradually getting the hang of it.
"See why you like this sort of thing so much," he says to Max, grinning a little. "'S fun."
(While he hasn't thought about it consciously, the rolling pin's got a very satisfactory weight in his hands, and some part of him has definitely recognized it as suitable for an improvised weapon should the need arise.)
"Like to try that," he says, looking up again from the forming sheet of chocolate with a small, warm smile. "Really. It'd be great to do what you do."
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Date: 2022-03-13 04:09 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2022-03-14 03:45 am (UTC)(It isn't Curtis he's thinking about, for once; Curtis at least he's been able to talk to since. It's Tanya, who hasn't come to Milliways, who hasn't come here either.)
(... Although to be honest he's a little grateful she hasn't shown up here.)
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Date: 2022-03-14 05:59 pm (UTC)"Okay, let's see how those eyes are looking. Pretty good, but the one might be a smidge too big."
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Date: 2022-03-15 01:20 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2022-03-16 03:28 am (UTC)"Use this." He takes up a wood rolling pin and sprinkles it with flour first before handing it over.
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Date: 2022-03-17 02:41 am (UTC)"Uh," he says, eloquently.
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Date: 2022-03-18 03:33 pm (UTC)He gently takes the roller back from Edgar and demonstrates by squashing down the hunk of modeling chocolate and starting to evenly roll it out.
"Keep going until you get the wings to the thickness you would like."
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Date: 2022-03-18 05:42 pm (UTC)"See why you like this sort of thing so much," he says to Max, grinning a little. "'S fun."
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Date: 2022-03-18 09:21 pm (UTC)"Yeah? You like it?" Max's heart could sing for how happy it makes him just to hear that. "I'm serious about letting you try to make a few things for the café, if you're up for it. We can keep practicing."
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Date: 2022-03-20 01:46 am (UTC)"Like to try that," he says, looking up again from the forming sheet of chocolate with a small, warm smile. "Really. It'd be great to do what you do."
what do you think of starting to fade this one out?
Date: 2022-03-24 02:45 pm (UTC)"I'll look forward to seeing what kind of creativity you bring to the craft, too. We all develop our own style of things."
Sounds good!
Date: 2022-03-24 09:49 pm (UTC)End~
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