15014/Cooking Experiment: Sucke...err Voluteer needed.

Cooking Experiment: Sucke...err Voluteer needed.
Date of Scene:	30 April 2023
Location:	Kitchen - Xavier's School
Synopsis:	Angelica and Sam ran into each other in the kitchen. She used him as a guinea pig for her new recipe.
Cast of Characters:	Firestar, Cannonball

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Firestar has posed:
The kitchen has become the experiment zone. Fortunately it is food, not science. Angelica has her hair caught up in a ponytail and is wearing blue denim shorts and a black sleeveless shirt. Music is playing, curerntly the mix disc is playing Lady Marmalade at a reasonable volume for a school.

She dances a little bit as she cuts up some sort of meat on a cutting board with a wide bladed, heavy kitchen knife. While not exceptionally good at it, she does sing along with the words. She manages to be mostly oblivious to anything other than her cooking.

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie comes walking in from outside. He is wearing a pair of old jeans and a t-shirt with a baseball cap on. The smell of fresh cut grass following him a bit as he heads for the fridge. He smiles a bit and nods to the singing red head if she looks up from her cutting.

Firestar has posed:
For a little while she is yet oblivious to him, but when she turns around to grab a bowl with an onion, red pepper, and green pepper she realizes she isn't alone. While she isn't overly scared, the fact there is someone there startles her. She rolls the handle of the knife through her fingers into a reverse grip, though never settling into a defensive posture. She takes a breath and forces a smile as her cheeks redden a little,"Sorry. I didn't hear you there." she offers and turns to shut off her music.

Turning back to the food she lays the vegetables on the cooking board and sets the knife back into a proper cutting position,"It's been a while. How have you been Sam? I think last time was that little mixer between the Hellions and New Mutants. Not a potential disaster at all."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie nods a bit and is getting himself some tea from a pitcher in the fridge, he lifts it, asking if she would like some. "It has been a little bit yea." He says to her. He does not quite blush at the reminder of the last time they met. "Been pretty good, thought Ah would help out with the yard work a bit today." He explains how he looks.

Firestar has posed:
"Yes please." she replies to the indicated tea. She starts to dice up the vegetables at a steady, but safe rate making short work of the job. She slides the vegetables into a large dutch oven and cuts up some butter to sautee' it all together for a while. She turns back towards him while it warms and cooks.

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie nods, and gets them each a nice glass of sweet tea. He moves to set hers beside her where she can get to it while she is chopping. "So what brings you out and about up here these days?" He asks as he leans against the counter near the fridge.

Firestar has posed:
"Thank you." she comments when he brings her the tea. She takes a drink of it and sets it aside. Once the vegetables start to sizzle, she stirs it gently,"Well. Initially, I came by to let Jean know that I was back from Canada to start at NYU." she explains and pokes at the onion gently,"I was just going to let the X-Men know one of the New Warriors would be around for a while if they needed. Not wanting to be playing in their sandbox without them knowing as it were." she explains. A soft laugh and she reaches for some minced garlic to add to the pan.

Stirring it, she adds,"Before I knew it, Jean offered me a job teaching Physics here and well, here we are." There is a shrug and she settles the large shrimp she was dicing up into a pot of salted water,"So I came down here to go to school and now I am teaching it too." She sighs and shakes her head,"Life is funny."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie nods a bit to this and smiles a bit "Yea, they have me teaching some classes now and again, but more like flying classes, and some 4F type stuff. " He explains a bit "Spend a lot of my time, running the club in Bushwick for Berto. Club Evolution, fun place, he bought it but has me taking care of it."

Firestar has posed:
A mesh ball sits on the counter with a mixture of spices in it. She drops it into the pot of water and once it is boiling good she puts the shrimp in it. A timer is set and she stirs the vegetables and adds some already cooked tomatoes into the rest of them and stirring.

She leans against the counter again and smiles,"Running a night club? That sounds exciting. A little too peoply sometimes I would wager, but exciting." She still is mostly that awkward shy sort despite putting up the good front,"Rogue gave me some gumbo to me the other night, I was trying to attempt a clone of it, but I am pretty sure I won't come close. It should still taste good...I hope."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie looks over and says "Probably based off one of Remy's recipes. We have a bit of a cook off now and again, he still thinks his chicken is better than mine, but no offence to the lady who taught him, don't hold a candle to Ma's." He says a bit of pride in his mom's cooking and what she taught him. "If ya need any help, Ah wil help however Ah can."

Firestar has posed:
"I think she said it was his. We just reheated it. I find most of the best recipes end up better after a day or two." she admits and nods to the other pot of water,"Can you start that rice over there? I honestly can cook huge recipes and make intricate foods and yet once in a while, rice is my Achilles." She laughs a little self depriciatingly.

She stirs up the shrimp and removes it from the heat and walks over to drain the water off of it so they don't over cook,"I should have waited on these a little longer." she admits. She moves the shrimp over to another cutting board and after it is drained, she lays the shrimp there to stop it from over cooking.

Angelica turns back towards him finally and says,"I know you were trying to help me back then. I appreciate that." she tells him softly. She looks at the floor as things get a little awkward,"I never told you thanks for that, but I did appreciate it. It wasn't long after that what you suspected was proven true and I got out of there."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie will smile at her and says "Usually Ah use the rice cooker, but that can be a bit of a cheat." He admits. He puts it on to cook for her, and as she brings up their history he says to her "Hey sometimes it takes us a bit to see things. Heck, when Ah first met the others Ah was working for the bad guys myself." He admits, something she may not have heard of. "And now even Emma seems to have turned over a new leaf these days. Oh you know Jimmy is about around here right?"

Firestar has posed:
"I keep thinking about getting a rice cooker." she admits and goes to mix up the vegetables again,"Yeah." she agrees when he mentions past decisions,"We all got a chance to start over so it is best not to dwell on the past." she muses. The mention of Emma gets a nod and she agrees,"She seems to be on the proverbial side of the angels now."

Turning to lean on the counter again,"I saw Jimmy the other day. I missed him. He made the Hellions tolerable when they weren't at time." she admits. She nudges him gently and teases lightly,"You haven't been kissing any other random red heads at bad parties have you?"

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie chuckles a bit and says "Well only one recently, and that was a bit unexpected, Ah was at the bar, and asked to get a pick with Starfire, to torment Berto, and her idea for what the pic should be was a bit of a surprise." He admits blushing a bit

Firestar has posed:

"Starfire?" Angelica asks with a raise of her brow,"Really?" She snorts playfully and goes to mix the shrimp with the vegetables after taking the heat away,"Did you miss me?" She nudges his ribs lightly and doesn't push it. She is trying to tease him and she just isn't really good at that sort of thing. The name similarity is beyond crazy though.

She sighs softly and stirs up the food again as she admits,"It needs some kind of base. I didn't get that far though. I guess it will have to be what it will be. Hopefully won't kill anyone."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie chuckles a bit and says "Yea, she came in to dance one night. As for missing you, well I will say it is good to see you again, and would not be opposed to you coming by the club one night and hanging out." Did he ask her out, he may not be as awkward as he once was but at times it still shows." He moves to look in the pot over her shoulder, which does bring him close to her. "May be some 'mater sauce" we could add to it. Ah think there is some aint had anything added to it yet, where someone was making spaghetti sauce earlier this week."

Firestar has posed:
She shakes her head and laughs softly,"I have a hard time around a lot of people Sam. I probably would have kept my protective suit on if I thought I would run into someone." She doesn't pull away, but she doesn't get too engaging either,"I might try to come by though."

She doesn't really explain the protection of the suit, but instead frowns thoughtfully and finally shakes her head,"Too much tomato I think. I already have five large ones diced in, they will probably be enough. It's just me and my current volunteer trying it after all." Her elbow nudges him again,"Hungry?"

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie chuckles a bit and says "Sure, Ah will get some bowls. " He moves to get them something to eat out of and something to eat with. He does move over to get some bread, and throws some pieces in the toaster oven to give them some toasted bread to go with it "Well Ah am glad Ah ran into you today." He offers

Firestar has posed:
Angelica opts to mix the rice into the vegetables,"Well done Mister Guthrie. Rice cooked to perfection. Your mom would be proud." She slowly folds the rice into the mixture and then starts to mix it all together. Once she is satisfied with how it looks seems happy with it as she will get.

She looks back at him and nods,"I am glad to see you too. It's been too long." Once things are settled good she walks over to get the bowls from him and spoon the mixture into each one,"This will probably be better tomorrow like I said. I did put some cayenne and a little white pepper in there. I don't think it will be overly hot, but it will have a bit of a bite."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie nods his head a bit to this and will put the bread on a plate, getting some better and garlic butter both from the fridge. He will move to a place where they can eat, and even pulls a chair out for her "Your chair?" He offers to her.

Firestar has posed:
She carries the bowls over to the table and sets them on the table where they can talk together easily,"I forgot what a southern man's manners and conduct looked like." she admits and once both bowls are settled she takes a seat in the offered chair.

She settles into the seat a little,"Thank you sir." Leaning over she takes in the aroma of the steaming meal,"It smells like it won't kill us at least." she comments,"So. Managing a club and teaching flying classes? It sounds like you are staying busy."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie smiles and takes a seat and says "Well, they have me in charge of the new class of kids. Or at least helping them , since Ah know what they went through, so if you need the lowdown on any of them let me know." He offers with a smile "Most of them are good kids, some remind me a bit of us when we were there age, but they are their own people thats for sure." He leans in and tries the food and then looks down at his watch counts to 10, and says "Well not instant death." He joked with her, with a smile.

Firestar has posed:
She listens to him talking about the class and she does nod when he says she will give her the low down,"We were a mess back then. I guess they are entitled to that as well. For a while."

Watching him take the first bite and eat. When he looks at the watch she frowns thoughtfully. When he says not instant death she rolls her eyes and nudges his leg under the table with her foot,"I wouldn't make it instant. I'd rather see you suffer." she quips lightly and takes a bite for herself finally. She chews it thoughtfully and frowns,"Needs a little more heat, something to bind it better, and something..." she mutters. Her own worst critic.

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie looks over and says "It is not bad, specially for a first try." He tells her. He is eating it so it must be decent. He does chuckle at the nudge under the table, and says "Seriously it is pretty good, and starting out less spicy is always a better thing you can add more, to find where ya like it. First time Ah tried making some spicy chicken, but Ah aint sure Magma could have eatten it, and she is made of lava half the time."

Firestar has posed:
Angelica gives him a little smile and tells him,"You always knew how to butter a girl up Sam." Of course she is teasing him a little saying that,"But thank you. It is always good to hear the victim of the experiment likes the meal. At least it won't go to waste this way."

Hearing him talk about the spicy chicken first time she winces,"That sounds like it was nuclear." she agrees,"Probably not a stuffy nose in the house." She leans on the table and takes another bite before she comments furthur,"So any other excitement of late around here? It has been great meeting up with old friends and making a few new ones. I know a new class will be coming in when fall arrives. The other night we ran into some anti mutant types so I guess some things never change."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie shakes his head a bit and says "Well other than one of my little sisters is starting this fall. Melody, she flies, and has a field around her, but hers seems to be just a visual effect, she about knocked herself loopy thinking it was like mine when she first found out she had it.

Firestar has posed:
"Another Guthrie in the school. Poor girl. Probably shook her pretty good." she muses thoughtfully. She takes a bite and a little sparkle hits those green eyes and she comments,"I will make sure she gets a good basis in Physics and a good rundown on her brother's womanizing ways." She turns her legs away so he can't return that fire and winks.

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie chuckles a bit and says"Yea Jay, you can't imagine what he has been up to." He offers with a smile as he diverts which brother is the one who might have a bit of a rep. "Seriously though she will be the fourth of us up here."

Firestar has posed:
She rolls her eyes and snorts playfully. Another bite of the food and she raises a brow,"Fourth Guthrie to make their way through here? I think your mom and dad need to look real close to their surroundings and try to figure out what might be in the water or something."

"What are the odds?" she muses,"I'd be interested to go down there some time and look around. Maybe bring a Geiger meter and a few other things." She is on a roll now, not really thinking about what she is saying at first. It catches up to her and she pauses.

"I'm sorry. Sometimes the idea of radiation gets me wound up. I think you know why." she explains,"Sorry again. I get caught up in myself."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie smirks a bit and says "Well so far we are getting close to half of us being mutants, but then it could be something in the area, but not hearing about others in the area. Pa worked in the mines most of his life, never saw any weird stuff while Ah was down in them, well anything weird besides me.

Firestar has posed:
Her brow furrows thoughtfully, stirring her food absently and she rests an elbow on the table,"It's just really...strange. The odds are so far out there." she tells him,"I might not be an expert on odds, but I am well educated in radiation and its side effects. There are some that are smarter than me, but I am ahead of the curve in that category for the rest of us."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie nods his head a bit to this and says "It seems to be stronger in some families, like Alex and Scott, or James and John, both cases there all the kids in the family had powers." He points out. It seems to be something Sam has actually thought about.

Firestar has posed:
"There is that." she agrees and has forgotten the food for the time being, though still stirring it thoughtfully,"So something happened back there a ways maybe." she muses. She finally blinks and shakes out of her thoughtful mental acrobatics,"Sorry. You know how it is. My brain gets on a task and sometimes it forgets I am having a conversation with an old friend."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie chuckles a bit and says "Trust me, Ah have had conversations with Hank, you still got a ways to go before you get side tracked like he can." He says as he finishes his food.

Firestar has posed:
"Hank...McCoy?" she asks,"I haven't had a chance to cross paths with him yet. I remember a little bit about him from the old days, but we haven't really met that I remember. His reputation preceeds him though."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie nods his head a bit and says "Yea, took me abit to get used to calling him Hank. Took me a while with most of the folks who were here when Ah joined." He admits

Firestar has posed:
The two old friends spend a while getting reacquainted and eating her experimental meal. The longer they talk, the easier it gets for her despite the anxiety that follows her around at times.