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[tranquilrhythm]

[The feed turns on to reveal Kanade apparently in the Lucky Spoon's kitchen, silent; it takes a few seconds for her to work up the courage to speak.]

S-so I'm trying to find something new to make, since I can't make cupcakes all the time, or I'll get rusty with everything else. D-does anyone have suggestions? I'll understand if you don't, but I thought I'd ask just in case...

[She's wringing her hands while she talks, and is having issues making eye contact with the camera. Make suggestions/confront?]

Comments

[oceanicbreak]

Do you usually like making desserts, or anything else too?

[icantbelievethis]

What are you hungry for? If you're still set on baking, try cookies! Or cake! Or brownies! Or pie! Or those things that I don't know what they're called that are like fluffier cookies held together with icing that I think you're supposed to eat with a fork! Or...

[tranquilrhythm]

W-well, I... um... I like to make desserts most, but... I-I could make something else...

...it's been a while since I made anything else, though... I don't want to mess it up...

[tranquilrhythm]

W-well... I do want to bake something. I just... don't know what... and all of those things sound hard... I might make cookies, though...

[icantbelievethis]

Aren't you, like, the cafe master?

[makewayforroze]

Have you tried normal cupcakes?

[oceanicbreak]

Oh. Well, I'm not really any good at making sweets. But if you're worried about making a meal, curry is pretty easy, and you can add whatever you want to it, really.

[tranquilrhythm]

I-I'm... not worried. But I haven't made curry lately... maybe I should give that another shot.

[omniferous]

Pastries would be good right now.

[symbolofhappiness]

How about donuts?

[oceanicbreak]

Are you sure? You don't sound too confident. Did something happen?

[tranquilrhythm]

W-well... not really, but... [She mumbles something; you might catch "didn't set up right" and "cut the carrots wrong", but there's more that isn't intelligible.]

Maybe I can do better this time...

[oceanicbreak]

Well, it can get kind of hard getting everything to cook evenly. But if you look up how long it takes each vegetable to cook, you can at least add them in at different times. I don't think it matters as much how you cut them, really.

[vegetarianzombie]

If you are looking for some recipes I could ask one of my family cooks for some and send them to you if you want. You could try a lot of things that way.

[tranquilrhythm]

[Kanade's face goes red.] I-I... um... well, I'm not bad at it, but I...

I just want to make something new.

[icantbelievethis]

You look kinda bothered.

[tranquilrhythm]

I just made some normal cupcakes the other day... I think they turned out okay, though. Hibiki didn't complain, at least. [She smiles slightly.]

So I want to... um... make something a little more... complicated.

[tranquilrhythm]

I... might be able to do that. I might need some practice first, but I could... probably do it.

[tranquilrhythm]

I could try that... I haven't made them before, so I might mess up, but I should give it a try at least once so I know if I can do it.

[tranquilrhythm]

[OH GOD MAKING OTHER PEOPLE EXPEND EFFORT FOR HER]

N-no, no, you don't have to do that, I can come up with something myself, I'm not totally useless, I can do this, I think... maybe... I hope.

[tranquilrhythm]

I... I could probably do that. I just need to take it easy... and pay attention while I'm doing it. [But she's wringing her hands even harder now.]

...I'm thinking this might not work. I want to try, but... I have no confidence right now.

[vegetarianzombie]

But I'd like to. It is no trouble at all.

Well, if you want to make something on your own though why not try making a cake?

[tranquilrhythm]

I-I do? [She's immediately flustered. It's bad when someone else has to call you out on your insecurities.]

I'm sorry, I'm just feeling so out of it right now, and I almost don't want to make anything at all because I'm afraid I'll mess it up and break something, or explode myself, or...

[She trails off, mumbling and wringing her hands harder, her face going a little red.]

[oceanicbreak]

Well...if you need help, I guess I could see what I can do. If you want, at least.

[icantbelievethis]

Look, it'll be fine, Kanade, geez.