&. another like me

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thesalcms‌: 

sloane jabs at his cheek again with her finger, a smile spread wide across her face. “you could’ve definitely been a model, look at those cheekbones.” she teases as she slides a finger down the bone there, “professional kidnappers don’t make enough money,” she decides, before finally pulling her hand off his face and looking at the treats. “hmm….this one,” she decides picking one of them up. she pretends to think about it before she grins, “no, you’ve never made anything not delicious.” she confirms, before jutting out her lip in thought. “i didn’t really, i’d love too if you’re not busy.” 

zehn makes a huge show of rolling his eyes as she teases him about his cheekbones, and he slips his free hand around her waist. “if we ask for ransom we do,” he jokes. he holds the box out for her, letting her decide what she wants ( he already knows which one she’s going to pick — they’ve been friends for so long ). “true, i have one talent and that talent is baking,” he laughs. “i’ve just clocked off, so i’m all yours for the afternoon. where did you want to go, babe?”

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verxnas‌: 

“Fuck off,” she spat playfully, rolling her eyes at him mocking her. If she had still been working, she certainly wouldn’t use any terms like that but she didn’t really shy away around the people she was close with. She sighed as she considered his words, slipping her arms into the coat with his assistance. “Under one condition; you’re coming with me and whenever there’s something dangerous you save me,” she inquired, tightening her bun quickly before turning to face him again. “Do we…” She repeated, pondering if she needed anything along the way. “ Oh ! You still have some pastries, right ? My dad’s obsessed with the little snowballs you guys make … would you spare one or two ?”

“ooh, we’re so hostile today, considering i just gave you a freebie, ver,” zehn teased, not at all offended by her telling him to fuck off. he laughed, rolling his eyes at her. “of course, you can even come stay with me and my family. and i promise, if there’s a spider i promise not to pick it up and put it on your face.” not that he would ever pick up a spider, but still. hilarious. “i do,” he nodded, then grinned. “yeah sure, i can spare three, if you like. you know you can always come to the kitchens and pinch stuff if you want it. i’ll look the other way and everything.”

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thesalcms‌: 

“you’re lucky, perth,” she leans into him slightly reaching for the box already. “that even if you were trying to entice me, i’d fall for it with that face of yours.” salem teases, poking at his cheek before going for the box again, “i hope you made something very tasty, i’m starved. i forgot to steal something sweet from you during lunch.” 

he brightens when he sees it’s salem, and he winks, turning to try and bite at the finger that pokes his cheek. “geez, i went into the wrong profession then, i could’ve been a model,” he jokes. “or a professional kidnapper.” he holds the box out for her, letting her take her time to pick something. “have i ever made anything not tasty?” he teases. “did you get time to eat, babe? i’m off, we can grab something if you’re still hungry?” 

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glasgcws‌: 

it stops glasgow in his path – the offer for the pastry. he doesn’t want to be rude, especially to someone he doesn’t know. and though there’s no way he’ll actually eat it he can’t bring himself not to be polite to everyone. his mum raised him better than that. “you promise you aren’t trying to snatch me away?” he asks with a big smile, before he nods, “um, sure…i’ll try it.” maybe he’ll bring it to dublin as a thank you instead. 

he laughs a little at the question, and makes a show of thinking about it. “hmmm, i don’t know, i don’t think i can make that promise,” he jokes. “you don’t have to take one, they’re just going to go waste if not. so yes, this is me guilting you. should i add that i slaved away in the kitchen over these?” he grins again, then shakes his head. “i promise, they’re not poisoned.”

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verxnas‌: 

“That’s what they say about me too .. ” She claimed, even though she didn’t even sound nearly as convincing as she thought she did. A shiver ran down her spine at his following words, scrunching up her face in disgust. “Let’s just not talk about spiders anymore,” she inquired, shaking hersef a little after he poked her. “Duh,” she breathed out, shrugging her shoulders. Not like she ever planned to because she definitely had heard enough about all the critters and dangerous animals there and she’d rather pass on the opportunities to meet them. “Hey, I’ll be the judge of that,” she responded in a soft hum, her smile widening at the polite gesture. “I suppose tis the season – right ? ”

zehn pretended he was scared for a moment, before he couldn’t hold it back anymore and laughed. “sorry, yes, you’re very dangerous and i’m afraid.” he nodded, poking her again. “ok, no more spiders. but you really should get out to australia, it’s beautiful. no snow, if that entices you at all? i mean, we get snow, just not... not in perth.” he set his container of pastries down to help her get her coat on. “tis,” he grinned. “do we need to make a stop anywhere?”

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ofbrightauroras‌: 

“Allergies, I think.” Balo muses as she looks back down at the kitten with a smile. “It’s a shame though, if cat allergies weren’t a thing - I think he’d fit right in with the decor. And animals are such good stress relief!” Most people at the hotel was hiding from something, right? Stress relief was probably something that would be appreciated by the guests. After all, who didn’t love animals in any sense of the term? “I’m not sure Nome would like that too much, if he lets me bring home one stray - I’m sure there’ll be ten more after that.” Whether or not it was a joke was actually something she wasn’t completely certain of herself, she did love animals. Her trying to bring home everyone she saw and give them home wasn’t unlike her.  “I’m glad it’s almost over! Are you going to be able to get a nap afterwards?” Sometimes that made the earlier mornings easier for her, although she tried not to nap too often. It was better to try to keep moving in the long run. “I’ve had a good day so far, maybe a bit better than normal? I really do love making new friends.”

“oh whatever, anyone who is allergic to cats must be a demon,” zehn jokes. “no, i’m kidding, but still, it’s unfair.” though, he understood why the hotel had a no pets policy from a logical standpoint. insurance and the like as well as the practical aspect. still, it would’ve been nice to have a hotel mascot. “you gotta come up with an agreement, like a maximum of four strays or something,” he grins. he nods in response to her question. “i’m gonna try and squeeze a nap in before i have to do adult things, like cook myself dinner. if i can be bothered to get to the store to actually buy stuff. what about you? what time are you finishing up?”

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ofbeirutx‌: 

“I was slaving away in the kitchens, but they had mercy on my overworked soul and let me out before my shift was technically over. Be jealous of me, Perth” she joked with a grin. It was easy with him to have fun and joke, he made it easy. She loved hanging out with him. “I was doing some self-care. These look amazing.” She took one and took a bite, moaning at the good taste. “This is wonderful. And yes, I’d love to have coffee. Let’s make your day better.”

“you get early marks?” zehn exclaimed, feigning shock. “who do i have to bribe to get that treatment?” though they joked about being locked in the kitchens, he had to admit, the conditions and treatment were better than in some restaurants he’d worked in, in the past. “must be nice to have time for self care,” he teased her again. “thanks babe, they were trials for that event coming up. alright, we getting coffee here or, dare i suggest it, venture into town?”

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verxnas‌: 

“I might not be a huge, hairy huntsmann spider attacking you from the ceiling but I could knock you out if I wanted to,” she responded as a matter of fact, crossing her arms in front of her chest. Italy wasn’t anywhere near as dangerous, young Ayla even wandered alongside the lake at 2 am back then but he didn’t need to know that. “You can’t go wrong with any of your treats – don’t be humble,” she teased before taking a bite of the one she had chosen. “Yep, nothing else needed.” She hummed quietly at his proposition, narrowing her eyes at him with a uncertain smile. “ How could I ever decide between the pleasure of cleaning and hanging with you ? ” She huffed dramatically before shrugging her shoulders. “Let’s go.”

“huntsman are so harmless, babe,” zehn laughed. “the worst they’re gonna do to me is run really fast.” he reached out to gently poke her arm. “you’ve clearly never been to australia.” he was fairly lucky, western australia wasn’t known for the dangerous stuff. sharks every once in awhile, and maybe stonefish, but at least there weren’t crocodiles everywhere like in darwin. “i gotta be humble, keeps me on my game,” he laughed. “ah, see? that’s the idea, i make it a difficult decision, so that you can’t feel guilty for skipping out on work, because hanging out with me isn’t nearly as fun as working is.” he grinned, reaching to grab her jacket for her. “we painting the town red or what?”

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verxnas‌ 

“Try me – you gotta know some tricks to walk alone at home when it gets dark at 2 pm,” she responded confidently, her smile widening as her gaze roamed across the many sweet goods. “ Oooo, I’ll take this one. ” She excitedly announced as she grabbed a chocolate eclair, a content sigh passing by her lips. “ You already made this day so much more bearable, do you know that ? ” Shooting him a small look, she huffed playfully. “I’m as good as finished, I deserve a break.”

perth grinned, raising his eyebrows at her. “alright, come on, i grew up on the mean streets of australia where everything is out to kill you, what tricks could you know that i possibly wouldn’t have done before?” he joked, though he knew his experience walking home here and hers would be vastly different. “good choice, you can’t really go wrong with chocolate.” he laughed a little, shaking his head. “that’s why i’m here. to be your saviour in an apron.” he nudged her as she huffed. “alright, you get a short break to eat an eclair then i’m... well, i’m not gonna do anything. take the afternoon off and hang with me.”

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ghxstown‌: 

    “uber eats? oh,” a moment too late, barcelona caught up with the service being mentioned - personally, he’d never used it, never had the need to. he’d quite nearly forgotten about it entirely until just now. he chuckled along with the over-baking quote, though he was hardly paying attention now - until… “tag you?” dimitri questioned, eyebrow quirking over the top of his phone. “wouldn’t that - i don’t know, totally ruin the whole need for code names? then again,” now, he frowned, considering. “you’re trying to get a baking business to take off?” 

“the... oh nevermind,” perth trailed off. he had been about to explain when it looked like barcelona had understood what he meant. “yeah, tag me,” he nodded. “nah, i... uh, thought ahead.” he laughed a little. “when i got the job here, i changed up my insta to make it, you know, mysterious. so it’s not got my real details in there.” he’d almost hated to do that, to start from scratch on his new perth handle. but still, it was better to be safe than sorry. “not really, i sorta have one? is that too much info? either way, it’s just nice to have people share my weird little creations.”

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goldcnoncs‌: 

          ‘ yeah, everything good starts from an experiment, right ?  or something like that … ’     she chuckled, giving a shake of her head.  though, she had to admit that it was also risky.  sure, she could taste it herself and save herself from possible embarrassment if it turned out bad but it was always an other’s thoughts on it that mattered.  and she did trust perth’s evaluation, hence why she was asking him.     ‘ thank you …  god, i hope you’ll like it. ’     while he was not one of her mentors at the culinary school or something, she still wanted to impress.  with a soft, hopeful grin on her face, she watched him taste a piece of it, blue hues locked on the other.

“something like that,” he grinned. “i was gonna point out that dr jeckyll and mr hyde were an experiment. i think, i can’t remember my classic lit right now,” perth grinned. it wasn’t an unusual event for the two of them to try each other’s dishes, to bounce ideas off each other. “you’re yet to poison me,” he joked. “so i think i’ll love it.” he’d never had any negative feedback about her in the past, and that still hadn’t changed. swallowing his mouthful, he gave her a big smile. “that was brilliant, stop looking so panicked. i love it. the different textures are amazing.”

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ofbeirutx‌: 

Beirut had just finished a yoga session in her room and went out to sit outside and breathe in some fresh winter air. It was beautiful outside, although several people had complained about the cold. But then again… it was Reykjavik after all. As she walked down the hotel grounds on her way outside, she ran into Perth. “Perth, hi!” she greeted him and listened to what he was offering. She laughed at his words. “I’m always interested in your pastries, you know that.” He was a great chef after all.

if there was one person zehn spent a lot of time with, it was beirut. not that he was complaining, she never failed to make him smile, and made their long hours in the kitchens together easier. “shouldn’t you be slaving away in the kitchens?” he teased lightly. “hi babe, you having a tough day while i’ve been locked inside the pantry?” he offered the tray to her. “you wanna grab a coffee or something? i feel dead on my feet and i need a pick me up.”

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ofbrightauroras‌: 

“Yes! I’m not allowed to keep it inside the hotel though. Shame, isn’t it?” Perth was a welcome site, and the girl smiles at him as she shows off her latest discovery. “Strays need homes too! Plus, I haven’t been bitten by anything yet, I think we’re good on fleas!” It wasn’t anything her own brother didn’t tell her constantly when she tried to bring him stray animals. Of course, he has also had the experience of growing up with her and attempting to bring home less friendly animals because they looked lonely. Perhaps they both had a point, but there were still enough stars in Aurora’s eyes to really get through to her when it came to focusing on her own safety. “Isn’t he adorable! How is your day going, Perth?”

“that is a shame, what’ve management got against cute animals?” he agrees with a laugh. he grins a little at the pointed yet at the end of her statement about not being bitten. “you could take it home to rescue? or have you been banned from that too?” growing up, they’d had a cat, and truth be told, he did miss having an animal around the house. but with the hours he worked, it felt irresponsible to get one. “i like his eyes, he’s a cutie. my day is ending soon, thankfully,” he laughs. “i’ve been up for too many hours. what about you? i mean, besides rescuing all the strays in reykjavik, that is?”

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verxnas‌: 

The Café was pretty much Verona’s favorite place to hang out, as well as her favorite place to clean. It was always nice and quiet enough for her to do her work as relaxed as possible as well as being able to spend time with Madison and just having the smell of coffee and sweet pastries surround her. When she crossed paths with Perth, a soft smile appeared on her lips which was shortly followed by a laugh at his words. “I think I’ve reached the age of not being a victim to that long ago,” she responded with a shake of her head. “ What you got ? ”

“you’re never too old to be kidnapped, verona,” he grinned, holding the tray out for her. “everything. bunch of little pastries, petit fours, take your pick.” it wasn’t often that perth got to spend time with his non-kitchen colleagues. he sometimes felt like he went from home to the kitchens of du lac, and back again. over and over. “you clocked off for the day or shirking responsibility?” he teased.

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bristol-hqs‌: 

Scanning the faces around, she couldn’t shake the feeling that one of these women she was seeing could be The Other Woman. It could very well be that dark-haired lady right there, laughing and carrying a flute of champagne. Or the red-head by the door could be more likely– she seemed to be waiting for someone? Bristol walked forward, as if she planned to address this woman, but nearly collided with the male who was asking about.. Green eyes focused down at what was in his arms. “I am sorry, what?” Her brows came together, missing what it was exactly he was saying. But, she quickly deduced what the situation must be– he was obviously carrying around treats he needed to sell. “How much?” A bit distractedly, the woman began to open her purse in search of some cash, planning to buy one simply to be polite and move this along, but had no intentions of eating it. Maybe she could give it to someone. 

perth tried to dodge the blonde at the last moment, managing to narrowly avoid smooshing cakes all over her ( that would be a disaster ). “sorry,” he repeated. “i didn’t mean to bother you. no charge, on the house, these are just extras from a baking trial.” there was a moment where he considered taking money for it, but that did seem slightly unethical. or something. “all good if you don’t want one, just thought i’d offer.” he paused, not wanting to cross any lines, but then spoke again. “they’ll be sure to take your mind off whatever it is that has you looking so preoccupied.”

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ghxstown‌: 

   the offer was too tempting not to stop and consider it. dimitri stopped, glancing over the box of goodies. “is this a new service offered by the hotel? walking pastry delivery?” it was an honest question, and barcelona wouldn’t have put it past the hotel to come up with something like that. upon a closer look, he snatched one tasty looking cookie out of the box and nodded approvingly. “how much would you judge me right now if i took a picture of it for my insta?” 

“imagine, what a dream... for the person eating the pastry, not for the delivery person. this is why i could never work for uber eats, i’d be tempted to eat the goods.” perth shook his head. “sorry but uh, no, just me over baking as per usual.” he laughed a little at the last question. “actually not at all, how much judgement would i get if i asked you to tag me?”

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