Apr 17, 2019
DollTale Chapter 5
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(posted April 17th)
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DollTale Chapter 5
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Thank stars! Red is finally safe!! :D
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(posted April 17th)
Ch 05 - Ep 02 - Garden of Peace
Thanks to @fakesurprise and @randomlyjay for the idea ...
Icarus tapped Daedalus on the shoulder and presented him a cane basket full of groceries. “Enough work for today ... come on, I’ve got a surprise for you and then you’re cooking me dinner.”
“But, I’ve got ...”
“I’ve pushed all your meetings back and told everyone you’re off-grid for the rest of the day. They deserve a break as much as you do ... now come on.”
...
“We haven’t been down here in ages. Isn’t this the way to our original garden. The one you made when we first met. I didn’t realise you’d kept it. I though it had been moved up into the new VIP area.”
“I copied it in the VIP area, but I kept the original. This section is sealed off. I made a few changes and I’ve had a maintenance instance looking after the place. I was saving it for something special, and today seemed like a good day to show you. Happy 105th birthday.”
“Really? Today? How come I’m cooking then?”
“It’ll make sense in a minute ... Come on.”
...
Daedalus smiled and said “My old cottage ... you copied it too. That’s great.”
“Notice anything else?”
“Umm not really ... you’ll have to give me a hint.”
Icarus led him into the kitchen and pointed at the phone “Any Ideas?”
“Nope, still not getting it.”
“This is a quantum dead zone. No quantum field, no ship magic, no everpresent ship-self, no mind-link. Just you and me in organic time, having an actual conversation like normal people, enjoying a peaceful evening in the garden while you cook me a nice roast of lamb with apple pie to follow. That phone is our only link with the outside ... and no-one has the number but ship-self; and I’ve given myself strict instructions that we’re not to be disturbed till morning.”
...
As Icarus watched his beloved cooking he can hear the memories, the internal monologue. All the times he did this for a grandson, or great grand-daughter; memories of teaching them to cook and using it to break the ice and solve some family crisis or impart some bit of wisdom ...
Memories of teaching ... like when his Great Grand-Daughter Terry came to visit one summer ... because her hormones were blooming and she’d taken up with that older boy ... what was his name again ... Angus ... and her mother couldn’t cope with the thought of her getting knocked up.
“We’re making brown onion gravy; so we’ll want a medium sized onion, a brown one by preference ... dice it finely ... here let me show you a trick .... ok now you try ... ok, we need a small sauce pan ... deep enough for the stock; this one will do; a knob of butter, a good pinch of salt and the onions. We’ll put it over a slow flame and just simmer it; we want it to slowly caramelise ... to go brown and soft and sweet; if we keep the heat low enough and put a lid on, we’ll just need to give it a stir once in a while.”
“Did your Grandmother ever tell you about the time she was having trouble with a guy at work, he wouldn’t take no for answer. So she invited him and a few friends round for a roast dinner and made him watch while she diced a leek and two small onions for the onion gravy. Then she said to him “my dad taught me how to sharpen a knife; my mum taught me that every man has to sleep sometime; my periods taught me not to be squeamish about blood ... you might like to remember that.”
Icarus watched his lover; his efficiency of motion; short-crust pastry made and chilling in the fridge; lamb seasoned and waiting for the oven to heat; veggies prepped; soon the onions would be simmering slowly for the gravy; a tub of frozen stock, also for the gravy, was thawing on the sink; soon the lamb and the veggies woul go in the oven, then it would be time to make the mint sauce ... “so it can sit and develop”.
Icarus knows where the mint grows, in that big pot under the dripping tap ... that he really should fix ... but then he’d have to remember to water the mint. He knows exactly how much mint to gather, but only the tips ... 4 leaves off each stem. He knows exactly how fine to shred it, and how much sugar to add to the mortar and pestle, and exactly how much pressure to use and how long to get the paste ... not too fine, you just want to bruise it into the sugar; you still want it to be mint. He knows the ratio of vinegar... use the white balsamic ... and water, and bring it to the boil, but take it off the heat before you add the mint paste ... then leave it to steep for at least 10 minutes before you taste it to check the flavour, and how he always adds “just a touch more vinegar”.
After the mint sauce was made, it’s time to roll-out the pastry and slice the apples and the pie would go in the second oven 20 minutes before the roast was ready ... so it would be cooked to perfection when they had finished eating.
Later they sat and watched the garden as the roof ran through it’s program ... a blazing sunset, then twilight and last of all stars.
Finally, Icarus stood and took his lover by the hand; as he led him to the bedroom he said “Superman had his fortress of solitude; whenever you need to go off-grid for a while ... this is your garden of peace.
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Yes! Finally a good idea! Save the smol red bean!! QwQ
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(posted April 6th)
DollTale Chapter 5
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Hmmmm... Red who are you trying to fool? :3
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(posted April 20th)
DollTale Chapter 5
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Phew! Red is... safe? Kinda? Sans you better get him up and fast!! @_@
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(posted April 3rd)
DollTale Chapter 5
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Awkward~ XD Hopefully they work it out in the next chapter ;)
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(posted April 24th)
DollTale Chapter 5
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OH NO!! RED!!! DX You pushed him too far Sans!! (I deeply apologise for this bad joke >.>)
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(posted March 9th)
DollTale Chapter 5
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Yay! Red survived the close doggo encounter XD
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(posted February 20th)