Alex comes out of the gym at the smell of burning popcorn as well.

"Oh, come on, guys! We can't afford to buy /another/ microwave!" he complains. Which isn't true. They could afford to buy a lot of microwaves, but at the rate that Luke went through them, there would be a reckoning.

Eventually.

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"Thank you, I would like that. How are you?" she asked as she sat down in a nearby chair.

If the sudden commotion phased her, it didn't show. "It sounds like you forgot about popcorn again."

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“Damn it I knew I was forgetting something,” Luke said. He didn’t know how many times his dad had gone over this type of thing with the whole family. Which is probably why they ate takeout unless dad wanted to cook which was actually really good since he liked to get the good stuff from all over the world.

Luke then with an application of super speed and teleporting sent the popcorn and microwave out someplace far away getting rid of the evidence. Before appearing in the kitchen.

“What are you yelling at I didn’t do anything.”

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Donna raised an eyebrow at him. "Uh-huh.

Oh, and hey there, Arica."

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"Right. Because the place still doesn't smell like burnt popcorn, right?" Alex asks.

"Hey Princess Pufferfish. How are you?" Alex asks.

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"Hello, Donna." Arica settled with a disapproving look for Alex instead of protesting the nickname. "Hello, Alex."

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“I have no idea what you’re talking about,” Luke said, “The kitchen smells normal to me.

Besides I was in the living room watching History of the World Part 1. Ask Arica.”

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"I distinctly smell burnt popcorn."

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