bio_nerd (bio_nerd) wrote,
@ 2012-08-13 23:04:00

Fluff meme: Cooking is a science!
Cooking she could do, other people putting in all that effort and cooking for her? She couldn't do. Which was exactly why when Aleks proposed this dinner thing she'd already planned on coming early to help the moment she agreed.

Well, okay, she'd avoid having to cut any onions but she was still handy in the kitchen. Besides, regardless of what people said, cooking was a science. And she was a scientist.

"Hi. Now I know the fact I brought wine may be odd, considering I don't drink it, but I do own some. Fine, I use it only for cooking, but still. Classic guest-gift and it works with the whole cooking dinner thing you've got going," she rambles once he opens the door. Lena would admit to some slight nervousness. Not willingly, but still it had to count for something.

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	heytheredelilah 2012-08-26 10:27 pm UTC (link)
	"I love a good mystery." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	(Mun is a terribly forgetful person. Apologies) bio_nerd 2012-09-14 02:24 am UTC (link)
	"Can't let you solve it too quick. Ruins the fun." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: (I did the same to you earlier in the thread, all is good) heytheredelilah 2012-09-14 03:00 am UTC (link)
	"Very true, half the fun is in the effort, after all. But I feel I'm off to a reasonable start." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bio_nerd 2012-09-14 03:04 am UTC (link)
	"Very respectable progress Mr. Childress. Now if only you can maintain that pace..." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	heytheredelilah 2012-09-14 03:06 am UTC (link)
	"The food should be out of the oven soon. That may help or hurt my efforts, depending on if I included enough garlic in the stuffing." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bio_nerd 2012-09-14 03:08 am UTC (link)
	"I like to follow the doctor's orders: the more garlic the better." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	heytheredelilah 2012-09-14 03:17 am UTC (link)
	He can't help but waggle a brow a little. "That so? All the more reason to hurry towards my doctorates then." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bio_nerd 2012-09-14 03:20 am UTC (link)
	She chuckled a did a suggestive version of her signature cocked eyebrow back. "Ooh so I'll have to listen to a doctor other than myself. Sounds fun. What would Dr. Childress's orders be hmmm?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	heytheredelilah 2012-09-14 03:29 am UTC (link)
	The suggestive look encourages him enough to carry on being a little more flirty, anyway. That's... definitely an intriguing look on her. "I have a very simple health plan. It involves suitably engaging vacation time, Russian cuisine on a more regular basis, stimulating conversation and backrubs. As a place to start." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bio_nerd 2012-09-14 03:33 am UTC (link)
	"Simple and to the point. I normally detest following health plans but I seem to be doing quite well with this one. I've got all but the back rubs down. Personal best. I'm afraid, Doctor, that I've been skimping on the backrubs. How severe is their exclusion?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	heytheredelilah 2012-09-14 03:36 am UTC (link)
	"That could lead to terrible complications. Thankfully, that can be easily corrected, of course." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bio_nerd 2012-09-14 03:37 am UTC (link)
	"Oh my. They do say prevention is vital for most things. I'll have to correct this post haste." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	heytheredelilah 2012-09-14 03:41 am UTC (link)
	"If you haven't fled from my cooking by the time dinner is done, I'm told I'm fairly good at them." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bio_nerd 2012-09-14 03:44 am UTC (link)
	"Well I'll have to evaluate this personally. It needs to be determined if they are a statistically significant improvement over the average backrub. As for your cooking, it has enough garlic probably that you've gotten instant points." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	heytheredelilah 2012-09-14 03:50 am UTC (link)
	"Is that so? Now its my turn. What can I turn these points in for?" he asks, even as he moves to check on the stuffed chicken. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bio_nerd 2012-09-14 08:23 pm UTC (link)
	"My points system is a step above the rewards cards. Less point 'recycling'," she smirked. "I can offer the backrubs and cooking too but enough points gets you a 'get out of lab' free card. Which means I am obligated to go wherever you decide to take me. Minimal complaints." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	heytheredelilah 2012-09-17 05:21 am UTC (link)
	"Wherever I decide to take you? That leaves a lot of options open. Any preferences on the returns for the vacation packages?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bio_nerd 2012-09-17 06:05 am UTC (link)
	She blinks. "You don't do anything halfway do you?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

heytheredelilah
2012-09-17 06:17 am UTC (link)

He chuckles. "Pure speculation at this point. But in this business, we travel. Its part of the job. I don't have a permanent address off the carrier. I just have my car shipped wherever we're dropped. Figured I'd ask whether you're more the Tuscan Village, ski resort or tropical getaway type - so I can see if you're free next time I have an assignment somewhere interesting. Don't want to drag you out of the lab too often. Just make it fun when I do. Feel free not to read anything into it."

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	bio_nerd 2012-09-17 06:40 am UTC (link)
	"Well I have a permanent address on the books. I just..don't use it. As for those options...depends the season but I do all of them. Don't worry, I can ski and swim. Waterskiing is a different matter though." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	heytheredelilah 2012-09-17 06:49 am UTC (link)
	"Fair enough. do you prefer any of them though? But skipping water skiing - check. I'll come up with something else for seeing you in a swimsuit." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bio_nerd 2012-09-17 03:00 pm UTC (link)
	"Hey, I said I didn't know how to water ski. Not that I wouldn't," she chuckles. "It sounds like an adventure. But really, the preference is by the season is all. Though now that I know your not-so-secret motives I'll have to take them into account." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

heytheredelilah
2012-09-17 03:39 pm UTC (link)

He nods, then continues chatting while he starts pulling the chicken out of the oven, accompanied by an intense scent of baked spices - definitely including garlic.

"Not usually shy about my motives, its true. The whole agent combined with taking classes hasn't left a lot of time for slow and subtle - or even meeting a lot of people outside the life. But I like you, and I'd like to get to know you better. If I ever get moving too fast, let me know, ok? Happy to tone it down, especially over screwing something up."

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bio_nerd
2012-09-17 06:14 pm UTC (link)

She takes the opportunity to get a good whiff of garlic and savour it. Ah, nothing like garlic and chicken.

"I'll do my best. I'm not very good at talking about...that sort of stuff." No, because she hated talking about feelings that way like some air-headed teen. Which had been a problem in the past but she'd try to fix that a bit. "And same to you of course. I'd like to get to know you better. At least more than just from your medical records and tissue samples," she smiled.

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	heytheredelilah 2012-09-17 06:31 pm UTC (link)
	"That sort of stuff, huh?" He can't help but grin, just a little, as he starts serving up the chicken and salad. "I'm easy to get to know though. Not all that complicated." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)