A mad tea party ((Open RP, River and A hand out food))

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Cooking magazines had become something of a hobby to River of late. A had mentioned not too long ago handing out a meal again in the Great Hall, and one of the magazines she'd purloined from the old stacks in the library had yielded a recipe for 'cucumber sandwiches' and entertaining to plan around the eating of said snacks. Since the sandwiches were rather easy to eat, and there were plenty cucumbers available for the using, she noted A to join her in the kitchen.

There, they made scores of cucumber sandwiches with butter, vegetable, and cheese spreads, all to be served with iced mint tea. A sign at the entrance to the Great Hall invited everyone to partake, with the exception of troublemakers and ne'er-do-wells.

_{((Your characters may live free of fear; the food is untainted by anything but being made with love.))}

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[i-am-an-hero.livejournal.com]

"The sandwiches are cucumber, and very tasty. There is cheese also, and you can sweeten the tea if you like?" Idle pleasantries, but it was a step.

[pre-l.livejournal.com]

L frowned, his face very serious. "I was unaware it was possible to drink tea without it being sweetened."

[i-am-an-hero.livejournal.com]

"Mint has a natural coolness," A explained. "This tea is made with several types of mint, and there is a sweet syrup you can stir in, so it will not just settle to the bottom like granulated sugar." A was aware that this was a weakness with iced tea.

[pre-l.livejournal.com]

L blinked again. "It seems I have yet to master humor," he said, his thumb going to the corner of his mouth.

[i-am-an-hero.livejournal.com]

"Perhaps you might master unsweetened tea," A teased solemnly. "It will be a momentous task."

[pre-l.livejournal.com]

"I think there are some tasks that are even beyond me," L replied. "Sugar is vital for brain function. Glucose most specifically, but the body easily converts sucrose into glucose." He nodded. This was very important.

[i-am-an-hero.livejournal.com]

"I will see to it that your diet does not lack for glucose as you learn the ways of unsweetened tea," A promised. "I will prepare special cakes for you to eat after drinking unsweetened tea."

[pre-l.livejournal.com]

L's expression became a distressed pout. "Is it...required?" he asked.

[i-am-an-hero.livejournal.com]

"It would be an acquisition of skill," A pointed out with a faint smile.

[pre-l.livejournal.com]

L made something of a face. "I am not sure that unsweetened tea drinking is a skill that will benefit," he said.

[i-am-an-hero.livejournal.com]

"An exercise in self-discipline?" A asked innocently. "Willpower over desires."

[pre-l.livejournal.com]

L frowned slightly. This conversation wasn't going in a way that would end up with him not drinking unsweetened tea. When all else failed, he recalled, there was a tactic left that was employed by the best of strategists. "Have you seen Matt?" he asked.

[i-am-an-hero.livejournal.com]

For all his naivete, A had been trained to be L's sucessor, and was not entirely blind to such tactics.

"Why? How does he take his tea?"

[pre-l.livejournal.com]

L frowned. "I think he prefers coffee. Have you seen him?" L asked again.

[i-am-an-hero.livejournal.com]

Instead of answering, A poured a glass of the mint tea and held it out, emphatically not adding sweetener.

[pre-l.livejournal.com]

L looked at the glass and then at the sugar on the table behind A and then at the glass. "He asked me to marry him," he said.

[i-am-an-hero.livejournal.com]

A blinked, but to his credit, did not drop the glass. "You would, you, you probably wouldn't have mentioned it if you'd said no," A said thoughtfully. "Or, or, not to me, I don't think. So it's a good thing, to be glad?"

[pre-l.livejournal.com]

L grinned a little, his thumb pressed to the corner of his mouth. "It is a good thing," he said, color touching his cheeks.

[i-am-an-hero.livejournal.com]

"Then I am glad," A said warmly. For L, that was a strong emotional reaction. "Matt is kind, and he, he cares about you. You will be very good to each other. It will be good to know that you are happy, and good to see your happiness."

[pre-l.livejournal.com]

"I am happy," L said, nodding. His smile became a little rueful. "He gave me a RingPop."

[i-am-an-hero.livejournal.com]

"Ring... pop?" A was a little behind on novelty candy jewelry, and the term was unfamiliar.

[pre-l.livejournal.com]

"A plastic ring with a sucker as the gem. It was strawberry flavored." Which, clearly made it superior to other rings.

[i-am-an-hero.livejournal.com]

"A perfect ring for you, then," A said with a grin. "But wouldn't it be nice to have something that would last?"

[pre-l.livejournal.com]

"I like the ring," L said, something close to a pout on his face.

[i-am-an-hero.livejournal.com]

"It is a wonderful ring for you," A agreed. "I hope Matt has a vast supply of them."

Because it would be cruel to give L a candy ring and expect him not to eat it.