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Community Center Class: Beyond Cup Noodle; Thursday Evening [11/11].

While Ignis's approach to this class these days was focused heavily on trying to consider what would prevent any raging kitchen fires and what might potentially allow him to not have to use the mop bucket ready and within reach, this week was a bit....inspired because he had earlier been helping Prompto prepare some snacks for his little "cat date" that evening. And while Prompto made for a much more competent (if somewhat distractable) student than the ones that gathered every Thursday evening in the community center, he hoped these would be simple enough that even they could manage something edible and enjoyable out of it.

"Out of all the convenience foods at our easy disposal," he began, "snacks are probably the most ubiquitous, and also possibly the most abused. I'm sure we've all been there," he actually had not, but he was trying to be relatable here, "when we crack open a bag of crisps with the intention of just having a few, and, before you know it, you've reached the bottom of it with nothing to show for it but crumbs, greasy fingers, and empty calories. The urge to snack does not have to lead to a handful of processed tidbits and regrets. Today, I will be teaching you three different easy and homemade snacking options that will curb those cravings in a much more satifying way. We have a light and sweet caramel kettle corn, we will...attempt a baked potato chip, and, somewhat...ambitiously," this was definitely where Ignis was making a concession to the idea that this class would always involve considerable clean-up, "a treat colloquially known as puppy chow.

"Let's begin."

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Like a legit snack.

Shane Gooseman

Tisarwat

Dwight Hendrickson

If the instructions on how to make these particular snacks seem to be given with a small undercurrent of resignation, well...you're not exactly wrong, but Ignis is perhaps using these recipes this week as a litmus test to see if they might be able to try getting back to actual meals and the original intention of this class next week...

Also, don't mind him as he puts additional emphasis on the fact that a popcorn popper and an air fryer are wonderful additions to the kitchen of anyone looking to cut costs and eat more whomesomely at home, though he does so with reluctance, because he does mildly fear what hell might be wrought from a popcorn maker in the homes of at least two of his students....

At this point, Ignis is prepared and ready for anything.

He hopes.

That includes being surprised by something he was not actually prepared and ready for, because if there was one thing that was consistent in this class...

Goose was in jeans and a top this week thanks to Doc sending over new clothes which felt rather weird because Doc didn’t do things by halves and even a basic top and jeans were expensive looking, especially for cooking class but at least his uniform wasn’t going to get wrecked this week.

Unfortunately just because he was actually decently dressed - it didn’t translate into new and improved cooking skills.

After the whole thing with the caramel the other week, Goose decided to try baking potato chips instead and it didn’t take long for smoke to start appearing in the oven.

“Uh oh,” Goose blinked at the smoke coming out of the oven.

Goose should clearly not be allowed near an oven at this point.

And yet, Ignis did still keep hoping...

What was it they said, about insanity? Repeating the same things and yet hoping that, this time, the results would be different...?

Still, Ignis took just a moment to sigh and think back on all the things that could have possibly have gone wrong in his life to lead him to this moment, before grabbing something to wave away the smoke before the smoke detectors got a whiff of it in the hopes that at least by now Goose would know to remove the scorched snacks from the oven before things got any worse.

"And what," he proposed, "do you think it was this week, Goose? Temperature or time? Surely, it can't be the new clothes..."

Ignis was a Fashion Guy^TM. Of course he had to mention it.

Goose tugged at his top awkwardly as he bent down to look at the oven and sheepishly turned the oven off from where he had most definitely had it turned up way to high and judging from the burnt remains of his fries he had also used to much oil.

“Uh that was the temperature …” he said, “I really thought they could have handled the extra heat,” he looked down at the remains of his attempt once he had removed them from the oven, “they were so small,”

Goose this was why you were banned from your captain’s kitchen after the incident with the cookies.

"I'm afraid," Ignis offered, "your logic is a little switched around there. Because they're so small, they're more succeptable to the heat, actually, and will be quicker to burn. Give it another try, and do try to keep in mind that cooking tempertures are not mere suggestions, but rather all part of a tried and true formula."

And Ignis was suddenly realizing what class on the schedule was Goose's and sincerely hoping his approach to engineering was much, much more precise than his approach to cooking...

The only thing that Goose was actually precise about was actually hitting targets he shot at funnily enough …everything else well…there was a reasonable chance if there was a fire or explosion Goose was responsible for it.

“Oh,” he blinked down at the remains, “that explains what happened with the cookies that one time,” and it turns out was his only time trying to bake with with Captain Foxx’s kids.

Dwight perked up a little when he realized what the other name for the Puppy Chow snack was. He had made those before. Once. Several years ago now. And as he sat there staring at the recipe he was starting to remember why.... Granted Lizzie had been helping with them back then... but Dwight did remember the kitchen getting quite messy by the end.

And this time proved to be no different ....

He finished with decent looking Puppy Chow snacks so that was good, but his work area was quite the mix of gooey chocolate, sticky peanut butter, and a healthy dusting of powdered sugar that had gotten all over the place.

"At least it's edible?" he offered to Ignis with a sheepish, apologetic grin.

"Well, yes," Ignis allowed, "that does seem to be the bar we're setting for ourselves in this class, doesn't it? Though, I daresay, any lack of development in our culinary arts will surely be made up for in our increased efficiency at cleaning..."

"Yeah... sorry about that. I'll go grab the bucket" Dwight said a bit sheepishly.

To the sheepishness, Ignis did offer a faint smile, and a nod, realizing with that response that he sometimes forgot that his humor was often a little too...dry to be appreciated by most. And, really, Dwight was easily the most competetent in this class, and he would surely hate to cause him to think that Ignis didn't actually appreciate that about him.

"The important thing," he said, "is that you at least learned something and enjoyed yourself, and, of course, that you feel the mess was well worth it in the long run, I suppose."

"Debateable," Tisarwat muttered, which she intended to be kept to herself, but she, with her eyes wide and trying to focus on the significantly less objectionable popcorn, couldn't help being deeply offended about nearly everything having to do with the puppy chow right now.

Dwight gave a shrug and looked down at the bowl in front of him. "It is what it is?" he offered, not sure what else to say. "Think it tastes pretty good myself..."

"I'm sure it tastes fine," Tisarwat allowed, shaking her head a little and realizing that she usually did much better about cloaking this particular disgust about Earth culture, but....she sent yet another (expected) withering glance toward Ignis, because she felt he really gave her no recourse here with today's theme, and she'd think, as Seivarden's roommate, he'd at least...!

So that withering look turned slightly apologetic as she looked back toward Dwight.

"My culture," she explained, "is a little..." Understatement, but she was trying to think of the nicest way to put this, "...finicky...when it comes to..." Her expression looked less-than-impressed, "finger foods."

Especially messy ones that one was apparently supposed to mix with their hands and have it apparently be a fun part of the process!

And you know what? That was all totally logical and understandable.

"Yeah I can understand that... these are not exactly the best choice for a mess-free snack. Though, I will let you in on a little secret," he said with a smirk. "I actually used a spoon for most of it. Sh-h-h-h don't tell Ignis!" Dwight said with a little wink.

"Oh, no," Tisarwat said, quirking an eyebrow, but the grin that went with it hopefully let him know that she appreciated the concession to civility, even if she wasn't sure she actually believed him. "We should tell him. For someone who seems to pride himself in being so proper, he should be made aware that ther eis a much better approach to all of this."

There was, however, another unfortunate look toward the counter, the mess, and the food that it had spawned, because no amount of spoons could change the method in which it was made, unfortunately.

And, yes, before you ask, he was expecting at least a few withering glances from Tisarwat over the prevelence of finger foods in today's lesson, but, well...

He had a big spoon for her, if it was that much of an issue.

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