Noah: not a baker or a candlestick maker

Alexithymiaa: -Noah was standing in the kitchen trying to get a handle on the boxed mix of funfetti cupcakes he'd gotten. He'd never baked anything in his life, but he really wanted warm cupcakes, so here he was. Trying his best to follow the directions on the back of the box, he dumped the bag of mix into the bowl he had and then reached for the carton of eggs, cracking a couple in and definitely getting some shell in there. "Shit..." He said under his breath, fishing the pieces out with his fingers.-
Covet: Tae had been in her room working on homework and playing dress up a little bit before she made her way out to the kitchen to find herself something to snack on to take back to her room. Her intent might have been to torture Noah just a little bit with some TnA that he wasn't getting atm. She came out, the music she'd been playing getting louder as she walked to the kitchen still humming along to it. She saw Noah in the kitchen doing something, but didn't so much as really give him any sort of hello.
Alexithymiaa: -Flicking the tiny bits of eggshell across the room, he wiped his hands on his pants and turned to look at Tae on her way out dressed like sex. He'd nearly choked on his own tongue when he saw her, turning away quickly to mix his eggs in with the dry mix, grabbing for the box again while he coughed, trying to regain his composure.-
Covet: When she got into the kitchen she felt something sticking on the bottom of her foot, and lifted it up to see, holding onto the fridge for support. She saw the eggshell and sighed. "You're always making such a mess." Tae mumbled as she walked over to the sink to put the shell down the drain and wash her fingers off as well as the bottom of her sock warmer things, with a damp cloth.
Alexithymiaa: "Am not. And it's not my fault they make this so fucking complicated." He shot back, frustrated that he was struggling with boxed mix. Picking up the bowl, he walked to the sink, sticking it under the faucet and turning it on for a couple of seconds before turning it off. "Think that's a cup of water?"-
Covet: "Just think, some people do that from scratch even." She said to him then watched him as she just shook her head, "Sure, you know we have measuring cups around here somewhere. Or that glass thingy one? What are you making anyways?"
Alexithymiaa: "What do I need measuring cups for? It's just water. It's not like it's sugar or anything." He said with a shrug, accepting the amoutn of water already added as the right amount and setting the bowl back down on the counter. "Cupcakes. I want a snack."-
Covet: "Because baking is a science...and to make what you want you have to have the perfect measurement of everything. Too much water they're going to be too runny, and not enough and they will be too dry." Tae said almost shocked because she was always astonished as to his lack of adulting abilities.
Alexithymiaa: "Well it seems fine." Reading the box again, he noted that he needed oil and turned to open the cabinet, staring at the bottle of olive oil and the bottle of vegetable oil. "Does this matter?"-
Covet: "What does it say on the box?" Tae asked him "Usually it's vegetable oil. you cook with olive oil, you bake with vegetable oil." She said crossing her arms as she leaned against the counter to watch him. "And yes the measurements to matter on that too."
Alexithymiaa: "It just says three forths of a cup of oil. It doesn't say what kind of oil. How am I supposed to know which one is for baking?" He asked, grabbing for the vegetable oil and setting it down on the counter. "I don't know where the measuring cups are..."-
Covet: "How about you try looking for them before you say you don't know." Tae said shaking her head, and rolling her eyes. "I'm honestly a little surprised your parents aren't more concerned about you out here...Do you have the oven preheated already?"
Alexithymiaa: "No.... I was going to do that afterwards...." He lied because he'd read it on the box and then just proceeded to not actually do it. He started to pull open drawers one at a time in search of the measuring cups, slowly making his way from one side of the kitchen to the other. "They know I'm still alive."-
Covet: "Yeah, but for all they know you've left the oven on before you left for class." Tae said then walked over to the oven to turn it on to the right temperature. "You're welcome."
Alexithymiaa: "They wouldn't think I would do that because they don't think I'd ever use the oven." He retorted with a grin, turning to look at her as she set the oven for him. "Yeah... thanks. Do you like... bake a lot or something?"-
Covet: "No not really, but it's not really that hard to follow the instructions. They're pretty basic. My cooking skills are pretty basic. But better than my mom's." Tae said then shook her head. "Of course they don't... good to know you are succeeding their expectations here."
Alexithymiaa: (Lisa has negative cooking skills.)
Alexithymiaa: "I don't know, I've never done this before." Grabbing for the measuring cups in the drawer he just opened, he poured the oil into a dry measuring cup, trying not to spill it over the top since this was an ineffective tool for what he was doing, but he didn't know any better. Pouring it into his mixture, he tossed the cup into the sink and just started to whip the ingredients together. "Okay, where's the pan?"-
Covet: "Probably in the drawer under the overn. But you need to make sure you grease it with either some butter or spray stuff or they will stick, I don't think we have the cupcake papers, unless you got them."
Covet: Oven*
Alexithymiaa: "Uhhh.... no? I thought you just poured them in the thing and that was it." He leaned down to pull the muffin tin out from the drawer beneath the stove, setting it down and staring at it. "Okay... spray. Like what kind of spray?"-
Covet: "You might want to really start looking into the following directions thing if you plan on being a bartender... because that all requires certain steps to be followed, in order with the right measurements." Tae said. "There is probably some cooking spray in one of the cupboards by the stove. Youv'e probably seen your mom use it before."
Alexithymiaa: "I never really paid attention to her when she was cooking." He said as he started searching around for the spray. "I know how to make drinks, stop it."-
Covet: "Do you know how to make drinks, without breaking the bar? They really don't like if you over pour, because you're wasting them money." Tae said. "You should watch some you tube cooking tutorials next time...They might be just about your speed."
Alexithymiaa: "Didnt exactly think I needed to considering the instructions came on the back of the box." He was a little better that she seemed to know so much more about this than him. He hated feeling stupid. "You measure with a plastic shot glass. I'm not an idiot."-
Covet: "Not for all drinks." She said shaking her head. "There's a lot of tools bartenders need to know how to use." Tae laughed, "The instructions on the back of the box only help if you follow them though."
Alexithymiaa: -Grabbing the can of cooking spray, he started to coat the entire pan, giving it a thick covering before picking up the bowl and starting to pour batter into each cup. "Okay well..... shut up." He retorted, scraping the bowl with the spoon. "I said I would practice."-
Covet: "No need to get all rude about it. It's not like it's rocket surgery."
Covet: Tae told him with a smirk as he told her to shut up.*
Alexithymiaa: "Rocket surgery? Last time I checked you don't perform surgery on a rocket. Rocket science or brain surgery, but not both. So hah, you're the stupid one." Even though she never said he was stupid, he felt like she'd called him stupid. Opening the oven, he pushed the pan in, closing the door and leaning over the timer to set it for twenty minutes.-
Covet: "I know... that's the whole point. It's called Sarcasm. It's like an orgasm, but sarcastic." She said, "You don't have to be a dick about it because you don't get it. Good luck with those cupcakes. Hope they turn out like you want them to." Tae said. "Don't burn them or forget about them." She started to make her way out of the kitchen. "If they turn out let me know, maybe I'll try one."
Alexithymiaa: (Dont try one, theres definitely egg shells in them.)
Alexithymiaa: "Yeah well.... you don't get MY sarcasm." He called after her before taking a seat down in front of the oven, staring into the little window to watch and wait for them to be done.-