Stuff for picnics

Tsaaq: ((This is beer >.>))
Alexithymiaa: (You're beer)
Tsaaq: ((How.))
Alexithymiaa: (Simply intoxicating.)
Tsaaq: ((Nice save.))
Alexithymiaa: (I pulled that out of my ass so quickly that Im actually impressed with myself.)
Alexithymiaa: -Adam pulled his truck into the parking lot of the park, turning into an empty spot and killing the engine. Reaching between them on the seat, he grabbed the cooler and climbed out of the truck, walking around to the back to let Lady out because you can't go to the park without the dog. He then proceeded to walk around to Hayley's side, setting the cooler down and pulling her door open for her, offering her a hand to help her down from the truck as Lady ran up alongside him.-
Tsaaq: Hayley stared out the window as they drove to the park. She smiled and took his hand as she hopped out of the truck. "Need any help with this stuff?" She asked as she looked at cooler then out at the grass in the darkness.
Alexithymiaa: "Nope, I got it." Once she was down from the truck, he leaned over to pick the cooler back up, hugging it to his torso and beginning to make his way from the parking lot out into the grass toward the little blanket he'd already set up earlier before he went home to pick up Hayley. Setting the cooler down on top of it, he leaned down and switched on the little electric lantern he'd brought before turning back to her to offer his hand again. "Would you like to sit?"-
Tsaaq: She sputtered her lips and followed behind him, an eyebrow raised as she jogged over to the banket. She smiled again and took his hand. She gave it a little squeeze. "Yeah. That sounds good." She said. "What's on the menu tonight?" She asked him with a playful look.
Alexithymiaa: -He took her hand and stepped onto the blanket, lowering himself to take a seat next to the cooler before letting go so he could begin to unload things. "Tonight in traditional picnic fashion we have..." He paused, setting a few containers out onto the blanket in front of them. "Pita chips with homemade hummus, chicken salad, pesto tortellini, and lemon bars for dessert."-
Tsaaq: "Yeah, that's definitely tradition picnic foods." She laughed a bit. She sat beside him and got nice and cozy as she looked at the containers. "And how exactly did you just make homemade hummus?" She started to snicker. "I feel like I should've brought something..."
Alexithymiaa: "Chickpeas and garlic." He spoke matter of factly even though Gabe totally had to tell him how to do it. "It's actually pretty easy. You kind of just mash them a lot." He started to uncover the containers to lay everything out so they could pick together, grabbing them a couple of forks and passing one to Hayley. "You didn't need to bring anything. I've got it all covered. Now would you like water or sweet tea?"-
Tsaaq: Hayley nodded her head. "Got it.' She said with a tilt of her head. She took her fork and bit her lip while she was thinking. "I guess sweet tea, so I can have enough blood sugar that I won't pass out." She said. "What's next? You'll be an expert on wordly foods like indian and thai?"
Alexithymiaa: -He reached into the cooler and pulled out two water bottles he'd filled with sweet tea, setting them down on the blanket. "I wouldn't consider myself an expert on any foods, really. I kind of just follow Gabe's instructions. And as far as I know, he doesn't cook Indian or Thai."-
Tsaaq: She pouted her lips as she took the bottle from him. Hayley looked over to Adam and tilted her head. "I don't ever cook for you... Or I haven't in a while." She said. "Too much gunk in my brain stopped me. But I can try now if you want?" She offered. "I just want to explore food I guess."
Alexithymiaa: "I'd like that." He said with a smile, grabbing the bag of pita chips to open them and set it down for everyone to enjoy. I'm hungry and it's a problem. "What kind of food would you like to cook?" He asked her, reaching into the bag for a chip so he could scoop some chicken salad with it.-
Tsaaq: "Uuuhhhh..." Hayley trailed off then shrugged her shoulders. She took a few chips and scooped some hummus. "I uh... I dont know." She muttered. "Something delicious that people will love?"
Alexithymiaa: "Well what's something that's your favorite?" He asked her, because this was how he asked Gabe for recipes on things. "For me, I like to cook chicken because I like chicken and I can easily tell when it's cooked all the way through. Beef is kind of hard for me because everyone likes it differently and I don't really know how to tell if I've cooked it enough without it being rubber."-
Tsaaq: She furrowed her eyebrows a moment. "I do like casseroles?" She said. "But they always seem complicated and my mom barely knew what she was doing when she used to make them... Chicken is good." Hayley continued to speak. "What would you want to eat?" She just shurgged as she looked over to him.
Alexithymiaa: "Casseroles are good. If you want to ask Gabe for help, I'm sure he'd be more than willing to help you. He gets kind of excited when he's asked for cooking help. It's like he gets to be the Superman of cooking." He let out a laugh, picking up his fork so he could stab some tortellini to push into his mouth. "I like chicken. And I like most breakfast foods."-
Tsaaq: Hayley snapped her fingers. "Oh! I know how to make pancakes!" She said quickly. "Even though pancakes aren't really our thing." Hayley shrugged. "I guess I could ask Gabe... Or we could practice together and that'll be like... A cheaper version of a date?" She began to shovel more hummus and chips into her mouth.
Alexithymiaa: "We could do that. Almost like experimenting with cooking and crossing our fingers it comes out good." He said with a laugh, reaching for more chips to dip into the chicken salad.-
Tsaaq: She began to smirk. "We can always just add some really good spice if it comes out bad... Then at least it'll taste good." Hayley said with her mouth full. "This came out good." She said, reaching to put her not food filled hands on his knee.
Alexithymiaa: "I don't really think that's how that works with cooking." He said with a laugh, moving his hand to cover hers on his knee. "I'm glad you're enjoying it. What's your favorite?"-
Tsaaq: "We could just make like really unhealthy stuff like in epic meal time?" She suggested then wiped her mouth with the back of her hand. "This italian stuff and the chicken salad." Hayley answered before grabbing the lemon bars and sniffing them.
Alexithymiaa: "The pesto?" He asked for clarification before dipping chips into the hummus. "I really like pesto. The only thing is the smell kind of stays with you for a little while, even if you brush your teeth."-
Tsaaq: Hayley turned to him and bit her lip as she glanced at his mouth and then leaned closer to him so she could sniff his lips. "Whatever, it's not that bad. Still handsome and kissable." Hayley shrugged and went on to eat a lemon bar.
Alexithymiaa: -He laughed, the color in his cheeks rising as he looked down at their little spread. "I'm glad you think so."-
Tsaaq: "Of course I think so. Don't assume any different." She said very calmly despite her mouth being full. "Dr. Ferguson asks about you. I don't know if you didn't want to see her anymore after the whole thing." She pouted a little.
Alexithymiaa: "It's not that. It just feels like your sessions turned into things about me, and I really didn't want that. I was supposed to be there to help support you, not take over your appointments." He said with a little sigh, putting his fork back into the cooler since he was done eating.-
Tsaaq: Hayley furrowed her brow as she watched him. "Maybe we can do some seperate therapy thing...?" She asked with a shrug. "I feel like maybe it could still be good." She gave him a forced but moreso worrisome smile.
Alexithymiaa: "I guess that could work. I just really don't want to interfere with any progress you might make with therapy, and it kind of felt like I was given recent events." He lifted his hand to sweep his fingers back through his hair, letting out a sigh.-
Tsaaq: "But I feel better. And I take my medicine now... And I watch my emotions and..." Hayley paused and shrugged her shoulders. "I mean. I get upset sometimes about the stuff that happened but it's not a painful, misery inducing thing like it was before." She said quietly. "And I feel like part of me was jealous because you were getting things out of therapy and I wasn't but now I feel like maybe it'd be good for us." She went to touch his hair after flashing him a smile.
Alexithymiaa: "Really?" He asked with a hopeful expression washing over his face, reaching over to take her hand in his. "That makes me really happy, Halo. Really happy. If you want to talk to Dr. Ferguson about me comign with you again, I'm okay with that." He gave her hand a little squeeze before reaching to begin coverig the containers of food, packing them back into the cooler.-
Tsaaq: She laughed a bit. "Yes really." She held his hand and smiled at him before going to help with packing things. "Then I'll talk to her about it." Hayley leaned over and pecked his cheek. "Come on Lady, it's time for us to go home." She said to doggo as she gave her pets.
Alexithymiaa: -Making sure everything was back in the cooler to bring home and eat tomorrow because WOOO LEFTOVERS, he pushed up to his feet and stepped off the blanket, holding the lantern out to her before folding up the blanket to toss over his shoulder. "Got everything?"-
Tsaaq: "Yeah, come on. Let's go." She said with a grin as she went to the truck so they could get back to OCH for sleeps.
Alexithymiaa: (Be excited that they get to eat leftovers!)
Tsaaq: ((I am.))
Alexithymiaa: -He followed her back to the truck with Lady in tow, helping the dog into the back of the truck and stowing everything back there, locking it up. He moved to the driver's seat to climb inside, starting the engine and pulling out. Hah.-
Tsaaq: ((NASTY.))
Alexithymiaa: (FUNNY.)