You are not amused...?

[mistaken_for_monster]

[1]
[Well with Christmas coming its going to look like Volya's got plenty of time off from school. He's going to have a chance to hang around with the Student's Comparative Defensive Theology Study Group outside of a schooltime environment and possibly have some fun. Yet when he comes back from classes he seems a little disbelieving before he walks up to you.]

I know you're probably busy but... could you help me and my friends out? The Home Ecc. Teacher and the Baking Club dragged us into the School's Christmas Time Competitive Bake Sale since the people who usually help them went off early for the holidays...

[He shuffles anxiously in place.]

[2] [The Bake Sale] [Mingle Post...?]
[Well things went smoothly at Volya's school. The bake sale proceeded as planned. Food was sold, a good time to be had by all. Cheerful faces of parent, teacher and child. Buuuut... all good things have to come to an end. As the event came to a close and even after the food that was set aside for donation was sent off... there was still quite a lot left over... which led to...]

"FOOOOOD FIIIIIIIIIGHT!!!!!"

[Within moments all sorts of pastries were flying across the air. Nobody is sure who threw the first cake/pie/what have you. But all that can me acknowledged is the complete and utter chaos the schoolyard had become. Not even the teachers or even the principal were spared from the baked warfare happening right now! And it certainly goes without saying that the volunteers and idling visitors would be drawn in as well.]

[ARE YOU READY FOR BAKED WARFARE?]

[3]
[Covered with powdered sugar, jams, chocolate and who knows what other confections Volya slowly dragged himself through Sakihama in a trail of exhaustion. He then took a moment to look up at Interitus who was trying to get his attention.]

What.

[Volya rubs his eyes. Slowly.]

Does.... does anyone else see this...?

[Interitus was sitting happily in the hangar, wrapped in tinsel and having all sorts of ornaments and candy canes hanging off of her. Somehow pasted on her snout was a shiny golden star usually saved for the top of a christmas tree.]

"Thhbthhhhht!"

[Comment on this insanity before you?]

Comments

[star_of_sad]

It sounds like your friends are taking this really seriously.

Maybe even a bit too seriously?

[mistaken_for_monster]

Maybe... but I don't want to let them down though. They really looked like taking part was going to mean a lot to them.

[star_of_sad]

It should be fun, right? There's no need to worry about it too much, and I'm pretty sure a lot of people will love to help you. For example there's...

[A flashback to Kei's cooking.]

Umm. Let's try my hand out at making sweets, okay?

[mistaken_for_monster]

Maybe we can learn together? I know that Uncle would've be happy I finally learned to do something we both had trouble with.

[Volya had a small wistful smile, yes he still missed his Uncle... but he had to move on some time right? Besides he was sure the man would have been proud of him finally overcoming the hurdle that had tormented them during his life back in Russia. Cooking.]

[star_of_sad]

Alright. Let's try something simple first, like a mug cake. They should be easy to make, and I can taste-test to make sure they are good, too!

[mistaken_for_monster]

Mug Cake? What's mug cake?

[Volya looked a little confused. He does not comprehend the idea of what a mug cake is.]

[star_of_sad]

It's a cake you can bake in a mug, just put cake mix in it and put it in an oven, or even a microwave.

The mix is made from, umm, batter and...

[This is getting complicated, and Setsuko doesn't remember too well herself.]

[mistaken_for_monster]

... Should we check the internet?

[Thank whatever deity is currently taking care of everything that the Internet is still around. If it was some kind of post apocalyptic wasteland surely things would be terrible!]

[star_of_sad]

Ah, yes, good idea.

In fact, do you remember the Chimera? Mr Lowen told me, apparently they are responsible for maintaining parts of the network themselves.

Not the parts with cakes though, I don't think.