Student Kitchen - Baking Cookies

by **Haley Crusek** » Fri Dec 26, 2014 6:29 pm

The smell of chocolate chip cookies was wafting from the student kitchen, and inside, it looked like a scene out of The Sorcerer's Apprentice at the moment, with a wad of animated wet paper towels apparently cleaning up a glop of what looked like cookie dough from the ceiling, a bowl cleaning itself in the sink, and spoonfuls of cookie dough being unsteadily dropped onto a cookie sheet, as if the spoon was being wielded by someone with tremors.

In the center of the chaos a tiny girl stood next to the sink, drying another bowl with a towel, seemingly in deep concentration.

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by **Jennifer Newgate** » Fri Dec 26, 2014 6:37 pm

Jennifer walks past the room, stops when she sees the scene unfolding and walks in to grab the spoon out of the air and stuffing it into her mouth.

by **Haley Crusek** » Fri Dec 26, 2014 6:42 pm

"Ugh. Jen, if you wanted some you could have ju--FUCK!"

Haley's concentration apparently couldn't handle scolding Jen and maintaining everything else, so everything went crashing to the floor. The glass mixing bowl shattered in the sink noisily, and the dough-covered wet paper towels fell directly towards Jen.

by **Jennifer Newgate** » Fri Dec 26, 2014 7:11 pm

"Gah!" is all she manages in reaction to everything clattering down around her. And then a dough and water soaked wad of paper falls onto her head, making her shake her head vigorously to dislodge it.

by **Haley Crusek** » Fri Dec 26, 2014 7:53 pm

"Ugh. Seriously?"

by **Jennifer Newgate** » Fri Dec 26, 2014 8:46 pm

"Don't blame me for this." she says, brushing hair out of her face.

by **Haley Crusek** » Fri Dec 26, 2014 9:26 pm

"Ugh. Just. Fucking..."

Calm...just relax...be reasonable...

"It's fine. You just distracted me, and I was probably trying too hard anyway...could you maybe like...ask before you just reach in and eat? Making these for a friend."

by **Jennifer Newgate** » Fri Dec 26, 2014 10:41 pm

"Message received." she says, licking the spoon clean before dropping it in the sink. "Who you making cookies for?"

by **Haley Crusek** » Sat Dec 27, 2014 3:28 am

"Professor Sackville. I made some for Ryan the other day, so I figure should make some for all my favorite teachers."

She let out a brief snort of laughter, "probably sound like a total nerd,"

by **Jennifer Newgate** » Sat Dec 27, 2014 1:08 pm

"Glad to see some introspective. Because that is super lame." she agrees.

by **Haley Crusek** » Sat Dec 27, 2014 1:12 pm

"He's really cool when you actually get to know him," she said a bit defensively.

"I dunno. Maybe I'm biased. We had to spend a lot of time together last year--a bunch of people got their minds and bodies swapped around because of some magic stuff. Did you know magic is like, real?"

by **Jennifer Newgate** » Sat Dec 27, 2014 1:39 pm

"No shit." she says, brushing her hair out of her face again. It seemed to have gotten the tendency to go a little wild and floofy lately. "So you had to run around in a creepy old dude's body? That's freaky."

by **Haley Crusek** » Sat Dec 27, 2014 1:50 pm

"Yeah. It was...weird. Dude's super in shape though. He could be in one of those Calvin Klein underwear ads if he didn't dress like it was 1970."

by **Jennifer Newgate** » Sat Dec 27, 2014 5:34 pm

"Oh man, you got the hots for that, don't you."

by **Haley Crusek** » Sat Dec 27, 2014 7:07 pm

"Nah, that's like super weird, he's like. Way old. Still, he's a cool guy and I'd call him a friend for sure."

by **Jennifer Newgate** » Sat Dec 27, 2014 9:07 pm

"When you were him did you check out the goods?" she asks and focuses her thoughts on Haley's to see if she's lieing.

by **Haley Crusek** » Sat Dec 27, 2014 9:17 pm

"Well. Kinda had to if I wanted to shower or go to the bathroom in an entire week."

Jennifer would find Haley had pretty decent mental defenses when she wanted to. There was a sound of a gunshot and a bullet striking the ground several feet in front of Jen's avatar. Standing and holding two pistols was a much taller, older-looking Haley, looking like something out of a steampunk-western, aiming two guns at Jen's avatar's feet.

Haley's avatar shook her head.

"Rude." Haley chided, frowning in the physical world

by **Jennifer Newgate** » Sat Dec 27, 2014 9:53 pm

Jennifer's avatar looked even more disheveled than her regular self. Especially her hair is all over the place and she looks like she just came from spending a week sleeping on the forest floor. She looks wild and barely even flinches at the shot. Her mental (and real) nose twitch faintly and she sniffs.

"Looks like you got something to hide to me. Embarrassed about baby's first crush on an older guy?"

by **Haley Crusek** » Sun Dec 28, 2014 12:02 am

"What the hell is your deal? Do you not get that people don't like people like you and I listening to all their thoughts?" Haley asked, exasperated, (and conveniently dodging the accusation).

Haley's avatar chambers two more rounds into her revolvers, aiming higher. "No trespassing."

by **Jennifer Newgate** » Sun Dec 28, 2014 12:05 am

Jennifer's not pressing the matter, at least not telepathically.

"Oh I do. I also see that everyone is being taught how to use their powers and we're being told not to. Doesn't exactly seem fair, does it."

by **Haley Crusek** » Sun Dec 28, 2014 12:32 am

"I actually don't think you pay attention if that's what you're getting out of power control."

by **Jennifer Newgate** » Sun Dec 28, 2014 12:37 am

She snorts a derisive laugh. "Oh yeah please, enlighten me with your wisdom. When's the last time you used your telepathy instead of your telekinesis in class?"

by **Haley Crusek** » Sun Dec 28, 2014 12:40 am

"In class, not much, but I've had like three separate private tutors here. Maybe I should just play by your rules, barge my way into YOUR head see what fun shit I can find?"

"Also why the fuck does your avatar look like a hobo?"

by **Jennifer Newgate** » Sun Dec 28, 2014 12:48 am

"Be my guest, but don't come crying to me when you get shived in the gut by the 'hobo'." she snarls.

by **Haley Crusek** » Sun Dec 28, 2014 12:57 am

"If you're so protective of your secrets why do you give so few shits about anyone else's?"

Haley's avatar kept both guns trained on Jen, taking several steps forward.

by **Jennifer Newgate** » Sun Dec 28, 2014 1:06 am

"You want a secret? Here, have one."

Jennifer's avatar reaches into her baggy sleeve and pulls out a vaguely rusty kitchen knife. She flicks it so it twirls a couple of times in the air before the blade embeds itself in the ground in front of Haley. It's less a threat and more of an invitation for Haley to dare pick up the 'memory'. Whether Haley can tell or not, Jennifer has zero influence on the metaphorical shape this is taking.

by **Haley Crusek** » Sun Dec 28, 2014 1:11 am

Haley's avatar holstered one gun, keeping the other trained on Jen. She gingerly kneeled down, keeping an eye on Jen under the brim of her Stetson as she grabbed the handle of the knife and pulled it out of the ground.

by **Jennifer Newgate** » Sun Dec 28, 2014 1:25 am

And she'd immediately find herself standing in a strange kitchen, two adults who she'd immediately recognize as her parents sanding in front of her despite the fact that they didn't look anything like Haley's parents. This was Jennifer's memory and it colored the perception of everything and brought with it it's own emotional tint. A strange house that still felt like home. Or at least briefly, until the two adults start talking inside her head.

How could you do this to us? Freak. This certainly isn't from my side of the family. What happened to my daughter? I can't trust this person. Monster. What if she tries to hurt us next? She's just staring. Say something! Defend yourself! I don't know what to do! She's one of them. What if the neighbors find out. Get out of my head! Go away! We can't help you! You're broken!

Very little is actually said and what little conversation there is sounds hollow and full of lies in the light of the emotions coming from them. Fear, rejection, disappointment, anger, barely restrained violence. Flickers of thoughts of her father lashing out play through her head next to the way her mother sees her, dark and sullen eyes that lack passion and almost glow with ill intent.

by **Haley Crusek** » Sun Dec 28, 2014 1:33 am

Haley was caught a bit off guard, and let out a gasp, tears welling up in her eyes, much to her chagrin.

"I...That sucks. I'm sorry, but..."

Haley wiped her eyes with the back of her hand.

Haley's avatar dropped the knife, taking a step or two backwards with her gun still trained on Jen.

"...but lots of people here had fucked up shit happen like that, and none of them do the kind of shit you do."

by **Jennifer Newgate** » Sun Dec 28, 2014 1:44 am

"I don't want your fucking pity. You asked for a secret, you got one. I don't need to justify myself to you!" she snarls.

by **Haley Crusek** » Sun Dec 28, 2014 1:47 am

"So you were a bitch before life shit on you. You probably deserved it then," Haley spat.

Her avatar kept backing up, one gun still trained on Jen, her other hand looking ready to quick-draw from her holster.

by **Jennifer Newgate** » Sun Dec 28, 2014 1:51 am

That's when Jennifer lashed out and slugged her right in the jaw.

by **Haley Crusek** » Sun Dec 28, 2014 2:04 am

Haley's avatar fired a wild shot with her already-drawn gun that probably would do little more than graze Jen's avatar's arm. Her avatar tripped over something and fell to the ground, her gun clattering away.

Meanwhile in the real world, the punch dropped Haley to the floor, shattering the glass mixing bowl she had been drying as she and bowl alike hit the tile floor. "You fucking whore!" she screeched as blood started to dribble from her arm where she'd landed on some bits of the bowl.

Haley tried to sweep Jen's legs out from under her, but her vision was blurry, either from the punch or tears, she wasn't sure which.

by **Jennifer Newgate** » Sun Dec 28, 2014 2:15 am

Jennifer stumbles away from Haley, reeling from a mental stagger she can't really place. "You're the one who always blows up on me! You're so fucking insecure that you take everything as a personal affront! Oh no, someone doesn't agree with my oh-so-wise musings on telepathy, oh no I might like a boy who is fucking drawing on my thigh, better take it out on Jennifer for pointing out the obvious! Oh no, I might have a crush on an older guy, better call someone a whore before I have to admit it to myself! Oh no, I tried to do a million things at once and fucked up, better blame Jennifer for touching a spoon! Grow the fuck up!" she yells, throwing a bowl and only at the last second catching herself and hurling it at the wall instead of Haley.

by **Haley Crusek** » Sun Dec 28, 2014 2:29 am

Haley's vision started to clear in time to see the bowl flying towards the wall, and she hastily grabbed it in mid-air before it hit the wall and sent more glass flying everywhere. She gently set it down and then pulled herself upright with her TK to avoid pushing off on any more glass scattered on the floor. "i blow up because I worked my ass off for the past fucking year to stop doing what you don't give a shit about not doing--respecting people's fucking privacy! I hid my telepathy from everyone for months because I was fucking terrified everyone would hate me, and you're proving every bad thing everyone's ever said about telepaths all over again."

Haley's arm was covered in blood, though it looked far worse than the injury actually was. She glared at Jen, the doors of most of the cabinets literally vibrating from waves of TK coming off of Haley.

"I hope you poke around in the wrong mind and get taught a fucking lesson someday."

by **Jennifer Newgate** » Sun Dec 28, 2014 2:36 am

"I don't need to read your mind for any of this shit! You're the one who stomped into my head uninvited to give me some sage advice day fucking one. You don't know me and you don't even have more experience with this than me but ooh boy, you sure act like you do! What now? You gonna blow up the kitchen now because you've got such a great handle on things?" she growls, kind of hunching over and her fingernails slowly growing thicker.

by **Haley Crusek** » Sun Dec 28, 2014 2:41 am

"I said one thing to you at orientation and I didn't look around while I was there. And you took my private conversation with Kay on the plane and made it fucking public! That's the kind of shit I'm talking about!"

by **Jennifer Newgate** » Sun Dec 28, 2014 2:49 am

"You're the one who decided to sling insults out in the open. At me, mind, not the daughter of the head-mistress who was listening to that as well."

by **Haley Crusek** » Sun Dec 28, 2014 2:53 am

The smell of burning cookies began wafting through the kitchen.

"This is definitely all your fault bitch," she said gesturing around the room at the mess. "I don't especially like that anyone was listening to that, but at least Miranda has the good god damn sense not to tell everyone about it."

Haley didn't seem to notice any change in Jen's posture or nails.

by **Jennifer Newgate** » Sun Dec 28, 2014 3:02 am

"I never said a damn thing! Fuck off!" Her hair seems to be getting significantly out of shape now and when she finally notices the snarling in the back of her head she turns around and bolts out of the room.

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