Sick of Takeout

birdman | Valentine 02/25/2019
"Fine, I'll say it," said Valentine, the next day. Everyone had taken one hell of a day off (aside from training, which- though he didn't particularly enjoy- had become a good routine), and a good portion of the team had found themselves lounging in the living room. "I never thought it'd come to this, you guys, but I'm fuckin' sick of takeout food." he sat up straight in his armchair. "I don't think I even know where the fridge is in here, but I wanna make some real goddamn food." he announced, turning toward the couch. "We have groceries in there?"

February 26, 2019

sephet 02/26/2019
“Um.” If she was being entirely honest Lilah didn’t really know why she’d come to HQ today. It just felt like she’d left things unfinished the night before. And if she’d stayed at home and dwelled on it she would have ended up spiralling, so it was a preventative measure to surround herself with people. A quest for food seemed like a good enough excuse to stop thinking about how poorly she’d been doing with the group lately. It could be a chance to do something for someone and that was always a mood boost. “Let’s see.” She headed to the kitchen and poked through the fridge and cupboards, they weren’t bare necessarily but it seemed a dieting vegetarian kept sparse ingredients stocked. It wasn’t that she didn’t know how to make health-conscious meals, she made them for herself all the time, but when serving someone else she’d always been taught to make things hardy. “Some things… we could do a grocery run and put something together if you’d like?”

Chew I Venus I Cole I Dee Dee 02/26/2019
Venus had gradually begun to get more and more comfortable around the other heroes to the point where she found herself lying on one of the couches with a sheet mask on her face thumbing through a glossy like it was her very own living room. She could hear Val and Lilah talk in the background, discussing food, and quite frankly the thought of lunch made mouth water. As if on cue the alarm on her phone rang and she shut it off, putting the magazine down and rising from the couch to head to the kitchen. As she walked she peeled off the unpleasantly slimy layer of Fresh Detoxing Cucumber with a grimace and held it pinched between her thumb and forefinger. "Did you bring your car?" Venus asked Lilah as she stepped on the pedal of the garbage can to open it and toss in the used mask "can I come?" She turned to the microwave, the nearest reflective surface, and leaned into it to rub the excess formula into her skin and inspect for sings of improvement. Maybe her skin did look bouncier... maybe.

Jax (token white guy) 02/26/2019
"If we need to I know Martins grocer is having a sale." Eli piped up as he slowly sat up on the couch. He hadn't actually left the house over night having accidently fell asleep on the couch and then decided just to stay for training. A quick shower and the spare clothing he kept in his truck did make him feel a bit more presentable but the ache in his back from sleeping at a weird angle caused him to groan as he pulled himself out of the chair and walked over to the kitchen.

He looked over at the pile of plates, bottles and pizza boxes that had built up on the bench from last night, and judging by the amount probably a few nights before. He picked a plastic bin bag and started picking up the discarded bottles, tipping the half full ones into the sink before disposing of the rubbish. He side stepped Venus and scooped up a pile of empty pizza boxes before shuffling over towards the bins.

birdman | Valentine 02/26/2019
"Well," Val decided, "We oughtta make a feast, then, eh? I've only got a few recipes in the ole' noggin, would anyone be opposed to corn and chilli soup?" he tried, already having found a kitchen counter to sit on. His braid was a bit of a mess, having slept on it the night before, but he refused to take the damn thing out around all these folks.

"Or just... actual Chilli would be good too, along with a big batch of frybread. I've got nana's recipe in there somewhere, it's super simple." he suggested with a shrug, excited to get cooking again. He fancied himself an alright cook, as surprising as the notion was to others.

sephet 02/26/2019
“Yeah, my car’s here. If you give me a second to clear it out we can head to Martins.” She nodded to Eli for the suggestion. She grabbed her coat, purse and keys and dug a bag to clar out her car. “I only know how to make very boring chili, so I’d be very happy to lean on you and your recipes to whip up something great.” She grinned broadly at the idea of it. “We should make some vegetarian too, I think we can wiggle that with two pots going, huh? I mean if we’re using Andy’s kitchen…” she mumbled thoughtfully, half to herself as she stepped out and to her car. She shoved takeout coffee cups and other collected garbage into the bag and carried it over to where the rest of the household’s garbage was being kept. “Okay. All clear.” She gave a little embarrassed laugh as she poked back into the house.

Chew I Venus I Cole I Dee Dee 02/26/2019
Venus turned around to find Eli picking up all the trash and collecting it into bags. "It's starting to feel like a frat house in here" he complained, but didn't move to help gather the mess and instead fanned her face to help it dry faster. As much as Chili sounded like a nice warm hearty option for winter the thought of all the calories that went into it gained her instant disapproval, so Venus jumped at the idea of a vegetarian option. "Yes, vegetarian. Andy needs to eat too" he agreed, sing the leader as he scapegoat "and gluten-free, you know, 'cause bloating."

While the cleaning continued she stepped out of the kitchen and gathered her soft faux fur fuzzy coat and handbag. Her hair was still damp from the shower she'd taken after training so she left it down even though the frigid air outside was sure to make her shiver. Venus hung out by the door while the other gathered themselves and pulled out her phone to look up some vegetarian gluten-free recipes. They all sounded complicated but she trusted as long as Eli and Lilah were involved they could pull it off. "What about, like, curry... or like a baked tofu?" She proposed, fishing to see if someone would claim to know how to cook either of them because she sure as hell didn't.

Jax (token white guy) 02/26/2019
"Yay for tofu." Eli said absent mindedly as he broke up the pizza boxes and pushed them down into the recycling bin that was getting a little too full from all the takeout boxes. The whole house was in a state of mess that was slowely building and Eli was tempted to skip the shopping trip and clean while the others were out. He decided against it considering that this would be the first non-mission outing he had gone on with them since the date night, which itself was mandatory. He did want to catch up with Valentine at some point to go over yesterdays events. He needed to know if they could have done more for the victims of the fire. Everyone seemed to be coping as well as could be expected after the various missions, except maybe for Leo. Eli didn't know what he should do about Leo or if he should even try. Lilah seemed her usual self and Venus was... being Venus. Out of the group she was the one he knew the least despite them sharing the hospital mission, a mission in which he had given her a set of clothes to cover herself in, a set of clothes he had yet to get back from her now that he thought about it. Though why Venus would keep a set of mens clothes at least twice her size was beyond him.

When Lilah Returned Eli walked over to the couch and picked up his jacket from the couch and held out his arm to Val in case he needed a guide to the door. "Well lets get going."

birdman | Valentine 02/26/2019
"There ain't nothin' gluten-y about chilli," he cackled, feeling Eli's arm on his as he shrugged on a coat and toque, as well as a pair of sunglasses. "Unless you, yknow, straight up dip frybread in it. But shit, what, just don't put meat in chilli an' you're golden- my gram always made it with carrots and turnips and mushrooms as a base, its way yummier that way anyway." he stumbled just a bit on their way out the door, still holding onto Eli.

"If its alright with you guys, could I call shotgun?"

sephet 02/26/2019
“You’re celiac? Yeah, chilli should be safe for that, and honestly Valentine that recipe sounds really good, I don’t know if we have to make a meat option if we can pack in enough flavour? I don’t know how to make tofu appealing… I mean I know it’s a thing people do on the regular I’m just… not experienced in it.” She unlocked the car and held the passenger door open for Valentine. “Passenger seat is all yours.”

“Sorry the back has a few dog things, Gert sits back there when we go on car rides, but it shouldn’t get in the way too much?” She had shoved the blanket and a couple toys onto the car floor, but one of the seat belt buckles was still attached to a doggy seat belt.

Chew I Venus I Cole I Dee Dee 02/26/2019
"A what? Oh, no I'm just regular white" Venus corrected, confidently mixing up 'celiac' with 'celtic'. She followed the other heroes to the car while still thumbing through her phone to look up the nutrition facts on vegetarian chilli and debating whether she should still push to have tofu on the menu. By the sound of it Eli could whip it up. Venus looked up from her phone screen to open the door on the passenger's side and hop in, but paused when she spotted the state of affairs: dog toys, dog blankets, and dog hair. Her jaw tensed at the thought of what her black jeans would look like after the ride. She reached down and discreetly tried to brush off the seat with her hand to no avail, so in the end it came down to slipping out of her coat and laying it down before taking her seat and closing the door. A dog toy squeaked under her boot as she got comfortable and startled her into jolting in her seat "ooh! Jesus." Venus leaned back and patted the seat trying to find the seatbelt, under her coat, but instead found a contraption attached to her buckle. She looked at it with knit eyebrows and fumbled to untangle whatever it was, growing more confused by the second "what is- eh?" (edited)

Jax (token white guy) 02/26/2019
Eli lead Val to he passenger side seat and opened the door for him. He still wasn't exactly sure how much the precognition helped him with navigating around but figured he would just clear the way for him as much as possible. He stopped when he heard Venus reply to Lilah. It took him a second to understand what the confusion was, and he considered attempting to correct it but decided to leave it be.

He hopped into the seat behind Lilah and buckled his seat belt. "You Know the way right?" He asked the driver before turning to see Venus struggling with the seatbelt. "Here let me..." Eli reached over to lend a hand untangling the mess that was the dog seatbelt. What does Gert do back he a gymnastics routine? The impossible knot finally gave way and Eli Unclipped it from the seat belt holder and placed it on the floor between the seats.

birdman | Valentine 02/26/2019
Valentine thanked Eli as he folded himself into the passenger seat, trying to manoeuvre his legs inside as best he could. It had been a little bit of an odd twenty four hours- with the amount of clarity he'd had during the fire, it was almost like he'd... used his powers up; exhausted them. He hadn't seen everything coming, and it had left him a little blinder than usual, he thought. He hoped nobody else had noticed.

"So, okay, anyone wanna make a list? There's a lotta love that goes into a good chilli."

sephet 02/26/2019
“Ah. Sorry about that.” Lilah winced, realising her mistake with the dog seat belt, she didn’t really know how to respond to Venus’ comment about being white instead of celiac so she let it go. She started up the car and pulled out. “Yeah, I know the way. I got this, you guys work out the ingredients list? I think the only chilli I know how to make involves about ten different kinds of beans and ground beef, I like what Valentine’s sounds like better.”

She drove a little cautiously with the ice, knowing just how slick the bare patches could be. She took them down to Martins.

Chew I Venus I Cole I Dee Dee 02/26/2019
Venus let go of the seatbelt and watched as Eli untangled everything and freed her buckle for use. "Ah, you're a doll!" She beamed, tugging at the human seatbelt across her torso and locking it into place. As soon as the car started the warm air began to flow inside and cut through the cold pleasantly. "I got it" Venus offered, pulling up her phone again and opening a blank note to jot down ingredients "okay, so– beans, carrots, mushrooms, turnips... what else? Do we need any spices?"