Oh? Do we not? [Has Ciel been looking into this behind his back? How very curious!] I'll thank you for that, then, and get a few things ready here. Be prepared to end the day covered in cacao powder, milord.
[He's trying to think over everything but he's not as good as Undertaker. He doesn't know what all it might take.]
I think we might be out of cacao powder, actually. Since we've had hot chocolate a few times. [Ciel's had it a few times.] Unless you've gotten more and I missed it?
[Trying not to laugh- trying not to- nope. He laughs.]
My lord, as if I would let us run out. As much as we go through sweets in a week, I know better. Come on home, then. I've a date with the stove and I'm sure you'd rather not miss it.
[And waiting, he is. At the stove, as promised, already wrapped in apron. But rather than messing about with the chocolate he promised to make, he's tending tea, waiting for the boy to return home.]
[He knows Ciel won't keep him waiting too long. If nothing else, he's a boy of his word usually. And he heads right to the kitchen as well, looking for Undertaker and, actually, half-expecting to smell chocolate already.]
[He can hope at least. But he's not left wanting for long at all. By the time Ciel gets to him, he's sitting at the table with a cup of tea ready in front of him, looking through a recipe book as best he can read it. He looks up when the boy approaches.]
[He moves right up to Undertaker's side, peeking at the book and smiling a little still.]
Mm, that sounds like a good idea actually. That way we'll have something else to focus on instead of sampling the chocolate. [Except that probably won't stop him.]
[He doesn't expect that to stop him at all from getting chocolate all over them, once it's done. The book is more or less forgotten as soon as Ciel mentions tea, and though it's not the parlor and the boy isn't his guest, he'll set that aside and get up to make him a cup.]
I expect you should anyway. I'll be doing enough of that myself. How else will we know if we get it right?
[And he'll help the best he can, getting out the sugar and some biscuits for them to nibble on awhile. In another life, he might have been a good helper.]
Well... Sampling and sneaking tastes are different. [Which implies he'd be trying some anything.]
[He does, and he can approve of this kind of bias.]
They certainly do, but we might not have enough for both at the same time. We'll just have to make more chocolate than we can handle. [He lifts a finger to his chin and ponders with a soft little sound. Then, after a minute...] We may need to enlist your father to help.
A valid point. [Really though, they'd have to fight him to keep him out of the batter right with them. They may not even get to the point where they can eat the finished product.] He might need to be the adult here and help us out. None of us can be trusted with these things.
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No need to rush it. If you're busy, we can wait for another time. I have to see if we have the right ingredients anyway.
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I'm not, I was just wandering really. [Shopping.] I can be home soon. And we haven't got what we need, we can just go and get what we're missing.
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Oh? Do we not? [Has Ciel been looking into this behind his back? How very curious!] I'll thank you for that, then, and get a few things ready here. Be prepared to end the day covered in cacao powder, milord.
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I think we might be out of cacao powder, actually. Since we've had hot chocolate a few times. [Ciel's had it a few times.] Unless you've gotten more and I missed it?
[Trying not to laugh- trying not to- nope. He laughs.]
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My lord, as if I would let us run out. As much as we go through sweets in a week, I know better. Come on home, then. I've a date with the stove and I'm sure you'd rather not miss it.
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Oh! I'll be home soon then. [Well. Damn. He could have had cocoa or something earlier but he'll let the thought slide and return home before long.]
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[And waiting, he is. At the stove, as promised, already wrapped in apron. But rather than messing about with the chocolate he promised to make, he's tending tea, waiting for the boy to return home.]
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You waited for me?
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I did. Would you like tea before we start?
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Mm, that sounds like a good idea actually. That way we'll have something else to focus on instead of sampling the chocolate. [Except that probably won't stop him.]
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I expect you should anyway. I'll be doing enough of that myself. How else will we know if we get it right?
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Well... Sampling and sneaking tastes are different. [Which implies he'd be trying some anything.]
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I expect there should be a good bit of this. If you don't, well, what good are you? I'll not make this for myself.
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No? Even if the chocolate could be used for cookies later on?
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Especially then. I'll insist we use it all for something or another.
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I'm sure we'll have no problems finding something that needs chocolate.
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If we can't, I can find a recipe book in the library, but I had a few ideas on that too. [Here, have tea.]
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[He's curious. And accepts the tea with a smile and a soft 'thank you' before he sips at it.]
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[He gets himself a bit of tea and sits with Ciel to finish it.] The big question is, what do we try first?
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Cakes and chocolate milk sound good.
[Sweet things. Of course.]
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They certainly do, but we might not have enough for both at the same time. We'll just have to make more chocolate than we can handle. [He lifts a finger to his chin and ponders with a soft little sound. Then, after a minute...] We may need to enlist your father to help.
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Cake then? That way we can all enjoy it once it's ready. And still a bit warm. [Warm and the icing gets a little melty-
He grins.] Between father and I, you'll have to keep both our fingers out of the chocolate! I'm sure he'd like to though.
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A valid point. [Really though, they'd have to fight him to keep him out of the batter right with them. They may not even get to the point where they can eat the finished product.] He might need to be the adult here and help us out. None of us can be trusted with these things.
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They only have each other though! And so the cake batter may have to suffer a bit for it!]
We really can't be. Especially you and I, if past... situations are anything to go by.
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I still maintain that you started each and every one of those.
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