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[Well! That sure did happen!
Bruno does not organize an afterparty. He's not a party organizer in general - that was Wu. But he knows he was completely useless, if not downright actively unhelpful, during that whole thing, and he already feels guilty enough. He has to be useful somehow. Otherwise, why's he even here?
So, before everyone can leave the teleportation circle in the dining room and all go their own separate ways, Bruno mumbles something about making food and takes off for the kitchen. He'll be there for a couple of hours, whipping up some quick chicken sancocho, with Olive on rice duty. Azul can be in charge of actually grabbing people and bringing them in - god forbid Bruno do anything like that - but if anyone does happen to be there to take one, he'll make them up a bowl. Otherwise, he's just gonna leave it all warming on the stove.
There's also some arroz con leche simmering for later, if anybody wants dessert! He'll put cinnamon in it, and then add some hot chocolate to the lineup as well. He's no Julieta, of course, but at least he's made something? It's not enough, but it's...something.]
Bruno does not organize an afterparty. He's not a party organizer in general - that was Wu. But he knows he was completely useless, if not downright actively unhelpful, during that whole thing, and he already feels guilty enough. He has to be useful somehow. Otherwise, why's he even here?
So, before everyone can leave the teleportation circle in the dining room and all go their own separate ways, Bruno mumbles something about making food and takes off for the kitchen. He'll be there for a couple of hours, whipping up some quick chicken sancocho, with Olive on rice duty. Azul can be in charge of actually grabbing people and bringing them in - god forbid Bruno do anything like that - but if anyone does happen to be there to take one, he'll make them up a bowl. Otherwise, he's just gonna leave it all warming on the stove.
There's also some arroz con leche simmering for later, if anybody wants dessert! He'll put cinnamon in it, and then add some hot chocolate to the lineup as well. He's no Julieta, of course, but at least he's made something? It's not enough, but it's...something.]
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[He's quiet for a moment, head resting on his knees.]
...when there was a funeral in the village, the whole town would show up. It's a small town, you know, everyone pretty much knows everyone. Julieta would make enough food for everybody. I...didn't go to those, mostly, but I'm sure it helped. Her cooking always did. [...] No one really...died like this, though.
[You wouldn't always know it, to talk to the villagers. That'd be the reason Bruno managed to get out of those trips early; everyone acted like he was a murderer showing up for the funeral.]
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[ She knows her mom was lucky to get a funeral at all. Arkham Asylum wasn't going to foot the bill - if the Wayne Foundation hadn't stepped in... ]
It's a nice idea, having home cooking like that. I'm sure Wu would have appreciated it.
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[Not that Bruno's the greatest cooking teacher either, but hey, take what you can get.]
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[Bruno rubs at his neck awkwardly.]
My sister Julieta's the real cook in the family. But I used to try to help her out in the kitchen, and make my own stuff when she wasn't around...so she wouldn't have to. She cooks so much all the time, I felt bad...
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[But...okay. Maybe he can just take a compliment.]
I don't even really remember much of my mother's cooking. Julieta took over doing most of it when we were still kids. To practice with her gift - and, she does like doing it. [Though the fact that Bruno's asking that question at all is probably a little counter-culture for a Madrigal!]
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[This is a Thing He's Gotten In Trouble For!]
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Well, it would be healing anyway. It's not one of those gifts where you have to do something special, it's just her. When we were little, she got it to work with "herbal soup" - that's when you're a kid and putting a bunch of random plants in a pot seems like cooking.
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[ how to put this... ]
That doesn't make food that doesn't heal people worse. It's just weird to me, that's all - calling it "a waste," I mean.
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[Ah, now we're flashing back to some family arguments.]
Every day, for...oh, decades, easy...she'll make a bunch of food and set up a stall in the town square. Arepas, usually, she can make a lot of those at once. People depend on her being there. So, if I made arepas...that's just time and resources for food that won't help anyone. I actually did that once, years ago, and they ended up mixed in with hers - ay, that was a nightmare. That was when we decided I'd just stick with preparing ingredients.
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That's... one heck of an important job. But you should still be able to cook if you want to.
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Eh, Julieta's better at it and she likes it more. It's not really a big deal. Anyway, I cook occasionally now! Got an old camping stove into my room three or four years back - it doesn't always work, but it's good enough!