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[heloise]

The castle gives and takes away. But, mostly, it gives.

Henry and Emma
The tale of Griselda begins with Gualtieri, the Marquis of Saluzzo, who gave more thought to nature and hunting than to marriage and family.


Zelman
Shall we take a walk, once in a blue moon, perhaps?


[ In the wee small hours of the morning, Lucrezia tries to bake a belated birthday cake!

On the kitchen counter is an instruction sheet for a Torta Pane Degli Angeli among packets of flour and sugar, piles of eggshells, a large bowl of egg yolks and one cake that literally fell flat. Everything is dusted with a generous coating of flour and icing sugar, like the girl currently beating egg whites with gusto.

Uru made it seem so easy. ]

[ ooc; as open as can be~ ]

Comments

[heloise]

[ She thought she saw something pass by her window last night! She laughs before pretending to be nonchalant. ]

I thought I had too much, so I chose to put the spare to use and--embellish the kitchen.

[secondchances]

[She laughs and approaches to inspect the carnage.]

What's the occasion?

[heloise]

[ She rests the spoon against the bowl. ]

A certain Florentine's birthday.

[secondchances]

Oooh. [Cute. Innocent...]

I guess I'll save the retelling of how messy you were until after he gets it, then.

[heloise]

[ She giggles. ]

You must keep the process a mystery.

[secondchances]

My lips are sealed.

Are you going to try to fit 29 candles on it?

[heloise]

Candles? On the cake?

[secondchances]

[Wow, nothing existed in the Renaissance.]

Tiny candles. You light them, and the birthday person blows them out while making a wish.

[heloise]

[ Including STDs ok, it balances out. ]

Wishes would come true if you make it over candles?

[secondchances]

If I tell you, it ruins the surprise.

[heloise]

Then I must fit 29 candles on this cake, one for each year, is it not?

[secondchances]

Yup.

Though for safety reasons, you could cheat and use candles shaped into the number 29.

[Let's not catch anything on fire, now.]

[heloise]

I will take your word it that the wish will still be granted.

[secondchances]

A candle is a candle, stick-like or numbered. [Sagely nod!]

extra it asnlkfsaad sorry

[heloise]

[ She wishes for said candles and it drops onto her palm. ]

There. Now I only need to bake the cake!

I didn't even notice :)

[secondchances]

Do you bake a lot of cakes?

[Totally not looking at the discarded one.]

<3

[heloise]

[ She chuckles. ]

No, not at all. Hence my lack of skill.

[secondchances]

I'm sure Ezio will appreciate all the effort you're going through. [She grins. Look at her not offering help.]

[heloise]

[ Oh yeah, remembering the beaten egg whites. She reaches for the flour mix and begins pouring the eggs into it. ]

It was only a promise, and I could not say no to a birthday request.

[secondchances]

Do I get a cake for my birthday, too? [Teasing!]

[heloise]

If that is what you wish.

[secondchances]

It is.

[A pause.]

Well... if Ezio gets sick, then I don't want it.

[heloise]

[ She makes a mock pout and hurls a handful of flour at Steph, because hey she's already all covered anyway! ]

[secondchances]

[Enjoy's Steph's look of UTTER SHOCK as she coughs and brushes some flour off herself.

HOW DARE YOU...]

[heloise]

[ And have Lucrezia cackling at your expense! She would throw some icing sugar your way but that might be too mean. ]