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[havea_heart]

 Sergei's is open again.

theers cake here to celebrate

[Herz will be manning the fort for a little while at least. He's still a healing, stuttering mess, but he's refusing to hide in his room for longer than fourteen hours any given day.

Sitting out are a few various cakes--some meant to be taken more seriously than others. Enjoy the sweets,

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[noturmother]

[Cake. Mother of god she could use some cake right now. Who cares if it's late at night. She wants cake, damnit. So Katara lets her door swing shut behind her as she strolls off towards Sergei's, pocketing her keycard.

It's not long before she's wandering into the Bar and Grill, eyes wandering in case there was anyone she knew about. Not so far. To the kitchen! Herz had posted, so maybe he'd still be around?]

Ca~ake? I-I mean, Hello?

[havea_heart]

[You found him! He's off by the sink, cleaning the bowls and pans he done soiled with cake-mixins. The teen promptly turns off the water to give Katara his undivided attention.]

Hhheh--hello.

[noturmother]

Hi, Herz!

[In she wanders, glancing at the dishes. And then back to him.]

Want some help?

[havea_heart]

Y--you--

You--

You don't--d-don't have ttth--to.

[He chokes on every other word. Goddammit.]

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[heavyweaponsbot]

What is there to celebrate?

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[havea_heart]

[...oh crap, he--he didn't think when he wrote that. Should he change it?]

the restaruant isnt a disaster anymore

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[heavyweaponsbot]

[Ironhide snorts, something like a sigh.]

Good of a reason as any... I guess.

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[havea_heart]

i know its pretty small

[tanvirus]

[He's not up to seeing people or talking to anyone, but in the end, the dual lure of Herz's voice and cake is too much to resist.

What?

Cake is totally a food group.]

[havea_heart]

[Holy crap, you almost look worse than he does.]

Tan? H--Hey...

[tanvirus]

[The second he hears Herz's voice, he starts second guessing the "go out and get food" decision.

Smile, Tan. Fake that you're hungover or just woke up from a nap or something.]

Hey. You're healing up well.

[That's right. Smile and wave and eat your cake. He's fine, Herz. Fine!]

[havea_heart]

[Yeah, uh. Turning things to him? Pretty smart move on your part. Suddenly Herz is far more interested in small talk.]

Y--

Yeah, uh--

Thhh-thanks.

...can...c-can I--I-I--I

Get you...a-anything?

[thenotmagician]

Be right there.

[chopshopgoddess]

[dully-]

Why are we celebrating?

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[havea_heart]

poor choice of words

just ment sergis isnt a the mess it was

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[chopshopgoddess]

Oh. I see.

Cake sounds good, though.