The Great Chemist's Baking Fail [OTA]

[toomanynitrogens]

Aidan had spent all afternoon in the holodeck bakery he'd created for himself, making and remaking two elaborate cakes until they were as close to perfect as he felt he could get. And what's the purpose of gorgeous, delicious cake? To be eaten, of course. He set them both on a small cart and began pushing them towards Ten Forward. They'd be eaten the fastest there and honestly, he couldn't wait to hear what they'd think about his work.

But then something went wrong.

Maybe the ship hit a bump in its usually smooth flight. Maybe he took a corner too fast. Maybe someone wasn't looking and ran into him. Whatever the cause, Aidan and his desserts tumbled towards the floor. He reached for them, trying to keep at least one intact in its covered dish....

[OOC: The first cake is a Swedish princess cake and the second is a tiramisu cake. I'm open to any sort of reaction people want to play out.]

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[engineermage]

Kale, who has excellent reflexes, reaches out and grabs the cart to steady it.

"Whoa there!"

[toomanynitrogens]

He sighs with relief when the stranger manages to avert the disaster Aidan was certain was incoming. Now he wouldn't have to remake everything, again, and hope it turned out well.

"Thanks. I didn't need cake to go everywhere after I spent all day making them."

[engineermage]

"Hah. I know that feeling. My Uncle Aidan's a baker and you do not want to be around him when he accidentally drops a cake."

Kale carefully nudges the cakes closer to the middle so they have less of a chance toppling off again.

[toomanynitrogens]

That made him pause and blink several times. Creepy.

"...that's really weird. My name's Aidan, too, but I just bake as a hobby. My day job's a lot dirtier and usually louder."

[engineermage]

Kale blinks back at him.

Because yes, creepy.

"... Huh. That is a weird coincidence. Especially since Uncle Aidan's hobby is dirtier and louder."

[toomanynitrogens]

"This place is weird." It's one thing to be told about other worlds and another to hear about someone eerily similar to him. But he'll never be an uncle, just one of dozens of cousins. "But since you know my name already, what's yours?"

[engineermage]

"It really is," he agreed and then held out a hand, "I'm Kale."

[toomanynitrogens]

He shook the offered hand, knowing it would be a weird sensation for Kale with his lack of fingers. "Nice to meet you. And thanks for saving my cakes."

[engineermage]

Well, Kale's wearing his gloves so they're both getting weird sort of sensations. "It's important to save the cake. It's nice to meet you."

[toomanynitrogens]

"Nice to meet you too. Wanna come with me, feed some people, and get to eat a bit yourself?" It only felt fair to let Kale have a slice since he'd kept it from becoming crumbs.

[engineermage]

"That sounds absolutely brilliant. I'm always up for trying someone's cooking ... or baking in this case."

[toomanynitrogens]

With that, he finishes rolling the cart into Ten Forward and cuts them. The tiramisu cake is just like its regular dessert form, full of coffee flavor and a hint of alcohol. The other, a Swedish princess cake, is layers of sponge cake and pastry cream topped with a dome of whipped cream, all covered in green marzipan.

[so_vain]

Cat had excellent reflexes. It was very useful for catching space weevils - if he'd ever actually caught one. But he smelled food, then seen something fall. He reached out and caught one of the cakes as if it was nothing.

He stood up straight and got a better look at the cake. Now that he was holding it, it was his cake now, so he went around Aidan to take it back to his quarters and eat it.

[toomanynitrogens]

All he managed to see was someone grabbing a cake and going around him. Aidan turned towards the thief to yell at him, not bothering to see how bad the other one had to look now.

"That's not yours! Come here and give it back!"

[so_vain]

Cat took a brief look back, but didn't stop. "I found it. It's mine."

[toomanynitrogens]

"You took it because it was falling off my cart. The other one fell so I really want to bring the intact one to Ten Forward."

The last thing he wanted was to have nothing to show for all his hard work. Aidan liked lots of people enjoying his snacks, not just one!

[so_vain]

If he was trying to make Cat care, then he was in vain. There was only one person he cared about and that was himself.

"Then you shouldn't have dropped it." He rounded the corner, out of sight. If Aidan wanted his cake back he was going to have to chase Cat and force him to give it back.

[toomanynitrogens]

Aidan, being short, would never be a great runner. He preferred things like hiking and climbing. But when Cat took off with his cake, there was only one option: go after him and hope he could catch the thief in a small space or other place that his luck might falter.

"Asshole!" he shouted while following.

[so_vain]

Cat wasn't expecting anyone to chase him - no one had before now, they just gave in. So he wasn't so much running away as dancing and was, therefore, easily caught.

He looked over his shoulder with a surprised expression. He hugged the cake to him and back up, away from Aidan. "I told you, it's mine."

[toomanynitrogens]

"You said I had to chase you. I did and I caught you. So now it's mine again." Aidan stayed relatively close to Cat to keep him from running off any further.

[so_vain]

"What do you think I am, a dog?" He looked upset about that idea. And was not letting go of the cake.

[toomanynitrogens]

"You're acting like one. Saw something you wanted, took it, and tried to run off." Aidan reached, but Cat had it over his head there wasn't much chance he'd be able to stretch that high. All he had to do was run down a straight hall and it'd be his for good.

[so_vain]

Cat shook his head. "No, it was mine." And he was bored, arguing about it. Although he did get bored easily. He slipped out around Aidan and took off down the corridor.