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[When Rei turns the feed on, the device is a little ways away from her, so the first thing that can be seen is her straightening and withdrawing her hand.

It is very quickly apparent that she's in the kitchen, probably baking, if the ingredients around her are any indication. She's a little messy and her expression is one of vague determination. She stares at the recipe book in front of her as though uncertain about the directions she's being given.

Why is she recording this? Well, it's either a silent invitation to come and eat the cake she's making, should she succeed in finishing it, or it's an equally silent solicitation for help, since she's never baked before in her life.]

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Yes.

I think fish are easy.

[Minato nodded.]

What kind of fish?

...Blue.

[Well, there are a lot of fish that are blue. Minato took a minute to think about it.]

I can try to get one for you, if you like.

Will you help with it?

[Minato nodded. He had offered before, and didn't have any intention of taking back that offer. She wanted to try it out, so he was willing to help. It might make her happy too, or so he hoped.]

Okay.

I'll get one for you. Or we can try to get one together.

At the vendors. [They would have prettier fish than the closets.]

Okay. We can go when you're free.

[He'll go find something to trade for it.]

[She nods. She'll make a list of things they'll need for the fish. And she'll also look for something to trade.]

[Minato would help with this raising a fish thing. It'd be kind of fun, and better that he would be helping Rei with it. He got up from the table.]

Let's check on the cake.

[Rei nods and collects some toothpicks. She checks each layer to see if it's done and lets Minato start pulling them out of the oven behind her while she does.

Once the cakes are on the counter, cooling, she checks the cookbook.]

...Whipped cream.

[Minato checked on the different colored cakes. They looked pretty good, and the colors came out nicely. He was behind Rei and peeked at the cookbook too over her shoulder. He got what she needed for her and set it on the counter.]

I'll get you an icing spatula too.

[Rei murmured a quiet thank you and started to mix the whipped cream. It felt more natural to thank Minato than it did with most other people.]

[Luckily this kitchen had practically everything they could ask for. Minato easily found an icing spatula for her as well as a revolving cake decorating stand. He put those on the counter.]

Is this fun for you, Rei?

[Rei pauses, then sets the bowl down, since she's done.]

I don't know.

But you're doing this because you want to, right?

[Or so Minato had thought. It didn't necessarily mean it had to be fun though.]

Yes.

[She looks at the counter, thinking about this. Bluh, emotions, what are they.]

She'll feel better knowing you were doing this for her.

[It was the thought that counted. This seemed to be all Rei's decision, to do something for her friend. He didn't know if Rei decided it because it seemed right and only right per some social convention, but he did want to believe that she did want to cheer Terezi up and see her be happy. That in itself should make her feel something in turn.]

[Rei nods and decides to worry about these...feelings...later. Right now, she needs to put this cake together and frost it.

So. Y'know. Going to start doing that now.]

[Minato helped to move the layers closer to her so they were going to be stacked in the right order. Frosting the cake was easier now since the stand could rotate.]

[That definitely makes it easier. She also has to trim the cake layers to make them the right size, so the cake isn't like. Ten feet tall.]

[Trimming it is also helpful so it would be flat and make layering easier too. Minato helped to clean up the area and everything that they weren't using anymore while she worked on the cake.]

[The cake is a little crooked when she finishes it. Rei eyes it critically (not that anyone could tell from her expression) and looks at Minato.]

Will you taste it?

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