Flavor Science is Afoot!

[chocolatechipbadass]

There's a wisp of smoke curling through the Plaza today.

Strange. Spring is supposed to be wet and fresh. A fire this early seems rather suspect, doesn't it? The closer to the source of the smoke the thicker it gets and the smell of burning food or something sweet soon fills the air. It's thick over by the vending machines where a young lady is seated on a picnic table watching with growing frustration as a box of something or other shoots plumes of smoke and fire into the sky.

Next to the flaming box is a plate of misshapen and charred man-hole covers, but they may have once been an attempt at a baked good. Tina eventually looks up from her mess and gives a lopsided shrug of her shoulders.

"Did y'all know non dairy creamer is flammable? Sheeeeyit how's a girl supposed to bake with something if it bursts into flames in the oven?"

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[chocolatechipbadass]

"Sign me up Shawty! Tasting things is like one of the things I do best ya feel me I think you feel me."

Tina hops up form her seat with the box of creamer and it's fire already forgotten and put out of Tina's head at the promise of an adventure.

[delphicbooksandbaubles]

She grins her face practically beaming at that. Especially at the prospect of having another friend and helping someone out. She chuckles softly pleased and happily. "Aye," She replies warmly and nods. "I believe I do." She states warmly, sincerely and hopefully. Her eyes twinkling and slightly crinkling in happiness.

She wiggles slightly in a slightly excited canine manner. "So um in your option what's the best hmm smelling place in the plaza?" She asks half pondering. When in doubt follow yer nose.

I am sorry but I couldn't resist

[chocolatechipbadass]

Now there's an odd question to ask a girl. Tina sniffs experimentally at the air as though it will reveal its olfactory secrets to her before giving her companion a side eye for several long moments until an idea seems to strike her.

"Oh! I think I know what you mean, follow me!"

Tina scampers on ahead with a gleeful expression on her face. Up and down the plaza streets--past cafes and food stalls and all manner of delicious smelling locales. Past all of it actually. Until they get to a mostly empty parking lot with a shoddy tent put up in one corner.

Fantastic Friedmont's Fireworks! reads the sign hanging over the tent. Tina squeals with glee an inhales deeply the scents of flash powder and primer.

"Ohmyguuuuuuuuh I could just sit here five-evah it smells like explosions it's so good I'm gonna diiiieeee." Or maybe that's the dextrose and other chemicals going into their lungs.

Re: I am sorry but I couldn't resist

[delphicbooksandbaubles]

She blinks but does so. Her ears twitch hmm definitely some places to visit next along here. She thought and tilts her head as she sees the tent up ahead.


Her nose twitches and she turns her head to sneeze a little. "achoo."

She snorts a little after pulling out a napkin from one of her pockets and softly and politely cleaning her nose a little. "umm, I would recommend not prolongingly doing so lass. " She murmurs softly. Eyeing things suspiciously and warily as she pulls up her bandanna again into place and pulls out a clean kerchief in a cool tie-dye pattern and tries to get closer to put it on Tina if she lets her.

[chocolatechipbadass]

"Isn't this just th'best?!" Tina stops jumping around at the kerchief being pushed across her face. Is this dress up time? Are they pretending to be bandits?

Are they gonna be actual bandits and rob the fireworks tent?!

"Daaaaayum you are cold, lady. I love it let's do it."

[delphicbooksandbaubles]

She hums uncertainly,

"um do what?" She asks uncertain and confused. "these are so we can somewhat breathe. " she remarks wryly.

[chocolatechipbadass]

"We're not gonna hold a stick up in the fireworks tent? Aw maaaaaaaaan!"

Whined like only a real child can. Tina huffs slightly.

"You asked me to take you someplace that smelled good, Shawty. I'm jus' following orders."

[delphicbooksandbaubles]

"not a stick-up, but hmmm..maybe I can find us some good sparklers somewhere that'd be fun." She states warmly and with a hopeful grin. She'd like some things about the fourth of July after all. Being introduced to the whole thing later in life thanks to a dirty rotten curse. Her ears tip down, ow. She didn't like seeing kids upset in general but sometimes such things couldn't be helped, but enhanced hearing could have its downsides.

"Ah, yes." She hums and rubs her chin. "perhaps I should be a little clearer next time..." She half murmurs. { silly I should know better with some of the folks from back home.} She half thought. But then most kids went for sweet things and the like.

"I was thinking more food things but we don't have to do it in a particular order unless we're ice cream hunting." She murmurs with an easy going shrug. And gently tries to pat the little lasses shoulder in an 'It's alright, my fault. ' sort of gesture.

[chocolatechipbadass]

"Oh right. Food. I like crumpets yo. And chocolate chip cookies."

So baked goods seem to be a yes and everything else gets an ambivalence at best. She's not so different from most kids in that respect at least.

[delphicbooksandbaubles]

Her ears wiggle, "oh yes, I like them too." She adds with a nod.

She still seems a bit uncertain about the products in the tent, perhaps at one of the other shops no that she has an idea of what she likes. "Right, shall we go hunting for some?" She asks warmly or at least the ingredients. hmmm, baking smells.