audio-filtered to charlie's friends

[charring]

[There's the sound of something being chopped, a rapid thunkthunkthunkthunkthunk in the background. And the sound of something frying. And then Charlie speaks, sounding hesitant. Lacking whatever confidence she gained during her eight months here.]

So...uh...someone made a trade and...I don't want to know who just...okay, maybe I do want to know. But don't tell me yet. Just...thank you, to whoever traded for me. I owe whoever did it.

[More sounds of cooking and then the device shuts off.]


[ooc: yes, that's vague and if you're not sure if your character is friends with charlie, feel free to ask!]

Comments

[charring]

Yeah. Mostly. Worried that whoever did it traded something really big but I think I'm more grateful. And Ed is happy, too.

[candothat]

Ed? Is it significant to vampires, if someone is alive or not?

[charring]

Ed likes me alive.

[candothat]

I believe it is safe to say that everyone who knows you prefers you alive.

[charring]

Yeah. [Everyone but Jerry but whatever.] I spent a lot of today cooking and eating. It's nice being able to enjoy food again.

[candothat]

What are you cooking now?

[charring]

Grilled cheese with mushroom and Swiss cheese.

[candothat]

That would be good with ketchup.

[charring]

Think so? Is that your way of saying you're interested in some?

[candothat]

It may be, yes.

[charring]

[There's a laugh on her end.] I might have a few extra that might, figuratively speaking, have your name on them.

[candothat]

[Was that an invitation? It sounded like an invitation. Chekov heads across the hall and knocks on Charlie's door. You know, just in case those figurative sandwiches are less than figurative.]

[charring]

[She leaves the kitchen long enough to open the door and let him in, grinning before running back to the sandwiches. There's already a stack of them and one in the pan that needs flipping. Phantom and Petrichor leave the cat tower to greet Pavel with excitement and Hypnos is Hypnos. Meaning she pokes her head out of the tower for a second to meow before hiding again.]

Hey! Help yourself. How are you?

[candothat]

[Phantom and Petrichor get quick pats on the head (Hypnos just gets a wave since she's not keen on coming out and being friendly) and then Chekov follows Charlie into the kitchen. She looks properly alive.]

Good, thank you. And you are entirely alive?

[charring]

I am. [She holds out her arm with a grin.] Here, feel. I've a pulse and my proper over-warm temperature and everything. It's kind of soothing. Sort of feels like I beat my murderer. [Even if she didn't. Hence her saying 'sort of'.]

[candothat]

[He obligingly takes her wrist. At least the deity was honest; Chekov had feared that there would be trickery involved.] Yes--now beat potential murderers by not dying again, please.

[charring]

You have my word. [Seriously, she will be more on her toes than she has been in a while.] Grab a sandwich. Tell me how it is.

[candothat]

Thank you. [Because Charlie, you are not allowed to die again, and not just because you don't cook when you're dead.

Since Charlie offered, he's more than happy to take a sandwich off of her hands. Well--off of her plate.] This is very good. What did you grill in it, did you say?

[charring]

[At least his priorities are in order.] Mushrooms and Swiss cheese for the filling. I grilled it in a little garlic salt and parmesan cheese. Nothing exciting.

[candothat]

That is more exciting than anything I can make.