In regards to suggestions for pies...
Regina Langley-Rhodes watched her husband as he rubbed his hands together gleefully while waiting for the crew of the Blue Midget to finish unloading the crates. She knew that he had placed a 'special order' with The Jason a few months back, but that was all she knew about this special delivery.
"Momma, what's Poppa doing?" asked Mayonaka.
Gina eyed her daughter. "You never saw him do that before?"
"I have," replied the dark-angelic girl slowly, "but I never figured out why."
"Ahh," said Gina, thus enlightened. "He's just anticipating something that he's really looking forward to, though I'll be damned if I could figure out what it is. Your Poppa's a weird guy like that."
"But we love him anyways!" added Mayonaka cheerfully.
Gina shook her head with a rueful smile and sighed. "Yeah, we sure do."
Finally, the last crate was unloaded, the inventory double-checked, and the crew of the Blue Midget was bid a good day before they left.
"Okay, Ben," said Gina as she and Mayonaka approached him. "What did you get this time?"
Ben only grinned as he tossed a crow-bar up, letting it spin a few times before catching it. "Let me show ya. Don't know if you'll like it though. It's not one of those things that's really popular." Mayonaka and Gina looked at each other and shrugged while Ben got busy cracking open the shipping crate. Soon enough, he had it open.
"A Pie Tree?" said Gina, arching an eyebrow. "I don't know whether to be interested or very afraid."
"I would hope for interested," said Ben. "Let's get this guy situated and we can go ahead and try one."
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Later, they were all in their quarters just finishing up dinner when the pie-pod sitting on a hot-pad on the counter split open of its own accord. "Pie's ready!" said Ben cheerfully as he got up to get the dessert plates. Soon enough, Gina and Mayonaka were both looking at slices of pie with a pinkish filling.
"It's Rhubarb Pie," said Ben. "The flavor is supposed to be very tart and tangy, but it's also sweet, too. It's my Dad's favorite - he introduced us all to it back when we used to live in Washington State. I ordered another tree for him as well - he's probably enjoying it now, though I don't know how it compares to his family's recipe - at least not yet." Ben punctuated that remark by jabbing his fork into the pie and scooping out a bit. He paused to take in the aroma, then promptly put it into his mouth. The result was a contented sound from deep in his throat.
"Now that," he said after he swallowed, "is some good rhubarb pie." He then took in Gina and Mayonaka's curious stares, which caused him to grin. "Well, don't just take my word for it. Try it yourselves."
Mayonaka and Gina looked at each other, and Mayonaka shrugged as though to say, Eh, what could it hurt? The two then turned back to the pie and both tried tentative bites. Mayonaka's reaction was a close-mouth peal of delight - she was still getting used to different foods - and she began to devour her serving with fervor.
Gina's eyebrows shot up. "Now that is different," she said once she swallowed. "I like it."
Ben only smiled and enjoyed his own pie, happy to have one of the few bits of his childhood that he actually enjoyed back in his life. The fact that he could share it with his wife and daughter just made it that much better. Now, he thought to himself as he watched Mayonaka suddenly rush the counter for a second helping, if only I can keep her from eating too much of that stuff. She's gonna be bouncing off the walls tonight if she keeps it up. Sometimes I regret it was me she got her genes from.
That's right. Little Mayo-chan is prone to hyperactivity. Just like dear old Dad. Good thing she's got all her uncles around to wear her down by teaching her things like Taijutsu, mechanics, and magic. (It's gonna be really fun when she learns the art of Bad-Ass from her Grandpa - the fact that his biomod turned him into a Romulan helps a lot in that respect.)
Regina Langley-Rhodes watched her husband as he rubbed his hands together gleefully while waiting for the crew of the Blue Midget to finish unloading the crates. She knew that he had placed a 'special order' with The Jason a few months back, but that was all she knew about this special delivery.
"Momma, what's Poppa doing?" asked Mayonaka.
Gina eyed her daughter. "You never saw him do that before?"
"I have," replied the dark-angelic girl slowly, "but I never figured out why."
"Ahh," said Gina, thus enlightened. "He's just anticipating something that he's really looking forward to, though I'll be damned if I could figure out what it is. Your Poppa's a weird guy like that."
"But we love him anyways!" added Mayonaka cheerfully.
Gina shook her head with a rueful smile and sighed. "Yeah, we sure do."
Finally, the last crate was unloaded, the inventory double-checked, and the crew of the Blue Midget was bid a good day before they left.
"Okay, Ben," said Gina as she and Mayonaka approached him. "What did you get this time?"
Ben only grinned as he tossed a crow-bar up, letting it spin a few times before catching it. "Let me show ya. Don't know if you'll like it though. It's not one of those things that's really popular." Mayonaka and Gina looked at each other and shrugged while Ben got busy cracking open the shipping crate. Soon enough, he had it open.
"A Pie Tree?" said Gina, arching an eyebrow. "I don't know whether to be interested or very afraid."
"I would hope for interested," said Ben. "Let's get this guy situated and we can go ahead and try one."
---
Later, they were all in their quarters just finishing up dinner when the pie-pod sitting on a hot-pad on the counter split open of its own accord. "Pie's ready!" said Ben cheerfully as he got up to get the dessert plates. Soon enough, Gina and Mayonaka were both looking at slices of pie with a pinkish filling.
"It's Rhubarb Pie," said Ben. "The flavor is supposed to be very tart and tangy, but it's also sweet, too. It's my Dad's favorite - he introduced us all to it back when we used to live in Washington State. I ordered another tree for him as well - he's probably enjoying it now, though I don't know how it compares to his family's recipe - at least not yet." Ben punctuated that remark by jabbing his fork into the pie and scooping out a bit. He paused to take in the aroma, then promptly put it into his mouth. The result was a contented sound from deep in his throat.
"Now that," he said after he swallowed, "is some good rhubarb pie." He then took in Gina and Mayonaka's curious stares, which caused him to grin. "Well, don't just take my word for it. Try it yourselves."
Mayonaka and Gina looked at each other, and Mayonaka shrugged as though to say, Eh, what could it hurt? The two then turned back to the pie and both tried tentative bites. Mayonaka's reaction was a close-mouth peal of delight - she was still getting used to different foods - and she began to devour her serving with fervor.
Gina's eyebrows shot up. "Now that is different," she said once she swallowed. "I like it."
Ben only smiled and enjoyed his own pie, happy to have one of the few bits of his childhood that he actually enjoyed back in his life. The fact that he could share it with his wife and daughter just made it that much better. Now, he thought to himself as he watched Mayonaka suddenly rush the counter for a second helping, if only I can keep her from eating too much of that stuff. She's gonna be bouncing off the walls tonight if she keeps it up. Sometimes I regret it was me she got her genes from.
That's right. Little Mayo-chan is prone to hyperactivity. Just like dear old Dad. Good thing she's got all her uncles around to wear her down by teaching her things like Taijutsu, mechanics, and magic. (It's gonna be really fun when she learns the art of Bad-Ass from her Grandpa - the fact that his biomod turned him into a Romulan helps a lot in that respect.)