xp_logs | Lorna & Sharon Log : Inventory, Cooking and a good Laking.

Sharon and Lorna are in the Kitchen doing inventory and getting ready for the party tonight. Lorna has had too much to drink and gets...

Clipboard in hand, Lorna was doing the weekly inventory in the pantries. "Need more Mac and Cheese." She said to herself as she wrote down a number on the paper as she walked out and set it down on the counter. "Done. Pantry Inventory. Done." Looking at her favorite purple haired girl, "How is it going over there?"

"Good good," Sharon answered in a bored tone without looking at Lorna. Lorna had been drinking. Sharon could smell it. The smell of SmellyBadStuff was all over her. It kept making her wrinkle her nose. "We have a lot of milk. We should make something with milk tomorrow or a couple of these are gonna go bad. Or just make everyone sit down and drink two glasses each or something."

Lorna thought about it, "Make milkshakes?" She said. Yup, Lorna had been drinking just a bit yet she was still sober enough to do the important things, like inventory. "But I do like the idea of having everyone sitting down and drinking it. She took out another beer and popped it open, taking a little sip of it. "Okay for the party, there is a couple of recipes that come to mind with milk. Anything you like to see served?"

The catgirl's nose wrinkled as she smelled the whiff of beer from the can Lorna had just opened. "You should ask Angelo," she suggested, mainly because she didn't particularly want to engage someone who'd been drinking in conversation. "I just want fish tacos."

Setting the drink down, Lorna turned towards Sharon, "Are you okay? You have been very straight to the point today. We are having a party tonight, you are usually so excited about it."

"You smell like alcohol," Sharon responded levelly, carrying on her 'straight to the point' attitude. "I do not like it. And I do not like Cinco de Mayo because everyone just uses it to get drunk and be stupid. It is not a holiday to be with your friends and family because you love them." Those were the holidays she really liked. "This party is just for people to drink SmellyBadStuff and say stupid things and sometimes get mean." It always happened that by the time St. Patrick's Day rolled around, after Thanksgiving and Christmas and Valentine's Day, she convinced herself it wouldn't be so bad. And then it would be awful, and that would still be fresh in her mind by the time the next drinking holiday, Cinco de Mayo, rolled around.

Blinking at her, Lorna had no idea. "I can see your point. It is a festive party for people to drink and have good food. Mostly it is corporate stuff to sell alcohol." Finishing her drink but it was too late for Lorna, she was already filling the effects of the alcohol in her system. "There...no more drinky for me." Looking at Sharon, "I will not drink in front of you again, I promise...unless it is wine...cause I cook with that." Pausing, she hoped she said that right. She thought she did but she wasn't sure.

Sharon was suspicious, but Lorna was her friend so she was willing to give her the benefit of the doubt. "Okay, but if you get loud or stupid or mean I am going to Lake you," she warned, completely serious.

"Okay, confession time. I may have drank that beer a little to fast, so if I act weird it is just me contracting very hard." Lorna smiled innocently. "And why the lake? I mean..it is cold."

"That's why. Because it shocks people into not being loud and stupid and mean!" Sharon answered with a wicked glint in her eyes. She went back to the fridge where she was taking inventory. "Hey, I don't see any ground beef in here. Did we not defrost the stuff from the ice chest?"

"I see...good point." Smacking her head against her head. "Ah, I forgot to take those out. Let's do that now." Lorna walked back into the pantry where the mega freezer was stored in the back and took out some ground beef. "I thought you just wanted fish? Want me to get that out too?"

"We have fresh fish right here in the fridge," Sharon informed her, narrowing her eyes at Lorna. Lorna should have known that. "You bought it yesterday."

Walking back out and placing the ground beef unto the counter. "I knew that." It was hard to think, maybe she shouldn't drank that entire beer in one gulp. It was effecting her pretty hard. "Just wanted to make sure you knew that."

"Lorna," Sharon said in a matter-of-fact tone, "don't leave that on the counter. Put it in the microwave. We need to defrost it so we can cook with it." They had so much to prepare now that they were done with inventory, and Lorna was drunk?! She was going to be completely useless to Sharon like this!

Nodding, "What if I just do this.." Lorna for some reason thought it would be a good idea to heat the meat up with her powers, that wasn't going to work. "Okay nevermind." After defeat and picked up the beef and put it in the microwave. She stood there for a moment as she looked at the numbers, what was she doing again?

"Arrrrgh!" Sharon had watched Lorna try to exert her powers on the meat to no avail and was growing more and more certain that Lorna needed a Laking. "Press the defrost button! Then hit the number three and hit the zero twice and hit the start button!" For her part, she was filling the coffee maker with grounds and water, hoping that a really strong cup would smarten Lorna up.

Lorna gave a goofy grin as she did what she was told, she should know this. Cook was second nature to her, then again drunk cooking was always fun. The smell of coffee beans brought Lorna to Earth, "Ooo yey coffee." Walking over and took out a pan that she was going to make enchiladas with. "So...Sharon...how is classes?" She asked.

"Lorna," the catgirl grouched again, "we talked about this just like an hour ago! Classes are good; my exams start monday but I'm not worried because I have a good memory. I just told you all this. Don't make me Lake you!"

Damnit Lorna thought, was she a forgetful drunk? She couldn't remember. "That is excellent to hear. You'll do fine. And laking would be bad. You know it is cold right?"

"Yeah, I know it's cold. And some of the students think something lives down there," Sharon answered, a threatening note in her voice. "Do you think you can handle starting the milkshakes while I start cooking the ground beef?

Giggling, "Nothing lives in the lake. I checked." She said, not noticing the threatening note in Sharon's voice. "Okay Milkshakes." Walking over to the freezer, "What kind should we make? Thinking we should make them all."

"What do you mean by all?" Sharon asked nervously, eyeing things like venison in the freezer Lorna had opened. There were also an abundance of peppers of various varieties on the counter next to Lorna in anticipation of using them for the Mexican holiday, so Sharon was really hoping when she said 'make them all' she wasn't thinking of things like these!

"All the flavors." She took out the vanilla and chocolate ice cream and put them on the counter, getting a towel and then re-positioning the tubes on the towel. She laughed, "They are cold. Do we have any strawberries and bananas?"

"Your inventory is right there!" Sharon growled, "read what it says! I just told you a little while ago!"

She put her hand over her lips to hold a laugh and looked around, "I was just thinking how nice it would be to have strawberries and banana shakes..." Removing her hand before she spoke but ended up giggling.

Sharon had no idea what was so damned funny, but she was at the end of her very short leash of tolerance with drunk!Lorna and in a swift motion, grabbed Lorna under the arms, spun her, and threw her over her shoulder in a fireman carry. She moved through the patio doors outside, towards the lake.

"Wait...Sharon..." Lorna giggled a bit but she was trying to be serious. "No wait I am sorry. I'll be good...I promise." Woah, the sudden movement of being tossed over a shoulder made her dizzy.

Sharon got to the edge of the lake and gave Lorna a heave-ho like she was tossing a bag of potatoes, snorting in satisfaction when Lorna hit the water with a splash.

Lorna looked over her shoulder and saw the lake, "Sharon...lets be reasonabbbbllleeee." She said as she was tossed into the lake with a splash. That was a wake up call and Lorna quickly flew out of the water and shivered. "I am sober I am sober I promise I am sober..." She set herself down and looked down at her wet clothing. "You tossed me in the lake...you really did."

Shifting into her BigCat form, Sharon growled at Lorna, as if challenging Lorna to be angry with her about being Laked. She also hoped this would save her from any retaliatory Lakings on Lorna's part. She then rubbed up against Lorna's legs as if trying to dry her off with her fur coat, her way of apologizing.

Still a tiny bit tipsy but she was way sober now, but Sharon was in her BigCat form. Bending down to one knee. "It is okay. I'll forgive you once I get dried and warmed up." Shivering. "It is cold lake." Standing up and ringing out her hair.