Dr. Valini Morse (valini_morse) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2013-11-21 09:46:00

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SHIELD Thanksgiving (meme)
Unsurprisingly, SHIELD had plenty of people who stress-baked, used cooking as an outlet, or just like tinkering with food (in and outside the Biolab). This widespread trend in culinary skills made Thanksgiving more of a gastric marathon than a hearty meal and emails would go around jokingly about fasting on Tuesday and Wednesday to prepare, or rooms commandeered and stuffed with pillows and blankets for the post-eating/drinking food comas.

The buffet tables were daunting to say the least, groaning boards living up to their name, and by the time you went up for seconds, the spread was different. After a tragic mix up between the hot mustard and nacho cheese, all the dishes were clearly marked with what was in them, and even some suggestions for pairing written in pencil by previous grazers. Val went for the mulled wine first, for liquid courage.

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	_flyboy_ 2013-11-22 01:07 am UTC (link)
	Brad didn't even bother reading the tags and just grabbed whatever looked good. His plate was looking rather overfull already when he when over to see if maybe he could sneak some alcohol. "Hey," he said when he saw Valini standing over there. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	valini_morse 2013-11-22 05:48 pm UTC (link)
	Val looked around and smiled, amused by Mount Food already on Brad's plate. So much for having a plan of attack. "Hello. Diving right in, I see?" she asked and waved at the drinks. "Your hands are full, which sounds good?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	_flyboy_ 2013-11-22 10:37 pm UTC (link)
	"Diving right in is the only way to go," Brad says happily. "What do you mean sounds good." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	valini_morse 2013-11-23 01:44 pm UTC (link)
	"You say that now," she smirked back. "I always consider skipping everything else and holding off for the dessert round. And drinks, which drink sounds good? Hate to see you lose your plate while juggling to pour." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	_flyboy_ 2013-11-24 01:14 am UTC (link)
	"What can I say I'm a growing boy and flying burns a ton of calories," Brad says. He wasn't sure if this was a test or not so he went with the safe answer. "I'll take whatever you recommend." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	valini_morse 2013-11-24 02:49 am UTC (link)
	"Mm, I think any excuse is valid for the next 24 hours, right?" She smirked and ladled some of the hot toddy into a mug. "Here, start with this. Someone went into the old school festive drinks this year, ambrosia, mulled wine, even buttered rum. The mulled wine is a good one, if you want to switch it up." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	_flyboy_ 2013-11-25 07:36 pm UTC (link)
	"Probably though I just want to eat a lot of good food while I can," Brad says. No one in his family was exactly much for cooking. "As long as it's good I guess there's a reason they are called classics." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	valini_morse 2013-11-25 10:19 pm UTC (link)
	"Indeed, and then there's the Leftover Squads that leave doggie bags on people's desks. So you don't have to think about cooking after all of this." Looking at the sauces and dishes scattered around, there'd be an uptick on gym population, for sure. "Here," she said and handed over the spicy, hot wine to him as he juggled his plate around. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	_flyboy_ 2013-11-26 08:25 pm UTC (link)
	"Wow some people are a lot nicer than I am," Brad says as he took the glass, "And thanks." He couldn't wait to take his seat and start eating. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	valini_morse 2013-11-29 01:11 pm UTC (link)
	"Nicer, or foisting leftovers on others so they don't have to deal with them," she pointed out with a smirk and headed for a table to set her drink down to claim a chair. "Wish me luck, diving in." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	_flyboy_ 2013-11-30 02:17 am UTC (link)
	"I'm an optimistic and hungry so nicer it is," Brad says as he takes his seat to start eating. "Good luck." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	valini_morse 2013-12-02 05:52 pm UTC (link)
	She chuckled and slipped into the crowds to be spat out later on with a sizable plate of foods. "It seems like the R&D department decided to optimized their roasted-turkey-in-the-jet-exhaust technique," she added and sat down, starting with the nutmeg pumpkin soup. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	_flyboy_ 2013-12-05 02:56 pm UTC (link)
	"Well as long as its not one of my jets it seems fine to me," Brad say between bites of food. He was almost halfway through his plate already. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	valini_morse 2013-12-06 02:22 pm UTC (link)
	She chuckled and nodded. He was fast but at least the food stayed in his mouth when he chewed. "Well, if you suddenly have a craving for stuffing and candied yams during a practice run, you'll know why. Rumor has it they made pumpkin and egg nog ice cream with the liquid nitrogen again." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	_flyboy_ 2013-12-06 10:55 pm UTC (link)
	"And I guess I'll know which side of the helicarrier to accidentally buzz with a sonic boom," Brad says, "That's why I usually just go for Ben and Jerry's." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	valini_morse 2013-12-06 11:06 pm UTC (link)
	"You'll fly at crazy speeds without batting an eye," she pointed out with amusement. "But food vetted from the labs makes you leery." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	_flyboy_ 2013-12-06 11:20 pm UTC (link)
	"Food made using questionable methods does," Brad points out, "Plus Ben and Jerry's is awesome." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	valini_morse 2013-12-08 06:22 pm UTC (link)
	"So I guess that means you steer clear of lye-soaked or strategically fermented foods too," she replied and lifted her wine. "Barring wine and beer, of course." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	_flyboy_ 2013-12-12 09:24 pm UTC (link)
	"I'm not going to lie. I'm not really sure what those are," Brad says having a bit of his own drink. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	valini_morse 2013-12-13 01:47 am UTC (link)
	"It is good to be open-minded, but there's some delicacies out there that make me wonder how drunk those people were," she stopped and shuddered. With a deep drink to wash the taste out of her mouth, she picked up some casserole. "Ooh there's potato chips on this." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	_flyboy_ 2013-12-14 02:31 am UTC (link)
	"Probably very drunk but then again who are we to judge with hotdogs and what not," Brad says. "Why do people put potato chips in those." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	valini_morse 2013-12-15 02:51 pm UTC (link)
	"It's crunchy and salty, and who can say no to that?" she asked and poked the dish some more. "It's not like whatever healthiness was in here wasn't beaten into submission with the cream and the cheese. Why go halfway?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	_flyboy_ 2013-12-17 10:09 pm UTC (link)
	"But you still don't want to know what it was made with," Brad pointed out. "True you've got a point there. Though I thought to day was just all about some good food." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	valini_morse 2013-12-18 12:17 am UTC (link)
	"Yup," she toasted to that. "I'm sure there's many different reasons to observe today, but I'll settle for another round of overeating and trying new dishes." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	_flyboy_ 2013-12-18 01:25 am UTC (link)
	Brad raised his glass to that and took a sip. "Food holidays are the best." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)