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Mav?

[Just a hunch.

She looks back at him -- there's a thought for a moment, and then she adds:]

All three of those sound good. Maybe some extra flour, in case we need to dust the parchment with it so they don't stick.

Also, a frog-shaped cutter if they have one.

Shh, shhh!!

[ As if Maverick can hear, all the way down the hall, but he isn't supposed to know anyways!!!! Even though Kano told him directly that he's going to make cookies with Nana's supervision. He doesn't think Maverick believed him, so it's all the same.

He can't find the frog-shaped one, but he finds something vaguely blobby and he can use a toothpick or something to etch in extra lines to make it look like a frog, he's pretty confident he can do at least that much. ]

Alright, got it~

Ah, right. Don't worry, your secret is safe with me.

[Nana laughs, then she takes the rolling pin. She gets them down into a nice, flat sheet, before stepping back. Then she looks at him.]

We should start cutting shapes out. That one is... maybe sort of a frog?

[ He can at least always trust Nana to keep his secrets, because unlike anybody else, she doesn't need to blackmail him to do anything- she could just ask, and he finds it hard to say no. ]

Hm, yep! This is is maybe sort of a frog!!

[ But what he pulls out is the cat head cutter, pressing it into the dough and cutting out the shape before drawing lines in with a toothpick. You know what they're going to do? Every single one of these cookies is going to be a frog- a silhouette is a silhouette, after all, and Kano's specialty is making things look like whatever he wants. ]

[It's funny, in a way.

Nana walks over; her finger comes to her lips, and she follows it with a confused look at first. Then, she realizes what he's doing with the toothpick, and she laughs with delight.]

Oh! You're turning the cat into a frog!

Cute, right~? Mav likes frogs?? I think???

[ He doesn't actually know, but Mav seems okay with ants and lizards, so he must be fine with other gross scary things like frogs. Definitely the sort of thing to make cookies out of. ]

I'm sure he must! [WHO DOESN'T LIKE FROGS?

Nana beams at Kano, head tilted to the side for a second.]

You and him are good friends, aren't you, Kano-kun?

Hm, well~ Something like that!

[ He can't even give a straight answer to something as simple and obvious as this, nothing to be embarrassed about but he dances around the topic anyways and turns it around on Nana, eyes back down to the cookie dough so he can etch the frog designs in without it turning out wonky. Can't use icing to salvage these, after all. ]

Are you guys friends? Do you like Mav?? What do you think about him???

"Something like that?" [She blinks at him. Just being Kano or is there more to it than that?

He has so many mysteries, sometimes...

Nana pauses a moment, and then she nods at him. She starts cutting out a few cookies -- shapes like cats, a couple dogs, and the ever-present stars and such.]

We are! I like to think so, anyways.

[ Kano being Kano is just... like that, sometimes, frustrating and shady for no real reason. But he seems to be happy when he hears that she's friends with Maverick- it'd be nice if they were friends, if Nana could shift some of that positive support Maverick's way instead. ]

No way he'll say no if you ask! I bet he'd get all flustered too, haha~ I'd love to be there to see!

Ask him if he wants cookies...?

[Nana, maybe, didn't follow. She drops the cookie cutter she was using to turn and look at him -- and then she smiles at him, thinking about this for a second.]

Hmm. He does get flustered about those things... it's funny, because it's Mav. He seems like the type who wouldn't, at first.

Right? Even though he's like that, he's such a kid~

[ From the right person, in the right way, he bets Maverick would be flustered about that too, somebody baking cookies for him. Kano goes ahead and gathers up the little cookie dough scraps leftover from cutting and sets those on the tray too instead of mashing them together to something large enough to cut another shape from it. The little pieces might burn a little, but that just makes them nice and crunchy. ]

[Nana laughs, then nods. She helps get everything on the tray -- cracking a smile at the way he puts the dough scraps there -- then tucks them into the oven, and sets the timer. She sighs, contentedly.]

Now to wait!

[ Now to wait... He's never actually watched the entire process before, so Kano crouches down in front of the oven with his forehead pressed against the oven door, peering inside and feeling the head against his face. ]

How long does it take? Cookies are really short, right?? Are we supposed to watch them to make sure they don't burn?

[She crouches down next to him, hands on her knees, and glances sideways. Nana shakes her head.]

About twelve minutes. A little less if you want them softer, a little more if you want them crispy.

We can watch them. I have a timer, but it doesn't hurt.

[ Kano shuffles over a little to give Nana some room so that he's not hogging the entirety of the oven window, but it's still barely enough room that they still have to sit side by side with their knees pressed together because he wants to see what's going on. He can stare at this oven for twelve minutes straight, no problem. ]<.small>

Hm~ I wonder which kind of cookies Mav likes? Soft ones are fun when there's something gooey inside, but crispy ones are better if they're going to sit out for a while...

I usually do softer ones, but... I usually sell out fast.

[Nana laughs a little, then she looks sideways at Kano, and tilts her head.] Do you think he'll leave them to sit for awhile?

Yeah? No way he's going to eat 'em right away!! He's probably going to find somebody to taste test them first~

[ If it were Nana's cookies on their own, his answer would've been different, but anything that Kano's involved in? Definitely a right idea to be cautious about it. ]

Then crispier may be better unless you want to tell him we made them together.

[...oh right because Kano might do something like put cayenne in them or something vile.

She's onto you, Kano. (She is in no way onto him.)]

Hm? I've told him we made them together! He won't eat them if it were just me?

[ But... Kano has definitely """spiced""" the cookies up. It's fine? They're not the ones eating them, after all. ]

Y-You mentioned he might want someone to test them first, and he knows I bake good things... if, um, not really always his style...

[i.e., sweet]

Hm, that's right, huh? He doesn't like sweet things, but he'll eat 'em if I make him!

[ aka Kano is a bully and Maverick is too nice ]

But he knows I know, it's fine, it'll be fine~ I just have to say you'll be sad if he doesn't eat them all? Then he's got not choice but to eat them!

[ No worries, Nana, no matter what they do, Maverick's not allowed to say no to earnest effort for his sake. ]

We shouldn't make him eat them, if he doesn't want to. But...

[Nana trails off, then she smiles.]

But if he wants to, that's good. And if he wants to save some for awhile, that's also good. I think our effort on his behalf will speak for itself.

[ Yeah they should make him eat them if he doesn't want to? Every other time Maverick and Kano go out to eat, it's Kano making him eat stuff he doesn't want to. ]

I guess we'll see.

[ He turns his attention back to the oven, pressing his forehead up against the glass a little. The dough had spread out a little? But not too much, yet, and he can't tell if they're browning or not, with the tint on the oven door. ]

I'm sure they'll turn out well, but if they're too sweet, we'll give them to Ramona! I bet she'd like them a lot too!

[Nana's watching the cookies over his shoulder -- as much as she can, with Kano blocking the way -- but doesn't seem concerned. She's baked a lot of cookies in her day. She has that practiced confidence.

She smiles at that.]

Ramona is... Mav's mom, right?

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