MarinaNova Asylum

Hello, everyone. Now that our temporary neighbors have departed, I have a proposal for those that remain.

If the smells I've encountered in some of the apartment corridors are any indication, then some cooking classes are in order for some of you. And I guess I have some 'rehabilitiation' to do. [He takes that concept with a grain of salt.]

So I will be beginning formal cooking classes soon. Before I can arrange a location and supplies, I will need a head count of how many are interested in attending. I will be beginning at the basics, with knife skills and other basic techniques that I learned at home. There should be something interesting for experienced cooks as well, particularly if you are more used to a different style. If you're expecting something more like baking, I believe Ms. Jane Crocker was conducting those kind of classes at one point in the past.

I will expect effort and commitment from my students. Of course, anyone is free to come and go as you please, just like any of the other classes here.

If you'd prefer to discuss this in person, I'll be doing some shopping in Sector 2 this afternoon.

[ Buffy's emotions are at war with each other. She's not sure what to feel and she hasn't been since she heard the morning announcement. Shock definitely came first followed closely by a fury that she usually reserves for those attempting to destroy the world, or at least Sunnydale. The fury is tempered by worry then by something that closely resembles logic, at least for Buffy.

She takes her time getting out of bed, showering and swinging by the Bean Crusher to grab coffee and danish before she goes to Dawn's room and knocks on the door. ]

Dawnie, I've got coffee and danish in here for breakfast.


| Post talk with Dawn at the Athletic Complex |

[ Buffy can be found here wailing on things with a particular purpose. Sometimes it's very difficult for her to remember that Dawn is nearly nineteen years old and not fourteen. She knows that this isn't Dawn's first time. There was the whole Thricewise demon thing to remind her of that. She also knows that Dawn and Xander were sharing a one bedroom apartment and Xander wasn't sleeping on the couch. It's still difficult to accept that her baby sister is having sex. It's even harder to deal with the fact that the Wardens find it perfectly acceptable to broadcast such private details. She's not mad at Dawn, not really. She's not even mad at Peter though she will pull his entrails out through his nose if he hurts Dawn. She's just trying to resolve all of her feelings the best way she knows how: by hitting things.

After she hits things and showers, she'll probably head to Merlotte's. She seriously needs a drink and she needs to tell Sam that she won't be working this evening simply because her patience and focus are nil and did she mention that she really needs a drink?]

| Pre talk with Dawn |

[Very briefly Buffy will be out getting coffee and danish at the Bean Crusher, but she'll be in a hurry to get back to talk to Dawn before her sister gets up and leaves. ]

[ooc: Semi open to those that would have noticed this and come to speak to Buffy about it. ]

Library

[Rebekah avoids the network today. She knows she's still not in the best mood and she doesn't want to get lectured for letting her inner bitch out. So she makes her way to the library first. She hasn't done reading for pleasure in a while -- there's plenty of time for it here, so she can be found wandering through the aisles, taking particular notice in historical fiction and romance novels.]

The Row

[Later on she can be found shopping. She likes clothes, and it clears her head. Though it makes her miss Quinn a little, so she doesn't linger there particularly long, regretting the decision to go there at all rather quickly.]

Merlotte's

[She makes her way rather quickly to Merlotte's after that, in need of a good stiff drink. She'll be ordering herself a scotch while sitting at the bar and mostly keeping to herself unless approached first.]

Sector 3

[And after a few drinks she can be found making her way back to her apartments. If nothing else, she's managed to stay busy for the day, which is something. And lacking any further judgement or disappointment from Matt, or to a lesser extent, Stefan.]