I. Cafeteria [You know what's good on cold days? Hot drinks! Caelius has stopped by to snag one with the intent of heading straight back to his office, but he winds lingering to check the weather report.]
You know, earlier in the year, someone suggested I look into the idea of a self-heating coat.
[He almost sounds...wistful? It was a simpler time. A better time. A time when he could walk outside without wearing three coats over a sweater.]
I should have done that while I had the chance.
II. Counseling Offices & Surrounding Hallways [Cooking and baking weren't exactly foreign activities to Caelius, but in the case of the latter, most of his experience came from when he was still living with his family. Even then, it had largely been to assist his mother when she needed help rolling out pie crust or cookie dough. Cupcakes were not something he had ever dabbled in.
So, considering his relative inexperience, he had made a batch to test out the recipe first. And then another one. By the third, he felt satisfied with his work, but then that felt like a lot of cupcakes to give one person, even if that person was Reimu. And he was sure that with everything that had been in the news lately, other people could use a pick-me-up, and...
Anyway, long story short, there's a plate of cupcakes sitting outside his office. They're fairly plain—chocolate on chocolate, with some colorful sprinkles added on top when he thought that looked too drab—and not spectacular, but they're pretty tasty and made from scratch.]
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[You know what's good on cold days? Hot drinks! Caelius has stopped by to snag one with the intent of heading straight back to his office, but he winds lingering to check the weather report.]
You know, earlier in the year, someone suggested I look into the idea of a self-heating coat.
[He almost sounds...wistful? It was a simpler time. A better time. A time when he could walk outside without wearing three coats over a sweater.]
I should have done that while I had the chance.
II. Counseling Offices & Surrounding Hallways
[Cooking and baking weren't exactly foreign activities to Caelius, but in the case of the latter, most of his experience came from when he was still living with his family. Even then, it had largely been to assist his mother when she needed help rolling out pie crust or cookie dough. Cupcakes were not something he had ever dabbled in.
So, considering his relative inexperience, he had made a batch to test out the recipe first. And then another one. By the third, he felt satisfied with his work, but then that felt like a lot of cupcakes to give one person, even if that person was Reimu. And he was sure that with everything that had been in the news lately, other people could use a pick-me-up, and...
Anyway, long story short, there's a plate of cupcakes sitting outside his office. They're fairly plain—chocolate on chocolate, with some colorful sprinkles added on top when he thought that looked too drab—and not spectacular, but they're pretty tasty and made from scratch.]