It's a wonderful day in the neighborhood, won't you be my multiversal friend?

[basic_powers]

Parents were off taking Toby out for dinner, and Cecil was covering the excuse for him. He had a spare of the knock-out capsules, body armor, and some opened cans of tuna out for his guest, just so she wouldn't attack food in the grocery store.

It was a late Saturday afternoon and just beginning to ease into the evening hours outside, the inside of the home was neatly furnished and well kept, not a mote of dust anywhere. And given that this was only a fascade house for coverstories that was some accomplishment of cleaning in itself for a living room that size.

Which is what the linen closet door opens up into.

Welcome to Earth.

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[basic_powers]

"They're the dry sauce mix packets." Tyler explains. "I'm going to add a bunch of cream-based stuff to em and the beef to make the cheese sauce."

"They don't taste that good dry."

[nepetaleijon]

She's sniffing them, evidently entirely ready to try them dry -- but shrugs and hands them over willingly enough.

[basic_powers]

They go into the sauce pan! along with a lot of butter, heavy cream, sour cream and...

"Close your eyes, I'm gonna add a cheese to this and I want it to be a surprise."

[nepetaleijon]

Her eyes go wide, and she has to actually cover her eyes with both hands to keep from peeking.

"If you really want it to be a surpurrise," she tells him, "then I should cover my nose too."

[basic_powers]

"Or I could wave some peppermint under your nose." Or have the cheese itself be pretty scentless too!

There's some sounds of clattering, cutting and mixing going on after the minty smell comes in under her nose.

"A werewolf told me about the peppermint thing."

Soon enough, there's scraping noises and the sounds of full bowls being set out.

"All done!"

[nepetaleijon]

Nepeta opens her eyes, and waves away the mint.



The only word for the look on her face is OOOOOH.

(Or possibly WANT.)

[basic_powers]

Tyler's going to wait until she gets the first smell of it. Because there's four kinds of cream-based deliciousness in there.

...and yes he's already grabbed a spoon to start scarfing down a bowlful.

[nepetaleijon]

Nepeta is not far behind.

The mac-and-cheeseburger is demolished in short order. At least, most of it; she's starting to get a little full.

"Will this still be good if it sits till tomorrow?"

[basic_powers]

"Yeah, you can keep it in a refridgerator and reheat it pretty good. Tastes best fresh I think though."

Tyler's bowl is pretty well gone, and he's scraping what's left of the mac-and-cheezburger into a clear container. "It'll keep for about seven days in the fridge."

[nepetaleijon]

"Okay!" She beams.

"Do we need to do anything else for the purrthday party?"

[basic_powers]

"I think I can handle getting the firewood, and the disposable plates, utensils, cups and cake. Those don't really need much taste-testing." Tyler says, picking up the container and heading for the linen closet.

"The only thing left would be the people you'd want to invite to the party. Is it okay if I invite some friends from school who know about Milliways?"

[nepetaleijon]

She nods. "And can I invite people from Milliways? If they can appurr human? -- do they have to look human?"

She can always alchemize more copies of the HOLO KITTY, if she has to!

[basic_powers]

"Yeah, and if they can look human would be best, it'd cause the least fuss anyways." Tyler says as he opens the door