Post-Parents' Weekend destresser, Monday evening

[sharp_as_knives]

Hannibal and Jono had both sent out e-mail to everyone they knew on the island, as well as posted in the school's boards, and everybody was invited. After this weekend, some of them seemed like they would need it.

Hannibal had a very well-stocked bar and wine cellar, there were darts and billiards and a card table downstairs as well as a media room, a music room and library on the first floor, outside decks on both if you didn't mind the flamingos, and of course, food.

Pork tenderloin crostini with cranberry pepper jelly
Pumpkin carrot soup shooters with coconut cream
Prosciutto, mango, and parmesan salad
Sweet potato ravioli with lemon sage brown butter
Mini beef wellingtons
Beef tenderloin with garlic and merlot jam
Chocolate and peanut ganache tartelettes
Chocolate orange mousse, spiced fruit brioche and yoghurt sorbet
Raspberry sorbet



[Open post! Everybody invited.]

Comments

Re: Arrive!

[that_oldsaying]

Alluka would appreciate that a lot, Jono.

Nanika went up on tiptoes to peer into the jar before carefully selecting a marshmallow and examined it from all sides before solemnly sticking the whole thing in her mouth.

She took another and reached out for the whisk Hannibal offered her.

She'd help!

Re: Arrive!

[sharp_as_knives]

Hannibal handed it to her and started the milk heating. "When this is warm, I'll start adding the chocolate. You stir."

Re: Arrive!

[that_oldsaying]

She took the whisk and watched what he did intently as she chewed on her marshmallows.

When she was done that, she looked between him and the pot.

Re: Arrive!

[sharp_as_knives]

Hannibal smiled and stroked her hair, then started shaving the chocolate into the milk. "Stir gently; it will melt together, watch." It probably wouldn't be the best-whisked chocolate ever, but that wasn't the point at the moment.

Re: Arrive!

[that_oldsaying]

Nanika gave a sort of shiver-twitch as he petted her, but it didn't bother her so she just glanced at him and then back at the pot.

Because he'd told her to, she awkwardly tried the whole stirring thing. Nanika was terrible at it, but it was interesting.

She stopped to peer into the pot.

Re: Arrive!

[sharp_as_knives]

It definitely wouldn't be the best-whisked chocolate ever, no. But as Hannibal shaved a bit more in, it was starting to look at least like an uneven chocolate milk.

Hannibal reached for her hand and gave her a look of polite question. "May I show you?"