The kitchen is filled with smoke, the annoyingly high-pitched beeping of the alarm nearly deafening. A mixture of flour and sugar coats the work surface, and drips of something that looks suspiciously like egg-white spatter the floor. A baking sheet of blackened snickerdoodles is resting on top of the stove.
Brad is a Recon Marine. He is a certified Master Scuba Diver; he can and has slogged through conditions that would fell a lesser man; he knows the specifications of 90% of commonly used small arms, and can assemble and disassemble them, some literally with one hand tied behind his back.
This should not be this difficult, in comparison.
Jesus Christ, they're just cookies!
Just Nate's favorite cookies.
With a sigh, he gropes for the broom - the handle should be long enough to reach the smoke detector. Once it's quiet, he'll work on cleaning up and trying again.
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Date: 2010-12-18 04:36 am (UTC)Brad is a Recon Marine. He is a certified Master Scuba Diver; he can and has slogged through conditions that would fell a lesser man; he knows the specifications of 90% of commonly used small arms, and can assemble and disassemble them, some literally with one hand tied behind his back.
This should not be this difficult, in comparison.
Jesus Christ, they're just cookies!
Just Nate's favorite cookies.
With a sigh, he gropes for the broom - the handle should be long enough to reach the smoke detector. Once it's quiet, he'll work on cleaning up and trying again.