video: marshes Backdated to last night.

[gristle]

Um guys... [Beverly is currently between the Strand Reagan pod and the Aaron and Eric pod. It's Sunday night, and she was coming over to check on Aaron. She's closer to the Strand pod now though, and there's a fair amount of blood around her. She's looking at, but not touching another communication device. It's older than the other ones, a little more faded and there's some green moss around it.]

I think someone else is missing. I don't know who but...

[She is resisting the urge to toe at the device and see.] But I think I need some help.

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[becauseyouhaveto]

He won't mind. I'm here, by the way.

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[There's a knock at the door as soon as the message comes through.]

[gristle]

[Bev is still slightly pale as she opens the door, and she’s rubbing her hands on a towel. She didn’t actually touch anything but it still feels like a good reason to do it anyway. Trying a smile, it’s got wavering edges around it when she says:]

Hi.

[becauseyouhaveto]

Hello. [She smiles a motherly smile back at the girl, sweeping in past Bev and heading straight for the kitchen.] Ready to get started?

[gristle]

Uh. Okay. Cookies aren’t something that I’ve made before outside of home ec.

[From her tone it sounds like she didn’t do very well in it there.]

[becauseyouhaveto]

Mm, well, we'll make a great batch. [She opens the cabinets, looking for the stash of baking supplies.] What do you think? Chocolate chip?

[gristle]

Is there any other kind?

[For Bev, growing up without a mother or a grandmother, cookies were always chocolate chip, and they were normally from a package if her father was feeling generous. Homemade cookies were just not a thing for her.

[becauseyouhaveto]

Well, there's peanut butter, oatmeal, oatmeal raisin, all chocolate...We might be able to do strawberry or macadamia nut...

[As she speaks, she's rummaging through the cabinets and pulling out ingredients. Flour, sugar, cinnamon, anything she can find.]

We could make snickerdoodles!

[gristle]

What’s a snickerdoodle. It sounds made up.

[Yesh Bev is being a little bit suspicious. Sorry about that.]

[becauseyouhaveto]

When you think about it, all recipes are made up. But snickerdoodles, they're magic. Butter, cinnamon, and sugar, and they just melt in your mouth!

[gristle]

[Beverly tilts her head to the side for a moment, considering and then she gives a casual nod.]

I like butter, cinnamon and sugar. I used to have it on toast sometimes as a treat.

[becauseyouhaveto]

Then we'll make Snickerdoodles. They're one of my favorites.

[She winks at Beverly, then starts looking for a baking sheet.]