Black Sheep (Mako)

[GALE SHANUI]

if i had a world of my own everything would be nonsense Friendship ♥ TAGGED Mako NOTES --- CREDIT evkav of BTN She hadn't really counted on visitors today, but upon her meeting with a strange young man in the forest, she now had one trailing behind her as they entered the farming/ranching district, which lay not too far outside of town. She slid a little bit as she went down, but finally, her feet touched the familiar soil of the land she called home. The trees that she had in the area lined the spaces between her home, which was a tiny, dull-looking cabin, and the barn, painted blue because Gale had insisted on that color instead of red. Just beside the barn lay a tiny coop, a fenced in area for chickens that Gale did not yet possess. In a large fenced in space behind the barn, a marble-colored cow was laying down, basking within the sunlight of the fresh day. Gale's Cow, Tabetti seemed quite pleased, and didn't seem to notice that the master of her land had returned home, instead more focused on swatting flies away from her backside with a lashing tail. Shep, who had gotten home alright, was laying in his dog house, but he didn't seem too pleased with Gale bringing the strange man back to the house, because he flipped onto his side, his back facing them. Gale laughed a bit nervously before leading Mako down the dirt trail, unlocking the door and stepping aside. "You can go on in. I'm just going to put my finds in the store room and I'll be with you in a minute." Upon going inside, Mako would see just about how poorly Gale was living at the moment. The farmhouse was fairly neat, aside from things scattered upon the rickety old bed in the corner, but it was far to small for most people who weren't gale, and didn't mind close quarters.  In the other far corner rested an area for cooking, but it couldn't exactly be used for much else besides a quick meal, and her fridge didn't look like it could hold much. a table with three chairs sat just beside the door, tiny and round but seeming to be one of the sturdier things inside. And lastly a door, to something that one could only assume (and hope) was to the bathroom. Gale didn't take too long and hustled in through the door, shutting it behind her. "Pretty great place ain't it?" she asked with a broad grin. But...who besides her would love a place like this?

[MAKO SANADA]

Mako took notice of everything Gale's farm had to offer during the trek towards her home. The blue barnhouse and the mentioned cow she recently just added to her family. Her trusty companion, Shep, perked its ears and watched Mako from a distance, its eyes following the stranger slowly. It let out a growl, albeit a low one, but the sight of Gale in a content mood seemed to calm the dog down. When they arrived at the doorsteps of Gale's rather modest home, Mako did not even notice There wasn't much inside, but Gale did mention that she moved here recently, so he shouldn't expect her to be living in luxurious comfort. Instead, it was as expected; an honest home for an honest person, nothing more. Before Gale could return, Mako took the initiative and went straight for the refrigerator, opening them to inspect its contents. Eggs, fruits, cheese, onions, ham. The perfect omelette was calling for them, it seems. "You have a lovely home, Gale. It definitely beats where I was staying last night, heh," Mako answered Gale the moment she returned, hoping that he wasn't too intrusive going through her fridge already. Some guests would just sit at the table and wait to be served. But Mako wasn't like those people. "Omelettes sound okay?"

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[GALE SHANUI]

if i had a world of my own everything would be nonsense Friendship ♥ TAGGED Mako NOTES --- CREDIT evkav of BTN Gale hadn't yet noticed he had already gone through her fridge, and when she did, she wasn't upset at all. Why should she be? She did want him to feel at home and it wasn't like she held the secret of all secrets in her fridge. Smiling at the mention of Omelettes, the farmer's face lit up in evident delight. She hadn't had one of those in so long. Normally, she just made plain old scrambled eggs or something like that. Her eyes glinted when she thought of something else. "That's right, I have fresh Milk I just got from Tabetti this morning!" She looked through the scarce contents of her fridge and in the very back stood a long carton which contained some of the milk she had kept from Tabetti's haul this morning. She had stored the rest to be shipped out later, but she always kept a fresh container for herself. Taking out things like butter and such, she set a frying pan down on the oven, a flipper beside it. "In that case, why don't you get a start on those Omelettes? I'm gonna' whip us up somethin my mom showed me how to make as a kid!" She honestly, wasn't very good at cooking on a stove, but if there was no stove work involved, it was golden. Putting the things for her concoction on the table, she spoke again. "So Mako, is your family nice?" She asked. She hoped this didn't offend him though. Now that she thought about it not everyone wanted to talk about their bearings. "Er...course' you don't have to answer that if you don't want to."

[MAKO SANADA]

The two wasted no time to prepare breakfast as they gathered all of the ingredients and laid them on the tabletop and countertop. Tasked with making the omelette, Mako turned the stove on and oiled the frying pan, letting the oil simmer on the surface for a moment as he chopped the onions. At the mention of his family, Mako suddenly froze a midst chopping the onion. Remnants of their faces flashed before him, though mostly blurred and replaced by shades of red and black. So long were the years since he had last seen them, his memory seemed to have betrayed him at the moment. He tried his best to keep his composure, as if he hadn't lost himself just now. Returning, his shaken hands slid the chopped onions in a small bowl to be kept aside. "They're...They were nice people," he said, the apparent gloom in his voice could not be hidden, it seemed. As he whisked the eggs in another small bowl, he continued, "it has been so long since I've last seen them though. Apologies, Gale. I really have not much to say about them..." The two shared a moment of silence as he emptied the whisked eggs onto the frying pan, the sizzling noise overtaking the room. His eyes watched as the eggs hardened, which was his cue to empty the other ingredients on top, then flipping the omelette over and over. "And yourself? Does your family know how well you are doing out here?"

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[GALE SHANUI]

if i had a world of my own everything would be nonsense Friendship ♥ TAGGED Mako NOTES --- CREDIT evkav of BTN She paused in beating at whatever was in her bowl when she noticed Mako seemed to be struggling with some kind of memories, and she frowned. She hadn't meant to do that at all. Then he said that they were nice people. Setting the bowl down, Gale walked over to him and quietly placed her hand on his back, glancing up at him silently for a moment. "No need to apologize to me there sugar. Didn't need to be asking you that anyway." Her tone was apologetic as she drew her eyes away from his and walked back over to the table, picking up the bowl and going back to mixing. It took a few moments of silence before Mako spoke to her again. "My family? Well, I guess you could say we weren't exactly normal. Not me and my brothers anyway." She mused, pouring out some whitish pudding into two small bowls, which looked pretty decent considering it was made by Gale. She cut up a stawberry or two and threw those on top for decoration. "Papa's always been the strong, rancher, farmer guy that we all looked up to. We all wanted to be just like him. But you can't possibly put my mama outta the runnings either. Best cook I've ever known, but me...eh...moderate." Thinking back, she remembered her brother, a slight pang coming from her missing them in the slightest. "Me and my brothers....pretty stupid children...drove a horse cart into the lake." Was all she said before breaking out into a small fit of chuckles. She also kind of hoped her pudding would cheer Mako up a bit from before.

[MAKO SANADA]

Nothing seemed to dampen the bright and bubbly Gale, as her calming words relieved the man from remembering the tragedy that had struck his family many years ago. He mustered a meager smile, showing his thanks, as he returned to his cooking duties, adding the shiitake mushrooms the two had collected earlier. Her family almost seemed...perfect. Although Mako was sure they all had their quirks, but at least they still had each other. He then wondered what it would have been like, to be in Gale's shoes, surrounded by a family like hers. It would have been nice, I'm sure... "It...it sounds like you parents must have had quite a handful, trying to take care of you all," Mako mentioned, turning around with the omelettes in a pan, then sliding them onto her plate and then his. He found Gale's tasty treat sitting on the table, took a spoon as he sat down and grabbed a bite of it first. His eyes lit up, impressed by how something so simple can be so delicious. "Wow, this is really great," he complimented, taking another spoonful and feeding it to himself. Although he was enjoying the pudding, he kept a close eye on Gale, wondering what she thought of the omelette had cooked up.

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