Ioder and Vincent were happily spending their morning preparing breakfast for the troops as they did regularly. Both of them maned their cooking stations with pride as the made enough eggs to feed and army and plenty of salted bacon for everyone. There were quite a lot of new recruits that have come to stay with them at the base so they had to start cooking in bulk to feed each and every one of them.
“Vinnie, check the bread in the oven.” Ioder said as he reached for the spices out of the cabinet above the stove top.
“Right,” Vincent replied checking the bread and taking the long loaf out. “It’s done.” He said as he took a plate Ioder handed him and brought it out to one of the hungry recruits. It took about an hour of straight cooking before everyone was feed, the cooks included. It was a hassle and it wasn’t fun trying to feed everyone but Ioder liked to cook now that Vincent taught him the ways of Earth’s cooking habits.
As everyone one finished and began to clean up a bit before leaving Ioder sat at the long table, contently playing with rest of his food. He had been feeling a strange sensation since the night before. Like a voice whispering to him, words he couldn’t quite make out but it seemed to be calling to him. He brushed it off and continued about his business. Making sure the kitchen and dining room was spotless is a tough job, but with some elbow grease and some determination he can get everything in order in about an hour. Give or take a few if anyone wanted to chit chat with him while he cleaned.
As Ioder started to grab all the plates off the far counter of the dining room he heard Leona clear her throat announcing herself. He turned and saw her leaning against the door frame finishing her plate. He smiled and nodded, and she graciously blessed him with her presence. She placed her plate on top of a pile. Then she and he both carried the plates to the kitchen sink, only taking them two trips instead of his regular four. The two rolled up their sleeves and began to scrub all the dishes.
“So Leona, to what do I owe the pleasure. You don’t ever help out in the kitchen.” Ioder said with a smirk on his face. He liked her, but this was out of character for her to freely do dishes with him. She had a motive behind this for sure.
“You know its coming.” Leona said as she stacked the clean dishes Ioder handed to her. “The new moon is in a few days and I know you still haven’t picked your team.”
“This could get people killed. Alyssa and Tobias are off on their own mission. Who is here that you would ask?” Ioder said as he meticulously scrubbed the food from the dishes.
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