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[souffle_girlek]

Early in the morning, before most of the bar is awake, a tiny time traveler visits the kitchen. She would stay at home for a late-night snack, usually, but...

Well.

Ace already knows way too much about the Wells' romantic life, and about one picosecond downstairs at the farm let her know that sticking around would only teach her more. And since Bar was getting a break in the quiet hours of the night, Ace decides to fetch a snack herself. It's really too bad she left her current project on top of the microwave when she left.

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"Well, you see, it's not as easy as going 'yay, souffle'... well, actually, that's pretty much the whole plan, but you have to make it a flavor first, and there's all sorts of flavors." Oswin explain, her nerves translating to babble as she leads them into the kitchen.

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[herr_bookman]

"Savory, too?" Autor says, taking a stool of his own. He folds his arms as he thinks. "Well, chocolate. And lemon, I suppose. But what kinds of savory ones are there? Cheese?"

[souffle_girlek]

"Or something like pumpkin - that can go either way. And there's the more exotic ones. I saw one with citrus and ginger the other day that looked awesome." She agrees. "Honestly, I din't think there's a wrong answer as long as it's a flavor that can get across without adding so much of that ingredient that it messes up the base."

[herr_bookman]

Autor gasps, holding his hand over his heart. "Pumpkin! That's fantastic," the boy says, grinning cheerfully.

Then he cracks his knuckles. "So, let me get this straight. A soufflé is basically a béchamel base--which is butter, flour, and milk--with four egg yolks, folded into seven beaten egg whites with a pinch salt and a pinch cream of tartar? Is there a difference between the sweet and savory soufflés?"

[souffle_girlek]

Oswin squints at him, wondering if she's missing something.

"First, you make that sound way too easy. Second... um... the difference is... taste?" She hazards, not sure where he's going with that question. "They're pretty much the same thing, just how the whole thing tastes. You know, adding pumpkin and sage instead of say, grapefruit and ginger."


Options:

Sweet?

-or-

Savory?