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FIFTH RIDE ✦ ACCIDENTAL VIDEO / ACTION [DANGAN HOUSE]
[Have you ever wanted to see a biker gang leader be domestic? No? Well turn off your 'Gears now then.
Mondo has taken over the kitchen today, so anyone in the Dangan House has probably been unceremoniously shoved out by one of Mondo's smaller Pokémon. The biker gang leader himself is currently almost unrecognizable; his hair is down and tied out of his face and he's sporting a cute apron with Pichu and Pikachu patterns all over it. His shirt, pants, and shoes are the same, so that might be a clue to those who know him, but otherwise he's definitely looking pretty different today. It seems that one of his Pokémon has gotten bored and has decided to film him since the angle is a little low.
There's a small radio sitting on the kitchen counter blasting horrible rap music with far too many cuss words in it, which Mondo is happily singing along to. Beside said radio are quite a few different trays full of... cookies. Holiday-themed cookies. Little trees and snowmen are all over the place and they actually look pretty good, all things considered. Mondo is currently elbow-deep in dough - it looks like he's actually making these things from scratch rather than a box mix. He'll occasionally glance at a recipe, but he seems to know what he's doing.
After a moment of this, Mondo finally seems to notice that the 'Gear is in his Scrafty's hands and he makes a mad fumble for it, only for her to leap out of the way.]
Get the fuck back here, Ryder!
[Hope that didn't break anyone's eardrums... Also his reputation may or may not be ruined completely now. Whoops.]
[After that... embarrassment Mondo can be found packaging the cookies up in little bags. They're holiday-themed bags too; clearly he's gone all out for the season. He's still singing along to the terrible rap, but he seems to be in a good mood despite the hilarity from earlier.
If he catches sight of you, you're probably going to be handed a bag of cookies. Yes, even you Togami and you, Celes.
The cookies inside are actually pretty good! They're not burnt or anything and Mondo seems incredibly proud of himself for something like this. Come taunt him/demand cookies/wonder where in the good hell he got that apron?]
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Then back at Oowada.
Then at the cookie cutters.
What even.
Then he just shrugs and sprinkles some more flour onto the wax paper on the counter, and plops some dough onto it, and starts flattening it out with the rolling pin.]
You can use whichever ones you'd like. I'll be using this one.
[He picks up the star. Boring.]
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Alright, sure.
[Jeez, Togami, couldn't you at least go for something more interesting?
Mondo will use all of the cookie cutters at least once. He certainly seems to be enjoying himself, despite the company! And thankfully he's not even going to start humming any of that horrible rap. Aren't you pleased with him?]
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Togami certainly doesn't mind the silence - it's almost amiable, which is odd considering the company sharing it. They spread out the cookies on the cookie sheets, re-rolling and adding more dough as they make their way through the batch. The recipe doesn't lie when it says makes 2-3 dozen cookies, that's for sure.]
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Mondo usually doesn't like the silence - it's something he's never gotten used to and he's made that plain to Ishimaru at least once - but there's something comfortable about it. He's content not to break it until they're done.]
Alright, done! Let's bake these fuckers.
[...Well no one said he was going to break the silence in an acceptable way...]
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There's still vastly more stars than there are any other shape, but the ratio isn't 1:1 stars to everything else, because Togami broke away at some point to prepare the egg wash and begin brushing it on. Satisfied, he puts the brush in the now mostly empty cup and wipes his hand on a towel before slipping an oven mitt on.]
It should take about fifteen minutes.
[During which time and for hours afterward the house will smell overwhelmingly like ginger and vanilla.]
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[He kind of doubts that though, since Togami took the time to come help him out with this. He's still not entirely sure why, but Togami's help is appreciated.]
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[Togami slides the first sheet into the oven, and the second right next to it, then shuts the door with an angry screech.]
How long have you been baking today?
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[He shrugs, clearly he hasn't been paying attention.]
Probably should've started baking all this shit earlier; we're probably gonna run out of cookies by Christmas!
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They're not a finite resource. It's always possible to make more.
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Well, yeah, but I don't wanna spend the whole holiday season baking. 'Sides, I've still gotta figure out what I'm doing about presents.
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Eurgh.]
Personally, I'd rather spend the season baking.
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[That's said in a teasing tone. Mondo wants to ask why Togami hates the holiday season so much, but he decides against it. There's already been enough awkward sharing for today.]
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I admit I was disappointed when the study didn't contain even so much as a bastardized version of A Christmas Carol, however.
[For a Scrooge, that's ironically one of his favorite stories ok]
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[Oh look, Mondo actually read a book while he was here in Johto? Shocking!!]
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Too many, no doubt.
You've read Dickens?
[He wasn't aware that it was translated into Japanese. Why would he care about translations when he was perfectly capable of reading the original English?]
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Ah, no, I haven't. I don't really read much.
[YOU DON'T SAY, MONDO]
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I suppose it's one of those stories that's hard to not know the plot.
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[Not that he's ever seen one because ahahaha affording to go to a play, that's funny.]
So I'm guessing it's one of your favorites?
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That would only make sense, given that it is set on Christmas Eve.
It was my introduction to Dickens, and one of the first stories that I ever read in English. I suppose you could say it has a special place in my heart.
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[Not that he can even remember books he read when he was younger, but you know. That's not the point.]
Guess I shouldn't be surprised that you're pretty good with English. You speak any other languages?
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I also speak German, and a small amount of Russian and Mandarin. For the sake of making business contacts.
[He's proud of his multilingual achievement, but his tone isn't gloating.]
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Holy shit, I wasn't expecting that many! That's pretty fucking impressive!
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I've been studying languages since I was three years old.
[He's not sure what to do with the compliment so he's going to shrug off the achievement as though seven languages isn't impressive as hell.]
As the future head to a conglomerate with offices around the world, I had to be able to communicate with overseas contacts.
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[Mondo doesn't usually feel bothered by the fact that quite a few of his classmates are brighter than he is - hell, most of them are - but hearing this doesn't really do much for his confidence. He's not sure how he didn't realize it before, but Togami must be some kind of genius to be able to remember that many languages.]
Well, you won't have any trouble with that.
[Though uh, he kind of doubts it'll be very useful after the despair incident...]