The one who works at the church? [charles there are no other ciels in town...] You know her, then?

[looking curious!] Is that so? Ciel and Merem are the only ones from that world that I know of. What name do you go by?

But yes, I do. I stop by the church frequently, so I wouldn't be able to avoid her for long even if I tried. [nevermind the fact that she's one of the few reasons he comes to church in the first place whoops.] She is rather nosy though, that's certainly true.

Nice to meet you, I suppose. My name is Charles.

I'm glad to see that's a general habit of hers and she isn't just targeting me. Those kind of personality traits combined can make for a very pesky individual, you know? She always seems to be everywhere you don't want her to be, on top of everything else. [sighs!]

Ah. [now that curiosity has shifted to open amusement] Well, if you come from her world, I suppose it's only natural that you'd have the time to find fondness for her nagging.

[YOU CAN'T PULL THE WOOL OVER A FELLOW TSUNDERE'S EYES.]

Of course, of course, my apologies. [the most disbelieving tone...]

Now what was all that about baking? Is she teaching you how?

Ah... [he has an idea what time that might have happened, but decides to ghost over it.]

If you didn't know how to bake anything beforehand, she did a decent job of it. They might be a little lacking, but that's something that practise can easily take care of.

Pancakes and eggs? That's a little underwhelming. Are you certain you want that to be your next goal?

[this from the fattydingdongs brat who grew up on fine dining...]

Why don't you try something like crepes and Eggs Benedict, in that case? [charles why, don't suggest that to someone who only recently learned the art of sugar cookies.]

[his reaction would be about the same, in this case... an almost pitying look because wow someone needs more food in their life, clearly.]

Crepes are like a thin, less sugary pancake and Eggs Benedict is an English muffin that's been halved and topped with bacon, a poached egg and Hollandaise sauce. It's a little less bland than plain eggs and pancakes, you know?

[sighs!! but scoots over to the little notepad set by the phone and starts scribbling some things down]

If you're on good terms with Ciel, you could ask her for aid whenever you go about trying these out. I'd imagine this kind of thing would be well within her skill range. [absentmindedly adds on:] It does make me wonder how many other proper breakfast items you've missed out on.

[that is something he already suspects...

she gets a miffed glance for her shoulder-looking, but he dutifully carries on! pretty much everything from omelettes to pain au chocolat is going on the list, with little notes written beside things he thinks she might not know. once finished, he turns to hand the paper over.]

There you are, that should be enough to tide you over for a while. Let me know if you find yourself struggling with anything on the list. I'll see what I can do to help. [and then the fattydingdongs alliance was formed.]

Sue? [a questioning look] If they have a basic understanding of European cuisine, at least some of them should be familiar. They ought to be able to manage well with a recipe, either way.

That might be a good thing to figure out before you ask her to help you cook any of these.