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[sunbaked_baker]

(Not-Actually-OOM: A few days ago, Gavroche and Sunshine come to the conclusion that it's better to show someone you're still their friend than abandon them when things get complicated. The trick is finding the right balance.)

When Sunshine comes in from the kitchen, today, she has a plate of food - a full meal, really - in addition to her tray of baked goods. The plate holds a sizable slice of broccoli-cheese quiche, a spinach and mixed greens salad with raspberries, feta cheese, candied pecans and a homemade vinaigrette dressing, and some toasted quinoa with carrots, sweet peppers, corn and caramelized onions. Though vegetarian, everything in it is a good source of iron and protein. On a smaller plate, for dessert, she includes one of her humongous cinnamon rolls.

She leaves the plate and cinnamon roll with with the bar, with instructions that they are for Jason Todd.

A peace offering, and a sign she doesn't want their friendship to be over, though she knows neither of them is probably ready to confront this yet. They'll work through it, though, eventually. That's what friends do.

Once the plate has been delivered to the Bar, Rae starts arranging her tray of baked goods for sale, and puts up a sign:

Sunshine's Freshly-Made Baked Goods
Cinnamon Rolls As Big As Your Head: $4
(Extra Icing: $.50)
Bitter Chocolate Death: $3.50
Death of Marat: $4 (only two available)
Caramel Cataclysms: $3
Lemon Lechery: $3
Rocky Road Avalanche: $3
Chocoholia: $3
Hell's Angelfood: $2:75
Meringuamania: $2.00
As-Of-Yet Unnamed Chocolate Cake with Pecans, Ginger Fudge, Pistachios, and Sea Salt
Help me name it, and get a slice for free!

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[sunbaked_baker]

"Nah, you'd not be robbing anybody of it," she grins at him, setting one of the oval, high-sided dishes down in front of him on the bar. It looks a little like a porcelain bathtub, the crust even with the rim a light, flaky, innocuous-looking pastry crust. "I only make a couple of them because they're a right pain to make."

Light, flaky crusts hiding dramatically dark and heavy fruit fillings are really hard to get right. This one hides a filling of blackberries and raspberries, an ominous purple-red color that tends to spurt over the edge of the 'bathtub' a trifle dramatically, when one's fork first breaks through. Much like the blood of Marat, assassinated in his bathtub.

"If you like chocolate, though, I also have a new experiment I'm trying to get peoples' opinions on, if you'd like to taste-test."

[equal_of_any_man]

His eyes go wide at the sight of the dessert. "It looks quite splendid." He knows nothing of Marat so what he sees is richness without an air of horror.

"But I think your chocolate creation would be more my tastes. I mean no insult to your art."

[sunbaked_baker]

"No insult taken - though if you would like to try both, you're certainly welcome to," Rae grins, exchanging the Marat for a generous slice of the white-chocolate-chip and pecan chocolate cake, topped with dark chocolate and fresh ginger fudge, the top of which is sprinkled with pistachios and sea salt.

With fork and napkin.

[equal_of_any_man]

He sighs and smiles, breathing in the rich scent of chocolate. "This seems more suited to my desires. I thank you." He takes a small bite and all but melts, his expression blissful. "M'lady, you have have a gift!"

[sunbaked_baker]

Rae laughs, delighted with his reaction. Really, the first bite is always the best moment for her.

"Why thank you," she beams at him. "I'm really glad you enjoy it."

She really is - that's the sort of thing that led her to become a baker in the first place, the love of sharing good, delicious food with people.

[equal_of_any_man]

"It would be a terrible blasphemy to call it divine but I have no better word for it. Thanks you so much!"

[sunbaked_baker]

Sunshine laughs. "You're very welcome!"

"I'm looking for a name for it, but I haven't been able to come up with a suitable one, yet."

[equal_of_any_man]

He takes another small mouthful, savouring the taste. "Basheera. It means bringer of good cheer."

[sunbaked_baker]

"I'll keep that one in mind," she grins, considering. "Basheera - I like the sound of it."

[equal_of_any_man]

"May I ask how you can to the names for the others?"