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[sunbaked_baker]

"Helpless" is not a common situation for Sunshine. At least not in this context. But she is. Pinned down, on her back, immobilized, unable to really move or hope to get away.

At least until Terry wakes up from his nap.

It's probably Sunshine's own fault for the child falling asleep on her as they rested on the couch following an afternoon of playing outside. Some naps even the most interesting story can't hold back.

The fair-haired toddler snoozes with his head resting on her shoulder, half of one of the couch's throw-blankets draped over them.

At least Sunshine had thought to have a book with her. She reclines against the armrest, holding the book open with one hand so she might read, the other hand idly stroking the back of one of the bar cats who had taken advantage of the situation and had settled in.

Unsurprisingly, Sunshine finds her own focus difficult to maintain, even for a favorite novel. Some days are just good days for naps.

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[old_monster]

"What is kiwi?" Ye Baiyi asks.

[sunbaked_baker]

Terry sips his drink, looking from Ye Baiyi to Sunshine. Sunshine, though, is looking expectantly back at him.

"Well?" She smiles. "What's a kiwi? We shared one for a snack the other day."

"Mm, issa fruit!" Terry supplies, after a moment.

"And what's it look like?" Sunshine prompts him. "What color is it?"

"Brown!" Terry replies, readily, knowing his colors. "And fuzzy!"

"And on the inside?"

"Greeeeen! With little bitty seeds!"

[old_monster]

"The taste is slightly tart, and it is very juicy and will always drip?" Ye Baiyi says. "That sounds like a yang tao to me. They grow in the region of the Yellow River. I had them."

[sunbaked_baker]

"Yeah! Reeeally juicy!" Terry nods, delighted. "They're yummy'n'd be good bubble-y."

"I think so too," Sunshine says, ruffling the boy's fine, fluffy hair and making him giggle into his boba tea.

[old_monster]

"Yang tao boba it will be, then!" Ye Baiyi declares. "We will need instructions on how to make them, though."

[sunbaked_baker]

"Yeah, I have no clue how they're done," Sunshine admits, grinning and excited by the opportunity to experiment. She holds up her tea to peer at the little bubbles within. "But I bet we can find out how. Maybe Bar can provide us a recipe or technique to use."

[old_monster]

"Research!" Ye Baiyi says. "Let's research, and then let's experiment!"

Never mind the bar can provide them with boba made perfectly to specification -- finding out yourself and mastering the technique is much more fun!