With a final tickle under little Moira's chin, Charlotte stood up and strolled into the kitchen. Though her movements seemed unhurried, her hands moved expertly through the cabinets. Within a moment's notice, a set of pots and pans were warming on the stove and she had taken up station at a nearby counter, making quick work of whipping up batches of batter. The pair worked in near silence as the kitchen hummed to life with the sounds of whispering flames and running fans. The occasional crack of an egg and clank of metal against metal rang out followed by the hiss of a running sink, the open and closing of the fridge; the warm up before the symphony of the kitchen truly began.<br/><br/>The sizzle of the meat as it hit the searing cast iron filled the kitchen "How're things goin' sweetie?" Charlotte started. She was standing next to Arianna and so didn't raise her voice to speak "with all this dark witch business goin' on, there don't seem to be an end to the chaos." she never looked up from what she was doing but her attention was definitely in her words.<br/><br/>"That boy Alex... 'nother one ain't seen his parents in two years now" She quickly grabbed a spatula and reached across Arianna to flip a batch of pancakes "They had it in their blood," she spoke with no more surprise or conspiracy than one would about some unseasonably warm weather.<br/><br/>"He's still young enough, so he's been stayin' at the store most days," to an outsider that would've been confusing but everyone around town knew that trouble didn't happen at T.T.'s.<br/><br/>A long pause followed this statement as the two continued to cook "Makes you wonder if all this magic nonsense is really worth the trouble it brings," she began to pull out a set of plates as she talked. She was getting at something, like a door-to-door saleswoman trying to coolly get her next customer.<br/><br/>"I got a book at the shop, think you might get more use out of it than me these days," she began plating the food as it finished "I'll give it to you in a bit, you tell me what y'think, and we'll be square." The two had finished making several meals and the kitchen quieted for a moment.<br/><br/>"Sound good?"