[ Ryoji needs a response to respond to! He falls quiet, trying to make a judgement on what Noah might be thinking, but he can't so... he goes ahead and cracks that third egg like there's absolutely nothing wrong with his beliefs. ]
So, like real magic. [ Like that's not a contradiction in itself ] ...Do you not believe in magic, Noah? Luke didn't either, and I had a hard time convincing him that it's real.
[ Which is silly, because Luke is 12 and magic is totally real, okay? ]
[ He's shocked! and affronted! enough to pushes the sadly neglected bowl of eggs to the side and face Noah ]
Forget the soufflé; we need to go to a magic clubhouse for you to experience real magic. I'm sure there's one somewhere around Recollé, and they might even serve soufflés.
[ They can, reluctantly on Ryoji's part, who wipes his hands on a kitchen towel before scrolling through Noah's phone for the next few steps in the recipe. ]
Do you like cooking, Noah? I know I'm the one who asked you for help, but...
[ But Ryoji is quick to give up, when he loses interest in something. ]
I know. I told you before, right? I can cook eggs.
[ What they have so far is basically what you'd use for an omelette anyways: some butter, mushrooms, eggs— the latter of which he undoes all their hard work and pours the yolks back in with the whites. ]
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That's theater tricks, Ryoji. The baked dish in the oven was already in there when they started filming.
Real cooking's a lot slower.
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It's reality television. They can't lie to the audience.
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You're not serious, right?
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....Wow.
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Is that a good wow or a bad wow?
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[He makes a "ha" in just disbelief]
It's just...a lot of that stuff is faked, or there's short cuts- even with a large audience. Like, fuck I dunno, ever seen a magician perform?
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[ Noah, no, don't ruin magic shows for him too... ]
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Right. Uh.
....Same kind of magic?
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[ Which is silly, because Luke is 12 and magic is totally real, okay? ]
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No, not really.
[Any childhood wonder Noah had was taken out back and shot years ago ok]
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Forget the soufflé; we need to go to a magic clubhouse for you to experience real magic. I'm sure there's one somewhere around Recollé, and they might even serve soufflés.
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[ so i don't have to cook ]
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Hell no.
I grew up in the circus, I don't need to see more of those things.
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A literal circus? What was it like? Was there an elephant?
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Some? I didn't have much to do with them.
It was alright. Full of weird people, like you'd expect.
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[ elephants are objectively the best okay ]
And be with all sorts of weird, talented people, and getting to tour across the world with a group, and staying overnight at a haunted fairgrounds...
[ killer clowns. rusted carnival rides. just like in video games. ]
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Can we get back to cooking...?
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Do you like cooking, Noah? I know I'm the one who asked you for help, but...
[ But Ryoji is quick to give up, when he loses interest in something. ]
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I thought you wanted to learn to cook.
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People can change their minds.
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Well I'm not cooking for you.
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[ What they have so far is basically what you'd use for an omelette anyways: some butter, mushrooms, eggs— the latter of which he undoes all their hard work and pours the yolks back in with the whites. ]
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Sure, whatever. I don't give a fuck.
[Food's food really]