The pervasive smell of smoke lightens enough that you can make out other scents— namely chocolate chip cookies and tea. The reason for that becomes apparent soon enough: yep, this sure is a kitchen!
Like the rest of the house, this room has been touched by fire— but in this case the damage is minimal, with only a few scorch marks on the walls. Despite that, the room is still largely empty, save for a kotatsu to dine at and a few half-opened moving boxes sitting on the counters. A few mugs of tea and a plate full of Eve’s chocolate-chip cookies sit on top of the oven, where the coals of a fire glow dimly inside.
The copper-colored snake from before sits with its head resting on the kotatsu, coils half out and half under the futon. It doesn’t blink or lift its head as they enter, but it does lazily flick out a forked, brown tongue.
THE KITCHEN
Like the rest of the house, this room has been touched by fire— but in this case the damage is minimal, with only a few scorch marks on the walls. Despite that, the room is still largely empty, save for a kotatsu to dine at and a few half-opened moving boxes sitting on the counters. A few mugs of tea and a plate full of Eve’s chocolate-chip cookies sit on top of the oven, where the coals of a fire glow dimly inside.
The copper-colored snake from before sits with its head resting on the kotatsu, coils half out and half under the futon. It doesn’t blink or lift its head as they enter, but it does lazily flick out a forked, brown tongue.
"Hey."