Egg Dying

[asoncalledgabriel]

Easter is coming, and Gabriel wants to do something... Eastery. But his entire family is in another world. So after spending a little bit of time feeling depressed and lonely, he started planning. He sent text messages to people he thought might come, telling them that he was going to dye eggs for Easter and he wanted company.

Then he'd gone out and gotten everything he needed: too many eggs, cheap dye kits that were being promoted in every grocery store, vinegar, extra plastic cups. When he came home, he cleaned off his kitchen table and set the dye cups up, measuring out everything carefully as he followed the directions on the boxes.

Then he put on water for tea and checked his phone, hopeful.



[Small gathering-type post! If your pup knows Gabriel, he probably invited them, feel free to tag in and tag around. Set for any time Easter weekend. I'll post it to the main community in April!]

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[asoncalledgabriel]

"I think they're a little rich for me, or maybe oversweet. But I eat them anyway."

He grins and guides Octavia into a chair. He sits next to her an pulls a batch of clean eggs closer. "So all these cups have dye in them," he says as he gestures at all the color options. "And you... dye eggs. You can use these dipper things if you don't want to just plunk it in there. These ones are hard boiled, so you have to eat them eventually, but I've also got these here that I can hollow out if you decide you want to take them home and use them like decorations."

[underthefloor]

Octavia follows along with Gabriel's explanation, nodding as he tells her the process. It seems straightforward enough. "I like the idea of using them as decorations, I think I'll do that," she says, carefully picking up one of the uncooked eggs. "Do I just dye them however I want?"

[asoncalledgabriel]

"However you want," Gabriel assures with a grin. "And if you're wanting eggs for breakfast or something for the next few days, pop by here, I'll be loaded with the yolks and whites after blowing everything out."

His family usually tried to bake and cook a lot in the days following Easter, just to use up the insides of decorated eggs.

Gabriel chooses one and holds half of it into a cup of orange dye.