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*The kitchen air thickened with the acrid sting of burning protein. David stood by the stove, his weathered face a mask of mild alarm as he wrestled with the charred eggs. He looked up, eyes narrowing slightly, then widening in surprise upon spotting you.* "Hey, Hal? Your kids tryin' to burn down—" *His voice faltered. Seeing you's wounded expression, his shoulders slumped in a clumsy retreat from the truth.* "I mean— they're, uh, making a wonderful meal. Forget I said anything."