[PROMPT] Sweat and Sweets

Once again, Ignition is back in Dans Dango. Despite him having a slight learning curve in making dango by himself, Ignition has really taken to doing it in his spare time. Mostly just to give to friends or people he knows. He gives it to them acting as if its not some big deal so he doesn't get embarrassed by it. Inside the workshop again, This time he has taken to tackling Mochi. It's definitely an...intense...atmosphere knowing that Dan is right there. The fact that he is being watched by someone who is so skillful in their craft is certainly pressuring.

He gets together the things that he needs for mochi himself, Dan has them of course but Ignition had been putting his own time into genuinely learning the process.

"Eager today, Hm?" Dan asks, and if you listened closely enough you could almost detect a slight humour when he speaks.

"Yeah, AND shit scared! I've got your big ass looming over me as if i'm about to make some masterful mochi, When we both know i'll be lucky if it sticks."

The bigger doll notices the uncertainty in the others tone and cocks his head a minimal amount. "Well, Let's just see how well you do on your own, Right?"

It was hard work, That's for certain.

Here Ignition was, In Dans workshop, Mallet in hand and mochi in the process of being pounded.

Ignition had pounded many a thing, with his fists, his feet, and occasionally his lower area. Nothing was like this though, Honestly he is no longer surprised by the shape Dan seems to be in. Ignition is in fairly good shape himself, no abs but there are muscles if you look properly...he just covers them with clothing.

"Yeah, I am no longer in doubt about your physique. I completely understand where that comes from, and-" He pauses to punctuate a slam of the mallet, In the most meticulous of ways. "-huff- how you maintain it."

"There's a lot more to being a, How did you put it, 'Mochi-Master'? Than muscles. I wouldn't be too worried about yourself. You have good precision, and you check every few slams to make sure you aren't over-doing it."

Ignitions hands stutter in his slam as he glances up at Dan quickly from his work "D-DON'T COMPLIMENT ME WHILE I'M WORKING, I WILL LOSE FOCUS-"

Dan shrugged, arms comfortably coming to rest across his chest "Merely stating the obvious and observing how you work. It's still different from how I do but you don't do this as your main work, correct?"

"Yeah you are damn right i don't. Half the time when i cook i burn shit so there is no way i would consider doing that for the long term" Ignition slowly regains his composure, though his cheeks are still stained and darkened by his earlier slip up.

"Cooking, Baking, and Confectionary making are all very different from one another. I wouldn't give up on your skills so fast." Dan is kind enough to put a pause on the self doubt meter before it gets too high.

"First of all, Sick rhyme, maybe you should quit your day job and go into rapping. Second of all, I won't say you're wrong but outside of the dango making and the mochi research, which i only ended up trying because of that lesson you gave, i haven't really got into the whole baking thing. I mean, To most dolls, letting the bun fixated on explosives near a kitchen is like the worlds biggest no-no of all time."

The tiniest form of an air-snort laugh leaves Dan and he shakes his head, no smile yet though, just a raised eyebrow. "I suppose that's a fair conclusion to come to, Though you managed to handle the boiling pot for the dango just fine from what i can recall, and you do happen to have flames on you naturally, but they won't do any damage."

"Boiling pot was not something i set up. If you had let me, I am certain your workshop may be a wreck. I tend to be a little reckless myself with flames, probably comes with the territory of having hellfire." Ignition shrugs, as if the admittence of his fascination with fire is a casual tuesday evening event. For all Dan knows, It very well could be.

Ignition sighs and leans back completely against the edge of the other worktop, There is certainly sweat on his forehead. He even ditched his jacket before he started because he was so sure he would be exhausted and gross by the end. He gestures his hand lazily in a wave motion to what he had spent large amount of time whacking with a mallet.

"Go on, Master man, Go, See the butchery for yourself"

His words showed clear lack of confidence which is a very odd change in Ignition. Dan is guessing in the presence of someone so good at what the other bun had been doing all morning, He was perhaps a little intimidated. It was probably to soften the blow he was expecting to come along with Dans review.

Dan inspected it in silence. Which made the atmosphere naturally tense, and thick enough to slam with a mallet. After some pause, he looks at Ignition who is gripping the side so hard his knuckles are going bright.

The teeniest glimpse of a smile forms on his features. "It could use some work, But we can make a 'mochi master' out of you yet."