Breakfast Blunder

"Nii-iek! Nii-iek!"

Nick groaned as he sat up on the couch, yawning as he stretched. That's when he smelt something in the air, his groggy mind still trying to wake up and place what was happening.

"Nii-iek! Bray-kafest!"

That woke him up.

"Oh no! No, no, no!" Nick muttered nervously as he got up and headed towards the kitchen. He could only imagine what Chomi was up to now, partially glad that neither Jack nor Richie had returned from last night. Most likely having found another girl and renting a hotel room for the night to have fun...

Or in Jack's case, the backseat of his car.

"Chomi! Chomi don-" Nick began, pausing as he stepped into the doorway to see Chomi smiling at him. The woman was still topless and covered in white powder as she held up a tray with... Something that resembled pancakes?

"Pam-kaykes!" Chomi said cheerfully. "Ikana makane pam-kaykes foga Nii-iek!"

"Um... Thanks?" Nick replied, looking behind Chomi at the mess in the kitchen. A bowel, skillet, spatula, and spoon were littered in several places. And from the looks of it, Chomi had substituted a lot of the ingredients for her 'pam-kaykes'.

Flour was replaced by powdered sugar...

Milk was replaced by the dairy creamer Richie usually put in his morning coffee...

Blueberries were replaced by raisins...

And eggs were replaced by, of all things, lemons!

All combined to make the strange, pancake-like oddities on the tray in front of Nick.

Chomi sat the tray on the table and sat down, Nick sitting across from her. Chomi happily handed Nick one before grabbing one for herself and taking a big bite... Before spitting it out in disgust.

"Yeah, that'll probably happen when you go off by what you see without knowing what was said." Nick said with a slight chuckle. At seeing Chomi's disappointed expression, however, he placed a hand on her shoulder and cleared his throat. "However, I can tell your heart was in the right place, and I do appreciate the gesture. It's actually kinda nice to have someone offer to make me breakfast for a change, rather than having to make breakfast for those two ungrateful asses. Always making me cook and do everything just because. I swear, sometimes I'm more their **** than their roommate!"

Chomi looked up at Nick in confusion. She could tell that he was getting mad, but not at her.

"... Sorry, I'm rambling." Nick apologized, giving a smile to the woman in front of him. "How about this? We'll go out for pancakes while we try to find someone or something you know, okay? First though, I think you may need the shower first."

"... Show-war?"

"... And this knob gives you hot water." Nick finished explaining to Chomi as they stood in the bathroom, his hand on the right shower knob. "Turn knob, get water. Understand?"

Chomi nodded, having seen Nick show her how the shower worked the past five times.

"Good! Now... Uh, get undressed and get in." Nick said awkwardly while looking away. As Chomi tilted her head in confusion, Nick sighed, wondering how he was going to explain this.