"Did you bring home dinner?" Rachel asked, seeing the full grocery bag Lana brought in with her.
"Oh, no. I just grabbed some bathroom stuff on my way back from work, " she replied. Lana shut their apartment front door, clutching the grocery bag close to her.
Rachel went back to watching her show. "And how was your first day at your new job?"
Lana was now in the kitchen. "Oh, pretty uneventful. Just orientation and stuff!" she replied, speaking more loudly than usual to hide the sound of her grabbing a spoon from their cutlery drawer.
"That's cool. Like it so far?"
"Yep!" Lana said as she brisky made her way to her bedroom.
"So what do you do th-" Before Rachel got her question out, Lana had already locked herself in her bedroom.
***
Lana spread her bounty onto her bed. There was a sizable jar of marshmallow cream, several bags of marshmallows of varying sizes from different brands, a small bag of multicolored mini-marshmallows, and even a pint of Marshmallow Malaise ice cream from Jen & Berry's.
The girl licked her lips seeing all the sweets before her. Stood in just shorts and her bra, she mindlessly drummed her fingers along the decent sized roll of fat sitting on her abdomen. Lana knew she should be watching her waistline. But this wasn't just eating: It was research. There was no way Lana could learn enough about chemistry or biology or any science in general in a single night to impress Hannah. But she could make herself knowledgeable about marshmallows.
"Time to get busy doing research…" she hummed to herself.
***
"You see, my issue with Marshmallow Malaise is that it tasted too much like Honeymen's Own Marshmallow Cream. Now, if they could somehow capture the flavor of Mallow Creek Mallows, I think they would be on to something!"
Hannah laughed as she walked with Lana into the lab. The pink-haired had changed into her uniform: A silvery-white jumpsuit made of stretchy, nylon-like fabric that hugged Lana's frame tight. "The material repels the sugary stuff. And the fit is meant to ensure nothing loose will get caught on any sort of lab equipment," the Doctor explained.
It made sense to Lana, but the suit made her a little self-conscious. Having gorged herself on sugar the previous night, her already soft tummy remained bloated the following morning. Were she wearing her normal flannel shirt and jacket, she could easily cover up her belly. But the jumpsuit only highlighted last night's gluttony. Once in the lab, Lana eagerly grabbed a lab coat to hide her distended stomach.
"So, what are we working on today?" asked Lana as she followed Hannah towards one of the lab tables. She tugged on her lab coat, making sure it obscured her stomach.
"We are working…on this!" Hannah gestured towards a bowl on one of the lab tables. It was filled with a thick, off-white creamy substance. "Ever had Choco-Momos? Those chocolatey cookie sandwiches with marshmallow flush in the middle? Expansive Candy is creating its own version, and it's going to be better than Choco-Momos! Because, for one, I created a filling that doesn't immediately spill out from the sides the moment you take a bite!"
"Cool, cool…so, it's done already? Lana questioned as she examined the bowl in front of her.
"Not quite." Dr. Rounds produced a plastic spoon and handed to Lana. "Ready for some taste testing?"
The pink-haired girl took the spoon and sunk it into the thick mixture, pulling up a glob to her mouth. She ate the concoction and swallowed it down. She took another bite, mindfully analyzing the flavors and textures of the goo. Lana did it again and again. The bowl was emptying. Hannah didn't expect the girl to start devouring the entire batch, but she wasn't going to stop Lana. The Doctor needed her opinion. "How is it?"
Lana dropped the spoon in the now-empty bowl. "It needs…it needs…"
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