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Prompt: "I never, ever want to hear you say that again."

"Hey, sis, where do you keep the explosive material?"

"In the hanger like a civilized person." Jacoba paused mid-stir of the mushrooms she was currently steaming in her kitchen to look over at Thorn, who was now frowning over at her. "And why, may I ask, fo you need any sort of explosive material?"
"No reason."

Jacoba rolled her eyes before putting the lid partway back onto her pan and turning back around to face her practically brother, putting her hands on her hips as she did so. "Thorn, you know that that phrase isn't allowed in this house. Now, try again. Why do you need explosive materials?"

"Why is that phrase not allowed in the house?"

"Because it isn't a true answer in our line of work. Now stop stalling."

Thorn sighed. "It's really no big deal, sis. I had just had an idea to help the team and wanted to experiment with if it would shape the way I want it to."

Jacoba just stared at him for a minute before turning back to her food on the stove. As she stirred the mushrooms again, she spoke to the hacker over her shoulder. "I never, ever want to hear you say that ever again."

"Why?"

The Amazon glared at Thorn as she moved the mushrooms off of the heat and went to grab another pan. "Oh, I don't know. Maybe because you are not a demolitions expert, so I wouldn't trust you near any sort of explosive. Ever."

"Aww, come on, sis!"

"Brother, none of us even allow you to cook in our kitchens unsupervised. What makes you think that any of us would allow you to be around explosives unsupervised?"

Thorn pouted and crossed his arms in a bit of defiance. "Why do you guys pick on me so? It's like you don't even want me to have fun."

Jacoba rolled her eyes at his childishness. "That's not it at all, brother. We all just want to make sure you are being safe. Now, you can either go help Gunnar with whichever vehicle he is currently working on or help me finish with dinner." When she turned back towards the hacker, she found that he was nowhere to be seen, causing her to grin. That man was so predictable.