Nothing At All (was: The Opportunist)

Here we go. I'm not as happy about this as I have been with previous one-shots; I seem to have ended up complicating the canon scenario rather than simplifying it.

(For anyone who *hadn't* seen the original, I'd be curious to know how much of the necessary backstory I managed to get across.)

Edit: last-minute change to planned title/summary (plus a couple of words here and there) prior to uploading to fanfiction.net

The Opportunist

Nothing At All

Feelings are one thing, but a golden opportunity is quite another... and all that is required is for Hans to do nothing.

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Hot pot

Made another batch of yoghurt using the 'pot in a towel' method; the results are definitely creamier and less set than doing it in a Thermos. I suspect that's simply because the culture cools down and doesn't go on working for so long (it might be interesting to see what happens if you put a hot-water-bottle in with the towels), but it may be because the larger initial volume of milk takes longer to warm to boiling point and therefore spends more time being slowly simmered as recommended for 'creamy' yoghurt.

(Mind you, the people who advocate that are also using full-fat milk with added milk powder to enrichen it; I'm just trying to get this to work using my supply of powdered skimmed milk from the store cupboard!)

Edit: also, apparently, that litre of yoghurt only lasted me five days, whereas a pint of set yoghurt used to last me a week...