[STAFF BOOTH] RISE & SHINE! Egg-Cracking Eggsellence! [OPEN]

[Owlsomniac]

Smash is in a very fine mood, today, after doing so well at the log-smashing booth. She wonders if her luck will hold out for a second round at the egg cracking one? This one, admittedly, requires a bit more finesse, but, well, she's not going to let that hold her back. So, she approaches confidently, with a small grin, her blue eyes flashing a bit as if in challenge.

"One egg, please!"

Oh yes. She has a very good feeling about this.

She picks up the egg, and cracks it over the banana leaf, just as she remembers the buck doing earlier. The egg splits in half cleanly, falling perfectly on the leaf with a little sizzle, and as she discards the shell, the doe can't help but give a grin of triumph. Look at that perfect yolk. Victory does indeed taste delicious, she thinks, and she quickly finishes her egg and takes the offered tokens, as well.

"Why -- thank you very much! I do think I shall be back again. These eggs really are quite satisfying."  

[Scaramouche Fandango]

Bad Time was determined to have a good time with this egg. She loved eggs raw, but these were so very different from anything she'd ever tried before. These eggs were MUCH larger than the little songbird nests she'd raid from time to time! The birds that laid these must be relatively huge. She tried carefully to crack her egg, and mostly succeeded; there was a bit of shell in there, but nothing too bad. She slurped up the results once they'd cooked and eyed the birds in the back warily. "So," she asked the totoma tending them. "Don't they peck you something fierce when you try to take their eggs? They're a good bit bigger than any ol' songbird. Looks a fierce beastie if you angered one."

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[Shaddaling]

Good and Done needed a gift! He shouldn't have bolted away in embarrassment, what if the doe thought that he was a bad looser? He needed to find something nice. Something sure smelled nice.

Does liked food didn't they? Surely he couldn't go wrong with this present? "I need an egg and a leaf, and I need this to come out just right because it just does," he bemoaned gathering his supplies and it had to be just right. Ughh.

Ugh, it wasn't perfect but it would have to do! Good and Done tugged the banana leaf off the slat, carefully folding it up the best he could, and trotted off with his courting gift. Careful, careful!

(2 tokens and One egg for a gift)  

[Ruriska]

The next to attempt to crack an egg was none other than Sunspot.

The large doe had a small but determined look in her eyes, a big breath going in and out as she prepared herself. This was her moment. She could prove that she had the skill to help do the delicate food preparation work.

"I’ve been practicing," she told Best and Pull before picking up her egg and- CRACK!

The egg splattered with most of it going across her face and a small bit of white and a lot of shell falling onto the hotplate and nowhere near the banana leaf. With egg on her face, Sunspot tried not to make it obvious how heartbroken she was and turned to leave in a hurry.

"I’llseeyoulaterguysbye!"

At least she hadn’t knocked over the whole booth.  

[Dizzy_Kat]

Here was another chance at 'friendly' competition with Ducks though he too was here more for the feast than for the game. Not that he would pass the chance up for some easy tokens.

Nut Smuggler was a little wary of picking up an egg in his teeth though. He was used to something a little sturdier (and usually had the intent to shatter what he held anyways, not just crack.) Still he hadn't done too bad! Nut Smuggler waited for the egg to finish cooking and happily munched it down the moment it was dragged from above the salamander.  

[Kaluna Skunk]

After her fiasco yesterday with trying Deathcap's mushrooms, Flower needed another delicious egg to start her day. She walked up chirping a hello at Best and Pull, and thanking them for the eggs. And then went about trying to make herself the perfect meal. With one swift motion she snapped the egg perfectly in half leaving not bit of shell behind. She ate it all in one bite and was still licking her lips as she walked away with three tokens jingling in her pouch.  

[thyPOPE]

Westward Bound felt a little intrusive here - like most kin who spent a lot of time in the swamp, he was well aware that Rise and Shine kept their secrets closely-guarded. At least when it came to food preparation, anyway.

In all honesty, though, this trick they were doing wasn't really something he could reproduce en masse, especially considering it was all of Westfen he'd have needed to feed. Eggs were a delicacy (or at least reserved as reward for the hunters or gatherers who found them - they did generally deal more with songbird eggs, which were much smaller, and much less filling than even these). Although he was certain they were tasty, or Rise and Shine wouldn't have bothered. What was the best way to eat them? Off the rocks, while they were still hot? After they'd blackened?

Lost in thought, he was pretty surprised when it turned out that it was his turn. "Ah," he said, a little uncomfortable. But he took a chicken egg and smashed it anyway, clearing the shell away as deftly as he could manage. That looked, um, fine.  

[Magician Arcana]

Tap... Tap... CRACK.
The crack and split was clean, and the yolk, intact, landed upon the banana leaf. A pleasant sizzle started immediately. Joyously, Butterfly Kisses dropped the shells to the side and practically started to dance with joy, "Thank you! I can't believe I did it!"  

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Scaramouche Fandango

Pull's face lit up in a very un-Totoma-esque fashion. "Oh yes! They get right mad if you're disrespectful, they most definitely can peck hard. That's why you gotta be gentle and good to them. When you're good to them and they get used to it, like our sweet hens, they'll let us have the eggs no problem." He leaned towards a chicken in repose, and nuzzled it - he got a reprimanding peck on his faceplates in return. "It also helps to be a Totoma, I gotta admit!"

My Very Best was feeling quite proud of how much traffic has happening, and how much kin seemed to enjoy their little game and food. In this moment, he could see why his father was so invested in the tribe he'd built from scratch, especially as their own extended 'family' dropped by (with varying degrees of success). Spirits lifted, he felt a little bolder.

iStoleYurVamps

He watched the well-adorned buck come by twice before reaching out to him. "You seem to enjoy the eggs, good sir! Once this market is over, you can still get your fill at our store, down by the salt marshes. Just bring something to trade." He offered a sliver of preserved meat to the buck, placing it on the nearest stone.

Samuel Carlin

As that brilliant flash of pink scuttled away, he called behind her "You really are getting better, miss! We'd love to see you at our store!"  

[Celestial Requiem]

The wind had carried with it the smells of something delicious and Flight had followed it. He was surprised to find himself caught up in the middle of some sort of celebration. Clearly he had missed the memo, as it seemed like just about every kin in the swamp was here. But so was he now and whatever was being cooked up was calling his name.

He approached the heated stone slab and watched as several kin attempted to crack eggs onto it with varying degrees of success. Regardless of whether or not they accomplished this task, all of the participants got to keep their cooked egg and this was very promising to Flight. He'd never cooked an egg before, but he was certainly willing to give it a try. He stepped up to one of the bucks running the game. "May I?"

Flight picked up an egg and cautiously tapped it against a rock until it cracked, dumping its contents onto one of the banana leaves. It wasn't perfect, but there was still enough egg left intact to make a decent meal.  

[Shiningamisgirl]

The aroma of eggs caught Thunderstep unawares, he hadn't seen any other food booths yet! Well..there was that odd doe with the mushrooms, but Thunderstep knew better, after watching those poor other kin...

"Cooking an egg?" Thunderstep stepped up to try. He winced as the delicate egg ended up with a bit more shell in it than he'd intended..and it was a little leaky..Still the novelty of trying a cooked egg. It was delicious. Crunchy or not. "It's almost better than raw eggs." Thunderstep thanked the pair running the booth and accepted his prize.  

[Cynnybun]

Feather yawned softly as he trodded into the clearing, shaking his head to clear it of sleep. He'd decided to get an early start today in case the festival took more time than planned, but he was regretting the early rise. The scent of cooking food reached his nose and he inhaled deeply, following the scent to a booth lined with fat little birds in the back. Chickens? He glanced down at the hot stone and raised his brows. Oh, so you had to crack an egg? And you got to eat it? That sounded easy enough.

After watching the demonstration he carefully took an egg in his mouth and cracked it, watching it drop onto one of the banana leaves with a satisfying sizzle. There weren't any pieces of shell in it, and the yolk was perfectly round and golden. He smiled eagerly, scooping it up and eating it once it was done. The texture was strange compared to other things he'd eaten, but the flavor was rich and satisfying. "It was delicious, thank you." He collected his three tokens and moved on, belly full and ready to start the day.  

[Samuel Carlin]

There was pep in her step when More Love came back to the egg-cracking booth. Now that she'd learned the trick of opening eggs without ending up with a mouthful of runny gunk, she was more excited than ever about finding the little delicacies. Perhaps, she thought, just perhaps, this would be a way to keep a certain kin close. If she could entice him with warm, flavorful food, well. She'd be silly not to give it a shot, wouldn't she?

But if she wanted to make sure she didn't disgust or disappoint him, she was going to work hard at mastering this discipline. The booth and the buck who had so charmingly demonstrated the technique were her new personal favorites, and she beamed when she saw Best again. "This could become a habit," she bubbled at him as she selected her egg and arranged the banana leaf just so. Of course, if she wanted to make sure she was truly prepared, she was going to have to convince a salamander to be her new best friend so she could always have warm rocks at hand. Ah well, something to look into later. Of course, she'd have to figure out exactly what salamanders liked to eat. Or where they liked to live. Or.

The egg cracked too quickly this time, and More Love saw tiny bits of shell speckle the surface as the insides plopped out to sizzle on the stone. Drat! That was what happened when she wasn't paying attention and let her mind wander. She sighed, a little disappointed, but smiled all the same. "I guess they can't be perfect all the time, can they? It's the taste that counts. Always the taste." All right, and the texture she amended silently, having slurped up her somewhat crunchy egg.

She could always try again.

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