This human treat turned out more burnt than a tatzel hitting blue fire. Weighing her options on how to better this situation, Levi went with a bit of trickery. The cookie was burnt and would be bitter, so perhaps adding excessive amounts of icing would even things out a bit more? At least, that was what the plan was.
This was no way to wrap a gift. Whether it was the amount of paper being off or the ribbon being folded over the wrong side one too many times, Levi deemed it unworthy when the sticker was placed on her wrapping job. Shredding the work she'd done so far, she retrieved the base with the spookie inside and went for another go.
It still looked like a box, at least. The ribbons weren't quiet even and due her use of previous pieces of paper compiled together with oodles of tape for this wrapping attempt, there were some imperfections. At least the outside somewhat suited the contents...
Station 2: Attempt 2: doable
Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2012 10:11 am
Tapping her chin to decide on who this box and treat suited, it came down to a choice in color. Everything used from the icing to wrapping paper seemed green. There was only one family member she knew of who radiated the color green. It was a little rough around the edges but, then again, so was he. Perfect!
Station 3: Who was phone? Demi was phone
STATION 3: COMPLETION!
- If you recieve a cookie, you can try eating it! Roll a 6-sided dice when you do: If you roll odd, it tastes okay, but nothing happens... If you roll even, the most wonderful sensation explodes in your taste buds, you feel like Christmas is the best thing ever and everyone needs to spread holiday joy and magic in the world and everything is happy and well and Merry Christmas everyone. You bound off happily sharing your new holiday delights with everyone... oh boy.
Bloodlust Dante
Feel free to roll Demi finding a less than adequately wrapped box with the human cookie seen above in it >> it might smell funny... like burning and sugar.
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nekoluch rolled 1 10-sided dice:
7Total: 7 (1-10)
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Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2012 10:18 am
With a sense of urgency to amend given her previous attempt, Levi took to the mixing bowl again. Following her process religiously from her first attempt, the ghoul belatedly realized that it had only been through the cooking that her second batch hadn't come out correctly. So, like her first human cookies, Levi looked around for more cookie cutters. She'd be needing them for this mixture again.
Station 1: Step 1 Points: 0
nekoluch rolled 1 6-sided dice:
1Total: 1 (1-6)
Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2012 10:26 am
Alrighty.
The ghoul used her spatula to slide the mix into each one of her placed cutters. When they all looked to evenly contain the same amount of substance, Levi carried her baking tray over to the fridge and began the wait.
With a bit of luck again, they retained their shape sure enough just as the first batch had. Phew. It was good to know that the recipe, at least from this point, was fairly fixable. Now came the part for more strict attention.
It too wound up burnt just as the last batch had. How did this happen? Well-
The disco-feeling gnome who had come by earlier to test Levi on her fancy footing was part of a secret organization of dancing gnomes for the betterment of Halloween dancing gnomes worldwide. This had been his test to become a high-ranking member of their elite society. Challenge another who was thrice your size to a dance off. Levi had appeared to be the right size, but his lack of cabbage patching experience led to his downfall against the groovy tatzelworm.
This gnome felt she needed to get a little justice jiving her way. Levi would be tapped in the shin by a husky looking gnome in a yellow jumpsuit and mirrored sunglasses. His large gold chain and teased up hair screamed TOTALLY AWESOME and yet not at the same time. The short creature was definitely looking for another rumble to avenge his pouting master though. With a come-at-me-bro hand gesture, Levi turned away from the cookies she'd placed in the oven again to address this challenge.
Those oversized pants would not save this gnome from defeat as well. So long as Levi could square dance, his brand of breakdance would not suffice. Healing his sorrows by moonwalking out of the room, the gnome vowed to return once again one day with the wrath of one thousand shirtless backup dancers in parachute pants in a rainy dance video.
In the meantime, Levi brushed her hands together now that that had been taken care of only to see the very same smoke coming from the oven. The gnome was gone, but Levi still turned to address the doorway, shaking a fist in the air. Ya'dang gnomes!!!
Station 1: Step 3 Points: 2
Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2012 11:09 am
The game plan was the same as the last. If the bitterness of the burn could be offset by the sweetness of the icing, maybe it wouldn't be so noticeable. Levi slathered on some icing, then decided to add on some gumdrops again in case her previous coverup hadn't been enough.
Perhaps it was the paper or something last time. This time around, her fingers followed through as with her first wrapping job. The paper seemed crisp and the bow popping up adequately. This seemed to be another job well done.
Uller let his brows knit at Jack and looked over to him, ears down a bit. He just watched the cat as he flung the cookie and caught it in his hands before just frowning a bit more. Who the Jack would he surprise? He couldn't stand most of the ghouls and boils he met. Though, he supposed he could surprise Riley with cookies. He didn't know if she even ate. She had no mouth.
Rubbing his face with his free hand, the Stag moved back to the two and shrugged. He wouldn't be talking much. Even less than he had been doing. Time to just make one more batch. Then he was leaving.
It seemed his mood was affecting the batter this time. This just made him want to give up and leave even more.
The previous cookie had been covered by green and this time it was a pale pinkish with red throughout. Gosh, did that seem like someone else she knew. Much like Levi's not-so-good fashion sense, her eye for design was limited to color and how much she liked them/recognized them. The baku would be getting a perfectly wrapped box with a surprising, to say the least, pink human cookie.
Perhaps she'd be a bit more understanding about it...
Station 3: Who was phone? Xiu was phone
Quote:
STATION 3: COMPLETION!
- If you recieve a cookie, you can try eating it! Roll a 6-sided dice when you do: If you roll odd, it tastes okay, but nothing happens... If you roll even, the most wonderful sensation explodes in your taste buds, you feel like Christmas is the best thing ever and everyone needs to spread holiday joy and magic in the world and everything is happy and well and Merry Christmas everyone. You bound off happily sharing your new holiday delights with everyone... oh boy.
Kaiyumi
Feel free to roll Xiu finding a nicely wrapped box with the human cookie seen above in it. Pink with gumdrops? It's so Xiu! ( ✿ﾟ▽ﾟ)/
Smerdle rolled 1 10-sided dice:
8Total: 8 (1-10)
Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2012 12:15 pm
Station 1, Step 1
Mmur knew all about Human Christmas, or at least as much as he'd deemed necessary to learn. He'd never had much use for receiving gifts, not even back home, but giving them was another story. Even though Hadan and one of his sisters had returned, their islands had not, and the soldier had not gone out of his way to have another workshop built in the time he'd been living in Halloween. This cookie business would be the perfect way to make some gifts for those he loved.
The first station was met with little hesitation as the horseman scrubbed his hands clean and grabbed a bowl, tossing in the cups of colorful powders and liquids and stirring the mixture as though his life depended on it. Five minutes later, he was left with a coarse tan sludge that looked more like human fecal matter than human cookie dough.
"Too much cinnamon," he whispered reverently, as if he had any idea what he was talking about.
Cooking points: 0
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3Total: 3 (1-6)
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Station 1, Step 2
Never having been in a position to shape spookies himself, it seemed rather miraculous that Mmur's ended up as close to perfect as it did, considering it was made from such foul batter. Perhaps it was a bit like sand sculpting? Maybe this particular spookie would just be for show. He could prop it up in his tent with a sign in front that read DO NOT EAT and keep it as a decoration until it went all moldy. He pressed in one of its lumps with a clawed finger and smiled. Much better.
With a satisfied sigh, Mmur slid his tray into the designated oven and stepped back, brushing his hands across his thighs to rid them of flour and other dusty ingredients. Now all he had to do was wait.
Five minutes later, he crouched in front of a Conquest horsewoman's oven, oohing and aahing over the tiny decorated humanoids he could see through the glass.
Six minutes later, he ran his finger across the tops of an abandoned spookie slathered in pink icing, then popped that finger into his mouth. Mmm, delicious?
Seven minutes: He passed a frightened student with no mouth who immediately offered him all of her spookies, which... he took. Quickly.
Eight... Mmur was back at his oven, staring into its depths with a frown. This part of the baking process was apparently the really boring part. He shot a questioning glance at the nearest gnome, but the greasy creature only shook its head and tapped its wrist where its watch might have been if it had one. Mmur plastered a smile on his face and nodded. A minute later, he was removing his tray from the oven, well before the recommended time.
He wasn't quite certain what had caused it to burn, considering how short a time it had been in the oven, but it seemed fine beyond that, lumps and all. He transferred it to a plate, staring at it critically before squirting some icing on top.
Uller's return for one last batch earned the brightest and happiest look from Tomoko ever (until the next bright and happy look she made. Tomoko had a way of just being perpetually happy, after all).
In fact, she seemed to excited about that she uh..got a bit distracted from actually mixing her dough and ended up making..well..OOPS. She laughed a bit awkwardly about that, but stabbed at it with a spoon a few more times. SHE'D MANAGE.
