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I'm a Springtime Ray of Sunshine!
Username: Dizzy_Kat
Kin:
Journal Link: is not much >_>
Applying for: production / relations / sometimes delivery
Relevant skills: Highly personable, generally cheerful and has a knack for problem solving. She's also an agile little thing when the need arises. (She's also surprisingly good at keeping those antlers out of the way!)
Ducks is a creative and confident little doe who shines under pressure.

APPETISING ENTREES
Username: Dizzy_Kat
Name of Kin: Just a Little (Nickname: Pinch)
Pinch is devoted to her obsession with flavor. She'll try anything once!
Applying for: production / r&d innovation
Relevant skills: She has a well developed sense of taste and an intuitive knowledge of exactly what a dish needs to be perfect.
Entry: The kio was proud of her newest creation. Finding the ingredients alone had been an adventure for the doe. It was worth it though. If she were to join a tribe, Rise & Shine would be it. How they'd survived without her until now was a mystery, but they'd be happier once she was among their number and this dish was the thing that would get her in!

It had been a long time in preparing. Pinch carried with her a bundle of leaves, within was a couple small fishes, already gutted and prepared, as well as various plants and seeds. Also sticking out of the bundle was a chunk of a thick branch that had been broken off and split in half. Everything was ready to be cooked and enjoyed.

As Pinch helped herself to their supplies she talked. "I can't tell you how pleased I am to know you have suppliers." She eyed the little salamander as she filled a tortoise shell with water "Not that I don't enjoy travel as much as the next kio, but things go so much faster when I don't have to track everything down myself!"

"The fish were the hardest to get I'd say. Plants, even rare ones, stay in one spot. I love food, no one who knows me could say differently, but patience has never been a strong point of mine." She placed the branch on top of the shell, balancing it till the flatter side stayed level. Aside from that, she placed a few olives on one fig leaf, and two pieces of fish each on their own leaf. To the salamander she nodded at the shell of water. "Mind getting on that darling? Thanks."

"I want things done and I want them done now." She carefully smashed the olives, working them into a paste. This was one of the harder parts and she feel silent for a moment as she worked at spreading the paste on top of both pieces of fish.

"Mmmm I love the smell of these. Mind you if I use that stone there? Thanks." She didn't even wait a breath for an answer before she'd nudged the hollowed stone to herself, tossing a few herbs she'd brought into the worn center and once again going to town with her hooves. "Now I know hard work takes time, and as long as I'm doing something that's fine. Waiting just doesn't sit well with me. Anyways, back to what I was getting at. I hate fishing!"

Ground into a coarse powder, careful lips sprinkled the mixture onto the fillets. She licked her lips. "Knew I had that right!" Last bit of effort went into a lemon which she bit in half and carefully squeezed on top of everything. Carefully she folded the leaves around the fish and placed each package upside down on the log above the shell of heating water. Another shell was placed on top of everything. It could have been a better set up, but she could work with it.

"And we wait. I hate waiting." Within half an hour or so the smell would be right and her fig wrapped fillet's would be divine.

Preference List: Kio, Totoma

JUST DESSERTS!
Username: Dizzy_Kat
Name of Kin: No Nonsense
[ Kin’s name] is Very upset that SOMEONE didn't organize the stock. I mean really! It only makes his job harder when you don't do yours!
Applying for: in-store sales
Relevant skills: Organization. Organization. Organization! He may not be a smooth talking salesman but if you want to know where something can be found or what quantity of x you have, ask him. He'll know.
Entry:
He was right in the thick of it. This was the day No Nonsense had been waiting for. Their stock was so horribly organized and out of date, he'd done what he could but one buck could only get so far without a little help around here! No Nonsense gave barbed looks to those around him. Yes I'm thinking at you Pull. Despite the chaos, No Nonsense was as careful as ever of having his own mental inventory up to date.

He didn't voice any of his complaints out loud, at least not today, but you can be sure Rise would get an earful later on in private once this was all over. It was actually quite common for No Nonsense to bring his grievances with the more... exuberant of their tribe to the leader. Whether anything was done about them or not was up to Rise, but the 'reports' would always come no matter what. It was just how No Nonsense was.

Finally, his voice did bark out as his hooves stomped the ground. "NO! No! No! The coriander goes with the Seeds! Not with the Herbs! I don't care if they're from the cilantro plant! They're a different seasoning altogether now put it where it belongs!" He huffed at the incompetence of his co-workers. Really! A little bit of intelligence isn't that much to ask for!

Preference List: Totoma, Kio

"Thank you!" He called, smiling. "And feel free to talk to anyone - if you need me, I'll be over there."
He flicked his tail in the direction of Shaken's water cache, and wandered back to the wee froggies.

Awesome, thanks! You're in the tribe! 8D Feel free to enter for the pets!

APPETISING ENTREES
Username: Sushi Surfer
Name of Kin: Tree Knocking
Tree Knocking is a bit unpredictable, values her ability to feel the wind in her fur as she runs, and loves to learn.
Applying for: supplier - other / delivery
Relevant skills: can build little ponds to cultivate salt, can run fast, knows the swamp well, can definitely handle things herself, and has developed a technique for getting fruits off of trees.
Entry: Tree Knocking was quite excited. She had managed to perfect her dish. The plan was to present it to Rise and Co. in the hopes they would allow her to join their prestigious ranks. That meant she had to pull out her special recipe. It was rather hard to make if one didn't have the skills to acquire the main ingredient. That would be fish and not just any small fish, it had to be a good sized one. The biggest she had ever managed was around a foot in length.

She carefully split it open with a sharp rock. The key to her dish was that you didn't cook it. Raw fish tasted perfectly fine without cooking if you seasoned it correctly. Tree Knocking gathered some salt from her salt pond and rubbed it on the fish. Then she sprinkled some small bits of seaweed on the fish. Sometimes one could find seaweed washed up on closer to the ocean. She had experimented and found it was very much edible. Then she sliced some onion with her sharp rock to finish off her dish. That would do.

Now was the time, she sincerely hoped they liked it. She slid it onto a piece of stiff bark so that it wouldn't fall off as she carried it. Tree Knocking pranced nervously when she saw Rise but then gained confidence. Her stride was sure and steady as she approached him. She placed the fish down and cleared her throat. “I made this dish that I call raw fish delight.” A smile spread across her face. “I can tell you how I made it if you like it. Please try it. It would be an honor to join and I can cultivate my own salt too.” There was eagerness on the edge of her words. Oh, she wanted this badly.
Preference List: Kiokote, Totoma

FOWL PLAYER!
Username: SilverShieldwolf
Kin Name: Fast Findings
Link to Application: I'm joining R&S!
Chicken Name: Came First
Entry: Fast found there was little for him to do, until he heard the chickens were roaming free. Taking it upon himself, the young buck went searching for them. It wasn't long before he was racing around the goods looking high and low for them. With long strides he found one, hiding amongst the thrown out fruits.
Now waiting was not his strong suit, but to help out the totoma, Fast sat there and waited for the feathered beast to move even closer. It took the thing FOREVER to move its way closer. Eyes half closed, he watched as the first chicken came to him first. Not sure exactly how to grab it, he tried gently to pick it up at the back, getting hit with the beak, the kiokote took it to Pull.
Preference List: [2, 1]

"I wasn't? HAH, that's the biggest lie I've ever heard." Nevertheless, she took the buck's comment as permission to talk as much as she wanted -- quite unfortunate. "Aww, that's so cute. He seems so nice, you must be really close to your brother! I wish I was close to my sisters. I don't really see them much. The preservation workplaces? That would be neat! Actually, can I tell you a secret? My mother told me to come here. She doesn't think I'll survive to the next full moon on my own. She says if I get a job here, she'll feel a lot less worried. But this does seem like a pretty cool place. Do you think I could work here? I can be helpful! And I know a lot about herbs and flowers!" She was practically bouncing up and down with excitement.

Ok guy, yell at me if this is unacceptable, but my entries sorta… tie into each other a little bit?

JUST DESSERTS!
Username: Scaramouche Fandango
Name of Kin: Crunch Time (works for either, I think!)
Crunch Time is never too busy for you, sunshine!
Applying for: In-store sales, relations
Relevant skills: Being extremely cheerful and friendly, the ability to hum on-key, excellent at smoothing ruffled feathers and hurt feelings
Entry: It might have been stock-taking day, but somebody had to take care of the customers. With the flurry of activity that came from everybody being in the same place at once came a gaggle of onlookers and customers old and new- and of course, the occasional new recruit. Somebody had to direct them all, and that somebody was Crunch Time.

“Hello!” he said, dipping his head in greeting at the acha couple who’d just walked up. “My name is Crunch Time, how can I help you today? Is it just the two of you, then? Excellent, follow me right this way.” These two were regulars; he ushered them into the main clearing and called out for one of the stockers to bring out their usual order. They could handle it from there, though he’d stop by later on to see if everything was satisfactory. Next up was a lost-looking Kimeti buck, asking what was going on. Crunch Time smiled, gesturing to the clearing with a hoof. “Well, we’re taking stock today- seeing what we have, seeing what we need, and serving it all up with a smile! Why don’t you have a gander around, see what there is to see.” Nudging the buck off towards where the livestock was kept, he trotted back to his post, where a handsome kiokote doe stood waiting.

He truly was enjoying himself. Brief pleasantries and giving clear, concise directions- the buck excelled at working in the fast-paced environment of the business of Rise and Company. Yes, this was what he was born to do. Nothing was getting in the way of his patter-

Except for the worst racket he’d ever heard. The noise was coming from where Pull was supposed to be watching the chickens. From the slightly soured expression on the doe’s face, he could see that this problem needed investigated immediately.

“I’ll be just a moment, dear heart,” he said, winking at the doe as he ducked off, wondering what in the world Pull could be howling about…
Preference List: Mousse, Cookie

FOWL PLAYER!
Username: Scaramouche Fandango
Kin Name: Contest Kin: Crunch Time
Chicken Name: The Sky Is Falling
Entry: …as it turned out, Pull was shouting about a runaway chicken. Or chickens. Either way, it was something ridiculous, and Crunch Time couldn’t help but roll his eyes. Such a ruckus over absconded fowl! But he did have to smile; the totoma’s dedication to his feathered charges was really rather adorable. But he simply didn’t have time to help look for chickens; he was simply too busy trying to keep track of the visitors and what they wanted! They had plenty of eggs for their purposes today, and the rogue chickens were certain to be found by literally anybody else. Returning to the doe who’d wanted the honeyed fruit slices, he smiled convivially. “Now then, my dear, here you are; anything else, no, good, pleasure doing business with you and have a safe trip home!” His sales patter was down pat, and he was granted with a brief reprieve as one of his coworkers was already handling the next guest. Satisfied, he took a deep breath and sank to his haunches.

With an awkward crunch and a flurry of furious squawks and chirps, Crunch’s eyes went wide as his bottom connected with something much softer than it should have been. Wincing, he pulled himself up and was immediately assaulted by a flustercluck of pecks, little jabs, and wing-buffets. “Pull?” he called as he attempted to keep the angry bird away from his face. “I, uh, I think I’ve found something that belongs to you!”
Preference List: 2, 1

Main Course Roll 2
1. phoenix kiss [ pbj ]
2. Amorpheous [ pbj ]
3-4. Patmos of Endtimes [ pbj ]
5. Patmos of Endtimes [ pbj ]
6. phoenix kiss [ pbj ]
7. Ruriska [ pbj, taco ]
8. Patmos of Endtimes [ pbj ]
9. Amorpheous [ pbj ]
10. Ruriska [ pbj, taco ]
11. Patmos of Endtimes [ pbj ]
12. Amorpheous [ pbj ]
13. Patmos of Endtimes [pbj]
14. Scaramouche Fandango [pbj, taco]
15. Amorpheous [pbj]
16. ~Twilight...Angel~ [ pbj, taco ]
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18. Amorpheous [ pbj ]
19. Tygress Dream [ pbj, taco ]
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