8. You drop your mixer completely into the bowl and watch the bubbles pop as it sinks completely into the mixture. 13. You’re stressed out and tired, but hey, it doesn’t totally suck. 20. Why are you even here? You’re clearly not one of the worst cooks in Alternia. Get out.
Deimos didn't really think he was a terrible cook, but he definitely wasn't the best. It'd probably be worth his while to practice, anyway. That and it was a competition and he rather liked competitions. What he did not like was the clown face paint on one of the judges. Hell. No. He'd dealt enough with Punkie to have decided that clowns were bad news. So Team Cerise it was, even if she gave him... vaguely sketchy vibes. Right.
He decided to try and make some... brownies? Yeah. Sure. That'd be simple enough. He'd gotten everything into the bowl just fine, but managed to drop the mixer in to the batter. It began to sink. He stared at it blankly, a bit dumbfounded with how stupid of a move that was. Good lord. Hoping no one saw that blunder, he pulled it out, cleaned it off, and attempted to get back to work. Sweet lord - this was getting stressful already. Not to mention the high tension was making him even more tired than usual. That wasn't a good sign.
Somehow at the end they turned out perfectly, though. Who knew the secret to perfect brownies was to literally drop your mixer into the batter?
Wow! Emi didn't know what the hell was going on here, but judging by the title of the booth... cooking? Food? Man, so many food booths. She mentally marked this down as another 'safe for masoal' venture.
"What if like, we already know we're one of the worst cooks in Alternia?" It was a little bit of a rhetorical question, but Emiola. Still, she set forth with gusto. It wasn't until halfway through that she realized she needed to select a team, but with how appreciative and amiable as the greenblood clown was, she couldn't help but pledge her allegiance to him.
"I'll totally try harder next time!" She gave a thumbs up.
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Our winners for Night 1....
zeflamigo
Sorry you're not the worst yet. You'll get there.
Buzzwulf
I'm sure Mallo can help you figure out a good way to add lots of color!
DraconicFeline
Nice job Sephos!
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2018 6:04 am
Night 2 - Once again, free reign on the themes! And feel free to adjust flavor text as needed ♥
14. You realize you've put your food in the oven for a little too short, but as it dings you check to find its perfectly fine and you've just shaved some time off the clock for yourself! 11. It’s a bit bland and boring, but no one threw up. Yay you! 10. Mallok is eating a different contestant’s final dish and you can’t understand what he’s saying about yours. It...might be positive?
Back at it again with the cooking booth. Mallok was still unsettling so once more - he went with Team Cerise. This time he decided to make... what was this. A casserole? Yeah. A casserole. With... vegetables. And some chicken. Sure. He'd never made this before and honestly had no idea what the ******** he was doing. The first stage seemed to work out fine, despite under-timing his meal it as fully cooked when it came out. It wasn't until the judges were eating it that he realized he'd failed to put much in the way of seasoning into it. Oh well. It was edible, who cares if it's bland? This book wasn't "best cooks in alternia," after all.
He squinted a little at Mallok, noting that... whatever the ******** the juggalo was saying seemed? positive? Maybe??? Or was that for the other contestant? Whatever- juggalos never made any sense.
4. Dropped your mixing bowl on the ground! Quick, pick it up before your teacher notices!! 19. Cerise spends some time fawning over complexities in your dish. 20. Why are you even here? You’re clearly not one of the worst cooks in Alternia. Get out.
Knetic has never cooked a day in his life because why would he when others could make it for him? Okay, that's a lie, he can make a few staples and a mean bowl of eggs but he's never really tried you know? So it's a wonder he signed up for a cooking booth competition even if he's confident he's a pretty rubbish chef.
The proof is in the pudding, or rather cake, which he is making as he drops a mixing bowl on the ground and watches it shatter. Welp, time to pick all of that up! He scrambles to hide the evidence and once he's sure he hasn't been spotted though who even knows how? he continues to whip up what turns out to be a pretty fantastic looking and tasting cake if Cerise's praise is anything to be garnered from.
Knetic beams from all the praise and figures if this is how cooking really is then maybe he's been missing out all this time!
Day two. Another chance to both show, and improve one's cooking skills. Looks like today was a "focus on improving" day. Selune wasn't familiar with the ingredients, the cooking style, any of it really. So... she muddled through it. The winged troll's final dish made her frown. Well, it was what she had...
16. You feel like you're really learning! 9. Despite making something a little unidentifiable for the main course, the judges kind of seem into it! 7. The chefs are disappointed in you, but not giving up yet!
Mimimi was getting the hang of things! Being around the other chefs allowed her to pick up a few new skills, though she was only really interested in playing with the knives. She decided to really really pulverize her meal that night, until it was something like a strange paste.
Somehow, the judges still weren't disgusted, though! What a shame. But she wasn't done quite yet! She could easily overcook the dessert, then she would win worst cook!
Still, they let her squirm her way into sticking in for the next round. She was just as disappointed in herself, as the chefs were in her dish. Next round, she'd lose for sure!
[Both judges are thoroughly impressed by your dish’s taste and presentation!]
This time, Sephos tried to go from where he'd left off. Small pieces, cooked, and arranged nicely. Nicely, of course, was pointed out to him in terms of 'whimsical as ********' and that was exactly what he went with -- whimsical. Colorful. Deep.
Actually, he tried to make a pie, but he really liked the idea of garnishing said pie with pretty edible flowers. Eating flowers was always appealing to him -- it was like eating nature's art, and it felt very...
...
Green?
[You mixed up the amounts needed for two totally different ingredients and now it won’t hold together. ] [There is a lot of critique about your dishes…. Like, almost ten minutes of it.]
But for some reason, the pie did not come together. It was a good fruit pie, but the crust wouldn't hold, the fruit leaked everywhere, and the taste... well, he was lectured by Mallok on the proper presentation and form of a pie for a while.
Sephos's attention drifted. What had gone wrong? Eventually he came to the conclusion -- water. He'd put in too much water, not enough butter, and a really small amount of sugar. But he'd put in as much as the cookbook had said to...
Though, given that he could barely read, maybe that wasn't too surprising.
Nictor Sabbat Team Cerise Score: 12 Daily Results: 5 - Oof, your meal is raw...yet somehow, also dry? 3 - 3. Caima ate your dish before the judges got to see it. RIP dude, better luck next round. 4 - Well, most of it cooked until it was solid at least!
Nictor was pretty sure he'd been cooking for himself most of his life.
Strike that he. He was very sure? Probably. The only person in his hive was Bee and it wasn't like the buzzbeast could navigate troll kitchen utensils that well. His legs weren't built for it. So if Bee wasn't cooking his meals, that means Nictor *has* to have been doing it all this time. Definitely. Maybe.
Nictor stared at the worsening disaster in front of him in muted distress and bemusement. The more he stared, the more he questioned if that was the reality. He just had to bake something. It shouldn't be this hard. But it was? He felt like he'd never seen half the ingredients here and he doesn't know why you'd need 5 kinds of mixing spoons for a single batch of dough and he may have mixed up salt and baking soda due to nerves of having someone watch him trying to cook this whole time.
It probably didn't help that he kept getting distracted by the declining quality of his work and questioning if he'd ever actually touched a stove before or if it was just some kind of trick that had been played don him. an elaborate life long trick. But if he didn't cook his own food, then who had.
17. Mallok walks past, giving you a hearty thumbs up. It's the nicest thing you've seen him do without cursing! 3. Caima ate your dish before the judges got to see it. RIP dude, better luck next round. 9. Well, you’re not in the bottom of the barrel of cooks this time. Progress?
Dillys had come back the next day to cook again for his judge. He was determined to do better than yesterday. As the Skill round started, he quickly worked on his tasked with organization and cleanliness. As Mallok started to come in his direction, he felt nervous. However, the other troll gave him a thumbs up as he looked at his station. A smile crossed the redblood's face. He could do this!
As the main course round started, Dillys had decided to make fish tacos. He kept up his flow from the skill drill and worked diligently on his dish. At the end of the count down, he raised his hands with a grin. Beautiful. Just beautiful! His fish tacos looked to die for! He left the dish on his station as he moved to fill his water canteen but when he turned around to come back, Caima was eating his dish! "No! Caima!" He shouted desperately. The redblood felt his pump biscuit drop as the judges said, no dish no win. Today was worse than yesterday for sure. The only saving grace was that he was at least not the worst cook there this time.
17. Mallok walks past, giving you a hearty thumbs up. It's the nicest thing you've seen him do without cursing! 8. Well, your food was okay, but kind of underspiced? More salt next time buddy! 1. Caima won’t even eat your stuff. Truly, you are the worst cook in Alternia.
Quella threw a bunch of greens on a plate. See? She could make salads too! She grinned at Selune, completely oblivious to the judges staring at the unholy mess she'd dropped in front of them.
Was that... a snail? Crawling out of there?
Come on, Quella. Come on.
Judge: Mallok (I'm so, so sorry.) Points: 26
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Our winners for Night 2....
screamingshark
Lots of praises for you, Knetic!
nepsah
Juggalos never make sense.... but you do, Deimos
zeflamigo
We're so proud of you, Mimimi!!! You'll lose for sure next time!!
Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2018 6:07 am
Night 3 - Once again, free reign on the themes! And feel free to adjust flavor text as needed ♥
20. Both judges are thoroughly impressed by your dish’s taste and presentation! 9. Despite making something a little unidentifiable for the main course, the judges kind of seem into it! 11. You know when someone is kind of saying nice things but it feels like they’re making it up to not hurt your feelings? That’s definitely what’s happening.
Surprisingly things had gone well the night before, so why not keep it up? Cooking when you weren't expected to be very good at it was actually kind of fun. This time he decided to make a few different things, just to test it out. All in all they looked pretty good, visually speaking, but with a taste test... Even Dei was pretty sure he wouldn't eat that. No, he was certain he wouldn't eat that.
For whatever reason the judges both ate more than he would have expected them to, but a few bites too many and he could see it. The regret. Or maybe the realization that whatever he'd given them to eat really wasn't that good. Whatever compliments they shot his way seemed less genuine and more... trying to let him down easy.
He wasn't sure if he was insulted by that or not, but he wasn't about to cause a fuss. A fuss might make the juggalo talk more and he didn't want to develop a.. worse headache. On top of his already present headache. Yep.
