THIS DISH IS ONIXCEPTABLE

[ex_cashcow493]

WHO: Anyone (tag yourself in)
WHERE: Fuchsia City
WHEN: August 10
SUMMARY: Mingle log for the cook off!
RATING: PG13, will edit in any warnings
LOG:

Fuchsia may be used to this kind of attention due to the ever so popular attractions they have there, but after people have been shuffled in from all parts of the world, its likely more noticeable for the natives. There are several tables set out and decorated in the various manner by whoever is borrowing them for the day as well as different areas set up to provide shade. A little bit away from the main crowd is a clear with sprinklers and other toys (water balloons, squirt bottles, etc) meant to harass those who need to cool down just a bit. Don't worry, admission is free and everyone is allowed to chow down provided you're on good terms with whichever table you visit.

Make your own threads and just mingle around. Voting will take place in this thread for the two competitions. Due to it being a con weekend and school preparations, winners will be decided/rewarded later on in the week.

Comments

[ghostytrainer]

Y-Yeah, definitely. It's definitely sweet!

[Oh jeez and she looks so damn happy about it. Fuck. That just makes breaking the truth even harder, he's not sure if he can do it.]

Um...though it might. Maybe, possibly be just a bit...overpoweringly so. Just as a bit of constructive criticism! Next time maybe just...a little bit...less sweet. But you did good!

[timelymaid]

You think it's too sweet?

[ ...Luckily her self esteem is not made of spun sugar or fragile glass, but she frowns down at the treats. THE EXPERIMENT...WAS A FAILURE? ]

[ghostytrainer]

Just a little bit! I mean it's not like they're terrible or anything! Just...kind of...overpoweringly sweet.

[But only kind of.]

[timelymaid]

[ HER CHANCES OF WINNING, SLIPPING AWAY...

No, Aradia just continues looking at her experiments. ]

...Maybe I should have made someone taste-test.

[ghostytrainer]

[...]

...did you...at least taste-test them yourself?

[Aradia.............]

[timelymaid]

[ ................. ]

Well, I wanted it to be a surprise!

[ n o p e ]

[ghostytrainer]

[ARADIA..................]

[This explains. So much...]

I...see. Well, I can say that it was...definitely a surprise! You definitely succeeded on that front. With flying colors.

[timelymaid]

...So, next time I should taste-test.

[ SHE'S OKAY AT COOKING NORMAL STUFF...SORT OF...

...she's not a picky eater. ]

[ghostytrainer]

It's usually a good idea, yes.

[timelymaid]

I'll make a note of it. ...But it wasn't too bad, was it? Do you need me to buy you something different to eat?

[ghostytrainer]

[He waves a hand, laughing.]

Nah, don't worry about it! It's all good. I mean I'm still standing, right? No peanuts, no harm done.

[timelymaid]

So are peanuts the only thing you can't eat?

[ghostytrainer]

Yup! Well...by association, obviously nothing involving peanut-y byproducts either. Which rules out more than you would think, but eh. [He shrugs.] Not the end of the world.

[timelymaid]

What sorts of things does that rule out?

[ she's never...asked.

Obviously peanut butter, but. ]

[ghostytrainer]

Surprisingly? Most store-bought chocolates. Since most of them have been processed in places that also process nuts. So even if the particular candy in question doesn't have them, it's possible there was a close encounter of the peanut kind.

[And with as bad as his allergies are...that can be enough.]

Chinese food usually has a lot of peanut oil in it so I have to be careful with takeout. Same with Mexican food, actually. Basically I just have to read labels carefully and ask at restaurants and stuff. [He shrugs.] It's a big part of the reason I do a lot of my own cooking, since it's just easier to be sure that way. It was the same way back home. Dad and I didn't eat out a whole lot.

[timelymaid]

A closer encounter of the peanut kind? I guess it's a good thing we weren't alien peanuts? Or that we ate nothing but.

[ THAT MAKES NO SENSE, ARADIA, BUT MOVING...ON............. ]

That's a lot of things! I've never had anything I can't eat - even this body doesn't seem to have anything it can't eat? Except, well, metal and silly things like that - but that makes sense. You like cooking, though, don't you?

[ghostytrainer]

I do, yes! Like I wouldn't say I'm passionate about it or anything but it's fun. And oddly relaxing at times.

Plus it makes other people happy so what's not to like?

[timelymaid]

Well, that's true!! Making other people happy is pretty nice. I guess I normally did a fair amount of the cooking when there were more of us in the group - I mean, we all did.

[ ...well, Sollux didn't really but his idea of nutrition hadn't been acceptable so that was why. ]