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Ryusui|GM: "Our latest episode of Uranium Chef begins with a shocking announcement!"
Ryusui|GM: The intro cuts to a news broadcast-style "Breaking News" interlude.
Margen: 🎵 ding ding ding di-ding di-ding ding ding
Ryusui|GM: "Greto Sleewa, one of this season's competitors, is officially dropping out! In his place, previous competitor Dovelia Brise, originally brought on as a one-time guest judge, will be competing against the newcomers Vera, Taako, and Margen!"
;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾: Rachelle gives an audible sigh of relief.
Vera: *snrk? Vera is face-down on her bed when the announcement goes out.
Ryusui|GM: Footage of Dovelia's past Uranium Chef exploits plays as two holo-anchors discuss this turn of events. "It's a surprising but not entirely* unprecedented occurence, Phil-119!" "Indeed. The last time this happened was in Season Seventy-Schloph, when Donagus Bar-Mechintar died of space parasites during the season and his twelfth cousin Elzebar took his place, going on to the semi-finals!"
Ryusui|GM: Holly pipes up again: "We return you now to our episode, already in progress!"
Ryusui|GM: The camera cuts to the suites. Dovelia is preparing something with puff pastry in the kitchen area, seeming curiously at peace. Where are the rest of you, and what are you doing?
Margen: Practicing juggling
Vera: Vera slams the door to the kitchen area open with little fanfare.
"Mmmf. Coffee..."
She takes a moment to turn her head towards Dovelia.
She squints.
"... Okay, so apparently that announcement wasn't part of some fever-dream."
Ryusui|GM: "Good day to you." Dovelia nods in acknowledgment.
Vera: She turns back ahead, expression placated.
"Or I'm still too caffeine-deficient to see straight."
Vera: She walks into the kitchen to make coffee.
"Only one cure for that, I guess."
;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾: Tako-San serving a pre-competition meal to his tank girls; Lue-Anne, Daisy, and Melony early sitting at the table; Rachelle is nearby trying to wrangle four epitomes of alien body horror in various sizes and getting them to sit still at the same table.
Ryusui|GM: (so nobody's gonna try and generate any conflict? all right, then XD)
Ryusui|GM: (shall we move on to Kitchen Arena?)
;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾: ((Sure.))
Vera: (Hey, that's the Rival's job, at least partly.)
Margen: (Ok)
Vera: (Hm...)
Ryusui|GM: (something wrong?)
Vera: Vera looks up from her first cup of joe, and squints again at the smaller table out the dining room.
"F, is it bring your kids to work day or something?"
Vera: ('Cause if the Rival's not gonna start beef...)
Vera: (Also, I think we skipped opening remarks.)
;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾: ((Not at all phased by the alien monster children, huh?))
Vera: (She sounds terse, at least.)
Ryusui|GM: (ah whoop, we did skip opening remarks XD)
Ryusui|GM: (ah well)
;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾: ((We can do them now. They are mechanically important, aren't they?))
Vera: (We gonna get VWORPED into the confessional booth to do them?)
Vera: (We got some stuff to comment on, after Rachelle gives her response.)
Ryusui|GM: (yeah, we'll have opening remarks between here and Kitchen Arena)
;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾: ((Oh; I didn't think Vera was in earshot. I was expecting a post about them walking up to Rachelle to confront her directly about it.))
;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾: ((She'd be too preoccupied by the child-wrangling otherwise.))
Vera: (Hm... Still, it feels wrong to have such a do-nothing scene (aside from the announcement). Isn't it the Rival's whole job to start shit? XD)
Ryusui|GM: (well, what the hey XD)
Vera: (For the record, I think Dovelia is in earshot.)
Ryusui|GM: "I'd appreciate it if you treated her with a modicum of respect," Dovelia says, her tone not changing from her friendly greeting.
Vera: "What, one of the octopus's eye-candy assistants? I mean, it was bad enough when he had four stooges carting him around without throwing those... whatever those are into the mix - you do not need that many."
Ryusui|GM: "The octopus does not concern me." Her tone of voice changes little, but the way she turns to face Vera, still holding a knife, and the look in her eye exudes an aura of "you do not want to challenge me on this."
Ryusui|GM: (Face-Off Time!)
Ryusui|GM: !f 3 (Aggressive)
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 4dF+3 for 1 [4dF = [ ][-][-][ ]]
Vera: "... Are you fing with me right now?" Vera pokes Dovelia in the head.
Vera: !f 2 (AGGRESSIVE)
DiscoDude: <@Vera> rolled 4dF+2 for 2 [4dF = [ ][+][ ][-]]
Ryusui|GM: (welp XD)
Vera: (Not boosting?)
Vera: (I'd like to narrate.)
Ryusui|GM: (nah, i'm gonna save my FP for the battle XD)
Ryusui|GM: Dovelia blinks. She looks legitimately confounded by the gesture.
Vera: And the poke continues, pushing until she falls right over onto the ground like a stiff board, knife-wielding hand poking straight up in the air.
"I don't get it, but you do you. Peace."
Vera: (Her paralysis touch at work. XD)
Ryusui|GM: Dovelia is not quite sure what happened, but that did not go the way she expected it to.
Ryusui|GM: (does [Knocked Dovelia Flat] work for your Popularity Aspect? XD)
Vera: (Sure. XD)
Ryusui|GM: (also, Dovelia gets an FP as a consolation prize, right?)
Vera: (Yep.)
;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾: ((I thought both got a fate point from the facce-off, as it's a compel against both.))
Ryusui|GM: (and I'm gonna mark off Dovelia's Scrambled XD)
Ryusui|GM: (everyone ready to continue? <@&627978553669058562>?)
Margen: (yep)
Vera: (Yeah, Vera's satisfied.)
;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾: ((👍))
Ryusui|GM: The camera lingers on Dovelia's dumbfounded expression for a moment, then cuts to the four competitors standing before the podium at Kitchen Arena.
Ryusui|GM: One by one, our competitors are put in the spotlight...
Ryusui|GM: ( <@!Vera>, opening remarks!)
Vera: (For the record, I didn't spend any Fate points to obtain the narrative paralysis effect - that's only required for when I want to place an aspect as a result.)
Ryusui|GM: (yeah i went with it)
Ryusui|GM: (i forgot the paralysis touch was a thing XD)
;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾: Rachelle's resting against Tako-Sans tank next to Dovelia and tries to strike up a conversation; "Hey, Dohv, haven't seen you in years."
Vera: "Okay, so; Greto's out. Dovelia's in. I realize I sorta went beast-mode last episode, so I was hoping to take it easier from here on out. Antagonizing Dovelia may not have been the wisest move for that, but... eh. No-Coffee Me is kind of a different person, what can I say?"
Vera: (This qualify as CLEVER?)
Ryusui|GM: (sounds good)
Ryusui|GM: Dovelia nods at Rachelle in acknowledgment, but says nothing else.
Vera: !f 3 (CLEVER)
DiscoDude: <@Vera> rolled 4dF+3 for 2 [4dF = [-][-][ ][+]]
Vera: (Normal success.)
Ryusui|GM: (How's [The Coffee Lover] sound? XD)
Vera: (Excellent.)
Ryusui|GM: (Your turn, <@!Margen>!)
;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾: Rachelle sighs. "Guess I'm not as important as old fish-face right now." she says, tapping on the tank.
"HEI! Ai am nou fish!"
Margen: (thinking)
Ryusui|GM: (in that case, <@!;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾> next!)
;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾: "Seems my lovely Rachelle has shared her prior show experience with the...." Tako-San just now realizes there's a giant, talking cat standing over him, "etto...." before springing back to their joyous self, "No matter! Means I have an inside source of dirt against one of my adversaries." Tako-San Leaned towards that last part, holding one of their tentacles in a U-shape un them in an imitation of a human blocking their lips from being read. Of course, the whole thing was for show, since he knew better to the anger another contestant outside of the arena.
Ryusui|GM: (roll!)
Ryusui|GM: (sneaky, i think? XD)
;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾: ((Flashy; they aren't trying to hide it, just making a show of pretending to.))
;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾: !f 3
DiscoDude: <@;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾> rolled 4dF+3 for 6 [4dF = [+][+][ ][+]]
Vera: (Not sure that flies, but... okay?)
;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾: Tako-San punctuates this with an attempt to wink at the camera.
;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾: ((Does an opctopus have eyelids?))
Ryusui|GM: (who cares? XD)
Vera: (<@!Ryusui|GM>, does FLASHY fly here?)
Ryusui|GM: (i'd rather roll with it than debate it)
Ryusui|GM: (take [It's (Not Really) a Secret to Everybody])
Ryusui|GM: ( <@!Margen>, you ready?)
Margen: (Can octopi can control pupillary shape like cuttlefish? 🤔)
Margen: (yep)
Ryusui|GM: (opening remarks, then!)
;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾: ((I was thinking Camera-Taunting Fool.))
Ryusui|GM: (well if you prefer)
Margen: "after last time, I'm making sure to practice my coordination."
Margen continues to column juggle idly as he says this
Ryusui|GM: (roll...Careful or Flashy, I think? Whichever you have higher XD)
Margen: (careful)
Margen: !f 3
DiscoDude: <@Margen> rolled 4dF+3 for 6 [4dF = [+][ ][+][+]]
Ryusui|GM: (take [An Amusing Performance], with an extra invoke XD)
Ryusui|GM: (and don't forget your SWS either, RG)
Margen: (wait a minute, where do I put that one again? Does that go on my sheet or the notepad?)
Ryusui|GM: (the notepad)
Vera: (You can keep it on your sheet if it'll help you keep track better. I've got it down on the notepad already.)
Ryusui|GM: Dovelia takes a couple steps towards the podium and looks back at the other three. "All right, you novices. It's time I impress upon you all the superiority of Chater cuisine." It's an act she hasn't put on in a long, long time, but the smug charisma - if not a dash of heel - flows as if she's practiced it every day since she last left the arena.
Ryusui|GM: !f 3 (Aggressive)
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 4dF+3 for 1 [4dF = [-][-][+][-]]
Ryusui|GM: (normal success XD)
Ryusui|GM: (i'll take that as [The Mean Queen of Cuisine] XD)
Vera: Vera does a golf clap.
Ryusui|GM: "Competitors!" Chairwoman Maalu's voice rings out of nowhere; a moment later, she materializes at the center of the arena in an explosion of purple smoke. "Today's challenge shall begin with another quick-fire cook-off!"
Vera: "What are the odds~..."
Ryusui|GM: A large earthenware container emerges from the center of the arena - an enormous flowerpot. "Kallixia is a planet known for its myriad horticultural delights." She presents a tiny seed, turns it back and forth for the camera, then plants it square in the middle of the flowerpot. Equally out of nowhere, she produces a stylish sci-fi watering can, and waters the seed.
;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾: "Novice! Novice! I own more locations than you do utensils."
Ryusui|GM: The entire flowerpot shudders, and within seconds a tall shrub, towering above even the Chairwoman and spilling out onto the floor of the arena, erupts from the soil. Moments later, the plant sprouts dozens of fist-sized, perfectly round fruit in a variety of colors.
Margen: margen's juggling slows subtly as his eyes widen at the flowerpot spectacle
;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾: Tako-San let's slip an "Oh!"
Vera: "... Okay, I'll admit that's pretty fing cool."
;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾: "Whoa!" Rachelle quips.
Ryusui|GM: "Behold, the scrambleberry. Nature perfected through generations of gardening ingenuity." She grabs a black one straight off the shrub and bites into it. "A good one," she says with a smile. "But in addition to its remarkable growing speed, the scrambleberry has one other unique property..."
Margen: at least one red ball briefly rolls across the floor as the tree blooms, Margen catches it with a foot and returns it to the cycle
Ryusui|GM: "Each and every berry it produces has a unique flavor and property. That's right - this one bush produces fruits in every single flavor recognized by the Kitchen Arena. There are ways to determine what you will be getting, but..." She taps the side of her head. "To maintain a level playing field, and the element of surprise, this particular specimen has been bred specifically for Kitchen Arena. Even if you have had prior experience with scrambleberries, whatever tricks you may know will not apply here."
Ryusui|GM: "There is one other consideration, also." She pockets(?) the black berry, and reaches for a blue one. This one, however, she squeezes gently between her fingers instead of picking. It explodes violently into blue gel.
Ryusui|GM: "The berries ripen only after being picked. Until then, they are...volatile." She chuckles. "Picking the berries itself should prove as interesting a challenge as deciding what do to with them."
Ryusui|GM: "Here are the requirements for this quick-fire cook-off! You will have 5 standard exchanges in which to retrieve a berry and use it as the main ingredient in a dish! You may pick as many berries as you like, though bear in mind you will only be able to procure one per exchange - and you will not know what flavor or texture the berry holds until it is picked!"
Ryusui|GM: Kallixian Scrambleberry Aspects: Fragile Until Picked, ??? Natural Flavor: ??? Difficulty: Fair (+2)
;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾: "Quite amazing." Tako-San starts.
"But how's it growing so fast," Rachelle adds, "That's gotta violate conservation of energy, or something."
"Now's not the time to question it."
Ryusui|GM: (the fertilizer itself is special 😉 )
Ryusui|GM: (and yes i only just now came up with that explanation)
Ryusui|GM: "Any questions, competitors?"
Vera: "Nope."
;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾: "Confounded, physics-defying fruit. 😑 " Rachelle mutters to herself.
Margen: "several but not now"
Ryusui|GM: (XD)
Ryusui|GM: "None from me," Dovelia says.
Ryusui|GM: The Chairwoman nods. "Then let the battle begin!" She vanishes in another explosion of purple smoke, and the screens around the upper reaches of the arena all display the countdown.
Ryusui|GM: EXCHANGE 1/5
Ryusui|GM: Dovelia wastes no time. She darts towards the bush with murderous intent and strikes, aiming to sever a berry right at the stem.
Ryusui|GM: !f 3 (Aggressive)
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 4dF+3 for 2 [4dF = [ ][+][-][-]]
Ryusui|GM: (a tie's as good as a win, right?)
Vera: (It gets the ingredient as a boost. Does this bush have a trunk?)
Ryusui|GM: (it has a central stalk, yes; she's not trying to chop the whole thing down, just cut the stem of one of the berries so it's "picked" without her actually having to touch the fruit and risk breaking it XD)
Ryusui|GM: !r 1d6
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 1d6 for 1 [1d6 = 1]
Vera: (Have you assigned particular colors to particular flavors?)
Ryusui|GM: (i forgot to mention XD)
Ryusui|GM: (the answer since you've asked is "yes")
Ryusui|GM: (i was gonna have the players grab them at random but sure you can go for a specific color)
Ryusui|GM: (Red, Yellow, Green, Blue, Black, Pink)
Ryusui|GM: (like Power Rangers XD)
Ryusui|GM: Dovelia smirks. The fruit is green, and hardens perceptibly in her hand.
Ryusui|GM: Green Scrambleberry (Bitter) - [Hard to Bite Into]
Ryusui|GM: (gonna say again i only got this one purely at random XD)
Ryusui|GM: (i wasn't trying to use OOC knowledge to give Dovelia an advantage)
Vera: (How's the gained ingredient have an aspect? Didn't we go over how sub-aspects aren't a thing with Margen last episode? XD)
Ryusui|GM: (ah, whoop)
Ryusui|GM: (well, one, FATE Fractal, and two, the berries have properties besides their flavor)
Ryusui|GM: ( <@&627978553669058562>?)
Margen: Margen will (careful)ly go attempt to retrieve a pink scrambleberry
Ryusui|GM: (gimme a roll!)
Margen: !f 3 (careful)
DiscoDude: <@Margen> rolled 4dF+3 for 2 [4dF = [-][+][ ][-]]
Ryusui|GM: Pop. The scrambleberry comes off in your hand without exploding. It feels odd in your hand, like it's full of lots of little pieces.
Ryusui|GM: Sweet Scrambleberry (Pink) - [Crunchy and Brittle]
Vera: "Hm... Oh." Vera thumps a fist down into her other hand in an "I get it" motion and walks up to a branch. "She used the blue berry for the popping example. She'd prolly pick the one that doesn't sting, stick, or stink. The least offensive flavor for getting all over you:" She takes out a pair of kitchen sheers she grabbed from one of the stations on the way in and snips the branch itself. "Cool... I hope. I'd call bullsht otherwise."
Ryusui|GM: (roll it!)
Vera: (CLEVER qualify?)
Ryusui|GM: (sure!)
Vera: !f 3 (CLEVER)
DiscoDude: <@Vera> rolled 4dF+3 for 4 [4dF = [ ][ ][+][ ]]
Vera: (Straight success!)
Ryusui|GM: The berry feels slightly chilly in your hand, and gives off a faint minty scent. Score!
Ryusui|GM: Cool Scrambleberry (Blue) - [Soft, Spongy Center]
;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾: "Whenever you're ready, darling." Tako says to Rachelle.
Rachelle replies "Stop calling me 'daring'." as she rushes towards the bush, pushing the tank like a shopping-cart racer. She holds an arm out as she rushes right past the whole bush, yet managing to snag one of the red berries in her hand. (Selected unconsciously, of course; Rachelle is under the impression she grabbed on a random.)
Tako-San then leaps out of the still moving tank onto Rachelle's arm to inspect the berry, startling the Poor (-1) woman an launching the fruit into the air, which Tako-San leaps after, with to catch and land back in the tank.
;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾: !f (Flashily Create an Advantage)
DiscoDude: <@;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾> rolled 4dF for 0 [4dF = [-][+][+][-]]
Ryusui|GM: (you gonna boost that? XD)
;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾: ((Oh wait; +3 from Flashy.))
Ryusui|GM: (welp XD)
Ryusui|GM: It stings! It sounds faintly like maracas as it dances in your grip.
Ryusui|GM: Spicy Scrambleberry (Red) - [Crumbly, Flaky Inside]
Ryusui|GM: EXCHANGE 2/5
Vera: (Uh... Nice spoonerism, there? XD)
Ryusui|GM: (huh?)
Vera: (The six flavors:)
Vera: (BITTER, COOL, SWEET, SOUR, SAVORY...)
Vera: (And RED.)
Ryusui|GM: (no I didn't)
Ryusui|GM: (...OH)
;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾: ((Look again.))
Ryusui|GM: (I SEE NOW)
Ryusui|GM: (I TYPED DOVELIA'S DIRECTLY BUT C&P'D THE OTHERS)
Ryusui|GM: (sorry XD)
;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾: Tako-San safely splashes back into their tank just as Rachelle stops at the station directly acrossed from the arena entry.
Vera: (So... If that's 1... Station 4?)
Ryusui|GM: (entry's at 5; the "back half" of the arena is stations 1, 2, 3)
Ryusui|GM: (so that's station 2)
Margen: (>tfw you Google UC station map and it pops up Gundam Earth Sphere charts)
Ryusui|GM: (XD)
Ryusui|GM: (unlike the book, here they're numbered sequentially clockwise)
Ryusui|GM: ( <@&627978553669058562>, anybody gonna act?)
;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾: ((Sorry. I'll get on that.))
Vera: (You were going for a "WTF do I do with this" reaction, and succeeded. ^_^;)
Vera: (Hm...)
Margen: (Margen is going to attempt to retrieve a [checking which color I want] berry)
Vera: (Another one.)
Ryusui|GM: (Green is Bitter, Blue is Cool, Red is Spicy, Pink is Sweet; only Black and Yellow are unidentified)
Margen: Going to go for a yellow one
Margen: !f 3 (careful for yellow berry)
;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾: ((A second berry?))
DiscoDude: <@Margen> rolled 4dF+3 for 3 [4dF = [+][ ][-][ ]]
Ryusui|GM: It burns a little as you retrieve it, Margen, and you smell a powerful* citrus tang.
Ryusui|GM: Sour Scrambleberry (Yellow) - [Bursting with Juice]
Margen: "excellent, very zingy"
;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾: With the fruit in handtentacle Tako-San immediately gets to prepping some Pre-Taco Tortillas. with Rachelle's help; the back and forth is almost mesmerizing.
;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾: !f 3 (Flashily Create an Advantage against Average (+1) difficulty)
DiscoDude: <@;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾> rolled 4dF+3 for 3 [4dF = [ ][ ][ ][ ]]
Ryusui|GM: (score!)
Margen: Margen's entire body appears to contract slightly in the presence of the sour
;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾: ((No house chef for the quick-fire?))
Ryusui|GM: (house chefs don't show up for the quick-fire, only for the main challenge)
;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾: ((Got it.))
Ryusui|GM: Dovelia, in the meantime, is working on some Soup-Making Essentials. A small smattering of additional vegetables from the kitchen stock, a plasma blender, prep the oven, check the burners...
Ryusui|GM: !f 2 (Careful)
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 4dF+2 for 3 [4dF = [+][ ][ ][ ]]
Ryusui|GM: Every detail counts. The recipe she has in mind is not strictly Chater, but it would not be unwelcome on a noble household's table.
Vera: Vera heads over to Station 3 and gets started on a new note-sheet.
"Okay. Cold fruit. That... only goes with more fruit, right? Maybe yoghurt..."
(Creating a prep with CLEVER)
Vera: !f 3 (CLEVER)
DiscoDude: <@Vera> rolled 4dF+3 for 3 [4dF = [-][-][+][+]]
Vera: "Alright, got a Wicked Parfait Concept [!!] whipped up. Aces."
(My "Order Up!" stunt gives an extra invoke.)
Ryusui|GM: EXCHANGE 3/5
Ryusui|GM: Roast the berry and the vegetables. Transfer the mixture to a blender. Bring the mixture to a boil. Each step in the process takes only seconds due to the arcane culinary technology on display at Kitchen Arena, but each must be executed to perfection...
Ryusui|GM: !f 2 (Bitter)
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 4dF+2 for 0 [4dF = [-][ ][ ][-]]
Ryusui|GM: (oh shit i forgot to even...name what i was going for)
Ryusui|GM: (can i take back that roll? anyone? XD)
Vera: (I dunno.)
Ryusui|GM: (probs best i reroll, and say what value i'm going for first)
Ryusui|GM: (because i realize i forgot to even think of it XD)
Ryusui|GM: (the value, i mean)
Vera: (Okay, this is your one rollback this whole episode. XD)
Ryusui|GM: (attempting to make [Scrambleberry Soup (Bitter): 5])
Ryusui|GM: !f 2 (Bitter)
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 4dF+2 for 3 [4dF = [+][-][+][ ]]
Ryusui|GM: (and i spend that scrambleberry boost for the win...)
Ryusui|GM: Dovelia can't help but sample the end product. Delightful.
Vera: "Now to make it..." Vera is careful to pick out various melons and other fruits of the more neutral persuasion that won't clash with the minty berry. "Let's get this Mint-Scrambleberry Parfait - COOL:5 made."
Vera: !f 2 (COOL)
DiscoDude: <@Vera> rolled 4dF+2 for 2 [4dF = [+][+][-][-]]
Vera: (One invoke on the scrambleberry, one on the recipe.)
Ryusui|GM: ('n' there ya go!)
Ryusui|GM: The parfait comes out exactly as you planned it, Vera, and you even have some momentum to spare.
Margen: First, we shall prepare a Scrambleberry Tart Crust - SOUR:3 using the exceedingly citric berry.
;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾: Tako-San and Rachelle continue their near-juggling act as they continue to prep the necessary ingredients, such as the High-Quality Tac/ko Meat for this extraterrestrial tale on Tako-San’s signature “Tako-no-Taco”.
;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾: !f 3 (Flashily Create an Advantage)
DiscoDude: <@;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾> rolled 4dF+3 for 2 [4dF = [+][-][-][ ]]
;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾: ((Tie, so it's a boost.))
Ryusui|GM: (yep)
Margen: "oh I should make the filling first. A Sweet Scrambleberry Tarte with Sour Scramble-Crumble Crust. First, the filling (sweet 3)."
Margen: !f 3 (Sweet)
DiscoDude: <@Margen> rolled 4dF+3 for 2 [4dF = [ ][ ][-][ ]]
Margen: (Hmm.)
Ryusui|GM: (you can invoke the berry for the win)
Margen: (Berry time 👍 )
Ryusui|GM: (i mean, the berry has a free invoke)
Vera: (Well, it's a boost, so the whole aspect goes away after you spend it.)
Ryusui|GM: (yeah, but the effect is the same: a +2 ftw)
Margen: (Neat)
Margen: (so standard success and I'm out of sour sweet berries?)
Vera: (Oh, you were making the main dish sour, not sweet?)
Margen: (D'oh)
Margen: (fixed)
Ryusui|GM: (to be clear is the main dish the Sweet Scrambleberry Tart or did you decide to go for Sour)
Margen: (Sweet Scrambleberry main, I misspoke when I said I was out of sour berries)
Ryusui|GM: The crunchy filling processes into a smooth, tooth-achingly sweet mixture.
Ryusui|GM: (That's everyone, I think? <@&627978553669058562>?)
Vera: (That's me, anyway.)
;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾: ((I've gone three exchanges; ready for number 4.))
Ryusui|GM: EXCHANGE 4/5
Ryusui|GM: Dovelia still has some roasted vegetables left over that didn't go into the blender. She prepares them with some spices to garnish the bowl with.
Ryusui|GM: (attempting [Garnished with Roasted Vegetables (Savory): 3])
Ryusui|GM: !f 2 (Savory)
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 4dF+2 for 4 [4dF = [ ][+][ ][+]]
Ryusui|GM: (bingo!)
Ryusui|GM: The rich scent of Dovelia's vegetable preparation fills the arena.
Vera: (Is that plated?)
Ryusui|GM: (not yet, i still have one more exchange)
Margen: Margen whips his tendrils forward, knitted together in an approximation of knuckle cracking
Time for the Sour Scramble-Crumble Crust - SOUR:3
Margen: !f 1 (sour)
DiscoDude: <@Margen> rolled 4dF+1 for 1 [4dF = [-][+][-][+]]
Ryusui|GM: (and invoking the other berry will get you the win)
Margen: (Invoke berry to tie)
Vera: (Is that plating for you, Margen?)
Ryusui|GM: (^)
Ryusui|GM: (is the dish done, or do you still have a plating aspect to finish it off with?)
Margen: (Uhh I'm not actually sure, maybe a COOL 1 plating?)
Ryusui|GM: (maybe a dollop of ice cream or whipped cream or something? XD)
Ryusui|GM: Just a hint of the juice from the sour scrambleberry is enough to suffuse the crust with flavor.
Vera: "It's not a dessert if it ain't sweet somehow, so for a side... Quickie Nebula Whip - SWEET:1. A quick and dirty flavor swirl thingy."
Vera: !f 1 (SWEET)
DiscoDude: <@Vera> rolled 4dF+1 for 2 [4dF = [ ][ ][+][ ]]
Ryusui|GM: (is that plating for Vera?)
Vera: (I just said it was a side.)
Ryusui|GM: (mb!)
Vera: One tub of ready-whip, a bottle of melon syrup, and a soft-serve machine later...
"There we go."
Margen: "I think this could still benefit from some Crème Galactique mousse COOL:1, but it needs to set for a few moments..."(next exchange)
Vera: (I wonder what kind of eye-twitching I got out of Dovelia for running whipped cream through a soft-serve machine? XD)
Ryusui|GM: (Dovelia is enraptured in her own work right now. If she wasn't seriously intent on winning this cook-off, she'd sit down and eat the soup herself. XD)
Vera: (Basically turning it into a giant can nozzle for the cream.)
;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾: "I just the need one last thing, daaRachelle:" Tako-San asks, "some of my Super-Secret Sauce, I'm sure you've remembered to bring here."
"Right;" Rachelle responds, "you won't even let me know what's in the stuff." before reaching into her pocket for some packets.
"Can't have anyone usurping my throne," Tako-San turns to the camera, "now can I?"
Vera: (Splitting up your actions, I presume?)
;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾: !f 3 (Flashily Creating an Advantage against Fair (+2) difficulty using Rachelle action from “Could You Do This for Me, Darling.”)
DiscoDude: <@;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾> rolled 4dF+3 for 2 [4dF = [+][-][ ][-]]
;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾: "****!" Rachelle Exclaims, "I only grabbed one!"
"That'll be more than enough to wow the judges." Tako-San reassures.
Ryusui|GM: (you had another move to make, <@!;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾>?)
;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾: Tako-San snatches the sauce packet out of his assistant's hand with speed only match by Rachelle herself, dramatically started mixing it with the meat to produce Tako's Specialty Taco Filling (Spicy:8).
;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾: ((Sorry; mother needed me for a moment.))
;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾: !f 2 (Spicy)
DiscoDude: <@;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾> rolled 4dF+2 for 2 [4dF = [-][+][+][-]]
Ryusui|GM: (double-checking here - the filling includes the spicy scrambleberry, correct?)
;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾: ((Yes. Forgot to include it in the description. Sorry.))
Ryusui|GM: (is fine XD)
;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾: ((Invoking the berry bumps that up to Great (+4); invoking the meat triggers Sea-Food Shenanary, for a total of Epic (+7), and invoking the sauce puts it at Miraculous (+9).))
Vera: (I didn't realize the meat was seafood.)
;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾: ((Tako is octo.))
Vera: (No... That's... That's cheating.)
Vera: (He's always an octo.)
;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾: ((I meant the aspect.))
Ryusui|GM: (ha ha. well, the fact remains, you can't make an ingredient aspect without the Lardertron)
Vera: (Oh... Wait, puns don't count!)
Ryusui|GM: (well.)
Ryusui|GM: (uh)
Ryusui|GM: (hmm.)
Ryusui|GM: (yeah i wanna say, making a specific ingredient aspect deffo requires the lardertron)
Ryusui|GM: (like with a flavor and whatnot)
Vera: (And yeah, that's not an Ingredient Aspect.)
Vera: ((And if there's literal octo meat in it, I must have missed that part.))
;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾: ((Oh; I did specify it had to be an ingredient aspect in the stunt. That bumps the total down to Legendary (+8), which is still enough.))
;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾: ((Yes, there's literally octo meat in dish.))
Ryusui|GM: (yeah i figured you wouldn't have trouble making it; just wanted to be clear - especially for future reference - that ingredient aspects require the Lardertron)
;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾: ((It was a food-based prep aspect.))
Vera: (And are easier, to boot.)
Ryusui|GM: At any rate, everything's in place for your own culinary masterpiece, Tako!
Ryusui|GM: FINAL EXCHANGE
Ryusui|GM: Dovelia sets to work making the final preparations for her spectacular bowl of delicious-smelling homestyle soup. A dollop of [Chater-Style Cream (Cool): 2] on the top should complete the presentation.
Ryusui|GM: (attempting to make [Topped with a Dollop of Chater-Style Cream (Cool): 2])
Ryusui|GM: !f 1 (Cool)
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 4dF+1 for 2 [4dF = [ ][ ][ ][+]]
Ryusui|GM: With surgical precision, Dovelia adds the final touch to her dish. Magnificent.
Vera: "Time to finish this." Vera melts down some dark chocolate and fires up the blast-chiller. "I'm gonna make a Chocolate Shovel Topper - BITTER:2 to finish this out. It's probably going to look slightly shtty since I'm not using a mold, but whatever."
Ryusui|GM: (roll 'em!)
Vera: !f 3 (BITTER)
DiscoDude: <@Vera> rolled 4dF+3 for 3 [4dF = [+][+][-][-]]
Vera: "There we go. Haha, nice. Really completes the image."
Ryusui|GM: (yep XD)
Ryusui|GM: ( <@!;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾>, <@!Margen>!)
Ryusui|GM: (also a reminder we're not holding to a strict turn order here)
Margen: Margen whips some Crème Galactique* into a COOL:1 froth
Vera: (You get what she's going for here, GM? XD)
Margen: !f 2 (cool)
DiscoDude: <@Margen> rolled 4dF+2 for 3 [4dF = [ ][ ][ ][+]]
;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾: Tako-San and Rachelle start fulling up the tortillas and putting them on the stove to cook the filling and convert the tortillas to Hard Taco Shells (Savory:4) at the same time.
;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾: !f 2 (Savory)
Ryusui|GM: (something like "digging up a grave in the snow" or something, right? XD)
DiscoDude: <@;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾> rolled 4dF+2 for 2 [4dF = [-][+][+][-]]
Vera: (Something like that, yeah. XD)
;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾: ((Invoking the Tortillas.))
Vera: (Also, holy cow, talk about threading the needle between the command and the roll.)
Ryusui|GM: (hmm?)
Vera: (Between RG's command and Dude's output.)
Vera: (Like piercing a loosed arrow with your own.)
Ryusui|GM: <@!Margen>, your dish is complete.
Ryusui|GM: <@!;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾>: Every last aspect of your prep has gone according to plan. It's a dish worthy of your flagship establishment.
Margen: Margen smoothly pours the shimmering gray cream over the Tarte, finishing the Sweet Scrambleberry Tarte with Sour Scramble-Crumble Crust and Crème Galactique froth
;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾: ((Tako-San's stunt from the next milestone is going to be a bonus for spending all the free invokes accumulated throughout a match.))
Ryusui|GM: A klaxon goes off!
Ryusui|GM: QUICK-FIRE CHALLENGE END
Vera: "Right on cue."
Vera: (Is this a good stopping point?)
Ryusui|GM: (i'd like to do the judging rq?)
Vera: (We're in the final hour before bedtime for me.)
;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾: ((I remember the 8/8 crabapple burger Rachelle made that impressed Hapax to a hysterical degree.))
Ryusui|GM: "Splendid work, all of you," the Chairwoman says, appearing out of nowhere but dispensing with the cloud of smoke this time. "Scrambleberries are not an easy ingredient to work with, but all of you handled yourselves with aplomb. And now..."
Ryusui|GM: !r 1d6
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 1d6 for 3 [1d6 = 3]
;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾: ((Judging should take more than an hour, right?))
;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾: ((We can also have Vera present first.))
Ryusui|GM: "The judge that will decide the winner of the cookoff is...Hapax Legomenon!"
Ryusui|GM: The judging table rises up in the middle of the arena, and the hulking figure of Hapax Legomenon sits behind it, arms crossed, as if daring you all to impress him.
Ryusui|GM: "<@!Vera>! Present your dish!"
Vera: (Does knowledge of favorite flavors and such carry over between episodes (even if the free invokes don't)?)
Ryusui|GM: (oh that's a good question. I'll say the aspects do not carry over but knowledge of favorite flavors does.)
Vera: (Though that's not mechanically applicable. XD)
;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾: ((It can be. Permission to Create an Advantage without having to do anything else.))
Vera: (Like, schmoose him him right here and now?)
Ryusui|GM: (do what now)
Vera: (Flattering him.)
;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾: ((No, I meant like during the actually cooking, one of the "Prep" aspects could be adding free invokes to the favorite flavor.))
Vera: (Ah. But the question is "if I learned a favorite flavor in a previous episode, could I spend a Fate point to invoke it?")
Ryusui|GM: (that's my answer: "yes")
Ryusui|GM: (er. sorry if i made that unclear)
;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾: ((Not practical in quick-fires and early finals, but when judges are revealed mid cook-off it could be useful.))
Vera: (Ah, alright; sounded like "no" initially.)
Ryusui|GM: (right, present!)
Vera: "Heyo. Remember me? Parfait." The parfait comes forward. "This is the Snowdrift Burial. Fleshy scatterberry and melon chilled to near-frozen; it's even minty fresh... somehow. Yeah, the story kinda breaks down there, but hey, shovel. Enjoy."
Ryusui|GM: !f
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 4dF for 1 [4dF = [ ][+][-][+]]
Vera: VERA - SINGLE COURSE: SNOWDRIFT BURIAL
> Mint-Scrambleberry Parfait [!] - COOL:5
| Quickie Nebula Melon-Whip [!] - SWEET:1
^ Chocolate Shovel Topper [!] - BITTER:2
Ryusui|GM: (do you want to invoke the Bitter for a bonus?)
Vera: (Eh, even with an invoke, I'd need to get lucky. Pass.)
Vera: (Still, he has something good to say(?), right?)
Ryusui|GM: (obvs XD)
Ryusui|GM: "Mmmh." He uses the shovel topper like a spoon; a bit awkward, but he takes great big scoops of it with the tiny implement. "Could've been better," he says, finally crunching the chocolate shovel between his teeth. "But I like the style."
Ryusui|GM: (Hapax's dislike: [Good, Not Great])
Ryusui|GM: (Final Score: 7)
Ryusui|GM: ( <@!Margen>? Uh...?)
Margen: MARGEN - SINGLE COURSE: SCRAMBLEBERRY TARTE
Sweet Scrambleberry Filling [!] - SWEET: 3
Sour Scramble-Crumble Crust [!] - SOUR: 3
Crème Galactique Mousse VGarnish [!] - COOL: 1
Ryusui|GM: (oh XD)
Ryusui|GM: (i hadn't prompted you to present yet ^^; )
Ryusui|GM: (you gonna describe it to the judge?)
Margen: (oh whups I was just trying to get it ready, sorry 😖)
Ryusui|GM: (well, describe it to the judge and let's get this ball rolling XD)
Ryusui|GM: "Margen, you're up next!"
Margen: "This is a Two-Scrambleberry Tarte with Crème Galactique; the crust has a zesty tang, the filling a sweet delicacy, and the topping is like a breath of night air."
Ryusui|GM: !f
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 4dF for 3 [4dF = [+][+][ ][+]]
Ryusui|GM: Hapax picks the entire thing up in one hand and devours it - noisily, messily. "The filling's got crunch and the crust is smooth. Inventive, though." He gives a thumbs-up with one hand, and wipes the crumbs from his mouth with the other.
Ryusui|GM: (Final Score: 10)
Margen: Margen bobs down and up once, appreciatively
Ryusui|GM: "Now, Tako!"
Ryusui|GM: ( <@!;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾>)
;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾: Rachelle quickly carts Tako-San and the dish to the judging table.
"I present to you" Tako-San announces with bravado, "a local take on my signature dish, the TAKO-NO-TACO! The very same that has popularized my restaurant chain of the same name and which will catalyse my ascent to the stars!"
"But you're already here." Rachelle quips with a smirk.
Tako-San tries to quash the attitude with a"Hush, you!", but that only widens Rachelle's grin; though the assistant does try to hide it.
Ryusui|GM: (gimme those sweet, sweet stats!)
;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾: Tako's Specialty Taco Filling [!] - SPICY:8
^ Hard Taco Shells [!] - SAVORY:4
Tako-San: "I may have been lax on the shells, but it is magnificent none the less!"
Rachelle: "Reminds me of that crabapple burger I fed you last time competed."
Tako-San: *wind taken out of their sails in confusion* "I didn't realize you made vegetarian dishes."
Rachelle: "It was literally both a crab and an apple."
Tako-San: "Fascinating."
Ryusui|GM: !f
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 4dF for 2 [4dF = [ ][ ][+][+]]
Ryusui|GM: Hapax takes his time with this dish. He grabs one of the tacos, sniffs it, and eats half of it in one bite. His eyebrows raise, and he devours the rest with the speed (and messiness) one might expect from a former warlord. "Do you, uh." He manages to look awkward. "Do you do catering?"
Ryusui|GM: (Final Score: 14)
Ryusui|GM: "Finally, we have Dovelia!"
;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾: "I'll give you a quote." Tako-San smugly responds.
Ryusui|GM: Dovelia approaches the judge's stand. Hapax looks a little confused to see her as a competitor for a change.
Ryusui|GM: "This is a homestyle scrambleberry soup, prepared according to a rustic Chater recipe." A flagrant lie, but it doesn't detract from the quality of the dish. "The vegetable garnish may be eaten separately or with the soup; the cream is my own personal touch. Do enjoy."
Ryusui|GM: !f
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 4dF for -2 [4dF = [ ][ ][-][-]]
Ryusui|GM: (OOF XD)
Ryusui|GM: Scrambleberry Soup (Bitter): 5 Garnished with Roasted Vegetables (Savory): 3 Topped with a Dollop of Chater-Style Cream (Cool): 2
Ryusui|GM: (forgot to post the actual stats~)
Vera: (*throws up hands I'm not last!)
;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾: ((Is that going to trigger the dislike?))
Ryusui|GM: (yep!)
Ryusui|GM: "Mmmmrh." Hapax seems uncertain as he digs in. "Too much...whatever this is," he says, giving up after two spoonfuls. "The roasted veggies are good, though."
Ryusui|GM: (FINAL SCORE: 6)
Ryusui|GM: (also remember, Vera has 4 FP now, and Dovelia has 5 XD)
Ryusui|GM: "I believe that's everyone," the Chairwoman says. "Hapax, I do think you have a verdict to render?"
Ryusui|GM: Hapax has summoned up a glass of water from the judging table and is apparently trying to rinse the taste of Dovelia's soup out of his mouth. "The octopus-man. He's the winner," he says between swigs.
Ryusui|GM: The spotlight is on you, Tako!
Ryusui|GM: "Congratulations!" Holly calls out. "You're the winner of this episode's quick-fire competition!"
;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾: "Tankyu! Thankyu!" Tako-San says as they "bow" a couple times.
Ryusui|GM: "Of course, don't pat yourself on the back just yet," the Chairwoman says with a smirk. "In our main cookoff, you'll be facing a unique challenge, and one of our House Chefs. However, as the winner of the quick-fire, you will be given a special bonus..."
Ryusui|GM: "...a bonus we'll get into when we get back from our commercial break!" Holly cuts in. "Don't touch that hyper-dial, Uranium Chef fans: the true battle is just about to begin!"
Ryusui|GM: (any last lines before the session end? XD)
Vera: (Nope.)
;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾: ((I'm surprised Hapax didn't say anything* at the mention of Rachelle's crabapple burger. Though, that may have caused a little priming i.C.))
Ryusui|GM: (i didn't run that session; i don't remember the crabapple burger ^^; )
Ryusui|GM: ( <@!Margen>? )
Margen: (?)
;}"÷™+╎®♂★█¬ˇ¾: "Do I have to stick around for both?" Rachelle asks Tako-San.
"Yes; but you won't have to deal with the rubber man any more."
"Thankfully." Rachelle affirms as she rolls her eyes.
Ryusui|GM: (did you have anything else to say before i close out this sesh? XD)
Margen: (sorry, my sibling called my mom and I got sidetracked)
Ryusui|GM: (right, so)
Ryusui|GM: (anything? or?)
Margen: (not really, I managed to get all my rolls and made a solid pie 👍)
Ryusui|GM: (;))
Ryusui|GM: (then let us...)
Ryusui|GM: !end
