Gen's Vintner/Baker Gather
And on Pern ...
Gather Grounds Tosus strides with a casual air in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard. Brenna walks in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard. Merra walks in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard. Genevieve stands at a table towards the back of the gather grounds fixing something up for what she plans first, though undoubtable her plans won't work properly. She's such a nervous person. Sentanta seeps slowly in from ::between::, large and elegent wings appearing first while the rest of the body drizzles into sight, herself taking her time to show off her body of shining gold. Tosus walks into the field, then, spotting Gen, walks over to say hello, and to offer to help out, if need be. Brenna walks onto the Gather Grounds with a smile on her face "hello Gen!" she calls out happily Sola slinks into view, green eyes peering around with interest, in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard. Genevieve turns as Brenna and Tosus greet her and she gives a nervous smile. "Hi! I'm so glad you could come!" she says, relieved that at least a few people thought her gather worth attending. "This is the first one I've ever held..." Merra walks towards Genevieve Merra says, "Hey, I'm Merra. I'm pretty new around here, but if you need any help setting up..." Rardin walks in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard. Lyton walks in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard. Genevieve grins at Merra and shakes her head, "No, it's mostly ready. I'm just putting finishing touches on things...I never feel like everything's quite ready." Sola walks to the Gather Grounds, green gaze shifting around the area as her hands hold her skirt to keep it from dragging. She smiles as she sidles up closer to Gen, but doesn't say anything yet, nodding towards the other bakers. Roza limps, leaning on her cane in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard. Brenna chuckles as she walks to Gen "need some help?" she asks, always ready to help Roza walks in, jiggling Kievran so that he might sleep a bit before the actual Gather starts. Gen did say she wanted her son here, so here he is. Tosus smiles. "'Afternoon, Gen. I haven't seen you in quite some time." He says, as he helps to straighten out a tablecloth on one of the many tables. "I'm looking forward to this little gather you put on." Lyton walks in, noticing that there are already quite a few people here. He absentmindedly strokes the head of the sleepy ferret he is carrying. He looks for recognizable faces, and finds none. She repeats what she told Merra, but adding to it for Brenna, "Not really. But perhaps you could help me with the wine tasting contest in a bit, or you Tosus?" She smiles at him, "And I am, too." Brenna smiles "Roza!!" she exclames but refrains from charging her young sister as she has Gen's son. Kortin strolls in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard. Calypsa steps into view, eyes wandering around with interest. in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard. Robyn stealthily sneaks in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard. Robyn bounds in and looks up, at all the decorations. "Wow!" she says then waves to a bunch of people she doesn't know. "Heya!" Merra senses Lyton's confusion at seeing no one familiar and walks towards him Roza smiles shyly at Brenna, holding 'Evran close, "hi! You seen 'im yet?" She holds the baby up for inspection, she having volunteered for baby watch for that day. At least, that's how she refers to it. Merra says, "Hey, I'm Merra." Isolt walks in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard. Lyton relaxes at having someone actually notice his confusion. He smiles at the older girl and says "Hello, I'm Lyton." Tosus grins. "Sure. Whatever you need done." Brenna chuckles softly "not 'til now" she grins "he's adorable!!" Genevieve grins, "Well, I'm planning on holding that first. Once most people arrive. I even picked out a special wine for it!" she leans close to Tosus and whispers it in his ear, just in case someone nearby hears and tries to join the contest. "And the prize is a bottle of Benden white I got my brother, the dragonrider, to scrounge up." Merra smiles back. "So have you been at Paradise for long? I'm from High Reaces Weyr, by the way. Roza smiles, almost as proud of Kievran as Gennie is, "Isn't he? You wanna hold him?" Kievran won't fall asleep, as much as she's trying to get him to, so she offers the small child out, "He's only three months old so you gotta be careful." Lyton smiles even more, having a conversation. "Well, for a while. Hey, I have a friend at High Reaches Weyr. She's a weyrbrat. Her name is Arizona..." Isolt looks about, a bit onfused. Brenna grins as she nods "sure" she replyes and holds her arms out. Kaila slips silently in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard. Merra waves at Isolt, motioning for her to join them. Pingouin is nothing but a slim streak of gold as she blinks in from ::between::! Robyn shuffles around, grabbing some wine, trying not to look like a kidlet, despite her size. Merra grins and nods. "I RP'd with Arizona yesterday! Roza hands Kievran to Brenna. Isolt smiles warmly at Merra, and wanders over Isolt says, "Hello!" Merra says, "Hi, I'm Merra." Kievran blinks a few times as he's transfered, but once in BRenna's arms he smiles brightly and coos happily at her in baby-speak. Isolt smiles, and blushes a little. "I'm Isolt. How d'you do?" Brenna takes the child carefully, giggling slightly "he is adorable" she manages through her giggles "how adorable" she continues saying things, most of which end in adorable or cute. Idari walks in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard. Lyton grins back. "Cool. I was in the bratcave with her and a few other weyrbrats and some firelizards the other day. My ferret, Lilac, got loose. She really doesn't like me, but she loves Arizona. Odd..." Noticing Isolt, he spins around and greets her. "Hello, I'm Lyton, what's your name?" Kaila shuffles forward, leading a borrowed runner and tying a swift knot to keep him tethered to a tree right outside the Gather Grounds and in her clear line of vision always; mostly. All are given a swift amiable smile from herder before her feet take her automatically to the Goodies Booth but then she swivels around; better to meet some people first. Merra smiles warmly. "I'm a little nervous, this being the first gather I've been to and all, but I'm really happy I'm meeting people!" Lyton relizes he needs to tend to his runner. A slight frown rolls over his now pursed lips. "I'll be right back..." Merra winces. "Oops, sorry :)" Isolt giggles nervously. "Me too! I've never been to a gather before- and I can't see anyone I know... Just as well you called me over or I'd be lost!" Genevieve smiles as she hears Brenna and she takes a step closer, "Isn't he?" She tickles her son, grinning, "Sweetest child I've seen." Oh, but he's hers and no one else's. Lyton walks in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard. Hesperos walks in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard. Idari smiles and nods to those she passes. She looks up and around, taking it all in. Bliss blinks in from ::between::! Fate blinks in from ::between::! Chaos appears in a flash of bronze from ::between:: with a bugle, the fun has arrived! Lyton leads in his short, stocky pinto runner. He jogs over to the girls he had just met and brings his runner into a slight trot to keep up. Astrella walks in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard. Topaz trots smoothly in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard. Fate chirps with excitement as she swirls around with Bliss and Chaos above Kaila's head. Herder finally brings them to order and grins at the wild pictures they project, they are too excited with all the people to land on her shoulder still however. Roza glances around at all the people coming in and retreats to the edge of them shyly, edging towards Genevieve, who she taps on the shoulder, whispering something to. Merra fiddles with her hair and says to Isolt, "Do you want to grab something to eat? You too, Lyton. Idari glances at Kaila, then moves over to her. "Excuse me, you are a herder?" Isolt smiles at Merra. "No thanks, I'm fine. But, if you want to, go ahead!" Kortin steps onto the gather grounds, looking around rather casually, "Another day, another fling," he can be heard muttering as he walks about and between people. Naiviradam walks in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard. Naiviradam peers around in the crowd looking for anyone familiar. "Het Robyn!" Lyton nods to Merra and brings the little runner to a halt. "I'm fine too, but if you want something to drink I'll be glad to get something for you...." "Indeed I am." Kaila nods towards Isolt, moving forward and batting her hands at the darting figures of her firelizards who refuse to do anything but swarm over her head. Goku peeks out at the excitement with a curious cheep. Genevieve looks at Roza and grins, "You're right!" she says. Then to everyone else, she stands on her tiptoes and calls out, "All who want to try the wine-tasting contest, please head this way!" there. That should help them out. Robyn shuffles over to where Genevieve gestures. She's always wanted to taste wine! Isolt smiles at Kaila. "Do I know you?" Idari grins at Kaila. "Good. I wonder if I could ask you a question..that is, if you don't mind?" Tosus Tosus, taking representitve of his craft, steps up on a small stool to begin the cermonies. "All those who would like to take part in the wine-tasting contest, please gather around." He motions to a long table with various wine bottles scattered around on it. Roza smiles as Gennie does as she suggests and back away towards the booth she volunteered to stay in just in case someone wanted the yummy foods Gennie had made. Roza enters Goodies Booth. Astrella wanders over to the table, and smiles at Tosus. "Hello!" "What's your question?" Kaila asks pleasantly of Idari, while nodding again towards Isolt, "Nope. Just hoping you were friendly enough to give me some company." she giggles rather childishly then motions towards the wine table, signaling both that she's moving towards it; which she does now. Kortin looks over the heads of a few people in front of him and notes the presence of Tosus before walking in the other direction. "Who needs wine, stars are all we need," he can be heard murmering now, what next. Isolt smiles. "Oh, sure!" She makes her way to the wine table, smiling at Kaila Astrella smiles Idari walks along side Kaila. "Well, I ordered a canine, and I got word that they had found a match for me. How can I pick it up? I mean, the herders are hardly ever around at Ista--I've had a hard time catching up with one." She lets out a low chuckle as she trots next to Kaila. Astrella looks to Kaila, who she sees approaching the table. "Do you know exactly what someone does in one of these contests?" "I'm actually from the Keroon Hall." Kaila laughs, trotting up to the table and turning to Astrella, "Merely guess whatever wine you are given to taste. I expect there will be blindfolds.." herder shrugs. Isolt smiles at Kaila. "I know someone over in the Keroon Hall! Do you know Chanthea?" Astrella frowns at Kaila. "Does that mean we don't know what we're drinking and we have to guess what it is?" Alanna walks quietly in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard. Idari sighs. "Well, thank you anyway. Oh-and good luck in the contest. I'd join but I know next to nothing about wine. I'll be cheering you on. Oh, I'm Idari by the way." She smiles. "What else would a Wine Contest be?" Kaila shrugs indifference, "Not like I'm any good. "Well met Idari." is added when other is heard, "Chanthea? In fact I do." now herder has gotten herself into three conversations, except Astrella seems to have lost interest. Alanna walks cheerfully in, ignoring all the lovely rain as she browses through the stalls, sending waves this way and that, trying to see who she knows Astrella frowns at the table. Idari brushes her hair back, a little flustered. It's been a while since she last saw so many people at once. Well, she'll just have to make the best of it-even if it /is/ raining! Tosus raises his voice above the crowd. "Okay, I have," and glances at his OOC list, "Astrella, Isolt, Kaila, and Alanna. Anyone else want to join in the wine tasting contest? Just say 'aye'" Astrella frowns again, but this time at Kaila. "Well, I've never been in one before. I didn't know. Hey, do you know if I can trade some things here? I've got quite a bit of stuff I've been dragging around for a while..." Loren walks in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard. Genevieve grins at all the people gathered around for the contest. She steps up onto the platform next to Tosus, "Now, y'all see all these wine bottles up here? Paradise Red and White, Tillek Red and White, Benden..." she stops and grins again, "Y'all should get the picture. We're going to blindfold y'all and pour a bit of wine into a glass for each of you to taste. Then you guess which of the wines it is." Kaila brushes at her hair with annoyance that its sticking to her face. The firelizards are finally coaxed onto various places of her person; making her a rather odd sight. Goku peeks out constantly from behind her hair while Chaos makes his place, as oldest, on the other shoulder. Youngest Fate sits contently on her arm, making movement careful and annoying, and Bliss perches on her lower arm; the right while Fate is on the left. His tail clutches her wrist possessively. Isolt smiles at Kaila, waking up from her trance. "Oooohh...are we starting?" Tosus gestures for the newcomers to join them at the table. "Any last-minute entries here for the wine tasting contest?" Idari takes shelter under an awning and waits for the wine tasting contest to begin. This should be something fun, new, and interesting to watch-better than being couped up all day! Isolt sighs at Kaila. "I wish I had a firelizard..." Loren drops Serenity. From Topaz's back, Khia blinks, seeming to her for the first time in her ten minutes. She's awake, just drifted off into thought. "Wine tasting contest?" the girl questions curiously at Tosus, having just heard. Lyton walks over to Alanna, still leading his little stallion. As the runner tries to show off and toss his head, Lyton tightens his grip on the bridle, preventing any such movement. He quietly asks "Hello, I see you carry the knot of a Master Sea Hold resident. Well, do you know if I could possibly keep my runner in the stable, just for a while?" Serenity yowls, and her pet puts her on said pet's shoulder. Kortin strolls in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard. From Robyn's shoulder, Valaquen chitters Dopey blinks in from ::between::! Kortin calls to Dopey, who flies over and lands on his shoulder. Klumzee blinks in from ::between::! Kortin calls to Klumzee, who flies over and lands on his shoulder. Idari hears Isolt's comment and silently wishes the same thing. Raziel blinks in from ::between::! From Robyn's shoulder, Anya chirrps. what's this? Robyn calls to Raziel, who flies over and hops into her Satchel. Alanna shrugs, "Hi, I don' think anyone would mind, we've the room," From Naiviradam's shoulder, Aqua churrups to all the other flits. From Robyn's shoulder, Larson burps Genevieve walks back to the table holding the wine and retrieves blindfolds. She steps forward to the contestents and hands it to them to tie on. Isolt puts on her blindfold awkwardly, and fumles about behind her head trying to tie it. Khia calls to Sentanta, who flies over and lands on her shoulder. Astrella puts in her blindfold, and faces the tables, a slight smile on her face. Alanna grins and takes it, "Have to go try wine now, the stable's that way," she ooints and then walks closer to the table, neatly tying her blindfold extra tight Tosus looks once more at his list. "Okay, I guess that's all. We have Alanna, Isolt, Kaila, Astrella, and Khia. Come gather nearer, and Gen here will explain the rules." Lyton strokes the runner's neck, trying to tell him that the flits aren't out to get him. The runner tosses his head, showing the fearful whites of his large eyes. "Thank you, and good luck in the contest!" He leads the runner out toward the stable. Astrella listens intently Loren scuttles nearer for a better view, and pulls out a redfruit to munch on. Alanna turns to regard Gen, quietly listening Kaila snatches up a blindfold and awkwardly attempts to tie it around her. "Ooh," Khia stumbles forward, nearly tripping to come hear the rules. She's never tried this before, last gather didn't let her. Genevieve grins at the blindfolded people, "Now, I'm going to pour a bit of the wine for each of you to taste and then I'll hand a piece of hide out for y'all to make your guesses on." Liyai walks in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard. Kortin releases Dopey, who launches into the air. Genevieve makes sure everyone has a blindfold on and steps back to the wines. With her back hiding the one she chooses, she pours a small bit into glasses for the contestants, then hands them around. When they taste the wine, they will taste something fruity, but at the same time a bit tart. April walks in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard. Isolt takes a tiny sip, and frowns, and scribbles something down on her hide. Kaila sips curiously at her drink, muttering something to herself and writing down her answer, hiding the writing against her body. Astrella writes down on her hide what she thinks it is. Alanna sips the wine thoughtfully, a crease in her forehead, it's nice and tart, with a fruity balance, pondering mark made on paper, andthen she grins, 'cus she never really got into wine and is just doing this for fun Miny walks in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard. Astrella takes another sip, and then changes the answer on her hide, scribbling out the first one. Robyn gently sets Valaquen on the floor. Idari watches with amused interest. Lyton walks in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard. Genevieve holds up the bottle once everyone has written their guess. The label on the front says that it is Paradise White of a few Turns back. Alanna shrugs philosophically, oh well Isolt yawns, and stretches, pulling the blindfold down a bit more onto he nose. Genevieve puts the bottle back and grins at the contestants, "You can remove your blindfolds now and hand in the hides and I'll see who found the right one. Isolt takes off her blindfold, and hands it in with her hide. Astrella takes off her blindfold, slipping it ontothe top of her head. She hands the hide over to Genevieve with a smile. Alanna hands in her hide, alreadys figuring she's lost and will continue to do so Genevieve takes the hides and hands them to Tosus as they're turned in, "Why don't you look and see who got it?" Astrella shrugs, and knows that she got it wrong. Sheaffer glides in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard. Isolt looks about her sleepily, and at the other contestants. Miny walks in. "Did anyone win yet?" Tosus looks at the scrap of hide Genevieve handed him, reding them off one by one, then announces the winners. Genevieve glances at Tosus in response to Miny, "We'll find out soon." Idari waves to Miny after spotting her through the rain. "Hello there, Miny!" she calls. Miny waves at Idari and Khia. "Hi!" She looks around. Tosus pipes up, "In second place is Isolt, with his guess. He got the type right, but not the origin." Astrella frowns at the rain. Miny waves at Idari and Khia. "Hi." She looks around, then decides it's safe to let Siai run around. Miny drops Siai. Kaila shuffles the blindfold belatedly from over her eyes and doing so gets it tangled in her suddenly renegade hair. "Ooh! Isolt." she cheers. Isolt blushes, and smiles a little. Boo blinks in from ::between::! Alanna claps for Isolt enthusiastically Isolt says, "It was just a fluke....Who's in first place?" Idari claps and grins. Astrella smiles curtly at Isolt, and looks back at Tosus Siai scampers around, looking for a toy, then she spots Boo, and jumps to get her tail. She gets it, and hangs on, looking down. "Siai! I thought you learned your lesson!" Lyton drops Lilac. Tosus, with dramatic flair, continues. "And in first place, with the correct guess of a Paradise White, is Kaila." Lilac scampers out of the pocket of her owner's tunic, then turns around and glares evilly at him. She bounds off, making sure to stay far away from Siai. Alanna claps even faster, "Go Kaila!!" Isolt smiles broadly at Kaila. "Yay!"She yells, and gives her a quick hug. Idari cheers and claps wildly. "Good job!" She cries over the similar shouts from the rest of the crowd. Genevieve grins at Kaila, "Congratulations! You've won a bottle of Benden White. I do hope you like Benden. I personally prefer Tillek." She gives a small sigh, "BUt then, not many people have my tastes." She steps off the platform to retrieve the botle for the winner. Astrella frowns, obviously disappointed, and sighs. Tosus motions to Kaila to join him and gen on the little podium for her prize. Kaila allows her jaw to drop with her obvious surprise, a sudden flash flaring up around her cheeks, "Oh dear! I like it all." and shuffles slowly up towards the liddle podium at Tosus's motion. Genevieve hurries back to Kaila and hands the bottle over, "Congratulations!" Isolt smiles at Kaila, and claps hard. Astrella frowns again. "Is that it? Are we finished?" She asks impatiently. Lilac bounds further away from Lyton, and then up to the podium. Craving attention, she rubs up against Kaila's legs in quite a feline manner. Daymar walks in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard. Tosus claps for the winner "Congratulations! And, if any of you are interested in finding out more about Vintnering, join us at the Wine stall for a short discussion on how this wine was made, among other things." Kaila pauses from examining the wine and looks down, grinning and stroking the feline happily. Genevieve smiles at Tosus, glad he brought that up. She wasn't sure how to. Idari smiles and stops clapping, moving on to look at what else the gather has to offer. Siai lets go of Boo's tail, and rushes around, attacking Miny's feet. Astrella stands up, and wanders about, wondering if she could sell an object or two here. Felines envelop the body of Kaila who begins to transform. Finally, in a large cat body, Kaila prowls off, yellow eyes glaring out. Alanna drops Grant. Alanna bounds in to explore the gather and make mischief for everyone, first job look for things to chase, ferret is spotted and enthusiastic WOOF! given Tosus begins dismantling the wine tasting table, carrying the bottle of Paradise White under his arm towards the wine stall. Miny picks up Siai. Isolt smiles at Gen and Tosus, and wanders about the gather, looking lost again. Lilac runs away from the podium, deeply afraid of all the comotion. She actually retreated to Lyton, who was just as surprised as her. Lyton picks up Lilac. Tosus enters Creating Wine Booth. Alanna enters Creating Wine Booth. Lyton enters Creating Wine Booth. Genevieve enters Creating Wine Booth.
Creating Wine Booth (#10273) From outside Creating Wine Booth: Astrella wanders round, looking at everyone. Astrella enters Creating Wine Booth. Alanna leans against a wall to watch, having nothing better to do and being kind of interested From outside Creating Wine Booth: Isolt looks at Idari, and smiles. "You wouldn't be interested in buying a necklace, would you?" From outside Creating Wine Booth: Grant gallops around all about, rawfing as he tries to find the ferret Genevieve follows Tosus in and grins, "I suppose you think now is the proper time to explain it all?" She walks behind the table with the displays and adjusts them a bit, having spent quite some time setting them up. Tosus smiles as Gen follows him in. "Hey, it's your gather. I'm just here for the food." He winks. Genevieve chuckles and grins, "Of course. I am, after all, one of the better cooks on Pern." Well, that's what she's been told, although she's heard the same from her fellow Journeymen Bakers. Astrella smiles softly, and looks at Tosus, a friendly glint in her eye. "What's your favourite type of wine?" From outside Creating Wine Booth: Miny walks in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard. From outside Creating Wine Booth: Valaquen suddenly disappears ::between::! Tosus smiles at the single onlooker. "That's a difficult question. But I tell you what, stay for the demonstration, and I'll let you know. From outside Creating Wine Booth: Miny drops Siai. Genevieve grins at Tosus, "Oh! You don't like my Paradise Red?" She's referring to the one she made herself, where she left the grapes on the vine a bit long after they ripened, giving the wine an exceptionally sweet taste. "Or is it Tillek White you prefer best?" she teases, knowing few outside of Tillek and the Master Sea Hold who like Tillek wines. From outside Creating Wine Booth: Tamus walks in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard. Tosus smiles. "Personally, my favorite would be that Paradise Bubbly I made about two turns ago," Referring to the one where he kept the cap on a little *too* tight, and ended up with a *very* potent brew. From outside Creating Wine Booth: Khia swings up onto Topaz's back. From outside Creating Wine Booth: Topaz trots smoothly south. Genevieve chuckles, "I'd forgotten about that one. Been hidden away here at MSH too long with my own brews. Mostly over-cooked klah, but I've never been able not to over cook it!" Tosus grins wickedly, agreeing to *that*. "Yes, we sure did miss your klah. It was the only thing that got us started in the morning," he winks. Genevieve smirks, "But surely Sybil is glad to have the making of klah in her own hands again? She never was fond of the kind I made." She frowns at one of the displays, apparently someone knocked it askew, and she touches it up, fixing it slightly. Looking out and seeing people milling about, she grins at fellow vintner, "Wanna do the explanation now?" Tosus looks out at the amazing crowd they've managed to draw. "Let's just hold on one more second. Maybe someone else'll pop in" From outside Creating Wine Booth: Stefannan walks in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard. Stefannan enters Creating Wine Booth. From outside Creating Wine Booth: Dellia walks in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard. Dellia enters Creating Wine Booth. Tosus smiles, noticing the effect his words had. "See? What'd I tell you?" Genevieve chuckles and nervously adjusts another of the displays, "Yeah, you're right again." Alanna perches on a stool, chin resting on her hands as she wathces people entering, then turning back to Gen and Tosus to see what happens Stefannan enters, full of curiosity, and takes a seat. There seem to be quite a few open. Genevieve begins to explain, just has she has done many times, for the people in the booth, "Um, wine is made by grapes, just like ale is made from hops and cider from redfruit. Well, most of the time." She points to the first display, "So, of course, you want to harvest the grapes at the right time so that the wine tastes proper." She stops, in case Tosus wants to explain more on that, like how harvesting at different times changes the flavour. Tosus takes the cue, and contiues. "Well, the key element in making wine is the timing. You want to harvest at exactly the right time. You need to keep them on the vine as long as possible, since that way more sugars build up in the grapes. But you also want to harvest them before it rains, since that'll pretty much ruin a crop, making the grapes spilt." He hopes he isn't going too fast. Alanna pulls a small hide from her ever-present bag and procedes to take quiet little notes, never know whenthey could come in handy... Genevieve grins, "But, if it doesn't rain and you leave 'em on too long, they get too sweet. Or if you harvest 'em before they ripen, they're sour. Sometimes." She chuckles, having tasted a grape before it ripened. Not too good. "But once they've been harvested, they get to be crushed and stomped. That's my favorite part to it." Alanna grins as well at thtat, sounds like fun it does... From outside Creating Wine Booth: Saroa walks in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard. Saroa enters Creating Wine Booth. From outside Creating Wine Booth: Dopey suddenly disappears ::between::! Tosus continues. "The skins, or , are what give red wine and rose its destinctive coloring. It also has more fiber, which adds to the flavour. That;s why reds are usually more full-bodied than whites." Genevieve nods adding in a bit more, "White wines usually aren't made with the skins, but if they are, it's with the green skins so that they don't have any colour added to them." From outside Creating Wine Booth: Miny walks in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard. Tosus moves on. "After the grapes have been pressed, and blended, if desired, they are moved on to the fermenatation process." He looks around, motioning for the newcomer to join them. "Any questions so far?" From outside Creating Wine Booth: Miny looks around. "Hey, where is everyone?" Genevieve shakes her head, grinning. She is, afterall, helping to do the explanations. Miny enters Creating Wine Booth. Miny looks around in here. "Um, sorry if this is a private place.... I'll get out." Siai enters Creating Wine Booth. Genevieve shakes her head, "It isn't at all! We're just giving a bit of explanation for the interested on how wine is made. And we're up to the fermentation process." She grins, before starting in on that part. Miny looks at the displays. "Ok, I'm going to watch." Tosus looks at the little audience. "Now, do any of you know what fermentation is?" "To ferment, the juice is placed in wooden barrels in a dark cool room. Inside the barrels are also yeast and bacteria that make the juice eventually change tthe sugar in it to alcohol and the rest of the juice to wine." She puases, touching the token barrels for a moment, "In red wine, the skins are made into what is called a 'cap' and are used to give it colour. Because they hafta stay wet in order to work, the vintners have to move 'em every few hours to the bottom of the barrel again." Miny shakes her head. "No." Siai meows at her owner and rubs her legs. Miny picks her up, and pets her. Miny picks up Siai. Genevieve grins, "It's a bit involved, but in practice works nicely. After the fermentation, the wine is poured through a cheesecloth- at least, that's the way I prefer to do it- to remove impurities, and then it's bottled and stored so that it might age or be sold." Miny asks, "What's fermentation?" Genevieve grins at Miny, "That's where the grape juice is turned into wine." Tosus smiles, and backsteps a little. "Fermentation is the process in which yeasts turn sugar into alcahol." Miny smiles. "Oh." Genevieve shrugs. Yeah, what Tosus said. She knows what happens, just not the exact wording.
Genevieve lets Tosus finish the explanation. Meantime, she's trying ot decide what she'll do next for the people. Pie-eating contest or relay race?
Tosus continues. "After the wine has been bottled, we often allow it to age. Now, it's not necessary to age wine. In fact, many wines, including the bottle of Benden that we awarded to the winner of the wine tasting contest is a mere turn old. However, for many wines, especially red wines, aging allows the tannins to give the wine a more full-bodied flavor."
Miny nods. "Uh huh."
From outside Creating Wine Booth: Reanaa walks in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard.
From outside Creating Wine Booth: Reanaa drops Star.
From outside Creating Wine Booth: Coffee flutters around outside the wine booth where her pet is doing demonstrations, awaiting the moment Gennie exits to begin the pie eating contest.
Reanaa enters Creating Wine Booth.
Star enters Creating Wine Booth.
Tosus continues. "To age the wine, it must be kept in cellar with exact conditions, including a warm, unfluctuating temperature, humidity, lack of light, vibration and strong odors. And then, we take the bottles out, and drink them, which is, in my opinion, the best part of making wine!" He smiles. "Well, that's about it. Any final questions?"
Genevieve grins as they seem to be rather silent, "I guess not, TOsus. So now we must do the pie-eating contest." She rushing a bit, wanting to bring people back to her first gather and make it more interesting.
D'thon walks in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard.
D'thon trips over a sleeping person. "Goodness! By the First Egg!"
Keris wanders casually in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard.
D'thon stands up and brushes himself off.
Naiviradam looks up to see a man trip. "Um, are you ok?"
Genevieve sets up another table with pies for her contest, a bit grim. She looks up at D'thon and chuckles, "They're all over the place. Must've had too much wine too early or something. Have a pie?" She holds up an extra she might not need and offers it to him, "Or theirs wine around here. Plenty of it."
Keris strolls in, eyes flickering from face to face. Why are there always so many people at these things??
D'thon says, "OK? Why I am D'thon, rider of bronze Pintarryth of Ista Weyr, Watchrider to Smith Hall. OK hardly measures up. I am wonderful You?""
D'thon grins.
Tosus smiles as he helps Gen set up the table. "Oh, they were here for the fun part, all right." he winks.
Naiviradam blinks and grins. "Excuse me then! I'd be just /fine/. not wonderful but /fine/."
D'thon sniffs. "Why ... if I didn't know better, I'd say they were all snockered, three sheets to the wind, drunk on their keisters."
Robyn stealthily sneaks in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard.
Genevieve grins, arranging the pies so that they'd be in easy reach. She looks around, wondering who all wants to be in her contest. "most people enjoy these things..." she says under her breath, referring, of course, to pie eating contests.
Perched on Tosus's shoulder, Allee wakes up, bleary-eyed, and looks around at what's going on. He startles a bit, but decides none of the people look like they're going to hurt him. They do look as though they may have some food for him, though.
Keris saunters closer to the table with the pies. This definitely look interesting, yup. "Afternoon," he greets the woman who seems to be in charge, smiling pleasantly. "Wonderful day for a Gather..."
Indrah rolls in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard.
Maela walks in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard.
Aldara walks in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard.
Maela says, "Hello"
Topaz trots smoothly in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard.
Naiviradam smiles and waves. "Heylo!"
Maela says, "Hello Alanna!"
Alanna waves, "Hello, have we met,"
Miny walks out, and looks around for someone she knows. "Hi Khia!"
Genevieve nods, "Aye, it is. Going to try the pie-eating contest? Just setting up for it." She grins at Keris, then the others, "I've even gotten a special prize from one of my weaver friends."
Miny drops Siai.
Maela wonders where alanna is
Ary walks in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard.
Miny asks. "Can I enter the pie eating contest?'
Keris grimaces. "Eating you say? Oh my, we just ate..." He watches the pies then, pondering for a moment. "Then again, one can always have some extra pie..."
Aldara moves curiously in, then stops, taking in the whole scene. "Oh, Gen!" she says, waving, then notices D'thon. "Oh, D'thon, sir! Hi!!!" She beams at all--whether they know her or not--and wanders in closer.
Indrah squeaks and bounds over to her mirror image, Robyn. "What are you doing here?"
Maela says, "I'm getting very confused here"
Alanna wanders over to the pie table, and asks Genevieve about joining in
Genevieve gets more pies from Joe, her little helper, and places them on the table, the blueberry bubblies meant to be tantalizing for more people to join in. She smiles at Aldara, "Hey! Gonna try your, ah, hand at this contest?"
Robyn stares at her sister incredulously. "What the-" she gawks. "What are you doing here?"
Maela says, "I wanna watch the pie contest"
D'thon steps up (not at all bashful) and announces, "I am here to win the pie-eating contest. All ye of lesser stomachs may go now." His eye twinkles merrily.
Maela says, "D'thon you're funny"
Ary wanders in, looking around curiously. She turns to the young man she walked in with, "Yes, I'm sure this is it, L'ate. Too many people for it not to be." A curious search for anyone else she knows, but her eyes settle on the boaster, "Oh, you're sure about that, eh?"
Genevieve chuckles again at D'thon and motions to the chairs behind the table, "Hopefuls can take a seat and once everyone's ready we'll begin."
Maela says, "do I just stay here to watch the contest?"
D'thon casts his eye over the pies and the seats and makes a Grand Show of deciding where to sit.
Maela giggles and wonders who'll win
Alanna sits in a chair, having forgotten both breakfast and lunch, she's extremely hungry and harld of lesser stomach,thus she sits by the biggest finable pie
Naiviradam rolls her eyes at D'thon. Oh, /please/.
Keris scratches his hair. Ah well, he could never stand a challenge. Grinning brightly, the StarCrafter slides into a seat at the table.
D'thon pats his tummy and licks his chops. "Yes, this looks like the winning seat to me." He plops down and plants a huge grin on his face.
Maela says, "Go D'thon go Alanna!"
"Ooh!" Khia admires the bubblies, stumbling through the crowd. "Where do I enter for the pie-eating contest?" she doesn't recall to a certain person, but simply expects somebody to answer.
D'thon shrugs slightly, and Nkidu spreads his little wings and flies off his shoulder.
Miny looks around for a good seat. "Ok, this is good." she says, picking a medium sized pie.
Maela says, "When's it gonna start?"
Ary wanders over, pushing through the crowds, to stand before D'thon, just out of range, "Yer sure you're going to win this one, D'thon?" she calls up, remembering his name from around the Weyr.
Genevieve looks around, grinning, "Anyone else wanting to join, take a seat behind the table." She sets up the piles of pies in front of D'thon and Alanna, waiting for any others to join in.
Naiviradam crosses her arms and leans back. /This/ should be interesting.
Nkidu squawks hungrily, but D'thon shoos him away from the pies. "I'm sure you can have the leftovers, Nkidu ... from everyone /else/, that is." He chuckles.
Aldara just finds a soft place on the grass, giggling a bit at D'thon. She sets Zvezda down, jar of oil at her side. "Good luck," she murmr
Maela cheers the pie eaters on
D'thon says to Ary, "I shall put my whole appetite into it, and that saying something."
Aldara ust finds a soft place on the grass, giggling a bit at D'thon. She sets Zvezda down, jar of oil at her side. "Good luck," she murmurs to the bronzerider.
Goody. Khia scrambles forward, bounding around the table and finding a seat behind there, with the bubbly of her choice set right in front of her. Nobody can 'out-eat' a brat. Especially when it comes to bubblies.
Robyn giggles and plunks into the grass, trying to keep her mass of firelizards from crawling away toward the pies.
Miny smiles. "I haven't eaten all day. Wonder how many pies I'll eat...."
Maela Finds a spot infront of D'thon and waits patiently
Keris rests his elbows on the table, idly watching the pies. And he just ate...
Ary grins and raises both eyebrows, "Then I wish you luck!" she calls back, before moving away cautiously, to sit down. An ack as she almost steps on Aldara, "Oh, I'm so sorry!" she exclaims worriedly.
D'thon says to Maela, "Please keep your hands and arms out of my mouth's way, for your own safety."
Maela laughs at D'thon
Genevieve chuckles and places the last of the pies in front of Keris, Khia and Miny. "now, Let's begin! The first person to finish all twenty pies wins." She grins, wondering which of the hungry, or so-called hungry, people will do so.
Miny begins eating her pies, quickly finishing the first one.
"Twenty!" Khia exclaims. "None of the nannies ever let me eat twenty pies in one day. I must be lucky," she murmurs to herself, grinning at all of the pies... /her/ pies.
Alanna goes to it with gusto, bubblies being much liked by her, and she quickly inhales the first one, licking the last of the juice of her lips
Keris stares incredously at Genevieve. 20?! Faranth... what did he get himself into this time? "You're kidding," he mumbles, stuffing the first pie into his mouth.
Lyton walks in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard.
Aldara glances startledly up at the greenrider. "Oh, it's okay," she says, "I shouldn't've been sitting here, right in the way..." Green eyes sparkle as she cocks her head. "Would you like to join me, m'am?"
Miny gobbles down her second pie and then picks up the next one, pausing o take a breath. "20? Don't think I can do it..."
Genevieve shakes her head, grining, "Nope. if you can't finish 'em, I guess you can't win?"
Alanna stops for a minute to count the pies, staring at the pile, between bites of pie two, "Twenty, shells am I glad I forgot to eat!"
D'thon intertwines his fingers and cracks his knuckles. "Mmmmmm mmmmm! Let's eat!"
Lyton walks in, seeing the girls shoving pies down their throats. "Hmmm..."
Naiviradam blinks. 20?! Ack! That's a lot of pies!
Maela is shocked when some pie splashes her cheek.
Berry juice runs down Keris' mouth as more pie is stuffed in, StarCRafter attempting a grin to the audience. Ooh, not a good idea. There goes a lot of crumbs on the table. Oh, nevermind, on with the project...
Miny eats her third pie, and smiles. "Pies are good. Who cares if I don't win. I just want some food, because I didn't eat all day."
Alanna idly wonders if she'll ever eat bubblies again after this, she snatches a third and staring around her at the others, pops the whole thing into her mouth, with quick snapping chomps
Khia lifts the first pie to her mouth, ready to just devour it in a second. "Start eating?" she asks. But before waiting for an answer, she buries half of her face into the pie and scrapes away the whole pie. What's wrong with that? Brats always do this back at the weyr.
Ary grins and nods, "Sure! Thank you very much!" She takes a seat beside Aldara, careful not to sit on her green firelizard, though. She chuckles as she looks up, "Looks like they're off..."
Kortin strolls in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard.
Maela says, "I've never seen so much pie in my life!"
Alanna pulls yet another pie of the plate, her stomach rumbling as it sees food, almost on it's own compulsion hand goes to mouth, and mouth opens and closes, another pie disappearing.
D'thon leans down toward the plate in front of him and digs in with both hands. He scoops up bubbly pie and shovels it into his mouth greedily. A raptutous look comes over his face as the delicious pie meets taste buds. "Mmmmmm!" he moans with satisfaction. He chews hungrily and swallows quickly. The bronze rider then smoooshes more bubbly into his gaping maw.
Miny bites her next one in half, swallowing, then down goes the other half. "No way I'll eat twenty. I'm getting full already." She picks up the next one, sniffing it.
Keris grabs two pies in his hand, ready to throw them into his mouth as he finishes the current pie, which is being chewed too thorough. Glancing around, the StarCrafter realizes he's running low on time as everyone seems to have eaten more pies than him. Uh oh, here goes another one...
Robyn giggles and stands up, trying to measure 20 pies to her height. "That's taller than us!" she declares, before sitting back down, trying to lighten her sister's mood.
Alanna peers around as she munches on another pie, so she doesn't win, she gets twenty free bubblies and a chance to gaze all about, isn't that a prize right there, still, another pie quickly disppears from the plate.
Aldara nods bouncily, black curls bobbing in time. She eyes D'thon with a mixture of amusement and disgust. "Faranth, lookit 'im," is murmured to Ary, "at this rate there won't be enough bubblies left for him!"
Kortin surveys the area he's just entered and gives a small, "Hmph," before walking around aimlessly.
Maela says, "Alana's gonna win! Alanna's gonna win!"
D'thon rolls his one good eye skyward in an expression of ultimate pie-eater's delight as he continues to munch-munch on the delectable bubblies. His hands are now both covered with berry juice and it's running freely down his front as well. His jaw muscles are in the workout of their lives as he chews and swallows, chews and swallows, chews and swallows. He grins at the horrified look on a nearby spectator's face.
Miny stuffs the fifth pie in her mouth. She chews slowly, very slowly. She swallows. "I can't eat /twenty/. No one can. Not even a flit that just hatched. Not even a /dragon/ that just hatched."
Keris starts coughing all of a sudden, swallowing furiously. Faranth, those pies are trying to kill him! Another goes in, trying to make the offensive bit of pie stuck in his throat glide down more easily. Yrk...
Ary hoots, "Go, D'thon!" loudly, as he struggles to put pie after pie into his mouth. She grins at Aldara, "He'd better live up to his boast, or news of this might reach the Weyr..." Ary comments teasingly, just loud enough to be overheard by a certain full-mouthed rider.
Khia stands only slightly, to reach for another pie, shoveling most of it into her mouth, picking up another to hold in front of her face as she waits for herself to finish chewing and swallow. Finally, she draws that piece into her mouth, tugging a third bubbly towards herself.
Maela says, "D'thon hurry you're behind."
Alanna smiles as shehears the cheer, 'tis her job to live up to such faith, and thus she puts more attention on eating, though her gaze still wanders all about as another few pies are quickly consumed, then she pauses to savor the taste, almost forgetting the contest, .
Genevieve watches them eat amusedly, not one to engage in this sort of activity. She eats enough as it is and this would only add to her plump figure she's sure to get as she ages.
Miny chokes down the next pie, and grabs another, stuffing half in her mouth, and swallowing. "Number 7? I guess..." She quickly devores the other half.
D'thon continues chewing as he glances at the competition. Gadzooks, but they're putting the pie away, eh? He digs down in earnest and begins truly shovelling pastry. Mother's shield their children's eyes as the Hunger Monster arrives. This time ... he wants bubbly!
And he had to wear a white shirt today, of course! Peering down himself, Keris grimaces. It will take a long time getting those bluish purple stains off! But nevermind about that, right now anyway, so down goes another pie. Hands quickly sweep the table, trying to get all the crumbs off.
Aldara laughs, nodding once more. "Isn't that the truth...oh, shells, D'thon, that's just /gross/," she says, laughter melding into green-eyed grimace.
Naiviradam watches them with wide eyes. Shhhesh! She'd never be able to eat so much so fast!
Alanna filches another few from plate. admiring the pie before eating it, mumbled between bites and hard to understand she inquires, "Who made the pies," a pause to finish, "because they're marveelous
Maela Is splashed with more bubbly filling and pouts.
Saroa walks in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard.
Miny pauses for a second, to wipe her mouth, then eats the /next/ pie. She swallows, and wipes her mouth again. "Sheesh. Twelve more, I think. Too many."
D'thon switches into hyper-chew as the bubbly flies fast and loose. Yummy-mummy-chewy noises emanate from within as the bronze rider pushes more and more of the sweet, berry-filled goodies toward the Bottomless Pit he once called his mouth.
Khia isn't full yet! The brat opens her mouth as wide as she can, attempting to stuff an entire piece of pie into there, only managing half. Swallowing after a minute of chewing, she drops that other half in and scrambles for the rest of that pie, burying her face in it again to finish it.
Carna walks in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard.
Keris stares at the remaining pies in front of him with annoyance. Why won't you go away?? "I'll n'ver eat a'ain," is groaned, one pie threatening to fall out of the StarCrafter's mouth before he quickly closes it, jaws working intently on crushing the blueberry-filled crust.
Miny eats the next one, number nine. "11 more! I can do it!" She gobbles down number 10, then half of number 11.
Alanna looks all around her, yet another pie idly being eaten as she watches the others, okay ashe's not full but, "Faranth's egg these peopel can eat"
Maela glances at Miny and laughs at how much pie has acumulated on his/her face!
Ary nods in agreement with her compatriot, cheering loudly with every bite, before asking, "Do you eat like this at home as well?" A grin before she casts a look over everyone else, "Oh, c'mon, D'thon, you can do this!"
D'thon pauses for only an instant to chuckle as a newcomer gazes at this berry-besmirched bronze rider besotted with bubblies! He scoops up another handful of pie and proceeds to press it between his still-laboring lips.
Oh dear. Khia is beginning to look like one of those flying-stomaches known as Firelizards. "Fifth!" Her words are muffled as she devours her fifth one as quickly as she can, mouth full as ever now.
Perhaps watching everyone eat is a strategy, because it's sure making her hungry, and so gaze snaps back to the plate, which is still thankfully high, and a pie rises of the plate to be devoured with much quickness, barely finishing before begining another
Lyton laughs at all the hubub. It's a good thing his ferret isn't - Oh no! Lilac jumps out of her pocket and scampers to the table of pies.
Miny eats her number twelve, then looks sick. "I give up. One more and I'll be sick."
D'thon wavers just slightly, but manages to find his second ... uh ... wind. He opens wide and crams yet another glob of hot bubbly pie up and into his waiting mouth. Those bronze-dyed leathers will never be the same, but honor is at stake here and the rider presses on, eating more and more.
Keris chews and chews and chews, his face beginning to take on it a quite weary expression. Chew. Chew. Another pie is eaten, pile in front of the StarCrafter slowly decreasing. Hand reach out for another pie which is quickly stuffed into - well maybe more around - his mouth. Whoops, more adding to the staines.
Kurt stalks quietly in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard.
All of Miny's pies are left at the table, as she walks away, to just sit and watch.
Maela sneaks one of Miny's abandoned pies and starts munching
Naiviradam grimaces. Ewww. It's entertaining and disgusting all at the same time. Look at them eat...
Khia does push-ups with her jaws as she chews rapidly, large crumbs raining down from her lips while her chin is almost all covered with the blueberry filling. Hands extend almost desperately, snatching a sixth and forces it into her own mouth. Chew! Chew! Faster! The girl nearly chokes, sealing her mouth and preventing herself to cough up anything.
D'thon slams another pie-bite home and chews with a vengeance. No ravenous Thread ever ate so hungrily! Somewhere a tiny child cries out, "Momma! Da big man is scaring me!" But eat he must, for eating is the goal. Pie disappears and more is set before him.
Alanna claps for Miny as she walks away, somehow another pie sneaking into her mouth, as she enjoys the expressions of people, almost losing a pie amid giggles at their nearly horrified expressions
Keris tries to inhale at the same time as chewing, finding out that it doesn't quite works that way. More crumbs are choked out, this time onto the grass. One has learned polite manners afterall; never choke on the table. Almost squashing the pies in his grasp, StarCrafter gets ready for round two.
Lyton drops Lilac.
Maela says, "Come on D'thon chew them pies!"
Lilac jumps from the ground to a chair to the pie table and right into one of D'thon's pies!!
Miny recovers and walks back up, managing to eat a little bit of number 10. Then she eats the rest. "I'm not getting sick! Yay! Here goes number 11!" She bites off a steaming corner of the next pie.
Maela returns the half eaten Miny pie to the table and looks inocent.
Siai watches Miny eat eh pies.
Kurt blinks as he slinks in, watching pies disappearing as if going between. "woah." he says, and sits on the ground, folding his legs beneath him.
D'thon stops with a surprised look on his face. He taps his chest and releases a burp that only a champion pie-eater could truly appreciate. Room freed up, he returns to the serious task at hand. Pies must be eaten. "More!" he half-mumbles through full mouth chewing, "More!" Terrified attendants push more pie befor ehim, taking care not to get too close.
Khia takes a minute to swallow every bit before finally able to cough, waving her hands franticly and searching for yet another pie. There! She chomps down every bit of that pie, with huge bites.
Keris winces as hot berry juice runs down his hand, continues down his arm and ends somewhere inside his sleeve. Ouch! It's hot, yes indeed, but it doesn't stop him. Another pie disappears into StarCrafter mouts, hand quickly coming up to wipe the worst away. His sleeves will never be white again anyway.
Alanna reduces the pie eating to a reflex, grab, chew, chew, chew, chew, chew, munch, barily remembering to breath as she concentrates on her bites, perhaps shesilently chanting, who knws
Ary whoos! "D'thon, you've caught up!" Like he can't see. She cheers harder, as he slows behind again. A look over the contestants and briefly raises an eyebrow as one returns.
Aldara giggles at D'thon's furvor, nudging Ary a bit, "How many do you think it'll take for him to pop?" she asks, half-joking.
Miny frowns. "Can I have any exta pie? Some how one is half gone..." she says before finishing number 11. She blows on number 12.
Lilac licks up a bunch of blueberry filling from her left forepaw. This ferret just can't stay out of trouble! She looks up at D'thon, still sitting in the pie.
Maela thinks D'thonwon't make it.
Pie number eight! Khia dares to go for that, munching down on that eighth like a huge beast, surprisingly finished with that one in a mere two minutes, grasping another pie as her victim.
Keris almost throws himself across the table in order to catch a pie on its way over the edge. "Nooo, stay here!" is groaned, hot crust burning the skin on his hand. Ouch. Ouch! Doesn't matter now, eat, eat, eat.
D'thon chuckles madly! He shoves his entire face down into the bubbly pie before him, slobbering and gulping, biting and chewing. "Num mnum!" Somewhere a berry bush cringes in terror at the mere thought of this inglorious end.
Ary grins and looks over to Aldara, "I don't know. I've heard something of his abilities to eat, back at home... It's something that people don't get over quickly, I guess." A laugh at the ferret in D'thon's pie, "And what's that going to be, ferret pie?"
Kilavina walks in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard.
Alanna takes a huge breath, gasping for air, and then slapping her head, leaving a lovely blueberry streak. rhythem is adjusted, deep breath, chew, grab, let out the breath, chew more, stare all about, gasp in admiration at D'thon and bakc to chewing once more.
Kurt nods to Kilavina. "Hey." he says, motioning for her to join him
Miny eats number 12 and pauses to looks at everyone else. Snatching up number 13, she bite it in half, chewing and swallowing, and then down goes the other half.
Keris runs a hand through his hair, more habit of force than anything, and ends up with a nice berry-filled, bluish lock among the blonde. Oh well, it's ok, as long as he has more pies. Not that he wants them, but it's all about honor. Pie in left hand is eaten, another immediately picked up.
Kilavina smiles at Kurt and walks over to him. "Hey Kurt, how's everything?"
D'thon swallows hard. Taking his example from the eating habbits of his lifemate bronze Pintarryth, D'thon shows the bubbly pies no mercy. He grabs them up in his teeth and kills them, tearing out their innards! Bwa ha ha! It's eat or be eaten, and D'thon is the eater here! Bubbly pies vanish into the half-crazed rider.
Miny gobbles the next pie and smiles, wiping crumbs off her face and clothes. She manages the next pie, and then half of the next. "Yuy. Im mmmum mt."
"More pies!" Khia cries out suddenly, fixing that /ninth/ one right inside her mouth. She's getting good at least. Now for tenth. The girl nibbles on that one, then destroys it with her mighty teeth and swallowing that heap.
Green eyes widen, sparkling with laughter. "I guess!" Aldara answers, taking an eye off the "scary" bronzerider long enough to begin oiling Zvezda. Still, she gives him a quick and disbelievingly amused glance at his divide and conquer method of eating.
Keris munches on, trying to look as if he actually enjoys it. Yum, yum, goood pies. Want one? No? StarCrafter barely has time to breath in between bites, looking around desperately, They do have wine here, right?
Kurt blinks in horror. Three girls beating a bronze rider??
Lilac looks at D'thon and his other pies. She tries hard to burrow into the blueberry goo, hoping that the bronze rider notices her and doesnt eat her. She lets out an ear-splitting squeal.
Miny swallow the other half of number 14 and sighs. "I'm not sick yet." She keeps on going, and then down goes half of number 15!
Alanna does something terribly dumb, and begins trying to count her pies andothr peoples, immense confusion shows on her face and so she shrugs and just goes back to eating, "somehow nomatter how many you eat, they still taste so good," she says with wonderment, and then reminded finished tht pie off
As a swimmer might surface for an extra breath while stroking in a long-distance competition, D'thon rises to catch up. He blinks at those to his left and right and then returns his focus to the pastry on the table in front of him. Poor poor pitiful pastry!
Urthan walks in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard.
Maela says, "Hurry D'thon! Go Alanna!"
And another, down it goes. No, he doesn't look sick, it must be the berry juice in his face. Keris pulls the plate closer to him, actually pondering just smacking down his head and eating. Nah, won't do in front of the ladies.
Ary looks in a somewhat horrified look at D'thon. She looks over to Aldara, "He's eating like a dragon. And I'm not joking!" She blinks as he ravishes another pie, while looking over at the other people. She grins, "Go, D'thon!"
D'thon scarfs up more and more bubbly pie. Faster and faster he swallows, barely chewing now at all! Disgusting! He grins greedily as he devours the juicy bubblies and punds on the table for still more! Where is he putting it all?
Alanna takes another one, twirling it around her fingers, as though trying to remember it, a mournful look is cast at it, before it to goes down the seeming abyss of Ala's stomach
Khia burps rudely, though there is an explaination for that. She is mighty! Khia chomps on another one, the eleventh one, stalling after that one. No, she's a brat! The girl turns another into crumbs, as reluctant as she is.
Miny smiles as she eats the other half. "I might win!" she chews and swallows. "Mum im theum prinme?" She says with her mouth full. Baaad manners. She wipes the crumbs off and then eats half of number 16.
Keris won't do it, no, he can't, not face down. Another pie is eaten. What is this, number 13? Feels like number 113 to the StarCrafter, judging by his expression. Ungh...
Urthan wanders over to the others to watch the pie-eaters stuff their faces.
Maela feels sick just watching
Keris has to chew, just one more. Well, maybe a few more. Glancing around the StarCrafter increases his pace, seeing how the others are eating so /fast/! How can they do it? Oh well, in with another one.
Miny burps and says, "Excuse me." She eats number 16 and hurrys to number 17. "Hope I'm not going to get sick. I might win if I don't. Go myself." Why won't someone cheer for me???
Alanna grabs up her somethingth pie, almost slurping it up and the pausing for a half a second, "Go Miny!!"
Arizona walks in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard.
Maela cheers for Miny!
Lilac's squeal is repeated in horror. She looks at the berrystained
D'thon licks his tongue around his berry-stained lips. He belches with no regard and begins forcing bubbly pies down at even greater speed. A faintly sicky-sounding roar is heard from the courtyard nearby. Bronze Pintarryth in sympathetic reaction to his rider's overindulgence.
Khia gathers four in front of her, to make it faster. Oh my! Both hands hold one each now, creating a horror show as she scrapes down the one in her right hand, then the left. Now she picks up the other two, nearly dropping one and stuffing half of one into her mouth, feeling ever so full.
Maela says, "Go Miny Go!"
Maela says, "MIny's gonna win!"
Keris is too busy eating to burp really, though it would help. But if he pauses, he might risk throwing it all up and it wouldn't be a pretty sight. Berry is spilling all over as another pie quickly is showed into his mouth.
Ary looks over the contestants again, quickly numbering up each pie for the contestants. A grin to D'thon, as she hears the roar of his lifemate. A look over to the prodigal contestant, and she cheers, "Doing good!" eyes to everyone else, "C'mon, everybody! YOu can do it!"
Miny smiles, because /now/ people cheer, /after/ she's almost done. "Oh yeah, cheer for the person winning....." She eats number 17 and pause for a billionth of a second, to pick up the next one.
Arizona wanders in, eyes searching for someone she knows. Seeing Lyton, she waves and heads over to him.
D'thon doesn't taste, doesn't feel, doesn't hear ... he only /eats/! Poor doomed pies are passed before him ... only to be sacrificed cruelly in the name of competition. His stomach rumbles, his jaws work in monstrous mastication (look it up befor eyou complain, eh?)
Maela was cheering for D'thon but is not sure he'll win
Maela says, "Three more pies Miny!"
Keris rolls his eyes to a couple of nearby grinning brats. So what if he looks funny, at least he's having fun! Isn't he? Oh yes, see this? It's a pie, and now it's gone! Fun, fun, fun. And as soon as this is over, he's going to be sick...
Lilac's squeal is repeated in horror. She looks up at the berrystained dragonrider and then burrows further into the pie. She is still licking and eating when she gets the chance. FERRETS LIKE BUBBLY PIES TOO!!!
Khia nibbles away at the other half of her fifteenth one, slower this time, but she manages. "Ohh..." the brat complains, but won't be defeated. She digs her teeth into the sixteenth of her own batch, attempting to catch up with Miny.
Kilavina turns to kurt. "I have to go, maybe wecan catch up later."
:draws her hands up like twin scales, another pie in oe hnd and some invisible thing intheother as she ponders, to eat pie or to giggle tothrs eating pie says her face, but reflexes decide for her and another pie is gone
Miny eats number 18, and smiles. "I can stop, no, I can't! I need to eat and try not to get sick. Then I'll miss the rest of the gather." She eats number 18 and waves to everyone.
Arizona nears Lyton and smiles at him. "Hi, Lyton."
Maela laughs so hard she crs
Keris is already beginning to look sick though as another pie finally is swallowed. Could he possibly do more? Yes, he can! Or at least, he can pick another pie up from the table. Let's see if he can manage to eat it too.
D'thon was once hungry but what is hunger now? Hunger is a forgotten memory, a distant sensation never to return. Food is not for satisfying soem hunger but only for shoving in mouth to be chewed cursorily and then swallowed and swallowed. More! He must eat still more!
Lyton looks at his friend, half grinning. "Lilac's in one of D'thon's pies!!"
Keris has it down, oh yes. Groaning again, he eyes the few remaining pies on the table. Nooo, he can't do them! He just can't! But, he has to try... so in the next one goes, juice ending up on his collar.
Maela says, "come on D'thon you can still win."
Arizona giggles. "Oh no! Someone's sure gonna get a supprise."
Miny eats number 19 and frowns. "After this... I'm going.... to be.... /very/ sick....." She starts to slow down, but then picks up the /last/ one! Yay! Go! Go! Go!
Kurt has to let out a small laugh. "Go Miny!" he cheers
Lyton looks blandly at Arizona "He hasn't noticed yet..."
Maela says, "GO MINY!!!"
Keris takes one of this last pies, stuffs it in. Ungh! This is going to be tough, but he does it, really, he does.
Alanna's eyes are once again straying as pie 14 goes in, to never coem out, she stares about, not even noticing the pie that is disappearing rapidly, as she ponders. s if it's better to watch or to eat, , eating wins as the 15th pie disappears
A look is passed to Aldara, "You know, I thought I was hungry... But now, I'm not so sure." A grimace as she returns to the pie-eating scene, where people forget their manners, and how to eat. She cheers as Miny pics up her last, as does Keris, "C'mon! Goooooooo!"
Keris grabs his last pie, stuffing it in. Is he dead yet, is he??
D'thon digs his fingers into the bubbly pies now, pushing his face once again into a devasted platter to lick the remains off. The old rider might be slowing down slightly but the pie continues its Death March down his Black Hole of Calcutta.
Genevieve tries not to root for anyone, but she is definitely amused with the way everyone is eating their pies.
Miny slowly picks up the last one and bites it slowly and then eats it really fast! She stands up. "Done!Done-done-done!" She goes and sits down to watch everyone else eat, waiting for the sick feeling to pass.
Alanna hears the comment and chokes on laughter and her 16th pie, realizing there's more laughter she looks regreatfully at the gather, sighing at what she's missing just t gt a stomach ache
Keris quickly chews, chews, chews on his last pie. Will he get ti down before he faints? Is ti down yet? Oh yes it is, but the StarCrafter is sprawled across the table. Yikes...
Khia swings up onto Topaz's back.
Topaz trots smoothly south.
Arizona smiles gazes at D'thon. Talk about a disturbing thing to find in your food..
D'thon leans forward and makes a retching noise! But no! the dastardly rider is only trying to psych out the other pie-eaters! He digs in with renewed vigor! He is a pie-eating machine of destruction! Is no confectionary safe from this mad bronze rider?
Tosus pounds a suddenly-acquired gavel on the table. "We have a winner!" he shouts!
Aldara nods, grimacing, and catches a glimpse of Miny and Keris. "Oh, look, they got it! I think," she adds.
Alanna gazes in should at Miny, wow that's amazing muttered under her breath, she who's had nothing but her bubblies all day couldn't eat em that fast, a a pause...or could she, rapidly pie 117 eats and then disappears(eer is eaten)
Kurt all but rolls over backwards in mock astonishment. 20 pies! how on Pern can anyone eat 20 pies!!!?
Mithrril walks in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard.
D'thon peers closely at a wriggling thing. More pie? He garbs up the tiny thing and begins moving it toward ... that MOUTH!
Alanna doesn't stop there either, pie number 18 rises in some odd melodramatic slow motion to meet the same fate as it's sister pie,
Maela says, "was it a tie"
Naiviradam shakes her head. If I didn't see it myself I wouldn't belive it!
Lilac squeals and bites D'thon HARD!
Ary whoos and cheers loudly, "Go, D'thon, they're done!" She grins over to Miny and Keris, "Congratulations!" A look towards D'thon as something wriggly goes in the direction of his mouth, "Oh dear."
D'thon roars with pain and tosses the berry-stained ferret off the table!
Arizona winces as Lilac hits the ground from the table. Ouch!
Lilac recovers quickly and runs like the wind to Arizona. Is she the only one that loves this little creature?
Maela shakes Miny's very sticky hand
Miny frowns. "Maybe I shouldn't have entered the contest. Now if I get up I'll be sick, and then I'll miss the rest of the gather...." She sighs. I only ate 20 pies because that was all I ate all sevenday........
D'thon burps and somewhere in another time zone, a monsoon changes course.
Aldara leans forward, stopped from jumping up by a bundle of green, then yelps. "Oh gosh! Are you all right, D'thon?" she asks, blinking a bit at the burp.
Keris raises his head from the table, trying to breathe normally again. "Ungh," is groaned, eyes rolling slightly. He's fine, really, he is.
Arizona bends down quickly and picks up Lilac, petting her as she whispers soothing words.
Arizona picks up Lilac.
Alanna gives another pause, looking slightly green as she eats, pie 19, much more slowly. Remind me me to always eat something before a bubbly feast, she groans at no one in particular, and then she wishes that her firelizard were here, they should see him with a bubbly, the idle fancy brings a smile, if kind of weak to her aching mouth
D'thon replies sloshingly, "I gave as good as I got, I'd wager."
Arizona heads over to Lyton, still calming the little ferret. She hands the frightened bundle of fur to her owner.
Arizona hands Lilac to Lyton.
Lyton jogs up to Arizona "Hmmmm.....will she be blue from now on?" He gestures toward the blueberry stained ferret.
D'thon leans way back now in his seat and exclaims, "Oh my! That was ... fun!"
Maela hugs Alanna and gets her dress very blue stained
Alanna seees the people who've finished and without really caring eats pie 20, her smile however seems slightly smug, for she's just sad a ile of markks that would ordinarily go to bubblies, though if it is worth the after-effect, only time will tell. Seeing the ferret, she quickly finished nineteen, and then slowly gets up
Genevieve grins and goes to her little table to get the prize. She holds it up so that the winner, or winners as the case may be, can see what they've won.
Arizona studies the juice soaked fur. "I don't know. Think a bath will get it off?"
Keris gives D'thon a disbelieving look. He cannot possibly be serious!
Ary grins over at Aldara, and then at D'thon, "Hey, D'thon, wanna go for some klah and a bite to eat?" she asks teasingly.
Lyton shakes his head. "Only /you/ could get that ferret to take a bath.."
Arizona chuckles. "Well, I could try if you like..."
Aldara blinks at D'thon, head slightly turned as she regards the berry'd rider bewilderedly. At Ary's comment she giggles, "Let's hope not," is quietly added, eyes on D'thon.
D'thon says, "I always wanted to get even with Pintarryth for how I felt when he ate. I think I've accomplished that!"
Miny brushes the crumbs off her clothes. "All I get is a sick feeling and a blue shirt." She frowns, wondering if she should go home and get this washed /quickly/.
Lyton laughs. "Not now. After the Gather.."
Ary grins, "He'd probably throw up or something..." A grin, "Good job, D'thon!
Tosus steps up to a small podium and prepares to announce the winners.
D'thon says, "Congratulations! Congratulations to the winners!" He stands (somewhat unsteadily) and sways toward the courtyard. "And to all a good night!"
Arizona smiles and nods. "So, how has the Gather been?"
Urthan smiles at all of the contestants and claps "Good job everybody, I didn't know people could eat that many bubblies!"
Alanna grins at Maela,"Thanks she says," and thentakes out like lightening to do some running, run, run, dodge person, get eye caught by booth, pause and run more =)
D'thon belches, and somewhere on the other side of the planet a Threadfall vanishes before ever reaching the seas.
Lyton jogs over to D'thon, still stroking the bluish ferret. "You almost ate her."
D'thon says, "Nah, she'd have come out .... sooner or later."
Tosus clears his throat loudly to get the crowds attention. "It is the judges decision that the winner of this contest was a tie!"
Nkidu vanishes in the blink of an eye.
Miny stands up slowly, trying not to get sick. "I'm not going to eat for the rest of my life......" She slowly and wobbily turns to go and get her shirt washed. Siai runs up and meows for Miny to pick her up. "No, I have a blue shirt, don't want a blue cat."
Keris straightens in his chair. Wow, the world is spinning!
Alanna jogs quickly back over to the pie table, feeling much better now that she's run a bit, "Miny and who?" she asks of n one inparticular
Lyton chuckles and says quickly to Miny, "I have a terrified blue ferret."
Miny sways over to the chair and colapes in it. "I can't walk...."
Kurt pulls a handkerchief from his pouch and offers it to Miny.
Keris looks at Indrah, trying to focus. "Err, won?"
Indrah shrugs "Well ya tied for first at least!"
Ary laughs and rises, "Well, I hope I see you later, ma'am!" she tells Aldara, "Bye!" With that, and a roar to the south, Ary trots out.
Ysti drifts in soundlessly from ::between::, a ghost from above.
Keris groans. "Faranth, I really ate that much?" No wonder he's feeling stuffed then.
Ary walks south.
Miny closes her eyes, waiting untll she can move again. "I.... should... have... just... quit... that first... time...."
Indrah hops over and prods Keris with her finger. *poke poke* will he pop?
Tosus announces the winners. "And the winners are," and he motions to the two of them to join him at the podium, "Miny and Keris!"
Naiviradam watches the /very/ full contestants. I wonder if any of them are going to fall out of thier chair? With all the queasy rocking one just might.
Keris might just pop, but he settles with a squirm. "Ouch, don't do that," he giggles, trying to stand from his chair and walk towards the podium. Difficult...
Miny falls out of the chair. "Huh? I thought Keris finished first..."
Alanna claps and cheers once more, "Yay Miny, yay Keris," she shouts cheerfully
Genevieve chuckles and makes her way towards Keris and Miny, "Congratulations! It was a good tie." She holds the certificate out to the two, "Now, which of you wants this? It makes you entitled to a free commission from my Weaver friend, Madeline." But now, she won't make them split it. She'll get a whole nother one made up.
Miny stand up and walks over to the podium. "Hey, I don't feel sick anymore."
Tosus smiles. "And all contestants are invited to wash it down with a glass of wine at the vintner stall."
Sola slinks into view, green eyes peering around with interest, in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard.
Keris grins at Genevieve. "Uhm, I could use a new shirt," he grimaces, then winks at Miny.
Bryon smiles a little as he walks in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard.
Miny turn green. "I don't like wine... just the name makes my sick...." She sighs, taking the gift certificate. "No, really, Keris was done first....."
Ysti drifts ::between:: in her ghost-like way with a gentle rush of wind.
Tosus grins. "I think you two will find a new change of clothes *very* helpful," he says, noticing the driblets of berry juice running down their shirts.
Keris chuckles. "And I could definitely use some wine," he declares, then peers down himself. Ooh, berry juice...
Alanna politely hides a few snickers behind her hand, yes she's coughing, that's it! "Is there water?" she aks quietly
Bryon looks around the grounds and looks for anyone he knows
Sola walks in quietly, yawning only slightly as her eyes wander around the grounds. She smiles and nods to a few, mostly keeping to herself for now.
Kurt looks at his broken arm, but waggles the fingers of his left hand. He can still shape dough!
Mithrril drops Silver.
Silver meows loudly as her owner drops her lightly to the ground. She looks around at all of the people and begins to sniff at the legs of the gathered.
Grant hears a cat and gives an another WOOF!, tail wagging his whole body as he prepares to chase
Teera walks in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard.
Genevieve calls a few drudges over and has them clear off the table while sending another to get the bowls and bowls of cookie dough from the kitchen. "Once again, come to this table for the cookie shaping. We'll bake 'em once everybody's done and y'all can take 'em home with you."
Pingouin takes her small body ::between::, leaving nothing but a flash of gold and a soft warbling sound.
Kazandar walks in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard.
Sola looks around, her green gaze looking for someone friendly that might want to talk. Her hands still holding holding her dress slightly up, she walks closer to the crowd with an interested look on her face.
Mithrril picks up Silver.
Urthan looks over towards Genevieve, and looks interested... and amused.
Alanna howls, finally seeing the product of this hunt, "Grrroooof!!" he barks, bounding towards the cat.
Inside Wine Booth, Tosus enters Wine Booth.
Tosus enters Wine Booth.
Meggan walks in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard.
Lisele walks in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard.
Dawine walks in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard.
Daymar walks in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard.
Daymar says, "hello"
Meggan says, "Hi"
Dawine says, "hi"
Daymar says, "How is everyone today?"
Lisele walks towards the rest of the group shyly "Hello, I heard that there was a gather here, does anyone mind if I join in the fun?"
Kazandar parades onto the Gather grounds. He has arrived!
Callista walks in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard.
Maela walks in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard.
Daymar says, "Im tired..."
Daymar yawns.
Meggan says, "Me to I had a long trip."
Maela wonders if 15 is old enough to drink
Alanna waves, "Hello, I'm Alanna," she says to anyone ad everyone, as ashe wanders about meeting people
Lyton walks in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard.
Maela says, "Hi Alanna I saw you at ytthe pi eating contest"
Teera says, "I'm Teera"
Mithrril smiles at Alanna. "Hello. I'm Mithrril."
Daymar says, "I thought there was a cookie eating contest.."
Daymar shrugs.
Maela is very lonely
Daymar grins "Same here.."
Alanna grins and gives a general, "wll met, pleased to meet you,"
Maela sits down in a corner and looks lonely.
Kurt nods a greeting "Hi..."
Dawine says, "hello"
Teera says, "Hi"
Callista does the same "Hello...."
Maela says, "Hello"
Mithrril walks over to Maela, happy to see someone near her age, by the looks of her anyway. She smiles. "Hello..."
Maela is 15 anyone else here 15?
Urthan paces slowly over to Maela "Feeling lonely? I don't felel so wonderfully included myself. Would you like to talk?"
Daymar says, "I am."
Drudges come in, setting up long tables and putting bowl after bowl of cookie dough onto them. Cookie cutters and dull knives are placed nearby as well, for the people to use to shape their cookies.
Maela says, "sure Urthan!"
Dawine says, "no I am 14"
Mithrril says, "I'm 15. And about 5 months..."
Alanna pads over to Maela, "I'm Alanna," she says and then pauses, "I'm 18, and some."
Maela says, "hehehe"
Teera says, "My daughter who is a craft t at the phin hall her is 15 she should be comeing soon."
Maela says, "Urthan are you there?"
Kurt stalks over to the group and decides to be social. "I'm Kurt."
Daymar says, "I am 15 and 9 months.."
Rae walks in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard.
Daymar says, "Hello Kurt!"
Teera says, "I'm 30 and 10 months"
Daymar says, "I am Daymar."
Maela says, "Everyones! 15!"
Kurt shakes his head. "I just turned 18 turns."
Mithrril says, "Yep...a lot of us around today."
Inside Art creations Tent, Meggan says, "I'm 18 and 3 moths"
Daymar smiles happily.
Urthan smiles at being cought staring off into space "Sorry, I'm 19."
Rae joins into the conversation, "I'm 14."
Alanna shrugs, "okay speficially, I'm eighteen and 2 monthes..."
Maela says, "I wanna join a family but I'm not sure how..."
Dawine says, "everyone is so specific over here"
Vima walks in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard.
Daymar says, "I dont have a family either.."
Maela says, "I just round off at 15."
Maela shrugs
Daymar says, "Im just a loner.."
Daymar grins.
Dawine says, "yeah I wanna join a family to although I am doing quite well at the smith hall, at least I thing so"
Genevieve raises her voice for all to hear, "If you want to make cookies, just take a seat at one of the tables and begin. When everybody is finished, the cookies will be taken to the ovens and a dinner will be served.
Mithrril says, "I'm an apprentice at Harper Hall. I like it there."
Teera says, "I'm sorry... Well there is always room in mine"
Rae walks in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard.
Kurt nods to Mithrril. "Ista?"
Mithrril Yes.
Daymar says, "wow.."
Maela says, "I just joined Paradise hold but they haven't given me a job yet."
Daymar says, "Im not even in a craft yet.."
Daymar says, "I applied many days ago.."
Lyton walks in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard.
Urthan smiles "To be specific then, I am 19 turns, 11 months, and-" he stops to add numbers " and 26 days
Vima looks at crowds to see if she reconizes anyone she spots Terra and calls out "Hi mom!
Alanna files away lots of information, "And I'm a messenger for this hold," hshe says idly,kidn of getting confused
Teera turns her head and waves. smiles "Hi Vima
Maela is lonely again.
Daymar walks over and sits down next to Maela.
Maela is not sure what she'sdoing but sits down at the table
Daymar hmms.
Alanna slides gracefully into a seat, hoping she's fully recovered from those cursed bubblies, or blessed bubblies and can now eat pcookies
Rae looks around, and follows the crowd over to a table.
Kurt slinks over and prods a pile of cookie dough with his finger, wondering how he's going to accomplish this. He grabs a lump and rolls it into a cylinder shape, fat in the middle, long and tapering at each end.
Lyton follows and also sits down at the table.
Maela starts makig her cookie in the shape of a dragon,
Loni smiles and perks um did some one say cookies?
Rae peers at the dough next to her, and makes it into a star shape.
Daymar looks at the cookie making table..
Callista walks over and seats herself next to Lyton at the table.
Maela plays around with the doe
Maela improves her dragon cookie
Alanna fingers the dough, gaze thoughtful as she plays with the shape.
Maela says, "what color dragon should it be?"
Dawine sits down at the table and starts to make some cookies
Loni takes a hunk of dough and attepms yto make a flit no more like a moons shape decides
Naiviradam walks in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard.
Dawine says, "Green, a green dragon"
Urthan drifts over to the table and seats himself. Then he begins to dig in his bag and produces several small jars. Setting them on the table, he reaches out and grads a handful of dough.
Daymar nods.
Maela startsay green it is
Callista grabs a big chunk of dough and begins rolling it.
Lyton grabs a bit of cookie dough and starts molding it. You think you see the shape of a terrified ferret, but it's hard to tell. "When I'm done, I'll put some blueberry juice on it" He says, grinning, to no one in particular.
Alanna agrees, "Yeah, green Maela!" she exclaims
Daymar walks over to the table and sits down.
Maela puts green frosting on her cookie
Dawine makes a broken heart shaped cookie
Daymar takes a small lump of dough and makes a mini-cookie.
Callista giigles at Lyton's liitle joke.
Dawine says, "what color should this be"
Maela says, "where do I bake my cookie?"
Meggan gets some dough and molds it into a person/
Kurt breaks off a few other chunks and makes two smaller cylinders, all with his left hand, forming what seem to be little legs, sticking them on either side of the fat little cylinder, sticking thin sticks into the dough to keep it straight till it's baked. He creates another roll, sticking it onto one of the tapered ends, standing the small creation up, so that what seems to be a tail balances its short little legs, then adds a few more bits to it,
Daymar says, "red"
Maela says, "where do I bake my cokie?"
Maela says, "oops cookie"
Dawine says, "Red it is. How did I know someone would say that? "
Alanna smoothes the dough and slowly begins to shape it, careufully the fingure begins to take on definition, first an arm, figners nealy defined by use of a nail, then shoulders,a torso, a leg.
Daymar cant find his mini-cookie.
Urthan smiles as he produces a small bowl from his bag and plops his dough into. He then opens a jar and begins measuring a small amout of something into the dough, then kneeding it in.small
Genevieve repeats herself as she watches all, "When all the cookies are finished, the drudges will take them to the kitchens to be baked.
Maela waits and smiles at her green dragon cookie
Lyton says in jest "Oh to heck with it!" He grabs some blueberries from the pie table and crushes them, staining his hands, onto the cookie dough. "I call it 'Lilac'!" He says and then settles down.
Callista molds her dough into a star. She then puts blue icing on top and begins distributing it evenly among the five points.
Maela says, "I'm good at this"
Daymar isnt good at making cookies..
Callista giggles again.
Dawine makes her cookie red with some white icing around the edges
Maela says, "I wanna be a cook!"
Dawine says, "what is so funny Callista?"
adding neck ridges, and such, before taking one of his quills out and tracing lines in the head part, indicating an unformed mouth and lumps for eyes. He takes two more pieces, and flattens them out, folding and patting it until they form a small set of folded wings, which he attatches to its back, then with the last small piece of remainging dough creates a small body and head, setting it astride the little cookie-dragon's back, before tilting the whole thing forward, so that it rests on all fours.
Daymar decides he better go and see if he can get accepted to a craft.
Maela puts choclate chips on her dragon
Callista nods to Lyton "What did you name your ferrit?"
Urthan pulls the dough out of the little bowl, replacing the bowl, and begins to form the dough into small balls.
Meggan molds and little arms legs. Body and heas. She take blue icieng for nose eyes moths. She takes yellow ey ic.yl fro hair. The she uses red on the rest
Dana blinks in from ::between::!
Daymar thinks someone ate hismini-cookie..
Dawine sets aside her heart cookie and grabs another hunk of dough
Lyton shapes it into more detail, molding the seperate paws and the muzzle of his 'ferret'. The blueberry juice sinks into the dough, fading it. "Lilac." He says to his friend.
Dana suddenly disappears ::between::!
Callista nods to Dawaine "During the pie eating contest Lyton's ferrit fell into a pie."
Kurt looks down at his cookie, proudly, and looks up at the drudges like an excited kidlet. He created something!
Alanna then moves onto the feet, and back up the otherside of the body, so all that's left to put is a head. s she shaped, she made it like a shell, and since there was a small hole on the bottom, you can see straight through it. Next comes a neck, very carefully done.
Daymar shrugs.
Dawine laughs histerically
Maela says, "That was funny the look on D'thon's face!!!!"
Daymar says, "See you later all!"
Daymar bows.
Maela says, "Bye!"
Dawine says, "bye "
Callista says, "That's a cute name.""
Daymar sneaks a bit of dough for dinner tonight.
Kurt adds one more piece to the head of his stand-up cookie and gently traces the lines around the eyeridges. "There. I'm done!" he declares.
Lyton sits up straight. "She didn't /fall/ she jumped! She enjoyed it! Until she almost got eaten..."
Urthan half waves, engrossed in his task.
Callista giggles yet again.
Dawine shapes her dough into a Dolphin
Maela wants to eat her dragon cookie now!
Urthan rummages again and produces a redfruit and a knife. He proceeds to peal the redfruit and chop it up into little pieces.
Dawine says, "sure, he didn't fall in."
Callista says, "It's actually a she."
Dawine makes her dolphin a light grey-blue with little chocolate eyes
Alanna waves, 'Bye, nice to meet you," she says absently, begining to form the head, and throwing a glance a D'thon to check it's shape. Then after the eyes and a few wavy lines for hair, she molds a tiny bubbly and places it in his mouth, one hand being reached up to hold it, and the other hand, being given a full plate, "There," she says smugly, showing off her tiny D'thon, "It's done!"
Dawine says, "ok sure, she didn't fall in"
Lyton continues to mold in more detail, using is fingernails to scratch out whiskers and eyes. He snorts at someone calling his pet a male.
Damia limps in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard.
Kurt crosses his legs beneath the table, looking down at his sculpture, continuing to carve texture into it, waiting for the drudges to come take it away, hoping it doesn't fall apart in the oven!
Callista trying to make the icing even "Don't worry about it."
Maela puts sparkels and sprinkles on her cookie to pass the time
Callista trying to make the icing even "Don't worry about it."
Meggan says, "I'm done with mine"
Urthan chops half of the redfruit into slices, and drops them into the bowl which seems to have reappeared out of his bag. He quickly consumes the other half, and begins to powder the ones in the bowl with sugar and cinnamon.
Kurt hopes /nobody/ eats his cookie and adds a few sprinkles for effect,
Alanna carefully hands the bottomless-abyss sculpture to a drudge, telling them sharply to be careful with it
Dawine says, "that looks just like D'thon"
Damia's hips swing ever so slightly as she walks into the area, boots making small indentations on the already trampled grass. Ebony hair is all a frizz, in popular court with riding on a dragon all the way from 'reaches. Once again in style, the ivory strand is in front of those sapphire eyes, half-way blocking their almost luminescent glow. A smile is about the girl's features as she nods to everyone present before making a beeline for the booth.
Maela Hands her precous green gragon cookie to drudes and hopes they don't hurt it.
Callista relived that the icing is even grabs the jar of blue sparkley sprinkles onto her now even;y coated with icing star.
Lyton finishes the cookie off with a smirk, molding the face into a terrified but satisfied expression. "There. Oooooh! Sprinkles!" He grabs a few sprinkles and destributes them evenly, texturing fur.
Urthan carefully wraps each slice of redfruit with one of the little balls of dough. He srpinles his little redfruit balls with more cinnamon, and then some confectioners sugar "There, he carefully pats the little cookies," he looks up at everyone elses cookies "wow, you guys all did a really good job."
Dawine hands her dolphin and broken heart cookies to the druges
Kurt finally relinquishes his cookie with a scowl
Urthan gathers the double handful of little balls and hands them over, ungrudgingly.
Dawine says, "be carefull, I spent precious seconds on those cookies"
Meggan puts her cookie ona tray to be bakes
Callista stands "There all done." she says wiping sticky cookie dough from her hands.
Alanna gets an idea and snatches her cookie carefully back, she pulls the eating hand from the mouth and instead places a ferret on the hand, dripping some blue-berry juice onto and then giggling to herself, as she puts the ferret right up near the D'thon-cookies mouth,"Much better," she says cheerfully and hands back the cookie, to the poor, startled drudge
Loni puts his cookie to the drudge
Lyton carefully lifts the ferret-cookie. He adds just a bit more blueberry juice and then lays it on one of the drudge's trays.
Callista picks up her now completed cookie and sets it on one of the drudge's cookie trays.
Callista says, "Now What?"
Urthan smiles at everyone as he slips all of his accoutrements back into his already full bag.
Teera says, "So vima how have you been"
Vima says, "I'v been good. long time no see"
The drudges take the trays away to the kitchn no that most everyone seems to have finished. Meanwhile, more drudges come out and set up the table for supper. And a wonderful supper it is, prepared by Sola.
Teera says, "yep"
Genevieve quietly directs the drudges to place a tablecloth over one of the tables, and then put each place setting in special intervals.
Tosus, coming out from the sidelines, steps up to the freshly-prepared table, and clears his throat again. "Now, we invite you to dine with us at this wonderful meal Sola has prepared for us!"
Urthan waves
Dawine looks slightly amused
Dawine looks toward the food and wonders if she shouldn't be getting back.
Alanna grins, not so sure she really wants to eat, but not wanting to hurt SOola'sfeelings. With a small grimace, she slides into a chair, hearing something in the background that makes her grin
Dawine following Alanna's example, she to slides into a chair
Urthan slides into a seat, ready to eat after having not overindulged on bubblies.
Alanna did overindulge, and from the look on her face at all the lovely food, she strongly regrets it, a philosophic sigh, as she still has lunch to make up for-not that bubblies are a good breakfast-
Lyton sits down at the table, feasting his eyes on the marvelous food.
The drudges walk to each person at the table, holding a tray covered with drink so that they might pick and choose what they should liketo drink.
Urthan carefully takes a glass of the grape juice and slowly sips at it.
Kurt stands up and sighs, then turns with a nod to Genevieve. "Genevieve, thank you, it was a lovely gather."
Dawine chooses her favorite,redfruit juice
Lyton pours a cup of Redfruit Juice from the tray and sips at it. Then, relizing his thirst, he gulps and swallows almost half of it. He turns to the drudge. "Thank you."
Kurt nods to the others. "It was a pleasure meeting all of you. Take care."
Genevieve turns from where she's directing the drudges and smiles at Kurt, "Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed yourself."
Kurt smirks lightly and nods one more goodbye before heading back.
Kurt stalks quietly south.
Alanna thanks the drudge and carefully slides aglass of citrus juice from the tray,'Yes, thanks Gene, and thnks Sola too, simply delicious!" she sasys, sipping the juice, aaah moisture
Dawine finishes the small portion she took and sits back, quite content
Tosus helps Gen set the table, starting at the opposite end from her, and intneding to meet her in the middle.
Dawine says, "well thank you for this wonderfull get togther. Bye"
Rickvan walks in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard.
Genevieve whispers to an older drudge and he directs the others to serve the first course, soup and salad. Once she has done so, she takes a seat at the head of the table, which just happens to be empty and smiles at the others already seated.
Urthan looks at the food hungrily waiting for the ladies to be served.
Lyton laddles out a bowl of soup, sniffing in the odd but good smell. He looks toward Gen, who he happens to be sitting next to. "What kind of soup is this?" He asks.
Tosus looks around to make sure that everyone is seated, and takes a seat just to Gen's left.
The drudges serve the soup and salad to each of the gatherers, stepping back once they've finished to await the next part of the meal.
Galahad suddenly disappears ::between::!
Urthan takes a moment to contemplate the first course, before digging into it with a vengeance.
Genevieve takes her bowl of soup and inhales the odor deeply before dipping her spoon in to take a bite, "Vegetable soup!" she exclaims, after eating it, "One of my favorites." She grins and eats more of it, but slowly, so that she can be ready for the next part of the meal.
Lyton smells the soup, taking in the odd but good smell. He turns toward Gen, who is sitting directly to his left. "What kind of soup is this?" He asks, then puts some thick dressing on his salad.
Alanna takes more than a moment, and then takes tiny portions, it's delicious, but all those bubblies. she nibbles, at the salad, and sips at the soup.
Urthan drenches his salad in the thick white dressing, careful not to slop it on the table.
Lyton looks at Gen again. "It's not vegetable. Look, it's heardbeast broth."
Urthan smiles across the table "It matters not, it tastes wonderful.
Tosus takes a deep waft of the soup. "Hmm. This smells delicious!" He tastes a spoonful, and decides it tastes even better than it smells.
Genevieve peers at her soup and frowns, poking at it, "I don't have any herdbeast in mine, though!" she giggles, looking at Lyton's "I'll have to get some more, then. Once I'm finished with this bowl." And she nearly is, but eats it slowly as well, staying away from her salad. She;s just not interested in salads.
Lyton dips his spoon in, tasting the hot soup. It tastes wonderful, the combination of meat and vegetable is divine. The taste dances about on his tounge, and he remembers to thank Sola later.
Urthan looks regretfully at his empty dishes, and wonders wistfully if it would be proper for him to take more.
Genevieve finishes her bowl and ladles a bit more, this time with meat, into her bowl.
Tosus wonders whether Genevieve may not have been right about it being a vegetable soup. But eventually, he does come across a bit of meat, at about the same time Allee does, who snatches the piece right off his spoon, eyes whirling red.
Urthan smiles and follows example refilling both of his bowls. He continues to eat, but slows down more this time as to savour the wonderful tastes.
Merra walks in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard.
Merra waves at Lyton
The drudges, seeing that at least half the diners are on their second helping decide to bring out the second course of vegatble casserole. They serve this as well, taking up the salad plates and soup bowls from those who have finished.
Tosus scolds his little blue severely. "You'll have to learn to wait 'till food is offered you, now!" he warns him. Allee looks perturbed, but obeys him, and releases the little piece of meat.
Lyton sips up the rest of his soup, and starts on his salad. He must remember to leave room for the main course. He finishes and hands his salad bowl to a drudge, who had already taken his soup bowl. He turns around and waves back at Merra.
Urthan continues to eat at his half gone soup and salad, simply adding in bites of the veggies into his mouth.
Merra smiles shyly at Rickvan and Urthan and walks towards Lyton.
Merra says, "Hello, Lyton, mind if I sit here?."
Lyton says, "Of course not." He gestures to the open seat. "Food's delicious."
Genevieve lets her dishes be taken away as she gets a plate of the casserole, "ooo!" she says, "Looks delicious. Sola's really outdone herself..." She takes her fork and seperates a piece of food, putting it into her mouth and chewing slowly. "Mmm..."
Merra sits down and, taking some food, begins to eat. Her eyes widen at it's delicious taste.
Robyn stealthily sneaks in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard.
Dawine walks in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard.
Alanna takes an equally small portion of casserole, nibbling at everything with an occasional sigh
Lyton slowly pushes his casserole aside. He has never exactly liked casserole, but he's sure it would be good if he did.
A drudge takes away Lyton's casserole and replaces it with a bit of the next course, the main coures, of steak and spiderclaw balls.
Urthan clears through eberything on his plates and looks around for the next course "This is all really wonderful."
Callista walks in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard.
Lyton thanks the drudge, and starts to eat the main course. The savory tastes made him think that Sola would go very far in the Cook business.
Callista nods to Lyton as sne rings water from her hair "Hi."
Lyton looks over his wet friend. "where, may I ask, have you been?"
Callista nods to Lyton as she rings water from her hair "Hi."
Genevieve soon finishes her casserole and as she does so, a drudge replaces her plate with the next course. Drudges are doing similar things down the lenght of the table, making room for the main course.
Callista says, "Swimming"
Lyton says, "where? with whom?"
Tosus stands up to take his leave. He bows to Genevieve briefly, and thanks her for such a lovely gather.
Callista says, "At Ista with the dolphins."
Urthan looks at his plate, now full of steak and little seafood puffs, and digs in delightedly "This really is very very good." he mumbles in between bites to no one in particular
Lyton smiles at his friend. "Sounds like fun."
Callista nods at the memory "It was you wanna go swim later."
Alanna finally finishes salad and soup, begining the casserole and putting a few 'balls on her palte...
Lyton says, "okay"
Genevieve nods to Tosus and smiles, "It was. And thanks for all your help. Give everyone in Paradise my hello, would you?"
Callista says, "so wht have you been up to pray tell?"
Genevieve eats her steak slowly, listening to the conversation quietly.
Tosus nods. "I will. And perhaps we'll see you down there sometime soon? And with a new Journeyman's knot on your shoulder, I should hope," he winks.
Lyton says, "Eating this marvelous meal." He gestures to the table and food. "It's delicious."
Callista says, "I've eaten already."
Genevieve grins, nodding, the steak in her mouth. Eating it quickly, she says, "Perhaps. I'm looking forward to that day."
Tosus strides with a casual air south.
Robyn grins. "how did the cookies come out?"
Caelius walks in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard.
Kilavina walks in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard.
Genevieve looks up at Robyn, "They're not done baking yet, actually." She eats a 'ball slowly, glancing at those left around the table. "Though I s'pose as soon as we finish dessert, they will be."
Kilavina looks around but doesn't notice anyone she knows.
Kurt stalks quietly in from the Master Sea Hold Courtyard.
Kilavina waves to Kurt.
Robyn looks up. "Heya Kurt!" she grins. "You're looking much better."
Kurt nods down to her. "Yes, thanks." he replies, rather flatly, then waves at Kilavina. "HI, Kila..."
The drudges take up the remaining dishes and hand out the dessert, a light one after the heavy meal preceeding it.
Urthan looks at the tarts, having trouble deciding which kind he wants, finally ettling on one of each.
Alanna takes a small portion of a non-blueberry tart, and then a bit of custard, taking a bite, she tastes blue-berry and her face turns remarkably green
Genevieve is too full to eat any dessert, so she leaves it in front of her, untouched.
Urthan drenches his remaining tarts in custard and quickly consumes them all. He pushes back from the table a bit and leans back in his chair.
Alanna can't eat it all, it has blueberries, so of course she has to give it tu the drudge and lean in her chair, still faintly green and not wanting to eat again, for a long, long, time
Urthan notices Alanna being unwell and fishes around in his bag for something "Here, Alanna, put this in some hot water and drink it, it will make you feel better." he offers a small packet of meadowseet to her.
The drudges clear up the table after everyone has finished their desserts and some appear from the hold with trays of cookies. They set them out on the table so that those who made them can get their own.
Urthan carefully picks up his little golden cookie balls and carefully sprinkles them again with confectioners sugar while they are still. He pops one of the finished cookies into his mouth and smiles "These turned out very well.
Kilavina pours herself some Klah.
Kurt takes his little dragon, and a bottle from his pouch, sprinkling it with a light liquid, covering the entire thing. It shines slightly when finished, but is now sealed and won't wither away.
Alanna gracefully takes the tree, deftly taking some hotwater from a drudge and letting it fall into the water, she sips the tip carefully, "Thank-you," she says emphatically slowly regaining her better color.
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