Test Drive Meme v.2

[annihilistic]

Comment here with your characters that you're thinking of bringing into LR, and tag around with other people to see how suitable they'd be for the game! This meme is taking place in the setting of Darstone, so while you may leave your comment blank, I'd like to recommend you set up a scene or two in your initial comment. Some suggested settings are provided below, but make up whatever you'd like based off the setting pages! ⑴ Job Hunting. If you don't want to stay in the assigned housing, then you're going to need cash, and if you want cash, you're going to need a job- lucky for you there seem to be plenty of those on the job board. ⑵ Arriving/Housing. You've just gotten here and finally made it to your assigned apartment, but it turns out you have roommates, and they're one of them. ⑶ Adventuring. Whether out into the surrounding caves or taking a boat onto the lake, you're adventuring, maybe on a quest. Whoever's with you might be a member of your party-- or they might be trying to beat you to the reward.

[meme re-posted with mod permission, ♥]

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Re: [Test] Candy Doesn't Grow on Trees | Adventures Feeding DreamEaters

[wanderstheskies]

[Looking up from a stand of various fruits he gave his friend a thoughtful look.]

I don't know. I've only seen my mom bake a few times.

[Sora straightened up and folded his arms as he thought in silence for a bit. Meow wow started whining softly rolled by his feet making Sora smile gently before reaching down to scratch the Spirit's tummy.]

Well milk is just a liquid. Can't we use water?

Re: [Test] Candy Doesn't Grow on Trees | Adventures Feeding DreamEaters

[shadowslide]

Maybe. [A nod. Although he can't help but feel water and flour really doesn't sound too appetizing... And two complete amateurs fumbling to bake sweets for their pets was going to be pretty special to begin with.] Let's skip the cake idea.

[Riku does a quick check on the list.] See any sugar?

Re: [Test] Candy Doesn't Grow on Trees | Adventures Feeding DreamEaters

[wanderstheskies]

Aw, come on Riku, don't give up on it yet. We haven't even tried!

[Sora teased and reached out to ruffle Riku's head, still finding it amusing that the boy was the same height as him in this world and relished any opportunity he was given to rub that fact in.]

Let me see that recipe. Mom always made this cake in 10 minutes. It can't be that hard.

[He plucked the paper out of Riku's hand and started to read the old recipe Sora had jotted down from memory.]

Well these measurements are just a guess. I don't think it needed that much milk. We can replace that with water or potion! They are supposed to be magic cakes after all.

[He waved off that concern and grinned at the bat Spirit floating behind Riku.]

And oil can replace the butter!

[He picked up a bottle of olive oil and held it up for Riku to see.]

See? This'll be easy!

[1/3]

[shadowslide]

--Hey!

[shadowslide]

[Riku ducks, giving Sora a friendly shoulder-shove back.] Who said anything about giving up?

We were just going to move on to plan B. [Cookies didn't sound too bad-- and it was flat. That was easier, right?]

[shadowslide]

I was-- [His next statement gets cut off when Sora starts putting things in the basket. Wait. Did he just say...] Potion?

[A soft trill caught his attention before Sora could answer, Komory Bat landing on top of his head, too exhausted to keep flying. They were definitely running low on time.] Alright. How hard can it be?

[wanderstheskies]

Exactly! [Sora said confidently and plopped a few more things into the basket that looked like they could replace things on the list.]

Um, okay, I think that's everything!

[He just hoped he stayed in his budget. He never was any good at math and it was weird having to actually think about his money and where it was coming from. He never had to actually live on a world he visited and the only time he ever needed to save any money was just so he could blow it all on some new spell or gadget the moogles made.]

[shadowslide]

[Riku nods and carts the basket off to pay for the items, struggling a little to figure out the value of the new currency. Thankfully, the shop owner's pretty understanding. (And a little swollen, but that's probably normal for a frog.)

Done, he meets back up with Sora, carefully replacing Komory Bat on top of their purchases in the basket.] Time to go.

[He hefts the basket in one hand and turns towards the bridges.]

[wanderstheskies]

[While Riku was doing that, Sora was watching Meow wow with an uncharacteristic frown on his lips. The Spirit was resting on the floor, flat on his belly instead of rolling around in it's usual hyperactive manner.]

Alright! Hang in there pal, we'll get you some food in no time.

[He knelt down and wrapped his arms around the sleepy looking spirit, then lifted it up to carry him home.]

[shadowslide]

[Back at their given residence, Riku sets the basket down on the counter and gets a couple of bowls and spoons out with a suspicious sense of foreboding. Well. You had to do what you had to do.

After helping both their Dream Eaters onto a large, plush cushion on the kitchen floor to recuperate, Riku reaches for the recipe and leans against the counter.] So we just mix everything together and put it in the oven? Sounds simple.

[Almost too simple. But he can do simple. He pours a little flour into the bowl, checks the recipe, then adds a little more.]

[wanderstheskies]

[They traveled to different galaxies and solved the problems of whole other worlds on a daily bases. Who hard could cooking be compared to that?]

Course it is!

[Sora said around a mouthful of chocolate chips he had helped himself to while Riku set up the kitchen.]

[shadowslide]

Then you better stop slacking. [And that's Riku's hand, taking your chocolate away to mix it into the bowl.]

Should've known better than to leave these with you.

1/2

[wanderstheskies]

[Sora gave a sheepish grin when Riku busted him for slacking.]

What? I only took a little. Think of it as flavor testing!

2/2

[wanderstheskies]

[He laughed and started to fill measuring cup with oil so he could finally be more of a help than a hindrance.]

Here, I think mom would melt the chocolate with the butter... so if we're using oil instead...

[He ended the sentence by nudging the cup of oil towards Riku.]

[shadowslide]

...I see how this goes. [Riku's amused, but you're not getting away that easily, Sora. Riku pops a couple of eggs from the basket and tosses them to him.]

Catch.

Then you can break those in while I figure out your recipe.

1/2

[wanderstheskies]

Whoa!

[Sora jumped and fumbled to catch the eggs.]

It's just melting chocolate. Can't be too hard.

2/2

[wanderstheskies]

[He started to crack the eggs into the bowl, then perked up when an idea struck him.]

Hey, think if we melted it with a fire spell it'd add magic to the cakes?

[shadowslide]

...Don't even think about it. Besides, we promised, no Firagas indoors.

[Riku pours oil in a pan and breaks several pieces of the strange chocolate into it, watching it float dubiously. But wouldn't this just make fried chocolate chips? Was that even possible?]

[wanderstheskies]

Heh, fine. Guess that would make more of a mess than anything else...

[Sora gave the mixture they were forming a thoughtful look.]

Hey, Riku...? Have you ever tried one?

lol spoilers

[shadowslide]

Tried one what...? [A blink as Riku processes the question.] What? No- I didn't really think about it.

[He shifts, uneasy. It's true that he... somehow turned himself into a Dream Eater, if what Ansem said was true, but he's... never really thought about eating the snacks...]

[wanderstheskies]

What? Really? But the Dream Eater snacks looked so tasty. It never crossed your mind?

[He gave Riku a disbelieving look.]

[shadowslide]

I was kind of busy making sure everyone else got enough. [A soft snort.]

Don't worry, the spoon's all yours once we're through. [Which is of course the signal for the oil to suddenly pop and crackle, splattering them both with droplets and sizzling away as the edges of the chocolate melted and blackened.] Whoa!

[He reaches for the dial and quickly turns it off.]

[wanderstheskies]

[Sora glanced down at the bowl and gave a nervous smile.]

Heh, think I'll pass.

[shadowslide]

[Thankfully it ends pretty quickly, leaving them with slightly charred lumps of chocolate. He never knew cooking was so dangerous.] Never thought I'd see the day you turned down chocolate.

[Still, he definitely echoed the sentiment. He scraped the chocolate out of the pan with a wince.] Alright, forget melting it.

[He pours another handful of chocolate chunks into the mixture that was forming in the bowl, starting to mix it.] Are we missing anything else?

[wanderstheskies]

[Sora gave the mixture a nervous look, then winced when Riku asked him what else they should add. Really? What more could they do to this thing? What could they possibly do to save it?]

Sugar? Maybe that can save it... or I can try a cure spell.

[He said jokingly..., but was seriously considering it.]