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And so, one of Icewarden's first acts on being born was inventing ice cream. [i]Magnificent[/i][emoji=tundra laughing size=2] [center][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/351337][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/3514/351337p.png[/img][/url][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/33922432][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/339225/33922432p.png[/img][/url][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/25039626][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/250397/25039626p.png[/img][/url][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/3453017][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/34531/3453017p.png[/img][/url][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/49361391][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/493614/49361391p.png[/img][/url][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/50651893][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/506519/50651893p.png[/img][/url] [img]https://64.media.tumblr.com/a6b62cc2765e71c028507f5a6295d6b3/tumblr_nl9b5zO8up1ssnvh6o3_500.png[/img] [size=5][i]Day 4: The Dessert[/i][/size][/center] Niah was more comfortable than she'd felt all week. She didn't begrudge any family members who chose not to join her. Spending Flameforger's in the hottest of realms during the hottest of seasons was hardly an appealing prospect for many thick-furred Tundras. (Flambebes she could only assume were some Mather-given miracle.) Sniffing her ingredients store, Niah opted to follow that ideal of a memorable meal like she did for the appetiser round. The Tundra figured that denizens of the realm of flame would appreciate a dish that was at once cold and warm. [center][img]https://64.media.tumblr.com/b5d1665e1de22e5f6ff6d9992a4057e3/tumblr_pim3eqPdfb1tgwosdo5_250.png[/img][/center] That day saw the Tundra's best score yet. The première patissier turned his nose up once more, but Niah couldn't care less. Half a dozen contestants had made something with ice cream, and hers was marked the best. "[i]Woooaaaaah[/i]! Looks like that hot-ice-cream you made really hit the spot!" Fayje gave Niah a congratulatory slap on the back. "This calls for a celebration!" Niah blinked and swallowed a laugh. "Already? We're only halfway." "Might you have something in particular in mind?" Ruha asked. "Yeahyeahyeah! It won't take long either! Come one! I'll show you! There ain't nothing like the ember toss." Salpicar mouthed the words to himself, thoughtful, then it clicked. "Oh, the [i]ember toss[/i]! I remember going on my last visit. It was such a delight!" "I wanna see what it is now. Let's all go!" Inima cried. From there, the two Coatl continued to find new things for the party to look at. While Fayje was whipping out the sparklers (and attempting to avoid drawing attention to the fact he was buying far more than he'd brought). Niah's rosy lake cormorant, Naski, nudged her, pointed her beak at the Coatl, cocked her head and opened her beak with her short food-request call, quick to be repeated. "Go on, Naski wants me to find her something." "Oooh, right! If you find some nice things for the famfriends at home let me know!" Inima responded. Fionne watched her sister go, and turned, her charoite burrower swivelling their head to continue to observe. While shopping for Naski was part of what they were up to, they were more interested in selecting fish for the evening's supper. Naski led the way in examining the day's catches, letting the Tundra which had her approval, and disapproval. Although it was ostensibly for the dragons' meal, she knew full well that any leftovers would be up for grabs. The cormorant slyly encouraged Niah to purchase just a tad more fish than was needed. "Good eye on your cormorant there, eh?" The one-eyed Ridgeback fisherman commented. "Shopping for dinner, luv?" Niah nodded. "Well, if you want my advice for what the best thing you can do with this fish is..." [center][img]https://64.media.tumblr.com/b5d1665e1de22e5f6ff6d9992a4057e3/tumblr_pim3eqPdfb1tgwosdo5_250.png[/img][/center] "Surprise sushi!" Inima cried when she saw what had been prepared for the Coatl. Fayje quickly began wolfing down as many portions as he could, pausing with his mouth full to say, "it's been some time since I've 'ad dis!" "Glad you approve." Niah responded with a smile. Naski stretched her neck out in anticipation. Fionne's familiar hooted with disapproval. Fionne was happy to see her sister getting along with the others and enjoying the festival. Her continued attempts to have a conversation of any length with her sister herself were met with polite succinctness at best, and the old silence at worst.

{Not my best, might edit it later?} ------------ [center][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=49494477][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/coliseum/portraits/494945/49494477.png[/img][/url][/center] A 17. That was more like it! Since trying to do something unique didn't work out too well, Aster decided to stick to the basics. A classic vanilla ice-cream. Who doesn't love love vanilla ice-cream? Since his last dish got complaints for being unhealthy, he decided to go for a healthier recipe. If the judges wanted healthy - he would give them healthy. Alas, though it worked for one judge was annoyed he couldn't seem to please everyone. He'd just have to try harder tomorrow. "Hey, can you pass me that towel over there buddy?" His hydrena friend buddy obliged, bringing Aster's towel to him. And with that, Aster began to clean.

[size=2] @aerinsol @aetherna @amapup @aquaemperor @baret @brit @browncoatparadox @bxy26 @claares @corruptedbow @depravityinblack @dd2900 @dinolee @draconianvibes @eialyne @enen16106 @fabellaura @fallenangel @fishingnet @hippogriff412 @hollowbay @iluusivefox @jinxmoonstone @katsuji @kindjoey123 @krawald @kylaila @liland @marcii08 @milesss @missnevermind @moonlitcacti @moonstrucksmorns @myriadofstars @retrace @samelf @saraceaser @sciencer @sidegrinder @solarsam @stanzascale @starrun @tigressrising @tomswifty @wanderingstar @wardenofthebluff @wintrecat @yakusoku15 @yvijoy @zulaya [/size] [center][font=trebuchet ms]It's still technically morning when Latona rolls a large whiteboard to the front of the tent. It's covered in a red cloth, but it piques your interest anyway, enough to pause in the prepatation of ingredients to pay attention to the host. She's grinning wildly when she turns to address you all. [color=e6621c]"I hope everythings going okay so far today. I have an announcement to make."[/color] With a flourish she rips the cloth away from the board, revealing a whole lot of numbers. [color=e6621c]"These, my lovely chefs, are your current standings! I'll be updating them everyday. And not to worry, they're written on with permenant marker so no one can cheat their way to the winnings. Good luck for the rest of today, I can't wait for tonight![/color] [size=5][url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1f8kCgxwQvlKJFMKLBwGkKLOcfVWSk8NKitlVHhgvR7k/edit?usp=sharing]>> Current Standings <<[/url] [quote][center] !! If these scores look different to the ones posted at any stage, it's because my math is bad and not google's. The scores on the spreedsheet will be the final scores translated to tickets at the end of the day. Thank you for your patience!!

[url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/63076348][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/630764/63076348_350.png[/img][/url] [img]https://www1.flightrising.com/static/cms/familiar/art/1565.png[/img] Juvia sighed. These weren't her best dishes of course, but she just didn't have the time to make the ones she loved. Her fluffy psywurm named Hikari nuzzled her wing as if to say 'It's alright! We can still do better'. She smiled, patting the yellow animal on the head. "Say, Hikari, do you wanna help me taste-test something?" Juvia looked to Hikari, who nodded happily. Juvia smiled. "Alrighty then, how about some macarons? Haven't made those in a while." she said, and began reading off the list of ingredients. "Powdered sugar, almond flour, egg whites, salt.." she murmured, going to grab the things only to find Hikari had them all levitating in the air. "Thanks Hikari! You're a great assistant!" Juvia smiled, measuring out everything, and Hikari used telekinesis to whip the egg whites. She took the whipped whites from Hikari and mixed everything together, piped it onto a baking sheet, and left the batter to dry. That was the most important step, you needed to dry macaron batter after mixing it. She then turned to start the strawberry jam filling, only to see Hikari already having started the jam and preheated the oven. She smiled at that, and grabbed the ingredients to make the cream. She mixed the cream and took the dried macarons, putting them in the oven. "And now we wait!" Juvia said. Hikari nuzzled into her side as a response. ~~~~~~~~~ "Alright! They should be done now!" Juvia said, taking them out of the oven and putting them on the counter so they could cool. She took the cream and jam out of the fridge and put them into piping bags, a circle tip for the jam and a star tip for the cream. When the macarons cooled, she piped a ring of cream on the edge of each one and filled the ring with jam. She looked at the finifhed result and handed one to Hikari. "What do you think? Juvia thinks they taste great!" Juvia chirped happily. Hikari yipped in agreement. "Although, we really don't need so many macarons..." she said. They had made a pretty big recipe, and they were left with 70 macarons. Maybe she'll give them to the other contestants! She bagged up all of them and put them in the fridge to give to everyone tomorrow. "Thanks for all the help Hikari, you really are the best lil' familiar!" Juvia said, hugging the fluffy Psywurm who yipped happily.

[center][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/13027766][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/130278/13027766_350.png[/img][/url][/center] Meringue had a bounce in her step after today's judging. Today's dish was a bit special to her, as she and Ursus collaborated frequently on desserts, what with her profession as a baker and his as a confectioner. This particular recipe was one they had recently developed, and she'd taken a bit of a risk using it as they were still working out some of the kinks. [i]Considering the fact I placed first that round, I'd say it's ready for the public,[/i] she thought happily to herself. As she was distracted with her round victory thoughts, she nearly tripped over someone's familiar. Apologizing to both the creature and it's dragon companion, she glanced around to notice that a number of dragons had brought them along. The coatl frowned slightly, starting to get lost in thought again. Most of her clanmates had familiars, sometimes even multiple, and so did most of her coworkers. She would periodical help Ursus tend to his bees and Syrah's rabbit would pop up in the most unexpected places around the kitchen. Even Bloodstone had a hippogriff companion, though it seemed to prefer to wander frequently. Sometimes Mereingue would find a creature hanging around her personal lair, and she'd let them stay however long they needed but had never really bonded with any of them. [i]It's...not that weird for a dragon to not have a familiar, is it?[/i] Nevertheless, she decided it wouldn't hurt to bring back some fishy treats to the cormorant who seemed to have made a perch for itself on the cliff above hers. [center][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/static/cms/familiar/art/24134.png[/img][/center]

[img]https://www1.flightrising.com/static/cms/familiar/art/23892.png[/img] Spearmint the Ruffletail Tadhop Being a hatchling, as the judges have so gracefully pointed out, StrawberryCream sometimes needs help doing things that are easy for full grown dragons. Her wings are still growing, and while she can fly, she's not very graceful and gets tired after a while, so she often rides Spearmint. Also, since she's about fae-sized, Spearmint helps her reach things meant for taller dragons, like the door to the vault. Spearmint is especially helpful in the kitchen! He helps her retrieve ingredients, he helps her do dishes, and he helps let the rest of the clan know when dinner is ready! He can carry things on his back and in his mouth. He also keeps a good eye on timers, which StrawberryCream sometimes misses in her cooking frenzy. He's also very happy to sample insect dishes! In other aspects of life, Spearmint is just a great friend! He likes to take walks with her, listens to her tell old coatl stories, tells his own tadhop stories, and even plays card games with her sometimes, though he has trouble holding cards with his webbed fingers. When either of them gets sad or scared, they help each other calm down. Tadhops and baby coatls are the perfect size to hug each other! Overall, Spearmint and StrawberryCream make an excellent pair, and are well on their way to fully Awakening their friendship!

[i][b]Challenge 4[/b][/i] [i] Congratulations on reaching the halfway point. It’ll all be over before you know it. No chef’s kitchen is complete without their right hand. Tell us all about your connection with your familiar, or as we call it in the biz, your sous-chef![/i] [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/58795795][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/587958/58795795_350.png[/img][/url][item= Salve Kamaitachi] A Salve Kamaitachi is Gordon’s sous-chef, it decided to tag along with Gordon on his expedition to the mire to find ingredients. The Salve Kamaitachi‘s claws make quick work of any vegetables that need to be cut. It took some training to teach the Salve Kamaitachi not to obliterate the ingredients, but it seems to have paid off. The Salve Kamaitachi‘s favourite food to chop is melons.

[url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/7173591][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/71736/7173591_350.png[/img][/url] Chess checked the leaderboard and was pleasantly surprised to find himself in the Top 10. Meringue, of course, was higher on the board, but that didn't surprise him, given her extensive experience with cooking and judging competitions. He checked in with his Salve Kamaitachi - the little guy had come home with him after one of the competitions in the Windswept Plateau and had proven himself to be a huge help in the kitchen. They had been together for many years now and worked in a rhythm together.

[center][columns][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/58158714][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/350/581588/58158714_350.png[/img][/url] [nextcol] [img]https://www1.flightrising.com/static/cms/familiar/art/25416.png[/img] [center][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/58710082][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/587101/58710082.png[/img][/url][/center] [/columns][/center] ----- ----- Gateau was rather happy with the results of this round. Since he could usually play it safe with desserts, he had decided to try something newer and see how he would do; the fact that he hadn't completely bombed it was a major success in his book! He sent a quiet, mental thanks home to his sous-chef, Stratos, the quartz cockatrice. Light yet overly sweet dishes had always been his specialty, so Gateau was sure that he had learned something just from being around him. Stratos was an odd fellow, but along with the other workers at the bakery, Gateau was immensely grateful for his company and hard work. Though he now occupied the body of a robot that resembled a dragon, Stratos had at one point in his life been a quartz cockatrice. He would often comment with amusement how much easier it was to cook when he had claws, and Gateau couldn't even begin to guess how he had used to manage. He didn't ask either; he was just grateful for the help, especially on their busier days! Well, and now, as it seemed he had learned something from his steadfast companion's unique skillset.

[center][columns] [outfit=1298813] [nextcol] [img]https://www1.flightrising.com/static/cms/familiar/art/10230.png[/img] [/columns][/center] [s]I'm pretty sure I'll have her forever familiar as a Paradise Zalis[/s] Despite today's dish being much better suited to her skillset, Kith really didn't do much better. A step in the right direction to be sure but certainly not good enough. perhaps she had misunderstood the dish? One might think it difficult to overcook something with 'burnt' in the title but apparently she had succeeded in that. She absentmindedly ran her talons through her familiar's feathers as she silently mused over how to improve her standings. The bird, a zalis, had been a longtime companion and assistant to Kith. The creature had a knack for hunting down particular plants (zalis eat fruit after all) and always made a wonderful sous-chef when the need arose. Perhaps most importantly, the zalis was a grounding force in her life, helping to keep her calm under pressure. Despite the occasional attempts to steel bites of her cooking, her familiar was most certainly a loyal companion.