[thekraken]

Username + ID: thekraken
Archive: https://toyhou.se/haawkeeyee/characters/folder:3427771
Previous Post: cider, flavour + aroma, candy, colour, charm
Day: 9
Choice of Ingredients: (ONLY ONE of each) Flavor (pumpkin)/Color (ectoplasmic sugar)/Aroma (raticate claw)/Charm (custard)
Bake!: [496 words]

It has been several days of terribly, terribly hard work, and Griffin is tired. Tired enough that he decides today is the day to bake his pie, but not so tired that he lacks the energy to complete the task. Auntie Appletun walks him gently through the creation of pastry, a step which she largely does alone but allows him to help by sprinkling in the small bag of ectoplasmic sugar he received from the friendly Mimikyu in the woods and laughs when the pastry starts to fade into invisibility before their very eyes. It makes the process of rolling the pastry out large enough to create a beautiful shell for the pie a little harder, but they muddle through it together, hands and paws touching the corners of the pastry to feel how wide and thin it has gotten. She lines the pie dish for him, and holds the large mixing bowl in place while he tries to spoon the pumpkin puree they made together, sprinkled with ground up raticate claw which smells of spice, delicious and warm, inside of it. He doesn't flatten it properly with the back of the spoon, and she grimaces at the pile of puree too large in the middle and too sparse at the edges until he turns proudly to her and she replaces her grimace with a bright smile.

"Here, dearie. Why don't we spread it out now? That way, every slice will have enough filling."

She's non-judgemental and kind, smoothes the puree out to the edges of the dish while he watches intently standing on her kitchen counter, ears twitching. And then he looks to her inquisitively, points to the rest of the ground raticate claw. For a moment, Auntie looks like she's thinking.

"Ah, why not. Sprinkle the rest on top. It really is a lovely ingredient. Shame it's so hard to get ahold of!"

Griffin grins, and carefully distributes the rest of the spice over the filling, a light dusting that only enhances the smell. It smells good. Auntie drapes the lid of the pie over the top, and supervises him while he scores little vents into it for the steam to escape (though he's not a child and does not need supervision -- she seems the type to worry). They crimp the edges of the pastry, and Auntie puts the pie in the oven. While it bakes, filling her home with the warmth of pumpkin and spice and sugar, she brews them a pot of tea, and tells Griffin stories of when she was a much younger Appletun until her oven timer pings to signal that the pie is finished baking. Griffin goes to stand, but she insists he sit and finish his third mug of tea. She gets up to fetch the pie from the oven, and grabs the bowl of custard they made up yesterday, pouring it into a pan on the stove to warm. It'll make a delicious topping.

[Joke's On You]

I'd like to help Auntie!

Username + ID: Infernal Parade + 880414
Archive: xxx
Pokemon participating: Leo

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Username + ID: Infernal Parade
Archive: xxx
Previous Post: N/A
Day: 9
Choice of Ingredient(s): Flavor/Sugar Grass/Aroma/Marshmallow Root
Prompt(s):

Sugar Grass:

Leo had the knack for finding things. So when Auntie Appletun said that finding Sugar Grass might prove to be a bit troublesome, Leo knew that he was up for the challenge. He had his sights set on getting the Sugar Grass first, figuring that if he could find the difficult ingredient that he would have plenty of time to go back later to collect the Marshmallow Root he would also be needing to grab. The Linoone made haste on his journey, going to different towns and asking if anyone might have word of where tall grass may be that other Pokemon might enjoy hanging out at. Most Pokemon questioned helped a bit and would guide him to nearby areas filled with tall grass, but each time, the taste test would cause him to turn up empty handed. Auntie Appletun was correct. It was a bit troubling to find. But it wasn't like Leo to give up so quickly, being the scavenger he was. He kept making his way from town to town. Stopping every few hours in between to rest himself for a bit.

As he was just an hour or so out from another town, Leo found himself nearing a set of tall grass. His stomach rumbled loudand that's when Leo decided to stop for a bite to eat. There were no signs of any berry bushes nearby, so Leo had no choice but to snack on the grass, no matter what it may be. Wandering into the grass, Leo sat himself down and took a handful into his paw, before taking a bite. Upon the taste, Leo realized that it was a sweet taste. He thought it was delicious and took another bite without hesitation. When he then realized, that this was the ingredient that he was looking for. Leo had found Sugar Grass all by himself, simply by stopping for a bite to eat.

After his meal, Leo snatched up the perfect amount of Sugar Grass and quickly made his way to get his second ingredient, Marshmallow Root. [342]

Marshmallow Root:

Remembering that he had passed a marsh on his previous journey to find Sugar Grass, Leo made haste back to where he remembered said marsh to be. Mushrooms may be out of season, but he knew that finding roots, especially Marshmallow Root, would be quite easy now. After around a two hour's journey, the marsh that Leo had passed earlier in the day had come in sight. Without any hestitation, Leo full on sprinted into the marsh and began to dig in several different areas in hopes to find Marshmallow Root. Of course, this didn't take long at all. The third hole that Leo had dug turned up some Marshmallow Root, and Leo had gladly put it in a bag with the Sugar Grass that he collected earlier. Now that he had both ingredients, all Leo had to do was make his way back to Auntie Appletun and deliver the good news to her, along with the ingredients, of course. [160]

[Eve_Grey]

Username + ID: ~Icing~ 1023578
Archive: Link
Previous Post: Day 7
Day: 9
Choice of Ingredient(s): Charm-Marshmallow Root
Prompt(s): 102 Words
Minerva was on the case! As soon as she heard she had to go to the marsh, she rushed out the door. This was the last ingredient after all, and she wasn't about to let Auntie down! Besides, digging up roots was easy, since she was used to doing it back home for herbs and things so she could replant them. And like Auntie said, there weren't a whole lot of them needed, so it's not like she had to carry a lot. With the marshmallow root in tow, she headed right back to Auntie with the final ingredient for their pie!

[redtruck]

Username + ID: redtruck 701230
Archive: click!
Previous Post: here!
Day: 9
Choice of Ingredient(s): Sugar Grass
Prompt(s):

Basilisk, for once, isn't flying around but instead hopping through tall grass. It isn't the most safe or comfortable he's ever felt, but from above all the grass looks so similar Bass doesn't think he'd be able to differentiate the Sugar Grass from any other grass. He tries to keep in mind what Auntie Appleton told him, the way Sugar Grass is less waxy, rather soft to the touch, and feathers out at the bottom of the stalk.

Sure enough, only a few minutes pass before Bass lays his eyes on the described plant. He happily bounces over to the stalks and plucks several from the dirt. Easy enough, he smiles to himself at the thought. His first quest for Auntie without any tragedy or interrupti—

"Well hello there!" someone chirps from behind him. Basilisk screams, seeing his life flash before his eyes, and turns on a dime to confront the stranger, who turns out to be a cheerful-looking Ariados. A Joltik stands excitedly at their side, vibrating with energy, little sparks shooting off their fur every once in a while. "What're you doing with all that sweet grass?"

Bass blinks rapidly in a very inconspicuous manner. "Um. Baking. I'm a big baker. I love to bake. The Sugar Grass for baking," he tells them intelligently.

The Joltik and the Ariados share a long look. If he had the ability, Basilisk would be starting to sweat. Together with no verbal communication, they rush him at the same time. Shouting at the top of his lungs, Bass darts up into the sky and narrowly avoids being string-shotted and dropping his ingredients.

[stan.]

Username + ID: stan. + 693205
Archive: https://toyhou.se/stanza/characters/folder:3437614
Previous Post: day 8
Day: 9
Choice of Ingredient(s): Charm (Marshmellow Root)
Prompt(s): 296 words
Armed with nothing but their paws, a bag and a few papers, Salad set out to go to the marshes, walking on pebbles and grass to avoid getting their paws too muddy, since keeping them completely dry was an impossible task with the amount of vegetation and humidity around.
"White flowers," Salad muttered to themselves, "wide, star-shaped leaves, five petals..."
They tried their best to remember what marsh mellow looked like by repeating it over and over, but they had also ripped some pages off a botanical book to double check, just in case. Why had they not just brought the whole book was because, truth be told, they couldn't read and were slightly worried about getting confused on the page number, so better safe than sorry by just taking the necessary.
So even after finding a plant that matched the image they had in their head, they still checked with the papers, and sure enough, it was marsh mellow.
They got to dig, only then realizing they should've brought a shovel too but alas it was too late for that, so they focused on pulling out some of the roots from a small area, while trying to damage the rest of the plants the least that was possible.
Still, they had to pull out a large chunk to pull out the root, including stems and leaves, and of course the flowers. Instead of taking them too, Salad took them and placed them back on the dirt after covering the hole that the root left. As if nothing had ever happened, as long as no one noticed how they're a little crumbled and that the dirt had been clearly moved around...hopefully no one will try to look for marsh mellow root right in that spot too.

[Moonpaw8033]

Username + ID:
Archive: Moonpaw8033 + 92701
Archive: XXX
Previous Post: Sattreon // Gold Fruit
Day: 2
Choice of Ingredient(s): Charm & Flavor
Prompt(s):
Marshmallow Root
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Small Limes
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[alphias]

Username + ID: alpha snowdust 938800
Archive: https://toyhou.se/Alphias/characters/folder:3306066
Previous Post: Forum/viewtopic.php?f=124&t=4789802&start=270#p139808951
Day: 9
Choice of Ingredient(s): Small Limes
Fkavor
Prompt(s):
“Alright. I admit. Spades would be MIGHTY useful here.” Fawkes sighed, biting their lip. “Who’s good at negotiations? I can negotiate with fire magic.”

“I think that would be-” Arcane started.

“Sak.” Fate said at the exact same time Sakurune said, “Fate.”

“What do you mean, me?” Fate flailed, “I’m terrible at mightily suspicious fellows.”

“Fate.” Sakurune took the Vulpix by the shoulders and sat her down, “You have an orb of magic. You have the Guardians’ cell phone numbers. You literally won the debate in the super-intense-debate-battle the other month.”

“With your help!” Fate retorted.

“I didn’t help getting those phone numbers.” Sakurune said matter-of-factly.

“Auntie said this Klink enjoys riddles. Maybe we riddle them before we can riddle us?” Arcane suggested.

“That’s Sphynx’s job, and-” Fawkes replied.

“Sphynx is helping Raccoon, I know.” Arcane shook their wings.

“How about. We try to think how Sphynx and Spades would think?” Sakurune said.

“Spades is literally the con artist. That might work.” Fate nodded.

“SPADES IS A KLINK?” Fawkes gasped, accidentally setting the table on fire.

“Fawkes!” Fate exclaimed as Arcane put out the fire with their wings.

“Sorry.” Fawkes blushed.

“So. We go there. Be careful. Give them a super duper hard riddle… and…” Arcane tapped a talon on their chin.

“We could just out-con them, too.” Fate suggested, “Be one step ahead. And that… is where you come in Sak. I’ll try negotiations first. Then if that doesn’t work, Arcane and Fawkes can distract the Klink with a riddle. And if that doesn't work… it’s con time. Sakurune can shapeshift into someone and try that way.”

“Or conjure up some fake cash alongside real cash. According to recent Yelp reviews, this Klink has a habit of upcharging these limes on Thursdays. Today’s a Thursday. And then they spend all the extra cash at the local arcade. Seems like a nice Klink outside of that.” Fawkes nodded.

“Fine. It’s settled,” Sakurune sighed, “Let’s go hopefully not commit crimes.”

(329 words)

[Velot]

Username + ID: Velot + 593353
Archive: Eventide Grotto
Previous Post: Day 3
Day: 9
Choice of Ingredient(s): (Tatsu Assigned) Flavor/Color/Aroma/Charm
Prompt(s): Claiming for now

[Shadow Milk]

Username + ID: Malivolentia 821482
Archive: https://toyhou.se/Malivolentia/characte ... er:1528058
Previous Post: Forum/viewtopic.php?f=124&t=4789802&p=139749509#p139749509
Day: 9
Choice of Ingredient(s): Aroma
Prompt(s):

Claiming

[halo]

username + id : strawberry crepe + 976487
archive : beepbeep
previous post : beepbeep
day : 9
choice of ingredient : figgy berry
prompt :
all primrose needed to see were the words spice and battle in the same excerpt . with great determination , glam knew which ingredient to shoot for . she bravely announced glamour goal to auntie and strode off into the forest . occasionally lifting her snout into the air to nasally search for a particular spicy aroma , glam briskly padded towards the trevenant’s field . she deeply considered glamour moveset and what her future opponent may know . theoretically , primrose had the upper hand .
she made it to the field , the smell of heated spice exponentially strengthening . a tree in the distance moved and happily vibrated about . that has to be the trevenant , primrose thought . glam picked up speed and eagerly sprinted toward the intimidating pokemon .
“ hey , you ! “ the poochyena recklessly called . the trevenant flinched before slowly turning . their face was smoldering with rage .
“ who do you think you are , disturbing my peace ? i’m trying to enjoy my food you lunatic ! “ primrose physically recoiled and chortled at their anger ; every bone in her body wanted glam to buckle over in laughter , but she pushed it down . the word lunatic rolled around in glamour brain with a hidden giggle .
“ i heard you have spice . figgy berry , particularly . can i have some ? “
“ are you being serious right now ? “
“ yes , “ primrose replied with a devious smug .
“ you barged into my field . “
“ correct . “
“ disturbed my peace . “
“ if that’s how you feel . “
“ and now you’re demanding my food ? my beloved spice ? “
“ demand is a strong word , but yes . “ to say the trevenant’s eyes blazed would be an understatement .
“ i challenge you to a battle , you absolute fool , you heathen , you harpy , you . . . YOU . . . “ they were probably about to explode .
“ you’re on ! “ instinctively , primrose got into formation , crouching down into a hunter’s bow . glam uses double team to start , raising her evasiveness . this is followed by iron tail . the trevenant throws an offensive move in return ; primrose narrowly fails to escape it , yet glamour determination only strengthens .
primrose threw down another double team and then play rough . the latter managed to batter the trevenant enough to lower an attack level . if they had ears , steam would be rolling out of them . they aggressively threw out more offensive moves ; the spunky poochyena managed to evade a couple , to glamour seething opponent’s dismay . rolling with the punches , she threw down another two rounds of iron tail ; the trevenant’s reactions were increasingly less energetic . they were failing to keep up .
their defense in poor condition , primrose threw down one final play rough . trevenant was close to fainting .
“ stop ! stop it ! you’re just some stupid puppy , why am i losing ? take your stupid spicy berries and leave me alone ! “ their depleted energy weakened their anger ; rage was replaced with crestfallen dismay . they threw a handful of berries at primrose and dramatically plopped down , crossing their arms .
primrose quickly located a large leaf , with which she wrapped the berries to carry to auntie’s . what a poor sport , she thought with a snicker . she maneuvered her way back to auntie’s and proudly presented the appletun with glamour winnings .

— xo <3