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Post by Emery on Nov 9, 2023 15:42:36 GMT -6
Baking? Well, that shouldn't be too difficult. As far as Emery knew, baking wasn't a very physical activity and it didn't require a lot of manpower, just fine dexterous movements. So ideally it should be something she could help with. But even if the task wasn't something she was up to after all, she brought a little helper along to help. Pyrrhos followed along behind her doggedly as usual, his little black eyes peering up at Emery. By the time they had arrived at Herbologist's Delight the sun was just starting to crest the horizon. Hopefully she wasn't late. Emery knew bakers liked to get an early start after all. The actual store part of the shop wasn't open yet though- Emery had to go around to a side door and knock. "Hello? I'm here for the request left on the quest board." She said, and after a moment of silence she continued. "For uh... help with baking?" She said, suddenly feeling quite silly. Emery 16 Pyrrhos 3.1/3.1 1 (This is Emery's first time completing this quest.)
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Post by Emery on Nov 9, 2023 15:46:51 GMT -6
Luckily for Emery's ego, the door opened quickly. The woman behind it jumped a bit at Emery's appearance, but relaxed after a moment. "Oh of course! I had almost forgotten. Have you baked before?" Alura asked, smiling kindly. "...I've performed alchemy before." Emery offered helpfully. Alura's expression changed, but Emery couldn't quite read it- she still looked just as friendly as before, but different somehow. And yet, Emery still got the feeling that she had failed some sort of test. "Sounds good to me. I'm sure we can find something for you to- oh hello! Who's this?" The old woman said, leaning down a bit. Pyrrhos had kept on marching and was now walking right over Alura's threshold into the interior of the shop. "Oh, that's Pyrrhos. Excuse him. Manners are a foreign concept to him." "Oh, that's no worry!" Alura said, looking at the fire elemental affectionately. "I think that gives me an idea!"
Emery 17 Pyrrhos 3.2/3.2 2
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Post by Emery on Nov 9, 2023 15:53:51 GMT -6
A few minutes later, and Emery and Pyrrhos were all set up. Pyrrhos himself had been given a nice little alcove to have a nap in- that is, he had been turned into a living oven to "save on power" and "make use of that little nook". Emery would be responsible for manning not just him, but all of Alura's ovens. When the shopkeeper had described the task to her, Emery had assumed that she had been giving her the easy "pity" job. Receive cookies, already mixed and shaped. Put in oven. Set timer. Take out of oven when done and place on cooling rack. Easy, done. Not necessarily so easy a child could do it, given the access to fire, but difficult to mess up unless you burned yourself. It was only now that Emery was realizing what a task she had been given. Alura had... a LOT of ovens.
Emery 18 Pyrrhos 3.3/3.3 3
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Post by Emery on Nov 9, 2023 15:56:31 GMT -6
A lot of ovens, and a LOT of cookies. Emery quickly realized what all of the timers back here were for- it felt like Alura was constantly passing off trays full of cookies to the back for Emery to put in an oven, and thus all of them were set on slightly different timers. Pyrrhos got to nap through the whole thing, his passive heat cooking yet another tray of cookies. Despite how quickly things were going, Alura hardly even seemed to notice, delivering tray after tray of cookies to Emery. After a certain point Emery finally noticed other volunteers coming and taking the cooled cookies off of her to deliver to some unseen frosting station. Emery hardly even acknowledged them, too absorbed in her own task to make conversation. It took all of her coordination and timing to avoid burning or undercooking anything, and she was incredibly thankful for the oven gloves Alura had given her.
Emery 19 Pyrrhos 3.4/3.4 4
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Post by Emery on Nov 9, 2023 15:59:22 GMT -6
Emery didn't remove the gloves once for all the hours she had been working even though she was sweating her face off under her screen. Emery had no clue how long she had worked for, but eventually the trays slowed coming out, and then stopped. Finally Emery took a break and opened the vents on her head casing, sticking her head out a window to suck in the cold autumn air for some relief. Alura found her like this, and gently tapped her on the shoulder. Emery tried not to jump as she turned around. "We're all done, dear! Come and see, you're welcome to take home some extras. We couldn't have done it without you!" Emery nodded in acknowledgement and collected Pyrrhos- who by comparison had a very nice day- and went to the front. Sure enough, there was a massive spread of cookies laid out before her. Emery was impressed- and now that she thought of it- quite hungry. Luckily, there was plenty to eat.
Emery 20 Pyrrhos 4.0/4.0 5
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Post by NPC on Nov 18, 2023 1:01:08 GMT -6
Congratulations, you have successfully completed the quest! Your QP will be added to the bank, and your prize will be sent out shortly.
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