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Post by Sevyrn on Mar 3, 2021 10:42:07 GMT -6
It was kind of surprising, how frequently Sevyrn walked past the community 'quest board' - and even more surprising how frequently she saw something that actually caught her eye. Winter was a rather sad season and Sev hadn't been up to much of her own while dealing with those yearly winter blues, so an invitation to go bake cookies with Alura? You know what... that was bound to be the kind of experience that might be able to put a smile on her face. Sevyrn liked to bring her kitten, Ramses, on adventures like this - short little things that would just be better with an animal companion. With that, the Malii was curled up in her arms while she walked towards the shop. "These aren't going to be kitten treats, but I'll make sure that you get some when we're back home if you behave while we are out," Sevyrn said to Ramses. 1
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Post by Sevyrn on Mar 3, 2021 10:53:05 GMT -6
Sevyrn knocked as she entered the store, peering around until she caught sight of Alura pattering in to the main area from the back room. Now that they were safely inside, Sevyrn put Ramses down on the ground. The kitten was quick to start checking things out, though he was relatively well behaved. The thing he was most interested in was this unknown person, though! The kitten pattered towards the older woman, and mewed at her feet.
"Hey, Alura!" Sevyrn said, recognizing the shopkeeper from her previous trips here. She tried to maintain a chipper voice, and not let on just how deeply she was struggling to get out of bed in the morning. "I hear you want a hand with some baking, I thought I'd come see if you still wanted that."
"Oh, yes!" The woman confirmed, leaning down to pat Ramses. "Why don't you come in to the back with me?"
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Post by Sevyrn on Mar 3, 2021 11:07:18 GMT -6
Sevyrn was happy to follow, and Ramses needed no instruction - his newest friend was wandering off and he was going to go with her, Sev be damned. Well... at least he was friendly, right? Hopefully no one ever broke in to her house and ended up with a kitten following them home... That would be an utter disaster.
Walking in to the kitchen, Sevyrn was greeted with an immediate rush of the scent of chocolate chip cookies - it seemed that Alura had already begun baking. Ingredients were strewn about on counter tops and in bowls, ripe and ready for them to get the hard work done. Somehow this was all already lifting Sev's spirits and putting a more genuine smile on her face - yeah, she definitely wanted to be here.
"Would you mind making up some more cookie dough? My recipe is sitting on the counter," Alura said to her, and Sevyrn was happy to get to work.
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Post by Sevyrn on Mar 3, 2021 13:49:33 GMT -6
Cookie dough... how was she supposed to not eat the raw cookie dough? She knew that it was apparently bad for you, but that wasn't about to stop Sevyrn from scooping a small spot on to one of her fingers and taking a taste. She took advantage of needing to wash her hands to crouch down and give Ramses a good petting - the kitten was behaving himself quite well and there was going to be a good snack waiting for him back home.
Alura was pattering around - for what Sevyrn did not know - so Sevyrn decided to get straight to laying out the dough in a few cookie pans. As soon as the oven was ready, these would be ready to get baking! The two women seemed to have a similar idea about what was going on, because as soon as Sevyrn had finished the first try, Alura was pulling a perfectly done fresh batch of cookies out of the oven.
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Post by Sevyrn on Mar 3, 2021 13:54:37 GMT -6
There was nothing better than being offered a hot fresh cookie straight from the pan - and though Alura 'suggested' that she wait for it to cool down, Sevyrn powered right through and chomped down on the sweet treat as soon as she could, gooey melted chocolate coating the inside of her mouth. She smacked her lips together as her mouth started to salivate in a desperate attempt to cool down, and Alura let out a hearty chuckle as she offered Sevyrn a cool glass of milk to soothe the heat.
"I told you so," she remarked in a soft, motherly tone.
"Hey - mama didn't raise no quitter," Sevyrn returned.
All in all, it turned in to a good afternoon. They managed to whip through the first batch of dough and a second one after that, and by the end there were more cookies than Sevyrn thought she had ever made in her life. Even Ramses had a good day, especially after he'd gotten a little saucer of milk put down for him.
On top of that, for the first time in a long time she was genuinely smiling.
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Post by NPC on Mar 23, 2021 19:50:19 GMT -6
Congrats! You've finished the quest. Your prize has been sent to you and you've been awarded 1 QP for completion.
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