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The rest of the time in the Triumph District was uneventful- every bit of food you needed was acquired, as well as a few other things. Aprons, apparently. You didn’t think those were necessary, but the look you were given at that comment made you accept the eventuality of wearing one anyways.
Frankly you already had something on that exposed all of your back, if that was the point.
Going back to the place Yuliana had been staying, the place’s kitchen had been leased for your contest- a mixture of slow business for it, compensation, and amusement for the hotel’s staff at the idea.
“You do know how to use the equipment,” Magnus whispered in your ear, “Yes?”
You didn’t know whether you wanted to get more tickling of his breath in your ear or to get pissy at the comment. “I know how to use a fuckin’ stove,” you sulked, “Just let me do this.”
After all- how hard could it really be? You looked over what you had- the loaf of day-old bread, eggs, a skinned and cleaned rabbit, sugar and salt, and a pile of things you didn’t know what were for, but you saw Yuliana getting them so you’d gotten your own.
Confident as your words might have been, this was actually not something you’d ever done. The closest thing to it you’d attempted was putting stuff from a can onto metal over a fire to brown it. Or char it, sometimes, letting it sit while something else was done. It gave some rations better flavor anyways.
Just one more thing before you were free to go on this. Both you and Yuliana stood before Magnus, and he spoke something under his breath in rehearsal before properly announcing it.
“Neither of you can be convinced otherwise, to surrender to the other on the matter?”
No words were said.
“Then I will render impartial judgment in your triplet of duels,” Magnus said, “Let the first of three begin.”
There wasn’t any rush, no timer, no bonus for being first, no hurrying about or any of that. Such things would be for the duels to come. This one was a sort that you’d gain nothing from seizing the initiative…a sort of duel you had little experience with in that regard.
But hell if you weren’t going to try for it anyways. Pofesen and Rabbit. Couldn’t be hard for anybody…
>Roll 4 sets of 1d100, DC 8+ Roll Over, for basic prep. There’s a bit more to this, though- until you get at least 3 successful rolls, you’ll need to make more rolls, each with a descriptor of adding something or doing something else to an aspect of the dish. Not writing it in makes it free to anybody else, including me, to write it in. Doing nothing is not an option. Anya does not know better.
Thanks for the guest art go to Ceg, who did it on short notice for me.
