Aqua
11 January 2012 @ 02:08 pm
 
[Today it's the return of people fighting against the darker selves, as Cambot turns to the corner to find Aqua facing down her other self. By the looks of things, they're on the weapons deck, and Aqua's shade had has picked a lightweight wooden sword to counter Aqua's keyblade with. This isn't going to be a one-sided fight - the shade has already seen to that.

Still, Aqua isn't charging in either. She's letting the shade speak for herself, although the expression on her face makes it quite clear she isn't buying any of the shade's words.]

How dare you speak of them like that!

[It's what you've always wanted to say, the shade whispers, silent to anyone but her. Think of what you could be without them.]

This isn't about them! It's about what you've done.

[And with nothing more than that, Aqua charges into the fray. It's time to end this and she's not about to let her shade get to her any more that it already has. The sooner it's down the better.]
 
 
forthescience
11 January 2012 @ 09:31 pm
2 Cakes  
[GLaDOS is in the kitchen, with an array of ingredients around her. She focuses on Cambot, making sure that he's watching before she speaks.]

In the interests of fostering goodwill and facilitating this week's experiment, I will now demonstrate how to create a dessert suitable to a tavern environment. Please follow along as well as you are able.

[GLaDOS twists towards the counter. How is she moving things without her hands? You'll just have to think about that some other time, because the lady is talking.]

Take 1 cup of honey, a quarter of a teaspoon powdered ginger, an eighth of a teaspoon ground cloves, an eighth of a teaspoon cinnamon, an eighth of a teaspoon ground licorice and one and three quarters of a cup of dry bread crumbs and one tablespoon anise seeds. Heat honey in a double boiler and add all spices except anise seeds and bring to the proper blend. Subsequently add bread crumbs and mix well, then cover and cook on medium heat for fifteen minutes. When you are done, the mixture should be thick and moist. Place the...

[GLaDOS's double appears behind her, bending down to the counter, and the double boiler tumbles over, knocking over a measuring cup full of bread crumbs and sending them everywhere. GLaDOS whips around and her double abruptly falls off the rail into what looks like an oversize cauldron.]

Place the cauldron of overheated caramel so that your double falls into it. Because of improper heating, the sugar will crystallize, destroying their processor and quickly bringing about their unfortunate and much regretted death.

Place the gingerbread on a large sheet of waxed paper and then fold the sides of the paper up and mold the dough into small rectangular loaf shape. Sprinkle the anise over the top and press them gently into the dough with the side of a knife. Cover and chill for two hours. Serve at room temperature in thin slices. You have now created Elizabethan Era gingerbread. Congratulations [insert name here.] Feel free to add toppings, such as alligator pepper, trumpet of death, and gingerbread shaped sediment.

[Cambot focuses on what appears to be a slice of gingerbread without any of the added toppings.]