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[veritaphobia]

[ filtered from Crawfords of all shapes and sizes ]Most cultures have a tradition of odd contests at some point in their history. I don't recall any mention about the cutthroat world of baking, though

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ACTION | because you won't ever be rid of me or jamie's ridiculous icons

[enterpainment]

[ Here is Jamie. Watch Jamie walk past the bookshop, before realising that oh hey Alan works in a bookshop. And oh hey doesn't he work in this bookshop? So, well, considering Jamie has been doing his best to Pretend Nothing Is Wrong since that one hideous curse, he decides to go and say hello.

Because. You know. Nothing Is Wrong. Ever. ] Oh, hey, Alan!

ACTION | nope. banned!

[veritaphobia]

[ Yes, he does, Jamie. He hit on you in this bookshop once, actually, but the less said about that particular memory, the better. Jamie manages to catch him just as he's leaving the counter with a trolley of books; Alan glances up with a smile. ]

Jamie. [ A beat. ] Don't tell me you've finally given in to the wiles of Jane Austen.

ACTION | /sits on

[enterpainment]

[ ... yes. That is the other hideous curse Jamie will pretend never happened, thanks. But Jamie looks confused for a couple of seconds wondering who Jane Austen is before remembering oh, right, soldier buffet. The wonders of education. ]

Well, she's not so bad. I actually finished reading something she wrote, which really is the highest of compliments. [ He might even, gasp, read another of her books someday. ]

But no, I just came to distract you from being productive. Working too hard is bad for your health, I've heard.

ACTION | /reverses gravity!!

[veritaphobia]

Well--there's a saying, I think, that one good book deserves another. [ The gravest of tones. ] Though I do sometimes worry about bringing premature baldness on myself from all this stress.

[ Meanwhile, the shop is ringingly empty. ]

yeah well you can't keep a cella out of this sucker

[harutastic]

Isn't baking supposed to be fun, though? Except...when asked for licences from all the wrong people.

|D

[veritaphobia]

Not words of personal experience, I hope.

more enthusiasm

[harutastic]

Unfortunately, it is.

[veritaphobia]

Well--paperwork isn't usually part of the process, I'd think.

voice;

[7thborn]

Who wouldn't mind a lot of chocolate?

voice;

[veritaphobia]

Well--I have heard of mythical beasts with no sweet tooth. Supposedly they roam the streets, feeding on innocent vegetables.

voice;

[7thborn]

Merlin help those poor, innocent vegetables. But then again, that means more chocolate for the rest of us.

voice;

[veritaphobia]

There is that. Any thoughts on chocolate in cupcake form?

[child_radical]

You could go by the orphanage or find the nearest child to you.

[veritaphobia]

There's an idea, I suppose.

[child_radical]

That is if you don't mind them going crazy with a sugar high.

[veritaphobia]

I think I can avoid that.

[byweavinglives]

Are your eyes made of chocolate?

[veritaphobia]

I'd say no, but that seems like a jinx. But they haven't been so far.

[byweavinglives]

There was a nightmare here once. He ate eyes. I remember.

[veritaphobia]

He?

[ a beat. ]

I don't suppose any of that was a figure of speech.