Working together you are able to get a plentiful quantity of ingredients to allow for a lot of leeway during your cooking.
Shoma may have not have seen an akata before, but they are able to surmise correctly the proper way to cut the abberation. Misty Kit finds that through the strain of the fight and following that a significant portion of the meat is toxic. Even still there is enough of the avian meat to allow for more than the recipes minimum requirements. FlexNaught's circuits on on point and are able to deliver near perfect cuts and have a wealth of uzorg meat to cook.
Working together FlexNaught and Shoma take on the process of cooking, but Shoma's personal experience shines through perfectly frying the uzorg cut.
So far though Shoma doesn't see anyone from the other team passing by, although Tillik's performs exaggerated dances that take him near the Starfinder area.
Mahari was barely able to successfully make the swap as a small drone begins beeping an alarm. Shovyzam quickly responds and takes a quick glance around, but doesn't seem to catch sight of Mahari's quick swap. "You are lucky her guns are powered down else you would be getting a sample of vesk weaponry." She smirks, confident that she caught Mahari before doing any damage to their resources. "If you are so free to go wandering off though, maybe I should give you some bigger problems to solve." She gives a touch to her gauntlet and activates a trap on the Starfinder range causing the power to cut out as the group was about to start cooking the next cut of meat.
The vesk gives a chuckle, but hears the sudden failure of her teams range as Mec-01's sabotage succeeds.
Their team scrambles for another solution and Shovyzam curses as she begins tearing open the range to get access to the innards. "This would never happened to a veskarium grill!"
Mahari Jones (succeed on swapping ingredients)
FlexNaught
Misty Kit (take 2 actions, one for this round and one for the prior round)
Mec-01 (cut power on the rival cooking range)
Shoma Steel (successfully prepared the uzorg cut)
Nelek
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With the limited damage dealt to it Mec-01 is able to quickly divert power through the range and get it working again in moments!
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Misty 'grumbles' to themsleves as the hover in place and help prepare some of the meat. "Not sure why we can't just eat it raw. That's the best way afterall."
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Misty Kit 'smiles'. "Sneaky, but not sneaky enough I guess."
Misty Kit flies up to Shoma and quickly pulls out a syringe which she presses into her. "Here, let me give you a boost."
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"Dang, you caught me," Mahari replies to Shovyzam as she turns back to the Starfinder's kitchen. She doesn't even try to make it believable, just deadpans it to leave the now distracted vesk in doubt as to whether they really did or not.
She then swings by the bio-hazard receptacle where Misty Kit placed the toxic pieces of the verimu, digs out a few chunks and makes her way back towards the Moxie's kitchen....
...easily dropping them into their grinder to add a little extra tanginess to the verimu sausage.
Even with Misty Kit's aid FlexNaught is having trouble with the difficult to work with ingredients. Especially as camera buzz about and there is a pressure to finish the meal quickly.
Nelek continues to keep an keen eye as Shovyzam takes a few glances to find some vulnerability. Not finding one she turns to repairing damage to the range, drawing power from her own spare batteries. It gets the range working again with a bundle of wiring now pulled out of the mechanism.
The cameras however look toward the action and dynamic motion happening as Mahari performs another bit of quick sabotage and on Mec-01 as he reverses some of the damage dealt to the range.
Mia Moxie seems is using one of the larger kitchen knives to cut the verimu into more managable chunks, but does so with a force that seems to profess the durability of the knife that it continues to retain an edge as she continues to bring it down against the cutting board with loud chops.
Mahari Jones
FlexNaught
Misty Kit
Mec-01
Shoma Steel (+2 to next skill check)
Nelek
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Flexnaught shutters his eyelids blocking out all external stimuli and breaths deeply a few moments despite not needing to, "Remember your training." He takes a single deep breath before turning to the camera an explaining in that single breath, "Melt a pound of butter in a heavy saucepan over low heat and slowly cook until the bubbling ceases and the liquid turns clear. Strain and cool, being sure to leave any solids in the bottom of the pan. Or, once the butter has cleared, remove from heat and add two inches of hot tap water. Since it's less dense than water, the now clarified butter will float to the top.A few hours in the fridge will solidify the butter. Use or wrap in wax paper and foil and refrigerate. Can be frozen for up to two months. But since I don't have that much time, I'll improvise."
Round 3
Survival take 10 = 17 unaided
Round 4
Survival take 10 = 17 unaided or if I wasn't happy with last rounds results,
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"Oh hot drek that really opens my senses!" They take a big whiff of the Uzorg, make a chef's kiss to the camera, and flip the sizzling slices in the pan while they flash the pan with oil. It's some real Master Chef: Castrovel stuff.
As the drug wears off, Shoma needs to take a minute to wipe the sweat out of their eyes, and might overcook a slice or two, but...
...they're back to proper form in no time!
While under the effect of the biohack Shoma is able to show off for the cameras and finish off the previous batch of meat. They have trouble with the next batch as the biohack wanes. Similarly Flexnaught finds that the exactly parameters of the preparation are just barely beyond his ability to comfortably prepare the meal as recipe constantly demands more of his attention.
Misty almost is able to aid FlexNaught with the attempt, but the tight time frame hampers the communication and aid she is providing. She is successful in the following attempt however.
FlexNaught lead a masterful bit of finish on the last portion of the uzorg with Shoma also succeeding on their portions.
Both Mec-01 and Nelek stand guard. The cameras move onto other, more action packed portions of the kitchen until Tillik saunters over the pair. "Distrust? What would ever given you that idea?" He gives a grin as he gives a impressive twirl, duck, tumble and flip into the Starfinder kitchen. "Maybe though that is only because I have failed to be the most polite of neighbors and have failed to visit." He takes one of the small containers of seasoning declaring. "Since we are such friendly neighbors I don't suppose you would dare let me borrow just a cup of sugar." Even as he says that he maintains a wide grin.
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"Mec, darling, I simply can't understand why you might distrust them? I mean, it's not like anyone's doing sneaky stuff," Mahari states with a completely straight face.
But then she notices Shoma's concern at overcooking a couple slices and realizes he's also forgetting about the side of radaz-rice. She slides over to that pan and takes over as sous-chef for a moment.
Finished with that utensil, she "casually" tosses it toward the dish washer,
...but she "may" have overshot. "Oopsie" she calls out as it goes flying towards the other team.
It seems as though Verity-5 chose a poor time to place dishes within the sink as the utensil hits the android's arm causing them to take a moment to appraise the damage. Confidently they announce, "the damage I have suffered is minimal and will be resolve with minor healing." Taking a look at the rapidly overcooking food on the repaird range Verity-5 quickly moves back in an attempt to retake control of the pans while noting, "the damage to the uzorg however may be more difficult to repair."
Tillik holds his hand over his mouth in mock surprise. "Excuse me, I was just asking for some sugar. I assure you we have plenty of knives."
Mahari can't tell anything Tillik has done beyond the most apparent.
"While my personal experience may be limited," Lethea explains, "the lack of smoke and flames coming from the Starfinder kitchen as the produce a large amount of the prepared uzorg and are now moving onto the other elements of the course. Can you smell the delicious concoctions our contestants are working up Quell?"
"I only smell the pride and drive of the teams as they look to perfect their craft and tear down their rivals! The platters of meat they have laid out look fine now, but will the Starfinders be able to make anything of the remaining creatures? I can taste as the air fills with their competitive drive!"
Lethea gives a short laugh as she suggests, "well make sure to save room because this is only getting started!"
Mahari Jones
FlexNaught (Perception check vs Tillik)
Misty Kit (Perception check vs Tillik)
Mec-01 (Perception check vs Tillik)
Shoma Steel (Perception check vs Tillik)
Nelek (Perception check vs Tillik)
Mec-01 can't tell what, if anything Tillik did, although his swift motion through the kitchen could have given him access to the majority of the kitchen space through the action.
His additional attempts at sabotaging the enemy range don't find any success in doing anything but minimal damage to the wiring. Shonvyzam laughs as she shoos Mec-01 away while declaring "Not going to find as much success tearing through that now. I've put my own Vesk-born engineering in there and your little tool kit isn't going to be able to break through them."
Verity responds to Mahari with a matter of fact, "I'm uncertain of the intent of the apology or the prudence in returning the knife to you."
Mia calls out, "let the take back their knives! We don't need anything of their greenhorn garbage!" She grabs the knife and tosses it back, connecting with Mahari even as the operative manages to spice up the rival's ingredents.
FlexNaught (Perception check vs Tillik)
Misty Kit (Perception check vs Tillik)
Shoma Steel (Perception check vs Tillik)
Mahari Jones
FlexNaught
Misty Kit
Mec-01
Shoma Steel
Nelek
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OOWWW, B$#~*! Mahari thinks as she pulls the knife out of her shoulder. But she doesn't give Mia the satisfaction of seeing her hurt, and instead uses the knife to help cut the garnish and prep the plating.
"Thanks, honey, for tossing that back," she says with a pained grin. "But you guys should watch out for her, or she'll be stabbing you in the backs next."
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With little in actual relevant skills, Misty Kit gets a little altitude with a flap of wings and overviews the situation.
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"Do you need healing Mahari?"
Having finished a quick glance at things, Misty Kit lands next to the stove and attempts to 'optimize' its heating element for a more even cooking.
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Flexnaught whistles to himself nonchalantly. "Now to finish this off we'll deglaze the pan with some Old Fortran and crumble in some Barauthen Gorgonzola." He he does while jiggling the pan back and forth is slowly extend his arm to swap the labels on a few ingrediants in the opposing teams kitchen.
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Shoma was happily cooking away in a glowy trance but realizes a moment too late that they had just sensed... something...
"Mahari no!" Shoma exclaims as the knife comes flying across from the other side and slashes Mahari. Shoma seems pissed. As Shoma plates the Uzorg and Mahari takes over in the kitchen, Shoma whispers "I got you sis. But you did get your blood in the garnish." A drone cam catches a close up. It's reality holo-tv gold.
Shoma grabs two towels, passes Mahari one for the blood, and then slips out of the kitchen with the second towel to dry their hands - and cover them so Mia can't see Shoma's fingers doing arcane gestures in her direction. They're not great at hiding it, but they don't have to try for long before they mutter "...and flip". And as they say it, the best-looking pan of Verity-5's Uzorg goes flying off the stove and straight at Mia's head -
and if it hits, it does . Either way, Shoma looks pleased with the chaos caused, and their vengeance for Mahari feels satisfied.
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Round 6
"The trick to peak performance is to be completely oblivious to everything else around you as if your task is the most important thing in the world and no one else matters,... just kidding I'm deeply concerned about my comrades but the show must go on as they say so let me tell you about these wee little giddle scones we're making."
Misty and Shoma both catch sight of Tillik's slight of hand as he was attempting to swap some of the portion of verimu for a low quality meat substitute.
Mahari is able to work through the pain and cook a portion of the verimu only leaving one cut left to finish for the others and FlexNaught is barely able to commit an additional bit of sabotage as he swaps a few labels around while he performs a stellar show of cooking as he perfectly cooks the dish as the cameras come in close for a shot as cutlery flies through the air.
Mec-01 still has issue breaking through Shovyzam's defenses in the short fragments of time he has access to their range before being shooed off by the vesk. "You are just seeing the hardiness of Veskarium might here, but I think I should show off a bit of the might!"
She brings some quickly cobbled together mechanism that unleashes a strong magnetic field upon your kitchen that is causing the magnetic materials throughout to move erratically and cause a significant disruption.
Mia catches sight of the motion Shoma makes, but the pan flies too quick for her to dodge out of way as she takes the blow. She rises with a fire as Verity-5 recovers the pan and attempts to salvage the food along with Rafelo moving to distract the cameras from the scene.
Moxie calls over to Shoma, "Is that all you got, because that was barely a bug bite! You are lucky this is a play match else I would have blown your sorry kitchen apart as soon as you threw that glance over to me you newbie!"
Mahari Jones
FlexNaught
Misty Kit
Mec-01
Shoma Steel
Nelek
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"Thanks, hon," she says to Shoma as he hands her a towel. She gives a wink to Misty Kit to let her know that she's okay. "Nothing but a scratch. That's about all the crazy little kitten over there can manage anyway," she comments to the cameras in reference to Mia.
Mahari then sets to work on the azata dish. She begins by selecting just the right set of plates, pale green ones that will make the bright red azata meat really pop visually. She also mixes a sweet-hot dendridu sauce to use as a swirl on the plate for a nice visual but also a complimentary flavor layer.
Mahari creates a magnificent dish that has a distinct visual appeal as Mec-01 trivially cancels out the magnetic barrage Shonvyzam tried to deal out.
Nelek does see Tillik still lurking about your kitchen as he dashes back and forth to move platters of food to safety. Your rivals ar far more limited on ingredients then your own, partially in part due to the number of substitutions the Starfinders have already made in the their ingredients. They are settling on their final dishes and cleaning up as you fishing the last of your own meal.
Verity-5 continues to direct the cooking while Rafelo looks toward the presentation. Shonvyzam rattled and seems to want to redouble the attack on your kitchen, but Rafelo calls for her aid to help secure the remainder of the dishes.
Mia Moxie doesn't care about this request as she grabs a cleaning rack full of cutlery and flings it at your kitchen and into Mec-01 after finishing the technological countermeasures. "If your are just keep your head in electronics the entire time, I would have bet you wouldn't even notice a few more pounds of it landing on top of you!"
Mahari Jones
FlexNaught (2 actions)
Misty Kit (2 actions)
Mec-01
Shoma Steel (2 actions)
Nelek
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Flexnaught begins juggling ingredients and moving plates and utensils around like the whole kitchen is a giant shell game all the while pattering on about performance under pressure and the importance of proper organization and presentation. This is all a cover for him to mess with the other teams mis en place and make some key ingredient swaps, minor temperature adjustments, and maybe crack the oven door open just a bit to let the heat out.
"now I've only had limited experience in a professional kitchen, but I've thrown a few parties in my day and it seems like our worth opponents over here don't realize that the kind of little distractions they've thrown our way are just another day in the kitchen when it comes down to it. Kitchens are carefully managed chaos and their little attempts at sabotage are no more problematic then a bit of spilled sauce or a little boil over... just kidding they're actually rather annoying I was expecting a good clean competition. Oh well. back to work WINK!"
Round 7
Round 8
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Mahari continues plating and setting up the final touches. As they enter the final stretches, she's focusing more on the accompaniments and sides. She finds nice bowls for the radaz-rice and a very elegant boat for the brookah root gravy.
"Hey, where's the wine selection? You can't serve azata without a Castrovelian red. It's just not done."
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Just as Shoma started to feel relieved that maybe this Mia Moxie problem was dealt with, no. Mia has to go and throws a buncha knives at our Mec-01. That can't stand.
So neither can Mia.
Shoma waits and watches everything going on until Mia is in the most compromising position possible for her team - preferably in the middle of the kitchen, with knives in hand -
- and then Commands her to fall on the floor and stay there a while. Mia should make a Will save. DC 14 or take a nap for a round, feisty one!
"Enough of that - this is a cooking competition, right? Not a mind game? ...right?"
They join back in with Mahari and Misty's preparations, cutting and cooking any last ingredients Mahari's recipes need and offering Misty nearby plant ideas for garnishes.
...and although they try to keep an eye out while they work, apparently there's nothing like garnishes and glitter to keep Shoma distracted!
Misty Kit is able to fine a number of thematic and attractive garnishes to place alongside the variety of plates that the Starfinders have created.
FlexNaught's own sleight of hand is a match for Tillik's exceptional skill, but the their own defenses against the ingredient meddling seems to be significantly less than that of your own party. FlexNaught is able to exploit this and continue dealing the damage to their ingredients as they party has from the outset.
Moxie falls to the ground and bellows with rage calling out the cameras. "What is this sham! They keep on raining spells down on us and I need to play along? Maybe I should grab one of my stickybomb grenades and let them deal with that mess!" It is ultimately unclear how far she would go on her threat as Rafelo and Tillik ask for her help within the kitchen itself.
Quell cackles with glee, "now this is truly a feast with feeling! Rage, subterfuge, pride on the line!"
Within the Starfiner kitchen Marhari and Shoma are able to work together preparing the meal and finding complimentary tastes for the exotic dishes.
Mahari Jones
FlexNaught
Misty Kit
Mec-01 (2 actions)
Shoma Steel
Nelek (2 actions)
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"Hey, how do we know she didn't just slip on something they dropped on the floor. I mean, c'mon, look at that disaster of a kitchen over there. Meanwhile, the Starfinders are running an orderly, clean, sanitary and safe workplace," Mahari mugs for the camera drones.
Done with promo time, she turns and gives a big wink and thumbs up to Shoma for humiliating Mia and returns to prepping the last of the dishes.
She dips a fingertip in FlexNaught's sauce, and makes a sour face. "You call that edible? That tastes like something the Moxies would make!" she lights into Flex. "Naah! Just kidding, it's marvelous! Let's arrange these to really highlight it," she says using FlexNaught's signature style back on him with a smile.
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"Hey, how do we know she didn't just slip on something they dropped on the floor. I mean, c'mon, look at that disaster of a kitchen over there. Meanwhile, the Starfinders are running an orderly, clean, sanitary and safe workplace," Mahari mugs for the camera drones.
Done with promo time, she turns and gives a big wink and thumbs up to Shoma for humiliating Mia and returns to prepping the last of the dishes.
She dips a fingertip in FlexNaught's sauce, and makes a sour face. "You call that edible? That tastes like something the Moxies would make!" she lights into Flex. "Naah! Just kidding, it's marvelous! Let's arrange these to really highlight it," she says using FlexNaught's signature style back on him with a smile.
[dice=Prof(Artist)]d20+5
"Good one Mahari! It's almost like my humor routine is poorly designed and formulaic!" Flexnaught turns to the camera staring sadly into the middle distance like David Tenant in the rain.
I will use the correct bonus (with modification for extended arms as needed) from here on out. [/ooc]
Lethea commentates as the cooking draws to a close. "It seems that the Starfinders have excelled once more in the fires of the kitchen in preparing an seemingly excellent dish. Both teams are just doing some final touches and their results will be put to the test."
Misty Kit
Mec-01 (2 actions)
Shoma Steel
Nelek stands watch but doesn't find that the others have time to continue with sabotage.
After a number of attempts Mec-01 is able to break through Shonvyzam's wiring and cause their range to being to act erratically.
As the cooking comes to a close the perpetually grinning hosts direct their hovering disks to land near the field kitchen in a coordinated motion. The two approach a table set with the contestants' various meals and take a seat. Quell inhales deeply and speaks into his microphone. "Mmmmm, I smell-"
After a pause he continues, "Who am I kidding I can't smell anything."
"Of course you can't," Lethea quips. "You're dead." Quell turns to her in mock surprise.
"You can't even hold a fork!" He counters, miming grasping for his utensils. "How do you plan to judge this challenge?"
"This wasn't in the script," Lethea giggles and considers the steaming plates of food before her. "We'll have to do our best. It's not every day we get to sample cuisine cooked by the living." She turns to the contestants. "Why don't you describe these delectable dishes?"
Rafelo is quick to step up for his team to present their food. "If I might have your attention, I might grace you with a set of wonderful dishes cooked here before you in the heat of battle." He waves his hands over dishes that have suffered much from the kitchen bound battle. Much of the ingredients have been substituted or tainted, their coloring is off, the presentation is lacking, and portions are burnt. Each scar recalling to some bit of sabotage the Starfinders had performed. Rafelo discounts that and focuses on his description and presentation.
"I present to you Verity-5's urorg and verimu sausage with akata caviar. If you might sample the succulent match of flavors within the tender composition. Each bite a distinct spice and flavor that slowly builds within your mouth as you eat it. Sampling the caviar you will notice a dash of smooth calming flavor that recalls to the stellar experience of travel through the stars."
As he describes it Lethea dramatically mimes tasting the dish while Quell grimaces as he issues enthusiastic issues compliments through a mouthful of the food. "Cooked to perfection and certainly a joy to be able to sample this today."
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Mahari lets the others get everything set up while she takes a moment to survey the feast they’ve laid before the judges. She mentally catalogues each of the dishes, and makes notes about special ingredients or flavor combinations before making her pitch to the two undead. And to the wider audience.
”Good evening, gentlebeings from across the system,” she opens with a flourish and a radiant smile for the cameras.
”Please allow me to present five amazing dishes cooked to perfection by the Starfinder Society for this challenge. We’d like to take a moment to thank the producers of Pact World Warriors for providing us with such great facilities and such fine ingredients,” she says with a bow to each of the two judges.
”First, please enjoy an appetizer of Split Azata Tentacles with Dendridu sauce for dipping. You’ll notice that the tentacles are a little chewy. That’s how they’re supposed to be, in order to stimulate saliva production for the following courses. Lethea, I know you can’t eat this, so I want to call your attention to how the blue of the tentacles contrasts with the bright red of the sauce.”
I gotta make sure to point out the coloring choices we made to help those who can’t taste the food, but who can see it. That should help with the scores and with the audience.
”Our first main course is a teammate special. Shoma Steel and FlexNaught worked together perfectly to bring you Fried Urzog with Barauthan Gorgonzola. Note how the normally sharp cheese is subdued by the fried urzog, and how the browned meat sets off with the white of the cheese and the bright green plating.”
As the judges move on to the next course, she continues.
”We did manage to find some Castrovellian red wine, courtesy of Navar Vineyards of Labu Mesa. Thanks, Navar! You wouldn’t want to have our Jabaskian Azata and Radaz-Rice without it.”
”Our last main course is of course the claw meat of the verimu. Really, there’s only one way to cook this, and Misty Kit did an incredible job while FlexNaught made the standard accompaniment but with some extra sizzle. Let me present, Broiled and Buttered Verimu Claws, Spicy-Starfinder-Style!”
Once Quell seems done with the main courses, she has the boys bring out the dessert.
”Finally, a nice dessert to bring it all home. Griddle scones might not sound very exciting, but I bet you didn’t know that when dried and ground, uzorg fins taste just like the sweet zaxi fruit from Gaskar III. I don’t know why that is, but our own FlexNaught with help from Mec-01 and Nelek dried those fins just right and even decorated the plates with a few of them.”
As the judges do their best to finish sampling the feast, Mahari returns to her team and gives everyone a high-five.