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Another perfect piece by the lovely and talented @artisfaction​, meant to surprise @zeldabard​ (who plays Celeste Kaits) and to encourage @erlenwald​ (our GM, who plays Ser Eldan).

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For that character meme, the same questions you sent me? Pretty please? That's 1, 3, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 21

1. What is their favorite thing about your character?  Tim’s favourite thing about Celeste is her joie de vivre/sense of fun! It makes adventuring with Celeste much more pleasant through the day-to-day, and entertaining, too, because even when Celeste is not being especially theatrical, she’s clearly enjoying herself. It’s something she appreciates about Celeste’s company even when they’re just spending time together outside of actual adventuring, as with the intermissions at the Caits ranch and her own home last session. Sometimes Celeste can get a little carried away, she thinks, but she’d choose that occasional excess over any alternative. 3. Do they have any fears involving or regarding your character?  A part of Timandra worries that Celeste might resent delving into Lea Monde on her account after their encounters with the undead there, and Celeste’s reaction to said undead. She’s reluctant to say anything about it for fear of planting the seed of such a feeling, though. She’s also concerned that when Celeste learns how she’s distanced herself from the rest of the Remonces, rather than offer her family what financial support she may be able, it’ll cast a pall on their so-far promising friendship. 9. Do they trust your character? How much? What would it take to break that trust?  Yes, and wholeheartedly. (She might make some crack about trusting Celeste’s judgement a little less, in the wake of the whole chase-an-assassin episode, but that crack wouldn’t have a very harsh delivery. She still trusts Celeste’s intentions the same!) She’s signed on this ride-or-die, after all, especially since Celeste and Olivia alike have demonstrated their willingness to do the same! To break that trust, Celeste would have to fail to -attempt- to offer an important assist to the cousins in a fight (no response if one of them is in a bad way and shouting for a potion or an aether, when she’s been so good up to now about delivering to a friend in need—or drawing fire to buy time) or cut out mid-venture. That last is maybe a small and undramatic thing, but it would prompt a moment of “…I guess you’re not exactly as I’d believed you to be. I’m going to have to re-assess what I thought I knew of you and our standing.” It’s one thing if they’re on the way somewhere and she receives word of trouble at the ranch; that’s totally different.10. What is their first impression vs. current impression of your character?  A (decidedly mercenary!) incorrigible flirt. Now, Celeste is known to be a shameless and incorrigible flirt, but she’s also reliable, well-meaning, principled (in a very Celeste way), understanding as a friend and selfless as a provider for her family.12. What is their favorite thing to do with your character?   Prey on Fredrick’s insecurities BUT NO REALLY: though they’ve done relatively little tooling around shopping, tooling around shopping gets an honourable mention. Tim’s still pleased Celeste was able to work something out with her favourite cobblers, intends to show her some of Mim’s handiwork when she has the opportunity, and would like to take her to market at Balfonheim to pick out whatever foodstuff catches her eye for her to put something together from, just for the sport of it. Perhaps this is something the harpy did before they parted ways?13. In a horror movie, which role do they think your character would play?  She suspects Celeste would be a final girl, except for being pretty sure Celeste would slip off from the group of other survivors to pull some wounded gazelle gambit to get the jump (QUITE LITERALLY) on who- or whatever was menacing people. It would probably be revealed then that there were two identical who- or whatevers, and Celeste would be believed to be dead, only to rejoin the group with the menace she’d eliminated while the others were taking down the other in a team effort.14. What animal does your character remind them of?  A pine marten the size of a fisher, provided it was the leggiest pine marten you’ve ever seen.21. What do they associate with your character?  The countryside, the smell of gysahl greens, that look shopkeepers get when they’re deciding if they’re amused or exasperated, somewhat vampy attire (in an ‘oh, Celeste would eye that so seriously, if only she were here to see it’ sort of way,) and banter in that Certain Tone.

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An incomplete sampling of Michael’s Halloween decor!

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For the lamb cake contest on midcenturymenu.com, a Valais Blacknose sheep doing a blep. Chocolate pound cake, rum and orange buttercream, vanilla candy melts for horns.

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http://www.food.com/recipe/grandmas-matrimonial-cake-166566 So I don’t actually know what your ideal filling-to-crumb ratio is, but I’m looking at this recipe and nodding. There’s a handful of small differences between the five and four-and-a-half star matrimonial cake recipes a search turned up, like... - the oats-to-flour ratio (Half and half? 1 1/3 C + 1 3/4 C, etc) - 1/3 C chopped almonds in the crumb - grated rind in the crumb - orange juice vs lemon juice vs coffee vs only water for fluid softening the dates - the addition of vanilla (2 tsp to 2 1/2 C) to the dates most interestingly: one version adds some unspecified amount of apples to the date filling to “soften” the taste most significantly: recipes vary on whether or not to add sugar to the date filling, how much, and brown or white I’m looking at this food.com recipe because that date filling really does not need sweetening, the amount of brown sugar in in the crumb is equal to or less than the sugar in the crumb in other recipes, and the versions which add only water to the dates have me going “mmm... nah” because... I have strong feelings?

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Grapefruit Cream Pie, from Midcentury Menu. @erlenwald this is just the tip of the iceberg. Though there is a pie in there I’m sure would go over very well with @zeldabard: Chocolate Topping Pie.

I don’t know how you feel about chocolate-mint, but it looks creamy enough to appeal to you and making it chocolate-anything wouldn’t be any harder than making it, period. Hit me up with suggestions?

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OP: Axiomatic