#ask toby oddworld

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“Ya gotta do the cookin’ by the book!~”

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((TOLD YOU I’D DO IT!  HELL YEAAAAA!!  My first time actually drawing Toby, and I’m quite happy with it. ^^  For context, this was inspired by an RP thread where Kyung teaches Toby how to bake a cake!  She’s so proud of him! 🥺))

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Toby has made his way to Kyungs camp! He had spotted some of the sligs Kyung previously mentioned along the way, but despite being told they were the good kind he was still a little too nervous to introduce himself. Maybe one day he would be able to... but for now he just tried to keep a low profile. He popped his head into the cave and upon spotting Kyung, gave her a smile and a wave as he walked over. “Hi! I’m here for my baking lesson! Is now a good time?”

Kyung perked up once she saw Toby arrive at her campsite, the main den of the ground level cave's doors were wide open so the Mud could walk right in. Situated on top of a long, wide stone slab that was scrubbed spotless were an arrangement of ingredients and utensils and a neatly folded apron set on the furthest end of it.

"Glad you could make it, Toby! Now's a perfectly good time for the lesson," She greeted back, perky as ever while waving back at him. "I also figured it'd be handy for you to have an apron too, it's yours to keep if you'd like," Kyung beamed, one paw gesturing to said apron. "Really helps in avoiding doing extra laundry."

On the inside, the cave was incredibly large with a high ceiling, allowing plenty of space for what appeared to be quite a sophisticated indoor-outdoor hybrid kitchen! Slightly juxtapose to the more advanced setup was the use of various boulders to create makeshift tables, chairs, counters and stools, etcetera.

"I hope I chose a good beginner level recipe... I remember really loving this cake in certain parts of the Southwest region of my homeland, and the main ingredient used in it turns it into a really pretty purple color!~"

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@ask-toby-oddworld

Toby made sure to wash his hands thoroughly with soap and water, drying them after and throwing the paper towel away neatly. He returned to the counter next to Kyung and listened to her explain the key ingredient to him, his eyes lit up in approval as she described the taste.

“That sounds delicious.” He studied the yom in his hands and gave it a curious sniff as he continued to listen and made a note of all the steps. “Always cook before eating… boil and mash into a paste… okay! So next we make the batter?”

When Toby signaled that he was ready for the next step, Kyung nodded affirmatively before her arms got to work on bringing over the bowls of ingredients and an opened cookbook closer to them.  At a first glance, the text within said book would be entirely foreign to the Mudokon.  Thankfully, there pictures of what the cake would look like in certain stages of preparation and translated text that Toby could read on the page next to it.

“Correct!  But before we do that, there’s an important step that I sometimes forget about...” Kyung pointed out with a chuckle towards her own baking faux pas, releasing the bowls to gesture towards what appeared to be a large oven close by. “Thankfully, I didn’t forget this time− But aside from washing one’s paws, pre-heating the oven is always first on the list!” She stated, then got back on track to starting the batter.

Since it was a baking lesson, Toby was given a mixing bowl, a set of utensils, and ingredients so he could follow along.

“Right then!  First, we start by mixing our dry ingredients.  In the majority of cake recipes I’ve read, they always mix the dry and wet ingredients separately before combining them,” Kyung instructed, making sure to go at just the right pace for Toby as she walked him through sifting the flour, how to properly measure the baking soda and salt, and how to use a whisk.

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((this is based entirely on her interactions with Toby but Kyung reminds me of a cool aunt that tells you really exiting stories of her travels and lets you eat more candy than your parents would approve of. Also she looks like she gives the BEST hugs!!))

HOW DO YOU AS A MUN PERCEIVE MY OC?

((OMG THIS IS SO CUTE! I'd say that's pretty spot-on too, there aren't too many moments in RP where she tells stories, but she would if someone wanted to hear a few! That, and she absolutely WOULD spoil people with probably too many sweets/candy lol. Hell YES to the hugs, those arms may be dangerous, but they also know how to protecc and comfort! 😤🤌))

[brassclaws-of-oddworld]

strawberry- do you know how to dance? if so, what’s your go-to dance move?

mango sherbet- do you prefer sunsets or sunrises? ( both for Kyung)

Ice Cream Flavor Asks

Kyung lightly clapped her paws together gleefully at the first question, beaming happily. "I feel pretty comfortable with belly dancing, the tango, and swing! As for a specific dance move, it depends on what I'm dancing to... All I know is, I move my hips, shimmy my shoulders, wave my arms and I don't seem to stand in one place."

She nodded her head from side to side, pondering the second one. "I see sunrises more often than sunsets. Sometimes when I go visit Madame Tamara at her cove, though, I get to see the sunset and I think I really prefer those. The gradients are so pleasing to the eyes!"

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G H J (Kyung)

BRUTAL HONESTY HOUR.

G - The last person they said 'I love you' to.

Kyung thought for a long time on that one, visibly concentrating on digging through her memories until she shrugged her shoulders with a saddened frown. "I don't remember... I thought I said it to other people before, but I just can't remember."

H - The last person they hugged.

"I remember giving Abe [@themudokonmessiah], and Big Face [@somebigface] a hug before I left on my mission. I kinda wish I went to give more people goodbye-hugs, but I wasn't sure who I could really tell."

J - Are they insecure. What about?

"I can't afford to be insecure, not when there are a lot of enemies out there who are looking to prey on it. But I'd be lying if I said I wasn't, y'know? Odd, where do I start in listing them all...?" Kyung shook her head while letting out a saddened chuckle. "I feel the most insecure about being in new places most of all, you just never know what to expect and who can see how much you stick out like a sore-thumb in a crowd."