(Rushes in to the station wearing her new Intern shirt and a huge grin.) Hey! Mr. Palmer, I don’t know if I am too late for the bake sale…I really hope I’m not because I have about four dozen treats in my car…any way umm… babbling sorry. I took the initiative to make up this little sign card explaining my goodies and I’ll haul them in if it’s ok? Oh and I stopped by the barista district and got you a real coffee in place of that awful rock-esque brew from before. Red-eye, double foam latte with agave nectar to sweeten it a bit..Oh! and I almost forgot one of my bake sale goodies for you to go with the coffee. (The intern chirps excitedly.) Thanks again for putting in a good word and stuff…I am over joyed to be interning here and can’t wait to meet the kittens! (Passes a latte, a paper box with a treat inside and her note card for the bake sale.) Umm..if I missed the bake sale do you think maybe the rest of the crew might take some of these off my hands? ‘Cause yeah I can’t eat, well shouldn’t eat, four dozen of these.
[notecard reads:
Friends, enemies, and undecided,
I understand how difficult the ban on wheat and wheat byproducts can be. Of course it is necessary for not just our safety but for our sense of civic pride! But every so often even the staunchest of us must feel a pang of want for what we have given up. For me those pangs were most sharply felt when strawberries came into season and I could not have my favorite dessert: strawberry shortcake. I was tempted to despair but some clever hunting through my mothers old cook books was a summer salvation for me. So in the spirit of the N.V.C.R bake sale I submit for your enjoyment Summer Fruit Shorty Surprise! In place of the traditional biscuit, angel food cake, or pound cake, I’ve used crispy shells of meringue (surprise!) Each is approx 4 inches around with a hollowed nest in the center that fits about half a cup of diced and lightly sugared (to bring out the juices) fruit. On top is a pillowy cap of fresh unsweetened whipped cream and a drizzle of the sugared juice from the fruit. They come in peach, strawberry (sorry no invisible strawberry, I kinda lost them in my kitchen somewhere.) and prickly pear flavor. I made a bunch of each, but I’m hoping they’ll sell out fast. How could they not at $1 a piece. Get em’ while they last: Summer Fruit Shorty Surprise!
cecil: Well you do know the crew... always eager to get their hands on some hand outs. While Night Vale isn’t known for being particularly frugal, It’s important to always take advantage of others’ generosity. Take advantage. Seriously. Generosity is a limited time offer, you know. That doesn’t come around every day. Kind of like our Bake sale! Don’t forget to get your dessert descriptions in, Interns. Time is running out to grab your event badge for the Bake Sale, and honestly, this Bake Sale permit is set to expire by the end of the month. You can tell by the smell of bleached cinnamon sugar how long it has left. Keep your noses keen to the deadlines.