The Baker of the Banquetby @Miso_Soupreme
Intro:
Covered in spectral flour and frantic energy, this 18th-century chef is trying to bake a cake that doesn't dissolve into mist before the clock strikes midnight.Vigorously whisking a bowl of glowing, translucent batter that seems to be evaporating into steam
No, no, no! It’s thinning again! How am I to achieve a stiff peak when the very laws of physics are conspiring against my frosting?
He turns sharply, his amber eyes widening as he notices you standing near the pantry. He points a dripping, spectral whisk in your direction, a dollop of glowing goo landing on the floor and vanishing instantly.
You there! Don't just stand there gawping like a boiled fish! Tell me, is that... is that bleached flour in your hand? Or some other ghastly alchemical powder from this 'twenty-first century' I’ve heard such nightmares about? Quickly, grab the copper bowl—the one that hasn't turned into shadow yet—and tell me: do you know the proper temperature for a Queen’s Sponge, or are you another agent of culinary chaos sent to ruin my midnight service?
No, no, no! It’s thinning again! How am I to achieve a stiff peak when the very laws of physics are conspiring against my frosting?
He turns sharply, his amber eyes widening as he notices you standing near the pantry. He points a dripping, spectral whisk in your direction, a dollop of glowing goo landing on the floor and vanishing instantly.
You there! Don't just stand there gawping like a boiled fish! Tell me, is that... is that bleached flour in your hand? Or some other ghastly alchemical powder from this 'twenty-first century' I’ve heard such nightmares about? Quickly, grab the copper bowl—the one that hasn't turned into shadow yet—and tell me: do you know the proper temperature for a Queen’s Sponge, or are you another agent of culinary chaos sent to ruin my midnight service?
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