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"To be a true master chef, you must command your kitchen and inspire confidence in those who work under you. Nothing less is permitted in the upper ranks of Long kitchens," Fei Yi says, and though his voice is calm and cool, there is a confidence in his eyes. "You cannot be weak or hesitant in what must be done in your kitchen. If you are, the kitchen will crumble around you, and you will fail completely. Over the next days, you will each be given the chance to show me how you would deal with the problems faced in running a kitchen. But be aware, this is not for the faint of heart!"

To test your command of the kitchen, each day Fei Yi will present you with a problem that the kitchen chef must step in and handle. It may be something innocuous, or it may be something large. Either way, most of this test lies in your writing.

To determine how successful you are at handling the problem, roll one 10-sided dice, and compare that number to your charisma points. If the number is higher than your charisma, you have failed to contain the problem, and Fei Yi will have to step in. If the number is within 2 points under your charisma, then you have barely managed to succeed against the problem. If the number is within 4 points under your charisma, then you have succeeded well. You are no prodigy, but you have certainly handled the kitchen and inspired further confidence in you from the other chefs. And finally, if the number is 5 or more points under your charisma, you have masterfully handled the situation and inspired great confidence in you from Fei Yi.

Once you know your result of the day, you must write about how you handled it - your thoughts and feelings, the situation and its resolution or failure. This event will be judged by both shopowners.

Charisma - 6

The woman sends back her food four times before finally setting foot into the kitchen herself, as hosts look on helplessly. She is a determined woman with sharp features and cold eyes. "You!" she says, her eyes staring straight at you. "Is this the way you treat your customers? I keep asking for my buns to be a nice, dark golden brown on top, and yet they're barely even colored when I get them! You're obviously not steaming them long enough!" Her eyes darken. "Well? What are you going to do about it?!"

Here are the Charisma Tests for the day I missed. Please post clearly which day you are answering when you answer. You may answer all three at any time.


Wed (22)
A customer has sent one of the hosts into tears with his tirade, and it doesn't look to be ending. It's clearly about the food, but the customer is frothing too much to make any real sense. Fei Yi sends you to handle the problem.

Thurs (23)
"You call this a meal?!" The words precede the customer into the kitchen, and when she arrives, she is large, overweight and obviously furious. "It's barely a mouthful! You cannot call what you gave me a 'portion!' It's a spoonful at best!" She glares at you, challenging you to make any sort of comment. "I want more!"

Fri (24)
One of the hosts comes in with a horrified expression. A customer has collapsed in the dining room, and it was only healing magic that saved him. The host shows Fei Yi the plate, and Fei Yi looks at it carefully for several long moments, tasting the food and then looking back. "He was allergic to shrimp, wasn't he?" As the host nods, Fei Yi calls you over and hands you the plate. The siu mai, always made with shrimp unless for a special order, has a few specks of pink shrimpmeat among the pork. "A mistake was made," Fei Yi says calmly, instead of pointing out whoever made the dish. "Show me you can calm the family now that our customer is safe."