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 Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 10:21 am
"The most important goal in cooking is to bring happiness and health to others." Fei Yi looks out over the faces of his would-be students for a moment, and then continues. "To that end, we must forever be aware of the needs of our customers, and cook for them foods we know will fill their bodies with joy and strength. For a true chef, using food to hurt someone is anathema." He reaches out one hand, leveling a single claw at you and then each of your companions in turn.
"Each day in this shop, we have several customers who come to us with special needs. For the next two weeks, each day I will direct you to serve one of these customers. They are patient people, who know that they will be given exactly what they need if they only wait, so you may take your time to craft the perfect dish for them. And I will stand by to judge how well you do."
Each day, a special customer will arrive in the shop with particular needs, and you will be asked to make a dish using four of the ingredients listed below to answer these needs. You will recieve -5 points for each appropriate ingredient, and +1 point for each inappropriate ingredient. However, since these customers are patient, willing to wait for the best, you'll be able to try as many dishes on them as you have wisdom points, so eventually you may just get it right. But be warned! We won't be telling you WHICH ingredient is correct in a combination, so you'll have to watch the points for each try. Additionally, for each day that you do not guess correctly after all of your guesses are used up, you will recieve +10 points, and for each day you don't even try, you'll recieve +5 points.
Additionally, please note that each customer is unique to the cook. In the end, the person with the lowest points will win this test.
(Please note that if there are days when you absolutely cannot be online, or cannot be online with me at the same time in order to properly deal with your guesses, we will arrange new times for such things, so you won't be penalized for that. Just make notes in your thread about such situations.)
Ingredients - Use
1. Pork - Strengthens the body, offering greater endurance in adversity
2. Fish - Strengthens the mind, offering quickness of thought
3. Beef - Soothes the mind and promotes a restful feeling in the body
4. Chicken - Provides the body with enhanced quickness and grace
5. Tofu - Enhances the body's sensitivity to magic and spiritual energy
6. Shrimp - Dampens the body's sensitivity to magic and spiritual energy
7. Rice - Fills the body with a sense of oneness and completion
8. Noodles - Soothes nervous energy and doubt
9. Bok Choy - Cools the body and calms the blood
10. Leek - Strengthens the appetite and enables the body to better absorb foods
11. Carrot - Sharpens inner sight, allowing better understanding of the inner self
12. Crab Sponge - Sharpens the wit, promoting clearer thought
13. Black Beans - Invigorates the spirit and magic.
14. Ginger - warms the body and invigorates the blood.
15. Sesame Oil - Enhances the abilities of other foods.
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Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 7:08 am
The customer today is a large man, tall of body and wide of shoulder. Despite this, he seems thin, his face a little gaunt and his eyes haunted. He looks over his shoulder often, though nothing follows him, and when he orders, it is in a quick, low voice, as though he is afraid someone might overhear him.
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Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 12:37 pm
Day One ~
Xingyun took in the appearance of his latest customer, he was certain that this was the special customer Fei Yi had assigned to him today and he studied him carefully before picking out some ingredients and looking to Fei Yi "Would these be correct?".
Beef, Noodles, Leek, Shrimp
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Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 1:00 pm
Rian-chan Day One ~
Xingyun took in the appearance of his latest customer, he was certain that this was the special customer Fei Yi had assigned to him today and he studied him carefully before picking out some ingredients and looking to Fei Yi "Would these be correct?".
Beef, Noodles, Leek, Shrimp
Fei Yi considered the dish of ingredients before him for a few moments before shaking his head. "You would be best to reconsider," he advised. The ingredients you chose give you -14 points.
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Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 1:25 pm
Xingyun nodded in response to Fei Yi's comment and he studied what he had picked and what else he had to choose from before switching and ingredient and looking to Fei Yi for his judgement.
Beef, Noodles, Leek, Rice
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Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 1:41 pm
Rian-chan Xingyun nodded in response to Fei Yi's comment and he studied what he had picked and what else he had to choose from before switching and ingredient and looking to Fei Yi for his judgement.
Beef, Noodles, Leek, Rice
As Fei Yi was presented with the ingredients, his frown deepened, and he shook his head. "Think harder," he said, pointing in the direction of the storeroom. The ingredients you chose give you -8 points.
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Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 2:03 pm
Xingyun frowned and he once again eyed his chosen ingredients, removing two and replacing them. Perhaps this time he had it correct?
Beef, Noodles, Shrimp, Carrot
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Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 2:17 pm
Rian-chan Xingyun frowned and he once again eyed his chosen ingredients, removing two and replacing them. Perhaps this time he had it correct?
Beef, Noodles, Shrimp, Carrot Fei Yi eyed the ingredients with a careful eye for only a few moments before pointing to a wok. "You still have work ahead of you, and our customer has waited long enough, has he not?" Congratulations! The ingredients you chose net you a -20 points for the day. Well done!
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Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2011 8:45 am
The customer today is a loud man, boastful and energetic. He constantly speaks of his magical studies, and though his boasts paint events in the best possible light, he seems to have too much raw power, and not much talent all the same.
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Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2011 12:34 pm
Day Two ~
Xingyun eyed his newest customer carefully, this one would be a bit tricky, he knew was at least one ingredient should be but for the others he wasn't sure and so he selected a few and turned to Fei Yi "Would these be correct?"
Carrot, Crab Sponge, Shrimp, Bok Choy
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Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2011 2:41 pm
Rian-chan Day Two ~
Xingyun eyed his newest customer carefully, this one would be a bit tricky, he knew was at least one ingredient should be but for the others he wasn't sure and so he selected a few and turned to Fei Yi "Would these be correct?"
Carrot, Crab Sponge, Shrimp, Bok Choy Fei Yi looked over the ingredients carefully, but though he might've chosen some himself right away, there was still a problem with the result. He shook his head. "Try again," he said, gold eyes staring at Xingyun. "And think carefully." The dish you suggested is rated a -14.
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Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2011 8:03 pm
Xingyun nodded as Fei Yi encouraged him to switch his ingedients a bit. Staring at what he already had and what he could use instead he swapped one ingredient in the bowl with one on the counter.
Carrot, Shrimp, Bok Choy, Rice
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Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2011 8:23 pm
Rian-chan Xingyun nodded as Fei Yi encouraged him to switch his ingedients a bit. Staring at what he already had and what he could use instead he swapped one ingredient in the bowl with one on the counter.
Carrot, Shrimp, Bok Choy, Rice "He seems to need his wits about him often, if what he's saying is even half-true," Fei Yi noted dryly, as he shook his head over the dish. "Try again." Thsi time, the dish rates a -8.
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Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2011 12:24 am
Xingyun took in Fei Yi's words and carefully considered them before making his next selection.
Carrot, Crab Sponge, Shrimp, Beef
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Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2011 4:44 am
Rian-chan Xingyun took in Fei Yi's words and carefully considered them before making his next selection.
Carrot, Crab Sponge, Shrimp, Beef "Almost perfect," Fei Yi nodded, the frown still on his lips. "You need to change only one ingredient." He offered no other hints, suggesting that perhaps a previous hint was what Xingyun needed to think about. The dish you've suggested rates a -14.
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