Fear Every Orren Baker!

[sythyry]

Tomorrow is Thery's birthday. Yarwain and I are the chief conspirators. (Ordinarily Havune would, since he's the Cani, but he and Thery are still not on the best of terms.) Yarwain is doing most of the arrangements. But -- foolishly! -- I said, "I'll get the cake, for Flooosh is my friend." (Flooosh, of course, is an Orren who runs the bakery nearby. Her actual name is Floosh, but we howl or moan it to tease her.)

So, quite foolishly, I flew to Flooosh's shop in midmorning, bought two poptaloops, sat in the open oven to eat them, and said, "Flooosh! It is Thery's birthday tomorrow. Make me a cake suitable for a Rassimel for her and a dozen other assorted primes!"

Flooosh is dangerous and devastating. She simply said, "Sure thing, Sythyry."

I just went to pick up the cake. It is a very reasonable cake, with dried fruit and all, and a tub of syrup to pour over it ... and the words "Happy Birthday Teltheryan" on it ... except that the words are curled around and over a distinctly gormless and extravagant blue sugar Zi Ri.

I asked her, "Flooooooosh? Didn't I order a birthday cake for Thery?"

And Flooosh answered, "Yes, indeed you did, Sythyry. That is the reason that I wrote 'Happy Birthday Teltheryan' on it."

So I asked, "Floooosh? Why am I on the birthday cake for Thery?"

And Floooosh answered, "Because I helpfully and conveniently did exactly what you ordered, Sythyry."

So I asked, "Floooosh? If I were putting someone on a birthday cake for Thery, wouldn't it be better to be Thery herself, or perhaps her boyfriend?"

And Flooosh answered, "I did wonder the same thing myself while I was making it, but you distinctly asked me for you on the cake, Sythyry. So I presume it was some sorcerous peculiarity or Zi Ri strangeness."

So I asked, "Floooosh? Exactly what and how did I ask you to make a cake with a blue Zi Ri on it?"

And Floooosh answered, "You said, 'Make me a cake.'"

I think it's about time for me to swear off of Orren for life again.

(P.S. the next day: at the actual party, just after I rather embarrassedly showed off the Zi Ri cake and had to explain it and get many teasings from many people, Flooosh showed up with a more respectable birthday cake, with a sugar image of Thery smooching the goddess Mircannis. Thery and Yarwain were smirking intensely, and I saw the glint of amber. I believe there was more plotting involved than just me and Yarwain.)

(OOC: beetiger, who sorta plays Floosh, just made me a small pile of nifty Sythyry pins for use at Jersey Devil Con or other events. Stop by and get one! Suprise limited! Void where prohibited!)

(OOC P.S.: The phrase "Void where prohibited" always seems to be to be a command to use the opposite sex's restroom. Obey me at your own risk!)

Comments

[chipuni.livejournal.com]

Be grateful that, since you were already in the oven, Floooooooooosh didn't decide to put the eggs, flour, and fruit over you!

[tuftears.livejournal.com]

Heeheehee. };)

[eetmewithtoast.livejournal.com]

Sythry pins are not prohibited at any Dressy Dinner Parties hosted by any Purple Kangaroos.

I'm terribly curious as to what they look like.

[beetiger.livejournal.com]

They look like the journal icon above (drawn by the most wonderful Micah Hogarth) with the text "Sythyry" and "sythyry.livejournal.com" superimposed.

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[eetmewithtoast.livejournal.com]

Cool! Bring some to show me?

[beetiger.livejournal.com]

A good baker is one who is well known enough that when you need a cake, she gets the commission.

A good businesswoman is one who manages to get two commissions out of your one, and a good laugh in the process!

Floosh! (don't waste those 'o's, there are Gormoror starving for them in Dubioustreia)

(OOC: I really need a Floosh icon!)

[eetmewithtoast.livejournal.com]

Ooh! Ooh! Ooh! Pick me to draw it! Me! Me! Me!

I can make something quick & easy in Illustrator, but you gotta tell me more about Floosh.

[beetiger.livejournal.com]

Absolutely! I'll drop you a note with some stuff about Floosh separately. Do you know about Orren, generally?

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[eetmewithtoast.livejournal.com]

Just tell me again, I know I can get the glossary through sythry's memories, but as descriptive a description as possible would be nice.

[terrycloth.livejournal.com]

Perhaps you should swear off Rassimel for life as well! And with Havune's sulking, Cani. And Herethroy unless Dustweed stops crying just because she was horribly embarassed in public. And zi ri, of course, because of your relative's nasty treatment of you.

Hang out with Gormorror, Sleeth and Khtsoyis!

[terrycloth.livejournal.com]

Oh! And how could I forget Ulgrane! You have a unique opportunity.

[sythyry.livejournal.com]

Yeeeeek!