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First Day Cook
Topic Started: Fri Jul 23, 2004 5:48 pm (556 Views)
Lilith
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Lilith was excited that she had finally got a job. She had heard how happy everyone was when they were working.Besides, it gave her something to do. She smiled at the few customers that were in there while she tied her hand made apron around her. Her first order came in and she was busy in the back cooking away. She added a few spices, a few herbs and finally it was perfect. She grinned and handed it to the barmaid and sat down waiting for another order. She had heard there were going to be a few more cooks coming in. She couldn't wait to meet them and maybe get a couple tips on cooking.
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Jahesd had finished eating his meal that came fresh and hot to him. hmmmmmmmmmm....... he thought. That was the best meal he had had in ages. He rarely ever sat down at a resturaunte and ate good food. He was always on the go. Always traveling. He stopped in the city to get some supplies at the shop, and he figured that je might stop at the Elfsong Tavern and Inn. Jahesd could not remember the last time he had food this great. I know, he said. Miss, I would like to meet the cook who made this food. He told the barmaid he wanted to meet the cook. He smiled and waited for the cook to come. The cook was going to get a great complament.
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Lilith was in the back with flour all over her face. She was frustrated at not being able to get the biscuits just right. At that moment the sour faced barmaid came back. "Hey some guy wants to see you. I duno maybe he wants to complain." She walked off totally uninterested. Lilith tried to wipe the flour off of her and composed herself the best she could. The barmaid pointed to the man and she walked over to him. "Sir I appologize if the food wasn't up to par.This is my first day cooking. Please don't tell the owner. I'll be sure to pay for your meal myself." She stared at the man and realized he didn't look upset. *Hm maybe he actually liked it?* She thought.
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A great smile came apon Jahesd's face and he laughed with joy. Oh please!! This food is great! I do not know how you would come to think that it was not up to par. In fact, I do want to tell your manager. Your food is the best I have had in many decades. You are so young, yet so talented in cooking. Why how long have you been doing this fabulous art? I want some more of your wonderful cooking. You can expect to see my face again. Jahesd stood up and embraced Lilith. I apologize, I forgot to introduce my self. My name is Jahesd. I was traveling, and I stopped by the great city of Talas to get some supplies for my journeys. I was walking along side the road, but then I was entranced by this amazing smell that came from this inn. I stopped by, had some food, and was surprised at how good the food is here.
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Lilith didn't usually blush but this tall stranger had a way with words. When he embraced her, she felt warm all over. "Omy! I'm so pleased you liked it! I've been cooking my whole life along my travels but never as a job. In fact this is my first job! I needed to make money and also wanted something to take up my time so I stopped in and applied. And here I am now!" She was so pleased with the man. "I really do hope you come and visit me from time to time! Actually I'm about to have a break if you'd like to stay and have a drink.We could discuss our past adventures." She smiled warmly at him. "My name is Lilith by the way. It tis a pleasure to meet you kind sir." She curtesied.
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She heard the barmaid yelling for her and quickly appologized to the man."I'm sorry but I have to get back cooking.Biscuits are on high demand right now." She rolled her eyes and smiled at him. She walked back to the kitchen and saw it was in a complete mess.She sighed and started wiping down the counters with an old rag.When she had finished cleaning, she started rolling the dough into biscuits. They came out of the oven hot and glowing.She smiled and quickly put them in baskest like she had been intrusted to do. She handed them to the barmaid and told her she was taking a break. She walked out searching for the man who had been in a few hours ago.
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Lilith looked around for awhile and sighed. *I guess the man had to leave.Ah well maybe he'll be back..* She sat at the bar and ordered tea.Her back ached from leaning over the stove all day. When she took the job, they told her she would have her own room.She had visited it and thought it was so-so.She yearned for the stiff looking bed. "Hey if we're down her, I'm gonna crawl into bed." The barmaid waved her away and she walked up to her room.When she had dressed in her favorite yellow, silk gown, she laid into the bed. She was completely exhausted.She rolled over and fell immediately asleep.
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She awoke the next day to a brillant blue sky.She sighed happily and sang to herself while she washed and dressed.She got back into her uniform dress and walked down to the Inn's kitchen to make breakfast for the workers and any customers that happened to drift in.She got out the flour and milk and began to make pancakes and biscuits.After cooking the eggs, she washed herself and set out plates for the barmaid, the bus boy, and all other workers. She was happy as she sat down to eat her own breakfast.

The day rolled on pretty slowly.There weren't that many customers for the day so Lilith got a lot of free time to just think. She kept wondering about the strange man she had met the day before. *I wonder if I'll every see him again?" They day dragged into night and soon it was time for her to go to sleep. She walked to her room, but left the door unlocked in case she was needed. She had the strangest feeling that someone was going to call upon her tonight.
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Lilith was startled by a strange buzzing noise. She peeked out over her covers. In the dark she saw something fluttering around and then she heard something break. She quickly jumped out of bed and grabbed the sword she always had by her bed. In one fluid motion she held her sword out blindly in front of her. With an angry voice she called, "Who's there? I'm armed.Show yourself now!!" Suddenly she heard a frightened voice from a corner. "Please Lilith put your sword down. My name is Nox.I am just a fairy dragon.I mean you no harm." He flew out from his hiding place and landed on the blade of her sword. She got a good look at him because the moonlight was streaming through her window. She placed him on the bed and they began to talk. She learned he had no family for his wife and kids had been killed by hunters. Lilith thought it was strange that there would be hunters for fairy dragons but she soon found out they would use their opal eyes in spells. It seemed you could sell the eyes for a pretty penny.Lilith mainly listened for she didn't have much to say. Soon dawn came and she had to get to work. "Okay Nox I'm going to leave you here for the day because I have to work. I'll check on you during my breaks." She dressed and went downstairs. She told the barmaid of her visitor for she was bursting with excitement.She had never had a pet before, not that she considered Nox a pet but she didn't know what else to think of him as. The barmaid wasn't excited at all and quickly told her she needed to stop talking so much and get to work. Soon her lunch break came and she took a plate up to her room to share with Nox.She found him going through her things. "Nox! What are you doing?" He glanced around and stared innocently. "I wasn't doing anything." She let him eat most of her food because she was too tired to eat much. She went back to work and finished up for the night. She came back up and found Nox asleep. She changed and washed and laid down into bed. She quickly fell asleep from exhaustion.
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Lilith woke up at the break of dawn. She washed and dressed without waking Nox.She wanted some fresh air before she had to work.She walked outside and breathed the warm air.She could feel the Earth slowly awakening.She sat on a bench and listened to the birds singing their beginning of the day song. People glanced at her as they walked towards their jobs.She smiled politely and greeted a few she had seen before.Finally she got up and went inside.

She worked busily all day. At one time she thought she saw a person she knew but they dissapeared before she could see.She cooked potatoes, biscuits, beef, pork, vegatables, and even made chicken stew. She tasted each of her cookings to make sure they were perfect. She used herbs,sauces, and spices to make everything taste wonderful. She took a bowl of the soup up to Nox during her dinner break.Then everything slowed down and she was allowed to leave.She hung around the bar for awhile, wishing for some company.
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Nighttime rolled around and Lilith was getting ready to go when one last customer came in. He was wearing a long black cloak and only removed the hood with Lilith walked up. She nervously stood to one side of him. *He could be hiding anything under that cloak.* She thought. She put on her best smile. "Hello and welcome to Elfsong Tavern and Inn.I'm Lilith and I'll be cooking your meal tonight." She waited patiently while he took off his cloak and folded it. He laid it in the chair across from him. Finally he looked up at her. She gasped at what she saw. Half his face was covered in scars. One eye was blue and one was silver. She tried to compose herself and plastered her smile back on. His voice was raspy and deep. He croaked out his order to her and she quickly walked to the kitchen. She cooked up some potatoes and mashed them like he had ordered. She put a chicken bone and a fish eye next to it. Working at the Inn, she had come to understand that people ordered strange things and she wasn't supposed to ask questions. She looked down at the odd meal and walked out to serve him. She placed her food in front of him and told him that he would be further served by the barmaid. She gave him one last glance and walked up to her room.
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(I have no clue why I didn't post yesterday so I'm gonna post twice today)

Nox was waiting for her in her room. "Hey Nox. I met the strangest person today." She described the stranger to the dragon and watched his expression. "Well Princess it sounds like he is someone to keep an eye on.Next time he comes in, you come up here and get me so I can keep an eye on him." Lilith found it halirous at how serious Nox looked. "Nox that stern look of yours makes you look 50 years older." She bent over laughing and holding her stomach. After a while Nox joined in and they both fell on the floor laughing. "Hmm okay time for bed Noxie." She climed into bed and waited for sleep to envelope her.
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Lilith accidently overslept. She was rushing around trying to get everything in order. She kissed Nox on the head and he grunted while rolling over. She ran down the stairs and waited patienly while the barmaid made sarcastic remarks towards her. She had alot of orders to get to. She was busy all day rolling dough, making fires, cooking everything from greenbeans to steak. At the end of the day she was completely worn out. She skipped her usual nighttime snack and tea, and dragged herself up the stairs. She collapsed on her bed when she realized she had forgotten about Nox. "Oh Dear! Nox where are you?" He came flying in the window ,she left open for him, with a chicken bone in his mouth. He grinned widly and flew to the edge of her bed. "Nox where did you get that?" He smiled innocently up at her. "Well Princess, a couple was out on a little picknic and I happened to be waiting nearby just minding my own buisness when they got up for a swim. Then I "borrowed" some of their meal. I'm sure they won't miss it." Lilith laughed at him and shook her head. "Okay Nox but don't do it again.I don't want you to get in trouble because who would keep me company?" She gave him a pitiful look and he sighed. "Fine I won't do it again." He flew to his corner, where she had fixed him up a bed, and nibbled on his bone.
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Lilith watched him for awhile and then turned to the wall.She sighed quietly. *I love having Nox around but I could really use some other company.I'm working long,hard days and I just don't meet that many people who want to talk to a cook.* She looked at the cracks along the white wall and thought about crawling into them and dying.She hadn't remembered ever being depressed but working was really getting to her.

The bright sun woke her up in the morning.She hadn't realized she had fallen asleep. She got up and looked for Nox. He wasn't in the room. She started to worry. She didn't have time to waste so she got dressed and went down to the kitched. She started up a fire and cooking eggs, biscuits, sausages, ham, 'taters, and pancakes.

At lunch time she went up to see if Nox was back and found the room still empty. Now she was really worried. She ate her lunch quietly on the bed wondering where Nox had gone to. "He better not be making trouble.", she whispered to herself. She cleaned her plate and went back downstairs. Night time rolled around and she was so worried about Nox that she kept mixing up orders. The barmaid laughed at her everytime she did this. Finally, it was time to take off work. She ran up stairs and threw open the door.She found a dozen white roses laid on her bed and a beautiful copper braclet. She gasped and looked around. Nox was in his corner fast asleep. Under the roses was a card.

~Dear Princess, I know you've been working hard and don't have time to meet others like you. I know I don't always make the best company so these gifts are from me. Don't worry I didn't steal them.You're not the only one that has been working.~
~ Your Friend, Nox~

Lilith looked at the sleeping dragon with affectionate eyes. She walked over to him and petted him on the head. He grunted and resumed snoring. She smiled at him like a mother would a son and got into bed. She put the flowers in the vase next to her bed and the card under her pillow. She decided to always wear the braclet no matter what.
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(Please!! Stop with the posts...)

Kli walked in, looking around. She looked at a few coins. She might as well get something. She sat down and ordered a loaf of bread. She wore what she always wore. A brown cloak, a white mud stained dress, brown boots, and brown trousers. Her red and black hair was messy as well as her dirty face. She looked as if she had climbed out of a grave.
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