Dream. Kitchens. Saturday Salesbots.

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yOp: *offers furrySwindle a small pie made with what looks like giant shrimps and gravy* Try this for me? I'm testing a new spice mixture.

furrySwindle: Ooooo? *sniiiiifff*

pie: *smells Mexican. Also, those aren't shrimp, they're witchetty grubs*

furrySwindle: *taste*

pie: *meaty, spicy, and delicious. The gravy is meatplant, which gives a wonderful beefy flavour to the rest*

furrySwindle: I like ^^

yOp: Yay! Now I can make a spicier version and try it on Schale Drach testers.

furrySwindle: *chuckles and noms*

yOp: *gets a larger pie and goes looking for Swindle* -Dad, I need another opinion on a spice blend.- *always gets at least three*

Dirge: *busy screaming in the kitchen because someone put a witchetty grub in his plating after he said he was glad the pies weren't made in THEIR kitchen*

Swindle: -How spicy a spice blend?-

yOp: -I've kept it mild yet. Our fox likes it.-

Swindle: -Give me a moment to finish up, and I'll be in.-

yOp: -Okay.- *turns his attention to the screaming so that Swindle can hear it*

Swindle: o.O -...What happened to Dirge now?-

yOp: *tells him*

Swindle: *will NOT facepalm in front of the customers. Will NOT...*

yOp: *shows him the foot long monster that is a witchetty grub*

Swindle: *is hurrying*

yOp: -Should I rescue the grub? The farmers don't have too huge a crop yet, and we might need it.-

Swindle: -Waste not, want not. Not that we'd be wanting, of course, but...-

yOp: *chuckles and rescues the grub*

Dirge: *going to go sulk in the corner*

yOp: Okay, who did this? *holds grub up*

Seekers: *looking at each other*

Silver: *climbs up Ramjet's back like a bug and onto his shoulder, then gives her big bubby an innocent grin*

Ramjet: I did it, but I didn't want to!

yOp: *turns and looks at him, then sees Silver and face palms* I know who did it.

Silver: Thhhhrrrrrpt! *giggle*

Seekers: ... *slight chuckles*

yOp: *puts the grub back in the jar with the rest of the sample* Okay. I've had one taster for this spice mix. Who wants to prepare the grubs for another sample?

Silver: *gone!*

Dirge: *ditto, by running instead of just vanishing*

Seekers: *make faces, except for Lazerwave, who facepalms*

yOp: *laughs* It's alright. I'll go work in the organic kitchen.

Zoe: *calls through the door* Just don't bang around and make the angel cakes fall. We have an order to fill.

yOp: Yes, Mom. *grins at her and Columba, who have been making cake all morning*

Seekers: *back to work on not-grubs*

Dirge: *comes tip toeing back and sniffs at furrySwindle's pie*

furrySwindle: GRRRR! *HIS pie!*

Dirge: *turns away from his growly brother in law* I think I can duplicate those spices on something for us to eat. Didn't one of you want to make burritos or something?

Seekers: *perk*

Ramjet: Nope, no burritos, never!

Dirge: I know we already have a couple flavours, but they're not like the original human ones. Oppy says these spices are what they use in Mexican food. *looks around* Somebody get the scrambled botburger.

Skywarp: *does so!*

Dirge: *gently pats Mixer and then sits on the counter beside her to start sniffing inorganic spices and deciding which ones to put into the bowl he's picked up*

Seekers: *getting other things ready*

Swindle: *comes home*

yOp: *singing in the kitchen. 'Airship Pirate!'*

Zoe: *sends loving feelings of welcome to her husband and shows him all the cake that she, Columba, and Fireflight have made*

Swindle: -Been busy, I see.-

Zoe: -We'll soon have this order filled. You said there were others for angel cake too?-

Swindle: -Yes, there was.-

Zoe: -Alright. Now how many do we need for those? And do they want just the plain white cake too? Silver, you little bug, what did you do to Uncle Dirge?-

Silver: -BUGGED 'IM!- *vast amusement*

Swindle: *facepalming now*

Cloe: *discovers that Daddy is talking. Itty Bitty love bomb*

Swindle: *Weee!. Love back*

Cloe: *such a happy babby there in her playpen on the counter among all the sweet smelling cake*

Swindle: *goes over and gives Cloe snuggles*

Cloe: *cuddles and purrs, then bittygiggles as Silver appears holding a bit of cake that spilled over in the pan and baked up crispy*

Silver: I can nom dis? :D

Swindle: You can nom that. ^^

Silver: Fanks! *noms busily, then offers it to her younger sister*

Cloe: *curious nibble and little happy sounds. Seems this babby can have organic noms too*

Swindle: ^.^

yOp: *over at the smallest oven* It's nearly ready, Dad.

Swindle: Well, this should be interesting...

yOp: *grins* I already have one flavour for sale, based on the spiced bone flavour that sells the best. But I want to branch out for these guys.

Swindle: *nods*

Silver: *offers Daddy a nibble on her crispy cake*

Swindle: *takes a small nibble*

Silver: Om nom nom? :D

Swindle: Nommy ^^

Silver: Eeeee! *happy bombs the world*

Zoe: *chuckles as Columba and Fireflight look over at the happy dragonling* That reminds me. I bought the girls a cupcake cooker.

yOp: *glances over curiously*

Swindle: Cupcake cooker?

Zoe: Yes. *takes it out of subspace, still in its box, and shows him. Cupcake cooker looks like a big pink waffle iron, with spaces for cupcake bottoms and cupcake tops. The bottoms are designed to be hollow so that you can fill them with something*

Silver: *big curious eyes, wants to see*

Cloe: *is nibbling after Sissy offered her more cake*

Swindle: Huh ^^

Zoe: I think it will keep them busy for a little while. What do you think?

Swindle: It may, for a little while at least.

Silver: *now thinking of filling cupcakes with nommy axle grease*

Swindle: *chuckles at that*

Zoe: *sets the box in the playpen* Well there you go, girls. Don't let Baby Columba stick her hand where it's hot, alright?

Baby Columba: *sleeping in the playpen right now*

Silver: 'Tect her. Yup! *wants to go see, will give Daddy her crispy cake*

Swindle: *gently takes the cake*

Cloe: *reaches toward the playpen too* Oh?

Swindle: Careful...

Zoe: *chuckles softly* Set them down and I'll give you a hug.

Swindle: *does so*

bittySeekers: *start busily examining the box to see how to open it*

Zoe: *offers the hug, and a smile that says she thinks she's looking at something gorgeous when she looks at Swindle*

Swindle: *huggle and purrrr*

yOp: *suddenly waving good smelling pie around by Swindle's head*

Zoe: *has to laugh at that*

Swindle: Yeeep!

yOp: Oops. *grins* *sets pie on corner of the counter where Swindle can get it to eat*

Swindle: Okay, let's see how this tastes... *goes to take pie*

Zoe: *grins at him, and then goes to check one of the big ovens full of cake*

Swindle: *tastes!*

pie: *just as good as the one furrySwindle got*

Swindle: Mmmm

yOp: *happy grin* I'll increase the spices proportionately for the next one, and let a Keylendar try it. *hugs his wife, and then is out of the room geeking happily to himself*

Zoe: *snerk*

Swindle: *amused*

Zoe: *and then curious. Will go to see where Bubby is*

yOp: *telling Bubby about this planet of plant eating folk that he came across in his travels, and asking if Bubby has found a use for all that edible bamboo that that other race had offered to sell to him*

Bubby: Uses, yes, it's Bamboo. The hard part is trying to decide what's the BEST use for it.

yOp: Well these plant eaters like fibrous greenery like bamboo shoots and leaves. Think you could think of some things to make from it for them? *grin*

aSwindle: ...Um...

yOp: *hugaBub* Maybe Dad can help. But I need to go find a test subject for my grub pies.

aSwindle: How about Mow's dad?

yOp: *stops short* You're right. One of him likes spicy things. Not JD level, but still spicier than Dad and Fox like. *grins* You're a genius.

aSwindle: *bluush*

yOp: And they have a kitchen at their house too, so I can bake the pie right where fuzzy Blitzwing can smell it baking. *lifts a hand in a wave* I better go get more grubs. See you, Bubby.

aSwindle: *nods and waves. Distracted by bamboo*

Zoe: *grins at aSwindle and offers him a notepad and stylus*

aSwindle: *blush, takes, and writes*

Zoe: *kisses him on the head* You and your brother are sons so smart that any mother would be proud to have you.

aSwindle: *BLUSH*

Zoe: *grins* Do you need the organic kitchen? Or not yet?

aSwindle: Still researching... And I might have to go out and find the rest of the ingredients for the test products.

Zoe: Alright. *grins and gives him a wrapped sammich for along the way*

sammich: *blitzcake and strawbaby creme and jam*

aSwindle: *beam*

Zoe: *another kiss on the head, and then turns and goes back inside*

aSwindle: ^.^ *writes more, then PINs away for shopping!*

Zoe: *back to the kitchen* So what do you think of grub pie? *laughs when she sees furrySwindle peeking into the room*

Swindle: Not bad. I think someone else might like it, though...

furrySwindle: *is sneakycute*

Zoe: *looks over and laughs* Do you think we should share?

Swindle: Well, I can always 'make' more...

Zoe: *laughs* True. And I already made your lunch.

Swindle: ^^

Zoe: *takes the pie and brings it over to offer it to furrySwindle*

furrySwindle: *cuteblush* Thank you ^^

Zoe: *ruffles his fur* You're welcome. Don't eat too much, okay? And don't let Blitzwing talk you out of any. Oppy's going to make him his own pie.

furrySwindle: Okay. ...Which Blitzw... oh. ^.^;

Zoe: *chuckles and goes to the cupboard to get down the meganoodles in white sauce that she fixed up for Swindle's lunch*

Swindle: Ooooo

Zoe: *big grin as she sets it in front of him*

Columba: *adds a plate of blitzbread and botter*

Swindle: *chuckles*

Zoe: Oppy could have had his favourite too, but he's already too full to interest in anything. So it'll just be you and Bubby eating your favourite lunches. Well, one of Bubby's favourite lunches, I think.

Swindle: Bubby has a favorite?

Zoe: *laughs* I'm not sure either. I just know he likes sweet sammichs.

Swindle: *chuckles* And pizza

Zoe: Have you ever seen him eat the two together?

Swindle: ...Not really. Unless sweet pizzas count

Zoe: *laughs and offers him a fork*

Swindle: *takes*

Zoe: Are any of the other Swindles looking into new products or markets? -Like our sons are.-

Swindle: New markets, at least...

Zoe: *big grin of pride for her brother in laws*

Swindle: *chuckles*

miniBlitz: *wanders in, cellphone in one hand, daughter on his back* *blinks* Klingons like coffee.

Swindle: Oh?

miniBlitz: Yeah. I had a teleporter malfunction. *offers Swindle a piece of paper*

Swindle: *takes the paper and looks*

paper: *order for several crates of dark roast coffee*

Swindle: Oooooo

miniBlitz: *wan grin, then wanders off to look for blitzies and fizzy*

Swindle: ^^

Zoe: *chuckles* How about that? Blitzwing the salesmech.

Swindle: *chuckles*

littleBlitz: *appears in a PINpoint flash and gives Swindle an adorable grin. Has one of her fuzzy cute cousins with her*

Swindle: Hello

littleBlitz: *sets the kitten down, and then comes over to show an order for all fixings for an expensive little girl's party. Organic style*

Swindle: Ooooo, okay.

littleBlitz: *indicates that she'd like to pick it up as soon as possible, because she wants to use the money to buy something nice for her Daddy*

Swindle: *chuckles*

Zoe: -I guess it's not just one Blitzwing who is sales savvy.- *amused as she reaches for the friendly Blitzkitten who came in with littleBlitz* What are you doing, stinker?

Riot: Playing?

Zoe: *gives her a kiss* And helping your little aunty?

Riot: Yepyep!

Zoe: *as Columba and Fireflight hurry to fill the order* Awww. You're too cute.

littleBlitz: *going to snuggle up to Swindle and mooch some of his lunch*

Swindle: *chuckles and shares*

Zoe: *glances over, and then looks back to Riot* Are you hungry?

Riot: Mew!

Zoe: *grins* What would you like to eat?

Riot: Pizza!

Zoe: *laughs* Cold or hot? Energon or organic?

Riot: *blink* ...Pizza?

Zoe: *laughs and kisses her on the head, then goes to the energon kitchen to get her a piece of double energon cheesie pizza with little bot shaped noodles all over it*

Dirge: *looks up from his planning and grins. Little wave to cute little Riot*

Mixer: *chuckles and grins at the baby*

Swindle: *chuckle*

Riot: Yay!

Zoe: I'll let you eat in here, so we don't accidentally get any energon on the cakes, alright? *sets kitten and her pizza on the counter by Dirge and Mixer*

Riot: Purrpurrpurr

Zoe: *grins and pets the kitty, then goes back to her mate and her cakes. New batch of cake is ready to take out of the ovens*

littleBlitz: *contented with mooched noms*

Fireflight: *going to get the decorations and stuff on the order* Wow, they like our arts and crafts.

Columba: *chuckles at that*

Swindle: *chuckles as well*

Zoe: *looks at the party order* I wonder if they'd like some sort of doll making project. This is going to be a very girly party. Can you listen and see, Swindle? I've got some doll making kits that would work.

Swindle: *concentrates and listens*

little girl and her friends: *all about dollies! Are of a green-skinned race*

Swindle: *chuckles and relates the news to Zoe*

Zoe: *grins* I wish the dolls in the twelve kits I'm going to get had green skin.

Swindle: *grins and grants wish*

Zoe: *still grinning as she goes to get the kits*

Columba and Fireflight: *have everything else all packaged and pretty when she comes back*

Zoe: *tucks the doll kits into the package* There you go, Blitzwing.

littleBlitz: *thumbs up and a sweet grin*

Swindle: Anything else?

littleBlitz: *shakes her head and gives him thumbs up too. All is good with the order!*

Swindle: *Beeam*

littleBlitz: *is still hungry, but wants to go bring the order now. Puzzled face*

Swindle: ...you okay?

littleBlitz: *looks at him, trying to figure out how to have noms and deliver her order at the same time*

Swindle: Hmmmm...

Zoe: What is it?

Swindle: She's still hungry, but wants to hurry with the delivery

Zoe: Ohhh. *smiles at littleBlitz, then calls to Lazerwave* Could you get another slice of noodle pizza for Blitzwing to take with her?

Lazerwave: *does so*

Zoe: Thanks. *grins and gives wrapped pizza to the little Blitzwing. Then calls softly to Riot* Are you finished eating?

Riot: ... *burp* ...'Cuse me

Zoe: *laughs and goes to get the little fuzzball and bring her back*

Silver: *offers Riot a little box of cuppycakes filled with scrambles* -Nom dem on the way. 'N share wif cousins!-

Riot: Kay kay!

Zoe: *makes sure that the kitten has the box, and that littleBlitz has the kitten*

littleBlitz: *happily puts her other hand on her order. And away she goes!*


((Co-written with swindle_blitz))