Practical Crisis Problem Solving - Danger Shop, Tuesday, Period 3 (11am-12pm)

[worsethanaunts.livejournal.com]

They were in what looked like a restaurant kitchen today and the Doctor was standing there, looking too pleased with himself for this to mean good things. "There's nothing a final will teach you that couldn't be learned in a kitchen. Working under pressure, creativity, teamwork, timing, adaptability and, yes, even making impossible decisions. You have one hour to make a three course meal for the ambassador from Shantella Prime, that judge from Masterchef with the glasses and me. It's up to you to work together to decide on a menu, use the ingredients from the pantry, figure out how to use the cooking equipment and deliver something edible. Will you cook? Will you cut? Will you take orders from others or be someone who listens and follows orders? Will you sit this one out and expect everyone else to solve the problem?" He looked at his watch. "You'd best be getting started."

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Re: Talk Amongst Yourselves

[glacial_queen]

"Exactly! It's a reminder that dessert should come after every course," Karla said, nodding solemnly. "Everything healthy needs to be followed up by a new and tasty dessert."

Re: Talk Amongst Yourselves

[daventryprince.livejournal.com]

"I agree entirely!" Alexander nodded solemnly back. "Besides, desserts are easier to make."

Manannan had a bit of a sweet tooth.

"...of course, I might be confusing 'make' with 'eat.'"

A common mistake.

Re: Talk Amongst Yourselves

[glacial_queen]

"I definitely find them easier to make, yes," Karla said nodding. "But I'm pretty good with cookies!"

No, no she really wasn't. Don't believe her, Alexander. Please don't.

Re: Talk Amongst Yourselves

[daventryprince.livejournal.com]

Alexander's middle name, if he had one, would, unfortunately, be Trusting, and so he, sadly, believed her.

"Well, that's something!" he said. "And there are many kinds of cookies and you don't even need cutlery."

Usually.

Re: Talk Amongst Yourselves

[glacial_queen]

"We had a bake sale for the Magic Reserves and Merlin and I baked a bunch of cookies to sell," Karla said, beaming. "My, umm, friend Warren--" there was some flushing there, yes "--bought all of them, he liked them so much."

Yup. That was totally why he did it.

Re: Talk Amongst Yourselves

[daventryprince.livejournal.com]

"Well, that's great for him," said Alexander, laughing, and believing entirely that they must have been truly excellent, noteworthy cookies, "but what about the rest of us who didn't have a chance to have them?"

Re: Talk Amongst Yourselves

[glacial_queen]

"You know, that's a good point," Karla said thoughtfully. "And it gives me a better idea. Maybe the Reserves should have a booth or something, at the newbie picnic. We could give away cookies there."

LOOK WHAT YOU DID, ALEXANDER. JUST LOOK.