From the moment the meat hits the flame

[fragileandsoft]

Who: All those not gone to hell.
When: Evening Day 67 - Day 68
Where: The cookhouse
What: Stress cooking, stress eating, general stress.
Note: General mingle thread!

Many have been taken, many have gone after, and those who remain have little else to do but wait for the results on the other end. For once, the carnival is very, very quiet.

Though the rides are shut down, the games are still, the attractions unattended, there's still one central place for people to gather. All the kitchen staff has gone, but the lights in the cookhouse remain on, and the smell of food still wafts through the air. Anyone not content to wait alone would do well to look here for company and comfort.

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[empty_vessel]

Not all the kitchen staff are gone, there's still one left. And Jimmy heads back to help Greg with the cooking. He feels terrible about not going, but he would have been even worse than useless had he gone. (He's already seen Hell once, thank you.)

"Hey. Still got one of the kitchen crew left. You want a hand?" Jimmy could take the day to chill, but making sides and chopping vegetables is a welcome distraction.

[fragileandsoft]

Antlers clatter against a pot rack as Greg jumps. It's one thing to use an empty kitchen, but now that actual staff is here he feels awfully presumptuous.

"Oh--jeez. Sorry Jim, I thought--"

He clears his throat into a hand. He then frowns down at the hand, and then goes to wash it in the sink. "I mean, if you're up for it, it'd be a help. I don't know the lay of the land too well."

[empty_vessel]

Jimmy smiles. "Sure. It's not a problem at all. This place works better with at least two. What were you wanting to make?" Jimmy heads over to the big walk-in fridge and comes out with a small block of cheddar cheese and two jars of pickles. "The pantry over there has the onions and the potatoes if you want to make some fries." He nods towards a doorway with sets of shelves just visible inside.

"And hey, it's a good idea, seeing if people want to try and get their mind off it a little." Sobering thought, but there isn't much anybody can do.

[fragileandsoft]

"I didn't have a whole lot of a plan or anything. Just firing up the grill to chew up time, feed a few people. I'm sure folks'll be hungry whenever they get back." Which will be soon! Definitely soon.

He looks over the pantry, ideas milling around in his head. "Fries, huh... now that I think of it, my menu's pretty heavy on the carnivore side. You know any good veggie stuff we can whip up?"

[empty_vessel]

"Let's see.... If we want to keep using the grill, we can do grilled veggies on skewers, just brush them with oil and a little salt & pepper and they'll be good. We can grill some corn on the cob too, if you like." He heads over and sets the cheese and pickles on the counter. "I think we've got some cans of baked beans here somewhere."

Jimmy pauses, looking back over the kitchen. "But we may want to leave off anything involving garlic. Just in case."