Star Trek: Starbase 777 - ┆elwyn’s-baked-goods

Elwyn, in typical Elwyn fashion, had gotten to the festival bright and early to begin setting up, so when time came for the doors to open their little bake sale was fully set up and ready for the masses. The Android's little setup had everything one could hope of finding from a stall giving away baked goods: Cakes, cookies, breads, as well as a section dedicated to traditional Welsh baking! The stall itself was decorated with fairy lights, multicoloured bunting, and just generally looked very cute. The majority of foods were from Earth, having grown up with them and their variations, but some were from other planets, having learnt the recipes over the years. Andoria, Trill, and Bolarus IX were among them, all with their own little sweet treats mixed in. Elwyn themself, of course, was wearing perfectly colourful clothes like usual. Smart casual pink trousers, a yellow polo shirt, rainbow sneakers, and a floral apron was their outfit of choice for the day. All that was left to do was feed the masses!

Vara'l eventually arrived at the baked good stand. Baked goods sounded very much like they fit the bill for 'snacks' so he headed toward it. He would get a snack and then find another exhibit, he resolved. That sounded..good. It turned out it was good. Or well, what he got to look over and such turned out to look quite good. Eventually, he departed to go look at other things. He didn’t feel like he wanted to talk. He wasn’t..exactly sure why he happened to feel like that. No..the slightly pale Romulan instead departed. He could come back later if he wanted. For now, he wanted to..go. (edited)

M'arra 'tsk'ed quietly under her breath at the person moving swiftly past her. Didn't even stop to say hello to the kind young person manning the station. Didn't spare them a glance, actually, despite how much work they'd put into this stall of theirs. Rude. Her tail flicked behind her, nose twitching in quiet interest at the sweet smell drifting from the cute little bake sale. Familiar. Reminded her of home. The older woman lingered near the Andorian treats. "You've done a wonderful job," she said, fluffy antennae perking upwards even if her voice remained flat, but politely interested. "These look lovely."

As the Caitian/Andorian hybrid approached their stall Elwyn greeted her with a friendly grin and a wave, noticing her lingering near the Andorian section of the table. "Hello! Thank you! I'm really proud of my little creations, I think they came out well!" The android responded happily. The Andorian baked goods consisted of some little traditional cakes, a batch of cookies, as well as some mini loaves of bread and some savoury snacks, all freshly baked and smelling lovely. There was a little sign nearby that said they were all vegan, as well as a bunch of allergy information, almost as if the person running the bake sale knew food health and safety codes inside and out. "How's your day going? Is there anything in particular you're interested in? I used a combination of fresh and replicated ingredients to get the perfect blend of flavour and freshness, while keeping them vegan so everyone can enjoy! I followed traditional recipes for everything, too!"

The Furberus spotted one of the booths and made their way on their little hover chair. Alizati followed and was unsurprised to see they were heading towards Elwyn's baked goods stand. The Furberus had recently gained the ability to 'eat' small snacks and treats so they were particularly interested in eating lately. It was cute how enthusiastic they were even though they could only eat a couple bites of whatever food was available. Alizati noticed that there was a civilian shopkeeper already at the booth and stood at a distance from them. They gestured for the Furberus to also wait their turn behind the kind Caitian who had arrived before them. To acknowledge his friend, Alizati waved and bowed his head in Elwyn's direction so she knew they were there.

Dressed in her blad attire and mid a second investigation of the tote bag she'd been provided with, Twelve eventually reached what appeared to be a baked goods stall. As she arrived there and the smells promptly alerted her to the fact there was something more relevant and very much fitting the bill of what she'd walked in to look for, the liberated Borg looked up in the direction of the stall. Looked up and hummed as she noticed the queue and proceeded to move to stand behind the person at what appeared to be the back of the line. As they did so, they waved slightly to the person on the stall in what she hoped would be a sufficient greeting. Once she'd done so and having decided that she might as well do so while she waited in line, Twelve resumed her investigation of the tote bag and, as she encountered something that grabbed her interest, hummed. Hummed and idly murmured. "Interesting." As she moved to pay it closer scrutiny.

Alizati gave the new arriver a polite bow and a wave as well. He recognised her as one of the doctors aboard, but could not think of her name. For obvious reasons, Alizati was acquainted with many of the liberated Borg onboard as it was common for many of them to seek engineering advice as well as medical. Alizati often handed many cases to one of the many great biomedical engineers on his team such as Lente Summer. Alizati had seen a few cases himself, such as Two of Thirteen, but lately he had been busying himself with testing a new AI model that could reroute power more efficiently during emergencies to avoid damages. "Jolan tru, doctor. It is nice to seee many people here to support my friend Elwyn."

The Liberated Borg returned the bow with one of their own, one calculated carefully to be slightly lower than the senior staff members. The Android was someone she recognized somewhat as a higher ranking member of engineering department. Not that they knew his name either. "Jolan tru, Lieutenant Commander, we felt we should come and say hi." She'd then paused. "We admit, we also were drawn here by the smells, they are." The El-Aurians jaw worked a bit as she visibly searched for the word or words she wanted. "Quite something, we believe would be the correct designation for them." After she'd uttered that statement, the El-Aurian considered the android briefly before she proceeded to say. "We are conscious that we've not met you properly before." She commenced. "We are Twelve of Twenty, it is a pleasure to meet you, Lieutenant commander."

Jena so far enjoyed the sight of all the exhibits and attractions everyone had brought, so many happy thoughts from people proud to showcase and share their heritage. However, aside from exploring cultures and admiring art pieces, there was also another reason for her being here that became apparent the moment she picked up the scent of fresh baked goods, which physically made the Betazoid turn and make her way towards the source. "Something smells good!" Jena said with a light smile as she popped by Elwyn's booth before she turned over to the two other officers there to greet them with a polite nod. "Jolan tru, Commander. Doctor."

Noticing a rather familiar face (or rather, faces) in the corner of their eye, Elwyn glanced over as Alizati and the Furberus approached, giving a friendly smile and a wave back. As the net person arrived the android then waved at Twelve as well. "Hi! You don't need to queue! My stall is big enough for everyone to look around!" They said with a happy smile. As Jenaha then showed up Elwyn turned to face her as well, offering a happy smile and friendly wave to their boss. "Hi Commander!" They greeted happily. "Thank you! I baked it all this morning!"

"Jolan tru, Commander." Twelve inclined their head in a respectful bow of greeting and attempted a smile for both the Lieutenant commander and Lieutenant Junior grade when both spoke, even if they were both people she wasn't acquainted with. She'd arrived at a understanding that.. people always appreciated smiles and the little niceties. Or well, did most of the time. "Thank you for the information." She'd then said as she'd responded to the android. She'd then inclined her head to the other android present in a temporary farewell as she'd then said. "We feel like we should heed our hunger and go look around the snacks now, it has been good to briefly converse with you." She then started to look around the snacks and after a period looking around then commented. "We believe after further consideration that a better designation for the smell would be 'Divine.''" The El-Aurian then had paused before she'd added. "They also look divine as well."

"Divine's a great way to put it!" Jena said with a smile as she perused through the selection of baked goods. The sweet tooth in her was very happy today. "I would love to try some of these cookies actually and also a couple slices of this ca- Oh Elements! Are these Welsh? I haven't eaten some of these since I was a kid!" Jena's upbringing had gave her a taste of both worlds, her step-dad's in particular which brought back a couple of memories.

"They are utterly divine." The El-Aurian commented as she looked over the different items present. She paused as she spotted something that further grasped her interest before they leaned down and inhaled slightly. "Beautiful smells.." Twelve commented softly before she looked distant for a moment, distant as she was struck by the similarity in smells to some of what Rakim had attempted to make at some points. "We'd also love to try out some of those cookies, they look and smell divine."

"Thank you!" Elwyn beamed happily when the two festival goers said their food smelled divine, the positive feedback filling them with joy. A happy nod was given in response to Jenaha's question about some of the food being Welsh. "They are! I thought since this was a cultural festival I should bring some of my own culture, so I did!" They said with a giggle, before looking between Twelve and the ACOS as they continued. "Would you like a plate, or a to-go bag? I can do both!" They said with a grin.

Twelve inhaled slightly as she enjoyed the smells of the food. Enjoyed them until such a time the android proceeded to respond. Their first comment one that caused her to smile slightly despite the fact such a response happened to be inefficient in nature when a verbal response achieved their intent. That was to compliment them for their good snacks and potentially to obtain snacks as well. * "We find that a admirable endeavour, one you have succeeded at in what smells and looks like quite the scrumptious way." *When Elwyn then queried about a plate or a to go bag, Twelve twitched slightly. "If we're okay to have some of your scrumptious snacks, we'd love a to-go bag, also how much would we owe you?"