Sibling Rivalries: Chili Edition

[brave_heart_verity]

Flyers have been going up around the Forum and Commercial District for the last week or so. This morning,the lights in the VSW Meadhall came on. By noon, anyone getting close enough to an open door would know: chili's on!

Inside, everything's set up and waiting for the hungry and the curious: Clint's cooking in one corner, and Verity's in the other. Between them, tables are laid out with the necessities: bowls, plates, spoons, and plenty of napkins. There's beer and iced tea, some lovely tres leches cakes provided by the Nexus' favorite Japanese detective, and various toppings for the chili: bottles of sriracha and sweet Thai chili sauce, red pepper flakes, green onions and red, lime wedges, diced bell peppers and jalapeños, crumbled bacon, shredded cheddar cheese and sour cream. Cornbread and tortilla chips round things out.

Long tables with a mix of benches and chairs fill the hall on either side of the fire pits. One has board and card games stacked neatly at one end (they were neat when they were put out, at least). Another has two boxes, one wrapped in purple paper and one in pink, for depositing voting slips.

Poll #17301 1st Annual Chili Cook-Off

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 7

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Who gets your vote?

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Clint--Avengers Assemble!
3 (42.9%)

Truthfully? Verity.
4 (57.1%)

The fire pits are lit, the food is waiting, and there are games in want of players. What are you waiting for?
((There will doubtless be further Cupid-based shenanigans, but this weekend, it's all about the platonic relationships. Bromances, BFFs, and family ties rule the day! Let's celebrate! Threadhopping, tangents, games, and mischief are all encouraged. Just don't start a food fight or Verity will have to yell.))

Comments

[ixis]

Naugus is plenty impulsive as is without being enabled. Or worse, encouraged. Although whimsy is pretty far from his usual MO. Doing things just for fun and not at anyone's expense might be a lesson worth teaching one day.

No promises of it sticking, though.

"Of course I was right! It catches the light so nicely through those windows as well." He's still coming to terms with windows in his place of residence, but at least is soothed by the fact it's not looking in on anything the Mobian owns or keeps. No secrets but what Verity uses for jammies or how long she hangs out in a towel after a shower.

[brave_heart_verity]

It's always the 'not at anyone's expense' part that gets people into trouble.

"It does. You've positively spoiled me." There are curtains, geez. It's not like she's an exhibitionist. He's the only one prancing around shirtless outside the bedroom. She doesn't even go barefoot.

"Gonna have room to try some of Clint's? I've heard it's real good, if you can handle the heat." Ego = poked.

[ixis]

"Heat? You're asking if I, grandmaster of harnessing and conjuring flames, can handle heat? I'd had no interest in bothering any more Overlanders than I had to, but now I feel like I have to prove myself!"

[brave_heart_verity]

"Conjuring flames and eating them aren't the same thing," she points out innocently. "And Clint's nice. I'm sure it'll be fine."

So long as Jim isn't still hanging around over there.

[ixis]

He frowns down at his now empty bowl. Then over at Clint's table. Then at Verity. Then back to the bowl.

"I'll be back in a moment," he declares, hopping up from his seat and jogging in the direction of the competition. NOTHING IS TOO HOT FOR AN IXIS!