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"Oh..! UHM..That's...nice..."

Despite what he just said, everything else is saying the opposite.

"We should..Go.."

"But we did lose our sister on the way here, thanks to you. So we can't go."

"Goddamnit..."

"Sister?"

*Elaine asked, who could that be or rather what cookie could that be? The first thought is a pomegranate as it can be rather close to an agar agar cookie but most elemental cookies cannot stand any cookies of darkness so she isn't sure*

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The Grumpy Stray

The center is home to a lot of interesting cookies. Some were baked in the bakery and permanently lived there, some were cookies that were returned by their adopter. But strays, they come and go, but some do stay.

The sun slowly rises just as Elaine comes and opens the bakery to prepare for the day. Which means making sure the cookies are all alive and well, checking the equipment and all that fun stuff that comes with operating a bakery.

That includes checking the back, where strays come and go, against the wall were modified self heating cat houses that she bought for any stray cookies to come in to be away from the cold. She noticed the tray empty, guess there was either a lot of hungry strays or a really hungry one, either way, she needs to refill it.

Walking back inside from the backdoor, she grabs a box of cereal and a pack of dried fruits before walking back out, as much as there are better food options. Cereal and dried fruits are both affordable and filling for the strays, plus none seems to complain so far about free food.

As she pours and mixes the cereal and fruits on the tray (she cleaned and wiped them beforehand). She could hear shuffling as she looks over to see a very familiar grumpy face

"Mornin Truthless. Slept well?"

Her only response is a small huff from the Truthless Recluse, other than missing the hat and few scratches on his dough, he looks just as any Truthless Recluse and that included his personality, that he practically hates everyone.

Another stray trying to eat next to him? He glances at them with annoyance. A cookie from the bakery trying to ask him something? He either smacks them with his staff if they got too close to him or just walk away. God forbid a human employee approaches him, Elizabeth has gotten more bitemarks from him when she treated him for a scratch than she has with her own Nutmeg Tiger.

Case in point, he's an asshole

So everyone just agreed to not go near him, and he has become a regular since by the bakery, It was Jaws, Elaine's sorbet shark cookie who recommended the simply nickname of Truthless, possible from Elaine letting him and her other cookies watch how to train your dragon and getting inspired by Toothless.

Elaine watches in silence as Truthless approached the tray and began eating in silence, when he first showed up, he could not stand being even in the presence of a human and would dart away whenever she or Elizabeth goes out. But nowadays he seems to have gotten used to them which is good.

They always wondered where he came from, Cookies inside the center often make up stories that he was baked in an illegal bakery and escaped or that he escaped from a lab test. Whatever his backstory was, he unofficially is a residence of the bakery even if he hasn't come inside,

Elaine would just silently pour more cereals and fruits on multiple trays, don't want anyone fighting for food after all. After a few moments of silence, "You can keep pouring food. but there will always be a cookie out there that is hungry"

She has to take a moment to remember that Truthless was the one talking as she answers, "Well.. We're hoping to change that, one step at a time you know"

"Such naive goals..." He comments as silence took over them once again, apart from the soft sounds of other strays coming over to eat.

Maybe someday he'll learn that even naivety can do a lot but for now, he is welcome here at anything

Just as long as he doesn't bite anyone.

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For the person in my ask wondering why I disappeared (internet deleted it)

I have one word

College

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"Huh? Oh, no, uh.. we're not lost. It's just this idiot ran into here for some..reason."

"I'm not...an idiot..!"

The fire spirit was also different. Two red stripes on his face on each side, and his staff had a glassy look to it.

"But uh..what is this place, actually."

"Eh well this is a bakery. well not like a normal bakery but bakeries for cookies like you guys"

*Elaine explained, her cookies looking at the scene just behind her, with one of them including a Eternal Sugar cookie wearing a vest with words in big bold letters "Emotional Support Cookie" plastered on said vest*

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I have talked to Zephyros and Basil about the patisserie.

Zephyros agreed that the patisserie could be a source of magic attracting the cookies, however he also says given the current state of the patisserie, it might not be the case either.

Basil on the other hand said something more reasonable. The forest was here before the patisserie, but the forest was cut down to make space for the patisserie and is now growing back because there were no people making sure the growing of the forest in that direction went unchecked.

Zephyros agreed with that, saying he was supposed to lead me to see the patisserie at some point, except I seemed to be in the midst of dealing with other more important things so he waited until it was more free for me to do so. In fact Zephyros showed me a very run down but very human made path to the patisserie that the Crunchy Chip and Caramel Arrow confirmed is how they got here. It was actually a very quick path out of the forest, so I think I believe in Basil's theory in how the patisserie got here. Although now that I walk on the boundary of the forest... Uh... This patisserie seems to be near my house? How did I miss this for so long?

Zephyros then states that I don't go into the forest often enough. Which is fair, Zephyros has a point there.

In other news, I found the breaker box and turned it back on again. I'm surprised it still works, because the lights turned on when I tried the light switch after. I get the feeling the electricity is connected to my house.

Zephyros says I should check the land deed that I own again at some point. He thinks that due to the proximity of the patisserie to my house, I actually own it.

*Well then, that is quite a stroke of luck I may say, I mean. having a free building and all. (Not technically since you paid it with the payment of your home technically)*

*I will say is that make sure when carefully searching the patisserie, abandoned buildings are a home for strays and some may even consider it trespassing when humans or other cookies enter*

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The Agar Agar Cookie refuses to take the stat jellies, instead becoming hostile to Elaine.

"Nuh..uh.."

Out of the blue, a... FIRE SPIRIT COOKIE??? Comes in.

"Cmon, kiddo. We gotta go.."

"HELL NAW..!"

*Elaine blinks, she isn't quite sure what is going on. neither of them really look like the typical strays the center encounters*

"hey uh... are you fellas lost?"

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Help!!!

My Gingerbrave is covered in sugar lice!!!

How do I get rid of them.

*Sugar lice. as the name suggest are attracted to anything remotely sweet and that unfortunately includes cookies. the live ones and normal one*

*This can easily be fixed by gently brushing any sugar lice off of your cookie. especially with a paintbrush then gently covering them with Diatomaceous earth powder. this will ensure the sugar lice will avoid the cookie. however. a more cheap one is to get some essential oils such as peppermint and gently give the area where your cookie sleeps a ligth sprits*

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(As a fan of @thecookiefoster, this blog fills an empty hole in my heart).

(Thank You).

Being honest. I have no idea they have a blog here until like. I would say a month or so after I made my blog

Coincidences be like.

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Since the main ingredient of Prune Juice Cookies is a laxative, do they get digestive issues?

*if you mean in regards to bowel movements then no. Cookies are mostly magic, so any foods they do eat are completely digested. no waste whatsoever*

*However. Some cookies, Like Prunes are prone to sickness and are relatively frail in terms of health, so they may have trouble digesting certain foods and it may cause them to throw up*

*For cookies like these, more softer foods are ideal and foods low in fiber especially to allow their magic to digest it easily*

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"Eh..?"

The Agar Agar Cookie didn't really expect that reaction, blinking in confusion and surprise. But it refused, backing up a little bit. She hugged her mirror, I mean fair enough, she looks like she's 8 or something.

*Ok… maybe a bit too forward…*

“Ok um… here. would you like some?”

*Elaine fished out a couple of star jellies from her pocket (she keeps some in there to feed to her cookies through out the day). placing a small piece of paper infront of the agar agar before she placed the jellies on it.*

*she backs away a few steps to try and give the small cookie some space*

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Patisserie not marked on recent maps, got it.

Zephyros has gone and is currently fetching Basil to heal the injured Caramel Arrow. In the meantime, I have talked to the Crunchy Chip. He says both him and Caramel are strays and like exploring abandoned places. Well, this patisserie sure is abandoned alright.

Although... That now brings up a question of how a patisserie ended up in the forest... I wonder if the forest has gone towards the patisserie and enveloped it.

I would agree the patisserie is a source of magic, but wouldn't that also make your bakery a source of magic?

In any case, it seems like there are a bunch of things here despite the abandonment. For one thing, there is a lot of cooking equipment here, but interestingly zero ingredients nor life powder. I don't think ingredients last that long anyways, but I would have thought I would see some sort of moldy packaging or something...

Also, what is also interesting is that while this patisserie is in the forest, it seems to be quite untouched by it too. I'm not seeing a lot of plants growing along the walls or through the floors or something of that sort.

Ah, Zephyros has returned with Basil, I should probably talk to Zephyros about this patisserie as well as what to do... Magic can be weird...

*Heh. you’d be surprise by the amount of magic in our bakery, with how much we bake and sometimes with the wind blowing some ingredients here and there. we often joke about how if we sweep the entire bakery we would find enough life powder for another batch*

*It could be possible that someone has already looted the place, Life powder can sell for alot after all, especially for small bakeries who don’t care much about where the product comes from.*

*The Patisserie coming before the forest could be viable. tho that would mean that it existed for a long enough while that the surrounding becomes a thriving forest. Hell maybe there are a lot of cookies that used it as a living space. keeping it clean*

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I found the hole the cookies are coming through i left some jellies near the hole for them

Hopefully they get comfortable comjng out of the walls

*it shouldn't be long til they come out, I do not imagine narrow, dark and probably dusty halls are ideal nor comfortable, try not to interact with them if you do spot them walking out however unless they directly come to you, as it may startle them*

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Huh. Akai is with a cream wolf today, but he said he did not make the cream wolf. Speaking of the cream wolf, it seemed to want to drag me somewhere...

I did end up following it, but it seemed to have led me to an injured Caramel Arrow cookie in the abandoned building next door. It also seems to have been accompanied with a Crunchy Chip cookie, who seems happy to see me.

That said, this abandoned building looks oddly like a patisserie... You know, those buildings that while not legally allowed to bake new cookies, but are allowed to sell cookie related stuff... What is this doing next to the forest and this house...? Am I supposed to be running the patisserie? That's a thought...

*Hmm I haven't heard of a patisserie in that forest before, it must've been abandoned for a while now, perhaps this is where the magic that seems to attract cookies to the forest comes from*

*I'm glad you found the two cookies, I trust you know what to do with your experience but do make sure the injured caramel arrow doesn't move for a while. cookie bodies can be prone to cracking and even breaking off if they are injured*

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An Agar Agar Cookie suddenly appears it front of you, holding her mirror up while having a (sadistic) smile on her face. You would think it's wild, but something is different about this one....The coral-shaped things on her head having pink gems decorated and hanging down on them, an entirely different outfit, more of a dress than whatever you call what Pomegranate Cookie wears, yet the same colour.

"Hee hee...yummies..."

*The bakery itself has seen a lot, and it isn't uncommon for strays to come either to escape the life on the outside or even just in or around the bakery to enjoy the food that is left around for them and shelter*

*So having this small cookie standing in front of her just outside the bakery, Elaine would have guessed that it's a stray or even a abandoned cookie whom was left outside*

*But the way this cookie smiled and dresses makes her think otherwise.."

"Hey little buddy.. you hungry? We can get you something to eat"

*she speaks as she lowers her hand for the agar agar cookie to hop on, some of the cookies, including some of her own were suspicious of this newcomer. As Ajita, the black raisin silently walk around and behind a few feet from the Agar Agar, they didn't want to take any chances of it hurting any cookies*

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Hello... It's Akai here... Rain bought a new phone for us to use when he is out... Um... There is a cream wolf here... Zephyros and Rain have gone back to the government office to continue doing the filing, but according to the other cookies searching the area, there isn't a Crunchy Chip anywhere to be seen... Um... A little help here...?

*Lone cream wolves or any animal cookies in general can happen, just like cookies they may have escaped or been abandoned or simply as a result of someone releasing one in the wild*

*Cream wolves in general are very social with a pack mentality, so it is odd to find it alone even without another one near it. As for the Crunchy Chip, it is possible that the two got separated or simply that the cream wolf doesn't have a crunchy chip*

*Study the Cream Wolf from afar, it is also possible that it may be searching for aid for a fallen comrade and that if it is a Crunchy Chip, it may be hiding to protect itself from further injuries*

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I think theres cookies in my walls-

I here them talk and move around at night shoild i leave a bowl of jellys out for them

(me when I forgor that most houses doesn't use straight up concrete/silly)

*I do recommend leaving some jellies or really anything that you can get for them, I will also ask to look for any holes in your walls that they use as an entrance to your walls*

*if they some reason they are trapped there, if you are willing to deal with some damages, make a hole the size of your fist or bigger to let them out, it is unlikely they are trapped as they seem to have made themselves home but it is still a possibility*

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Ame returns with a stack of filled up forms with Zephyros sitting on his head.

'Right, I have filled up the forms, I probably should head down to the government office to file these... Oh, the Sugar Swans have made their decisions?' Ame asked. His cookies nod at that.

Kagami's Sugar Swan spoke up. 'The group with me wants to head to the sanctuary, and the one with Chiron wants to stay here and try to be adopted.'

'Oh? Nobody wants to go back to the forest as a stray?' The group of Sugar Swans all shake their heads.

Ame then turns to Elizabeth. 'Um... Thank you for everything today...' Zephyros pets his wings on Ame's head.

Ame takes a glance at his cookies. He seems to be mentally counting them to make sure they all are, which of course they still are together. He seems to be doing it for his peace of mind.

'Well, I should... I should drop my cookies home before heading to the government office...' Ame finally says, as he gathers up all his cookies. Ame gives Elizabeth a nod. 'Either me or Zephyros will update if anything else happens... Hopefully it would be less alarming than what happened today...'

Ame then leaves with all his cookies, leaving the two groups of Sugar Swans in the bakery, next to Chiron.

(Welcome back!)

*As Ame exits with his cookies, Ajita and String pass by them after their search, Giving them a nod as a greetings as they approuch Elizabeth to give their findings*

“Non of the nearby strays are able to remember any large groups of legendaries. But we—“

*Ajita pauses in her explanations as she noticed the two groups of Sugar swans, Elizabeth brought her out of her thoughts*

“Don’t mind them, just tell me the findings”

*String took over as she explains it in full, Whilst there is no group of legendaries so far in town, they have overheard multiple humans talking about seeing blurs of red and green just by the edge of town. Elaine approuched just a bit to hear most of it*

“Well we oughta contact any help we can to capture them safetly before get more more casualties…”

*She comments as she looks over at the sugar swans and mentally sighed… she loves cookies, she really do, she has a big family of em, but sometimes her job can be exhausting as Elizabeth catches on*

“For someone who loves cookies and opened up a cookie business, you sure are still a lazy ass”

“Fuck you”

*Elizabeth rolls her eyes as she begins to contact a sanctuary to take the group of sugar swans to their forever home whilst Elaine helped Chiron in checking the other group to ensure they are ready for adoption*