Coup De Tarte -7- The Enlightenment (Updated 5/4/24)

 So off they went

Cake-Pie and Pieman

Towards the jelly mansion

To find out what's at hand

And the mansion was close

It was nearly in sight

And the Pieman determined

He should prepare his Cake-Pie

"The light will be bright

And there'll be others like me

Just answer the questions

With the joy from jelly

And don't be disturbed

By all that you see *

For you are my Cake-Pie

One of my chosen jellied treats"

As they entered

They saw the Caker and Chef

And a creamy creation 

Filled with jelly to the crest

Though the Cake-Pie was joyous

For it's one of its kin

The Pieman was nervous

By the Caker's champion 

[...]

[Chef]

Mestuffstoplease
We're so glad that you're back
We were nervous that you flaked
With all that's been said

[Mestuffstoplease]

Nonsense 

Cake-pie just needed a pep talk *
Though not that he'll need it *

For Pie-cake's looking quite soft *
With all that cream he's lost meaning *

[Via]

You kid Pieman
But that's why we like you
Now let's look at your champion

And see why it likes goo

[Chef]

Cake-Pie
I'm Chef and this is the Caker
Do you have a name
What does the Pieman call you

[Cake-Pie]

I am one of his chosen ones

But specifically I'm called Cake 3

[Mestuffstplease]

He's one of the Red Velvets
He was once blind but now sees

[Chef]

And Via 
Who do you present

[Via]

This was a pie 

Formerly known as Cherry
But I brought him back from the dead
For in crust he was buried 

[Chef]

Hello Cherry
How are you today
Do you like your new being
With your cream and jelly

[Pie-Cake]

Yes Chef

The Caker treated me well
For I could not see before
But I've been freed from my shell

[Chef]

Excellent

Now I would like to congratulate you
For you are your caretaker's favorites
And though the other is your maker
Your caretaker enhanced your flavors

But now I would like to ask some questions
And freely elaborate to share your newly found blessings...

Cake-Pie, what was life like before you found jelly
What has jelly done for you and do you like it in your belly

[Cake-Pie]

Life before jelly was okay

I had everything I needed
So I never needed to pray

But life after jelly made me want to share everything
And though cream met my needs It did not fulfill my cake being 

[Via] 

Cake-Pie what do you mean by fulfill

And what were you sharing

[Cake-Pie]

I was made with great cream
And though I appreciated what I had
Jelly gave me a zing 
It made me want to share and be glad

[Chef]

Pie-Cake 
What about you
Tell us your experience 
With the cream and the goo

[Pie-Cake]

Before I felt smothered
And life was never enough
But all that changed
When the Caker removed my top crust

In fact I used to feel trapped 

Inside my fruit fillings 
And now the air it feels crisp
But it can also feel rather chilling 

That's why I'm so grateful to the Caker
And his abundance of cream
For it protects what's underneath
And flavors the air that I breathe

[Chef]

Honestly, I don't know what to say
I was decided on cream with pie 
But both of their experiences 

Seemed like blessings to me

[Chef]

Cake-Pie and Pie-Cake
Please don't be nervous
But we're going to have a taste 
Just know that you dessert us

[Via]

That's too easy Chef
Not fair

[Mestuffstoplease]

Fear not Cake 3
For this is why I gave you goo
To give yourself unto us 
As we have given unto you

[Cake-Pie]

Okay 

[Mestuffstoplease]

I don't know cause I'm not a cake
But if pain does occur 
Know you'll be in cake Heaven eventually

[Cake-Pie]

...

[Chef]

Don't play with your food 
Mestuffstoplease

[...]

[Chef]

The cream is delicious

And the jelly has some zip

But balance is required

For this cherry makes me sick

[Via]

I tried to compensate

Perhaps more than a bit

But I'll readjust going forward

With a little less jelly and less whip

[Mestuffstoplease]

Yes this cherry is a little off-putting

For crust is more than a shell

It provides texture and extra footing
For the pie and its travails*

[Via]

I think you're being sentimental
But indeed it doesn't taste right
Perhaps if we thicken the crust's base 
It will balance its newfangled delight

[...]

[Chef]

The jelly on top's a nice touch

Now let's see what's underneath

Gentlemen if you will

Help yourself to a piece

[Via]

This is a fairly good balance
Though I believe it's still a bit much
You should limit jelly to the seams
For it takes up too much of the cake crumb

[Chef]

I agree Mestuffstoplease
You've almost turned this cake into pie

But with just a little more balance
We can fix all that gooiness inside 

[Mestuffstoplease]

I know you're right Chef

And in my haste to delight them with jelly
I perhaps went overboard 
With what I put inside their bellies *

 [Chef]

Though both of you aren't winners

We have found something unique

But we'll keep making the originals

To appeal to all needs

But there will be no more Cake-Pies 

And there will be no more Pie-Cakes... 

[Mestuffstoplease]

I'm confused

What are you trying to say

[Chef] 

Let's just use the attributes of both

To enhance both of their beings

[Mestuffstoplease] 

So a cake-pie team

[Chef]

Yes, but no

[Via]

I'm confused too chef

What are you trying to say

[Chef] 

You two will now work in tandem

But you'll do your own thing

You will teach the other your craft

And you'll roam where you please

And now since some cakes look like pies

And some pies look like cakes

Perhaps we should move them together

To sell both of more treats

[Mestuffstoplease]

That is a great idea

But before pies can assimilate

I'll have to jelly on more cakes

And gossip that pies are just the same

Otherwise cakes will want to pie purge

For they view the other as a shame

And that would sour their own jelly

And could undue the progress we have made

[Chef]

That's a great idea 
We'll have a transitioning campaign
Via you cream more of the pies 

And Mestuffstoplease jelly more cakes

[...]

Mestuffstoplease was pleased with the result
But he was kind of sad for his cake

I guess cake would feel the same for sugar
Buttermilk, vinegar, cocoa and the eggs

 

But not all can stop and talk
With that which helps them to create

Still Mestuffstoplease had a new appreciation
For what he put upon his plates 

Is this what it takes

To sympathize and find compassion
To live with what you'll eat 

And converse until you see them worth having

These questions disturbed Mestuffstoplease 
And he would never be quite the same
Though he'd make his desserts without compromise
He'd have an appreciation for their passing 

[...]