Thread: Task of the Year 2014

I think this is my first ever task of the year attempt.
I tried Aladdin, and I did everything except flying on the carpet... I hovered, though! Does that count? If not, I'll try again sometime.

My inspiration for this task came from CanisLucidus' two attempts at asking his lamp for a delicious cookie:
- Magic Carpet School
- Aladdin

Here's the task in my DJ:
- The Perfect Cookie for Canis

Spoiler for Aladdin Excerpt:

I was flying high above the ground, and I looked down for a patch of orange that was going to be an Arabian setting. I saw an orange block and descended.
I found myself in a small village, surrounded by a few market stalls, but there weren't many people around.

I walked into a small hut. An old Chinese sage was standing inside. He was holding something that looked like a mini creamer from a tea set. He placed it down on a shelf and nodded at me as he left the building. I looked at the creamer. It was really old and rusty, and smaller than I'd expected the lamp to be, so I wasn't sure if this was it. I scanned the room to see if there was anything else that looked like a lamp, but there wasn't. I picked up the creamer and had a closer look. It was glowing slightly, and the lid was askew. Some kind of green vapour was coming from the gap, so I took off the lid and inhaled the vapour. I realised that these were magic fumes that would make my wishes come true. I put the lid back on to trap in the rest of the magic.

I made my first wish:
"I wish for a magic carpet."
The lamp seemed too small to rub, so instead, I put my mouth on the spout and blew my wish into it.
I looked behind me, and saw a really old, grubby, brown coir door-mat had appeared on the floor. Like this except filthy and worn:

I thought the mat looked way too heavy to fly, but I tried not to doubt it.
I picked it up and shook it off a bit. I held it in front of me and let go, and it continued hovering in mid-air. I didn't want to distract myself with a big fly until I'd made my other wishes, so I just sat on the carpet while it was levitating. The carpet was having trouble holding my weight - it kept dipping down and skimming the floor every few seconds, but it eventually stabilised about a metre above the ground.

I held the lamp as I sat on the carpet, and made my second wish:
"I wish for CanisLucidus to appear."
I wasn't sure whether he was going to appear before my eyes, or somewhere close by, but I blew my wish into the lamp expectantly.
I was instantly granted the knowledge that CanisLucidus was standing outside the hut.
I raced outside, and saw him standing there with a really cheeky smile on his face. He seemed happy and excited that I'd summoned him. It felt like he'd been waiting patiently for me call on him, like he'd been hanging out elsewhere in the dream while I followed my TOTY play.
I said, "You know you're dreaming, right?"
He seemed more present than his usual DC, but perhaps that just because the whole dream was super vivid and alive.
He said, "Yeah, let's do this! What's the plan?"
He put his arms around me from behind and rested himself into a hug. I was still holding the lamp in my hands in front of me.
I said, "Just wait 'til you see what I've got for you! I'm halfway through a task, come with me!"
I grabbed his hand and excitedly led him back into the hut, where I'd found the lamp. It felt like the magic was tied to that area, so I had to be there to make the final wish.
I looked at Canis and said, "I'm doing the Aladdin task. I'm up to my last wish, and this one's for you."
He looked like he half-knew what was going on, but he wasn't certain.
I held the lamp up and said, "I wish for the PERFECT cookie for Canis."
I looked behind me on the shelf where the lamp had been. There was a big cookie with good sized chocolate chips. It looked fresh and warm, so I picked it up delicately, trying not to squish the shape.
I handed it to Canis, who grinned and asked, "For me?"
I said, "Yeah, eat it! It's going to be perfect, trust me!"
Canis stuffed the cookie into his mouth and made groaning noises like he was really enjoying it... Something like this, haha:

He managed to exclaim, "This IS the perfect cookie!" in amongst all the munching.
He licked his fingers after he finished, and I was happy to see that he enjoyed it.

I thought we should take the magic carpet for a proper fly, so we started walking outside.
Before we got to the door, I saw some more cookies on a counter. These ones looked like the double choc chip cookies from Subway, which I haven't eaten since I gave up dairy/eggs. I was excited to have a cruelty-free version on offer, so I grabbed one and gobbled it up as I headed out the door. It was delicious!

When we got outside, I started looking around in awe again at how detailed the environment was. I felt like the dream was still really stable, and I was sure that I could keep it going for a lot longer. I decided that I was up for a second chapter this time - I felt like the dream was vivid enough that I would remember the previous part, even if I moved on to a different activity.
While I was having these thoughts, I forgot about the magic carpet.