De Re Coquinaria Bellorum Stellarum - The Unofficial 'Star Wars The Clone Wars' Cookbook

Addendum: Ad Fontes...

Barriss Offee was very sure that her head was about to implode within the next minute or two, at least if the ache in her frontal lobes was anything to go by. The veins in her temples were pulsing in time with what had to be a detonator cleverly hidden somewhere in the back of her head, and her whole skull felt as if it was crammed full of explosives rather than brain matter. With a groan, she carefully lowered her forehead onto her folded arms, which were resting on the desk top in front of her, trying to ease some of the tension in her head. Unfortunately, there was way too much coffee in her system for that to work. It had to be the coffee that was giving her that headache, rather than the fact that she'd been working on this damn paper for twenty-four hours straight, having noticed too late that her deadline would end a day sooner rather than later. Definitely. She'd never drink that much of the damn beverage in one day again.

Never, ever, again.

Or at least not until she had to tackle something like this again.

But at least she was done now – at three o'clock in the morning, but who cared? There it was. Her documentation of sources. Finished, complete, one item after the other, listed alphabetically according to the official standard published by Coruscant Central. Five hours before the end of her deadline. Praised be the Force.

Finally relaxing into her rather unconventional pose, the Jedi Padawan and GAR Commander fell into half an hour of well-deserved sleep. Extended marathon-termpaper-writing-sessions in the middle of the night would do that to a person...

Since a chapter should be a real chapter, I decided to give you some insight into Barriss' (and, coincidentally, my) mind after writing termpapers against the clock. It's really not pretty.

Technically speaking, I've violated my own rules for this series by not adding a recipe, but if you really want to have it, here it is: How to make a pot of strong coffee! Give two heaped teaspoons of coffee powder (whichever you prefer; I'd use a rather bitter blend for this one ;-D) per cup into the coffee maker, add another two heaped teaspoons for the pot, then give the required amount of water into the coffee maker and start the machine. Tadaa!

Speaking of which, allow me to reiterate what I already mentioned in my author's note to the first chapter: I'm trying to create a series of unconnected one-shots on the topic of cooking, baking, and eating, each consisting of a small story and a recipe, set in the Star Wars universe. Those are the only conditions (except that the Rating won't exceed T), other than that I'll vary as I like. It would be great if a few people would join in and add to the collection, thereby making this, if not a galaxy-wide, then at least maybe a planet-wide project. Thus, if you're interested in contributing something, please send me a PM, or just publish something and let me know. :-)

On to the real purpose of this final chapter...

Ahem, ahem. General Disclaimer: I do not own nor gain anything (and most certainly no money) by the use of any recognizable material referred to in this FF. I have indicated my sources to the best of my knowledge below; please consult the bibliography and send me a PM if you think that anything is amiss with that list. If I forgot about anything, I will most certainly remedy that mistake as soon as possible; otherwise please trust me that the remaining ideas in this FF are entirely my own, whatever similarity to works unknown to me they might bear, and do me the same courtesy of indicating this FF in your sources in case you plan on using its content. Thanks!

Documentation of Sources

(One of the few things I actually take quite seriously. I really can't afford the lawsuits.)

General Sources

Lucas, George et al. Star Wars, Episode I – VI. Lucasfilm (subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company since 2012), 1977-2005.

Lucas, George et al. Star Wars – The Clone Wars (movie). Lucasfilm (subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company since 2012), 2008.

Lucas, George and Dave Filoni et al. Star Wars – The Clone Wars (TV series; seasons I – VI; 121 episodes). Lucasfilm (subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company since 2012), 2008-2014.

Specific Sources applying to Chapter 1

Bancroft, Tony and Barry Cook (dir.). Mulan. Walt Disney Pictures, 1998. (- The droid's name is an allusion to that particular film.)

Tousdale, Gary and Kirk Wise (dir.). Atlantis: The Lost Empire. Walt Disney Pictures, 2001. (Another hommage in a name – guess which!)

Specific Sources applying to Chapter 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3

Carey, Jaqueline. Kushiel's Legacy. Vol. 1-3. New York: Tom Doherty Associates, 2001-2003. Print. (Not for the reasons you might think – these books are what actually got me thinking about religion and tradition, especially about concepts of guilt and forgiveness, among other things.)

"Pandora". de. wikipedia. org. Last edited: May 4th 2014. Wikipedia Foundation. Web. Last visited: May 24th 2014.

"Guanyin". en . wikipedia . org. Last edited: May 14th 2014. Wikipedia Foundation. Web. Last visited: May 24th 2014.

"Pandora". en. wikipedia. org. Last edited: May 19th 2014. Wikipedia Foundation. Web. Last visited: May 24th 2014.

Hearn, Lian. Der Clan der Otori. Vol. 1-5. Transl. Irmela Brender. Hamburg: Carlsen Verlag, 2003-2011. Print. (My ideas for the clans, the domains, the line of inheritance, and a lot of Pantoran culture in general are greatly influenced by these books.)

Queen. "Smile". Chapter 12. fanfiction. net. Last edited: May 17th, 2013. Fanfiction. Web. Last visited: May 24th 2014. (The idea of Padme as a closet chocoholic is hers. And the story keeps the promise given in the title - it'll definitely make you smile!)

reulte. "Slick's Squad - Scars (Chopper)". fanfiction. net. Last edited: March 10th, 2013. Fanfiction. Web. Last visited: May 24th 2014. (My portrayal of Riyo is greatly influenced by the version of her created in this FF, though we still do have different personalities and stories in mind for Riyo Chuchi. Still, this wonderful FF ought to be appreciated - if you ever need something interesting to read, this is the place to go!)

Marcus Tullius Cicero. Laelius – De amicitia. Ed. J.G.F. Powell. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2006. Print.

Specific Sources applying to Chapter 3

M. Tullius Cicero. De Re Publica. Ed J.G.F. Powell. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2006. Print. (The title is a bit of an allusion to the Somnium Scipionis in book 6. It's a locus classicus of classical literature, and really beautiful.)

Silbermond. "Weiße Fahnen". On: Himmel Auf. Columbia (Sony Music), 2012. Audio Disk. (What inspired me to write this one-shot in the first place was the verse "Heute Nacht mein Freund/hab ich vom Frieden geträumt". Do you have any idea how annoying it is to have that song playing in your head for a whole weekend? Writing this was therapy, really! :-P)

Specific Sources applying to Chapter 4

NONE

Specific Sources applying to the Last Chapter

Modern Language Association. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 6th ed. New York: The Modern Language Association of America, 2003. Print. (- The catechism of every student of English, which I try to follow quite closely, but still take the liberty to interpret at will in some points.)