With the water hot enough to work in the gelatin and Jell-O, Shaggy and Scooby moved to work on the straws and the containers that Velma had brought along. Since it wasn't the first time they had made it that day, it didn't take the pair long to get the liquid prepped and added to the containers. (This time Shaggy made sure to use a bowl with a built-in spout!)

"That looks like it will waste a bunch." Velma pointed out, hovering out of curiosity but also didn't want to get in their way. Making sure to give them room when needed but watch over their shoulders to see the process for herself. Seeing that the liquid filled up more of the container then the straws themselves. Being more gap spaces than worm in that milk container.

"Yeah, Like' I don't know how the instructions we had, could really explain how to keep the liquid inside the straws without having to fill the whole container up with the stuff. So, it gets in all the straws."

Shaggy had a few ideas, but most of them would double or triple the work time to get everything set up and ready. Like possibly taping up the bottom somehow. But that sounded complicated, on top of having to carefully find a way to feed the liquid into each tapped off straw. And while Velma's syringes would work for that, it would be a chore and a half to pull off in that manner. So, while there was waste, it would take more time to fix it at this point.

"Yeah, I think you would have to find a way to cap off the bottom somehow." Velma was having similar ideas. But also, didn't see one that was quick and easy.

"Oh well, it just leaves more for us to eat! Good thing I got some vegetarian gelatin to use." Chirped Shaggy, happy he had managed to find a local store that carried it. Though he knew of a few placed online as well. Never knew when one of the kids might also be a vegetarian or Vegan, so he was trying to not have any food issues if possible.

"Really? Neat. I wonder if it tastes different. But I really don't eat that much with gelatin to really probably know." Velma shrugged.

"Yeah, I don't know. I wondered that myself earlier. Scooby says they are both tasty. So not help like' there." Shaggy said with a chuckle. Earning just a slurp and a belly pat from Scooby, showing his agreement.

"So, this has to set up, and we can move on to the other container you had set up and the left over from your... Expedition into the unknown with the leaf blower." Raising an eyebrow, she tilted her head and gave them a look. Needing to make a book, so from now on... She would know when and who borrowed her stuff to keep an eye on it. And make notes in the back for Banned items. So, this sort of thing didn't happen again.

At least if she could help it.

"Yep! Well, there is the worms that I put back in the fridge while we set up leaf blower that you can try your fangled gadgets on, while I work on extracting another batch from the previous container that has been done since earlier." He didn't miss her look, but she had every right to look at them like that. But they still had a job to do, and he would feel more bad later, but for now they had to get the worms done. He didn't know when his dad might come to pick it up, and well... Halloween was right around the corner. So usually the holiday party was before or on the day of for the kids.

"Where do you want me to put them once I get any out?" Velma wondered, moving to get things done.

"Ah, here. Let me get you the dirt." Shaggy moved to open the fridge once more, pulling out a large Tupperware container filled with the powdered cookie crumble from earlier, and the few worms that had been extracted earlier and didn't end up on Velma.

"Ah, got it. Gummy worms end up in cookie dirt. Alright... let's get this experiment on its way!" Rolling up her sleeves, Velma looked at the pile of worms that she was handed and looked over what she had brought to try to solve the de-worming issue.

Picking up one of the straws, she looked it over. It was a basic bendy straw, the ones commonly used in drinking. It didn't seem to have anything special to them, besides the bendy part had been pulled out to help make the Clitellum, or the one band on a worm that looks different from the rest and helps to tell which side the head of the worm is. Specifically, the phylum Annelida, or common earthworm. It was a simple way to make the Jell-O look like the worm in question, but it was possible that those very ridges were causing some of the issues with a quick removal.

But before she tried to do anything, she wanted to give the instructions a once over. Just in case there was something on there that would give her some insight to the process.

"Hey Scooby, Can I have the clipboard for a second?"

Looking over at her, Scooby moved his big head over the pile of papers and gripped the board lightly in his teeth. Picking it up by raising his neck up, he moved around Shaggy by the sink who was busy using some warm water to separate the excess from the worm straws. Catching the excess in a spaghetti strainer. Padding over to Velma, Scooby presented the clipboard and expected the ear scratching rewards he would receive.

"Thanks, Scooby. Hmmm…." Taking the slightly soggy stack of papers, she paid her dues to the Dane and gave the information a look over. Sure, she had printed it out for them, but it had been a while ago. And she had looked up a lot of instructions to gather this many for Shaggy and Scooby. She didn't recall all the information off the top of her head and needed a refresher when it came to the worms they were working on.

Being the voracious reader, that she was… it only took her a few seconds to absorb the instructions. Making one eyelid flutter momentarily as she read some of the tips at the bottom of the instructions.

"Shaggy?" Snorting once in a sigh, she placed down the papers and turned her attention to the man across the way.

"Hm?" Tilting his head slightly in her direction, he made a sound that told her that he was listening.

"…What are you doing right now?"

"Oh, I'm just using some warm water to help me free the excess from the worms. I did it by hand earlier and it was a bit hard. So, I figured the warm water would speed up the process…. Oh."

It didn't dawn on him, until he was saying it aloud at what made the woman sigh. For all the trouble he was having with the worms, he was in fact doing the very thing that the little instructions recommended to help with removal of the worms in the first place. But he didn't think to read past the steps to anything else that might have prevented the earlier need for her leaf blowers. But they were already past that, and now had a solution for speeding up the process as well.

"There are multiple ways you can remove the worms from the straws. You can roll a rolling pin over the straws and squeeze them out or you can hold the straws over warm water. The worms will slip right out. And voila! Jell-O worms are served."

Velma repeated the instructions, word for word from the sheet beside her. Giving very clear tips on how they could fix that problem. But in their eagerness to make yummy food, the duo forgot to check everything. Oh well, that is why they had people like her around.

Plucking one of her syringes, she filled it with air and wandered beside Shaggy with her set of worms. Thankfully it was a duel sink, and she just had to tilt the faucet in her direction to give it a try. (While Shaggy still had enough warm water in what he was doing to continue at it, while shifting his attention to watch Velma if this actually worked.) Scooby came up beside her as well, to see if warm water was in fact a solution.

"Here I go." Running the water, she regulated the temperature to be a bit warmer then what Shaggy was using. Scooby leaned over and added another spaghetti strainer to catch what ever she got out, so the worms didn't touch the less desirable, unclean sink metal.

"Thanks, Scooby…" With a way to catch the worms now, she tilted the straw to catch the warm water across the sides of the plastic. Hoping to expand the material and allow for easier release of the tasty treat from inside. Then she tried to see if the water did in fact make it 'slip right out', but it was proving a bit more difficult then instructions were providing. But Velma wasn't surprised too much, it was a DYI instructables from online. Bringing her tool around, she gave a puff off air and the worm slid out and into the awaiting container.

"Whoo!"

"Yes!"

"Rah hoo!"

With a round of victorious yells, they had found something that worked! Though it wasn't fool proof, and the group found out as Velma tried to do the third in this process. But the rough idea of warm water definitely sped up the process dramatically.

Bringing over the various syringes and stuff that Velma had brought, they rotated between the three of them various techniques. When the air puff didn't work, they sometimes tried to jab the end of a small chopstick that fit all the way into the straw, to try to push it from behind. Which sometimes worked. But some where still stubborn enough to need flat out hand squeezing or using a rolling pin as well.

It took about an hour of work, but they finally managed to get around one hundred and fifty worms, de-strawed and into the dirt for the kids. But it had been a draining process overall.

"How about, I like' treat you to dinner? It's late and all this food making is making me hungry!" Shaggy offered, still feeling bad for earlier, and figured she must be getting hungry as well. Plus, he had to thank her for all her hard work as well, since she stuck around and spend the hour slaving back and forth in the sink to get all the worms out, even when she didn't have too.

"Also, the other worms have to set up a while, before we can get to round too. But me and Scoob will take care of that one, you don't have to worry about it."

"Sure, I wonder if the others are around, and might want to come." Velma pondered, not having seen the other two since earlier.

"Sure, I can have like' Scooby find the others. But like Velms…. You might want to take a bit of time in the bathroom before we leave." He smiled, wiggling a pointer finger across his own mustache and gave it a rub to indicate why she might want to take some time in the bathroom. "Unless you want Daphne to notice. It is her favorite color after all."

Placing a hand to her mouth, she had forgotten about that. And while Shaggy had been part of the cause of it, he was at least warning her to take care of it before her best friend found out… and would probably proceed to have a field day. So, she was happy that he had reminded her.

"… Noted. So, I guess release the hound to track down the others, and I'll meet you guys in the living room… once this is taken care of?"

"Sounds like a plan!" Shaggy said with a grin.

Which earned a chuckle as Velma disappeared to take care of her faded facial wear. Sending Scooby off on his buddy hunting mission, Shaggy double checked the fridge to make sure he didn't forget anything. (In case they had to make a stop after dinner.) Seeing that everything for the most part was setting, and basically ready with the exception of more worms for the kids. Closing the door and dusting off his hands at a job well done, he pivoted on a heel and made strides to meet Scooby and the rest of the gang in the living room for dinner.

A reward for a good Jell-O job done!