forum The Closed Cafe (11/11 slots, full)

Started May 08, 2019 by @Cough_Syurp

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Josh sips the frappuccino and says,
"Perfect, you used the right amount of milk, creamer, and all the other. It looked amazing, I like the design you made on the top."

Link grinned. "Thanks!" She gave a small hop with a little seal-clap. Her eyes were bright and happy. She was going to like working here. She looked around for andrew (Our Supreme Lord and Overseer) to see what she could do next.

andrew (Our Supreme Lord and Overseer) got a medium-sized flat white plate from the counter.
“This should work…” he said to himself before turning to Link.
“Ever made a Pancake Tower before?”

Link tilted her head in confusion. "Never even heard of it."

andrew (Our Supreme Lord and Overseer) nodded.
“Try to take note of what I’ll be doing…” he said in a friendly tone as he heated up a pan. He went over to the fridge and got out a container labeled Pancake Mix. He poured some of the mixture into a bowl and mixed some sugar into it, just some. When the pan was hot to a point, he started to pour the mixture into the pan, small bits at a time, three pools of mixture were separated evenly on the pan.

Instead of the usual kind of normal thin pancakes, he was making quite thick ones. When the crust of the bottom layers were starting to cook, he flipped the pancakes with only one hand on the handle. He poured another pool of mixture, this one was small compared to the other ones. When the last one was cooked, he set the three big ones down the plate and folded the small one with a fork and a knife. The small one now looked like a rose and was placed on top of the stacks.

He went back to the fridge and got out some blueberries, strawberries and whipped cream.
He had already sliced the strawberries ahead of time, so decorating it didn’t take long. He placed the strawberry slices around the tower in groups of four. They looked like flower petals. He then gently placed blueberries in the space left between the slices. Finishing off, he worked some whipped cream on top of the tower and sprinkled some powered sugar on top. He showed the finished dish to Link.
“Go ahead” he offered her a fork, a knife and a smile.

(It's fine, it's really great actually!!)

Link hesitated. It looked so incredibly pretty. "A-are you sure?" Her mouth was watering. It smelled so good…. and she hadn't had breakfast.

“Yep, you can have it all for yourself” he insisted, setting the plate down.
“Oh right… I forgot something…” he grabbed something from the ingredient counter. He walked to the plate again and placed a small chocolate coated biscuit on the whipped cream which had the cafe’s name on it.
“Bon Appetite” he smiled softly.

Link stared at the biscuit curiously, wondering where they got their supply from. She cut into the tower and took a bite and her eyes lit up. She started to eat hastily, as if she hadn't eaten in days. "It's sooo good!!"

(What do you expect me to do in a cafe roleplay? XD)

andrew (Our Supreme Lord and Overseer) smiled at Link’s reaction.
“I’ll teach you how to make that some time in the future, but probably not today as I don’t think we have enough ingredients…” he walked to the fridge.
“While we’re at it…” he got out some oranges, a dark chocolate bar, a banana, honey and… mochi.
“Wanna take a guess?” He laughed a little as he set the cold ingredients down at the counter.

andrew (Our Supreme Lord and Overseer) also looked at his other co-workers.
“Anyone want something to eat?” He asked them as he wanted to clean everything at once. “Harmony, you want a Coffee Butter Cake?” He asked, smirking at Harmony’s actions around the cafe.

Link looked at the ingredients in confusion. "Um…." She took a wild guess. "S-smoothie….?" She flushed, figuring it was incorrect.

andrew (Our Supreme Lord and Overseer) looked at the ingredients he took out.
“If we got milk then… yes, a smoothie would be nice” he giggled.
“For now, I’ll be making my take on Seal Daifuku, interested?” He asked, grabbing a cutting board and a sharp knife.

Without waiting for Link’s response, he started heating up the dark chocolate so that it would melt . He then started peeling the oranges and slicing the banana into smaller pieces. Setting them aside on a plate, he covered the cutting board with flour and started kneading the mochi dough. When the exterior of the dough was smooth and fully white, he cut the dough into three equal pieces.

Walking over to the front of the shop, he got a… toothpick. The dark chocolate was melting as he wanted. He flattened the three mochi pieces and placed an orange slice and a banana slice in each one. He folded the mochi pieces into the shape of a teardrop. Setting them down, he used the knife to cut off the sharp end and make the tails. With the left over mochi, he used them to make the small arms of the seal. When the arms were attached, he turned the blank seal face towards him.

By this time, the chocolate had fully melted. He took them out and stirred them first. He then touched the toothpick into the melted sweet to use it as paint. He drew cute angry faces on each of the seals. He set the seal mochis onto a square plate, leaving some space on the side. He opened the honey canister. He used a clean fork to drench the seals with a slight hint of honey. Once he got a satisfying amount of honey on the fork, he dragged the fork across the plate to create a honey trail on the empty space he left.

He presented the dish to Link, showing her the seals’ cute angry faces first.

Harmony looked up.
"That sounds awesome."

andrew (Our Supreme Lord and Overseer) nodded to Harmony, setting the Seal Daifuku’s beside the Pancake Tower so that Link can try them soon.

He rearranged the ingredients back to where they’re supposed to be; both in the fridge and on the ingredient counter. He then got out some coffee paste he made the day before and some plain butter cake out of the fridge and started heating the coffee paste immediately. The butter cake wasn’t in the fridge for that long so he didn’t rebake it as it would ruin some of the texture.

He wiped the cutting board clean before doing anything. “Don’t worry, I’m not just going to serve you leftovers” he giggled as he began cutting the butter cake into small cubic pieces. He got around twelve pieces which was the amount he wanted. He started working on the coffee paste, dividing it into two parts; the first coat and the dip. The coffee paste for the first coat was mixed with the melted dark chocolate and some honey for a sweet sensation. He rolled the pieces of butter cake in the mixture and rested them on the cutting board.

The coffee paste that will be used as the dip was mixed with some roasted coconut that andrew (Our Supreme Lord and Overseer) grabbed from the counter. He poured the dip into a cup and set that on a plate. Following the dip were the butter cake pieces themselves. He arranged the coated cake into a pyramid shape, making sure that the top one looked the best. He got a golden leaf from the counter and placed it lightly on the top piece.

“Here you are” he handed the plate to Harmony with a small fork on the side of the plate.

Harmony smiled.
"Thank you andrew (Our Supreme Lord and Overseer)." She picked up the fork, daintily using it to pick up the top piece.

“My pleasure, though I’m not sure if the coffee paste will be strong enough for you or not” he giggled softly, wiping the cutting board.

Link's eyes were wide as she watched andrew (Our Supreme Lord and Overseer) work. It was amazing… She giggled a little at the angry-cute seal faces. "Awww… They're so cute!" 'Will I ever be able to live up to andrew (Our Supreme Lord and Overseer)'s expectations…? Maybe this really was a bad idea…'

andrew (Our Supreme Lord and Overseer) started cleaning the equipment, humming a song as he did.
“You know, sometimes you don’t have to try and be as good as anyone more experienced or rather… don’t follow them without trying to go out of your way and, create something new, that’s the fun in this job” he smiled, setting the cleaned plates and equipments in their appropriate spots. He think he knew how Link was feeling, as he’s been in that spot before.

Link was slightly surprised that he had picked up on what she had been feeling. She smiled. "M'kay!" She wondered how long she'd be able to work here… It was so nice, and everyone seemed to be pretty good friends, despite their differences.