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Hi everyone~! It's your favorite chef Alice here! Valentine's Day passed and I should've done something before because it looked like there were a lot of disasters.

[ She looks sympathetic, bordering on pitying. Not that she did anything for Valentine's Day but sob and lay on the floor, but no one else really needs to know that. ]

Well, better late than never and this will help out any recipients who still have to return their gifts when White Day rolls around. I'm going to teach you all how to make Chocolate Truffles! They're delicious, easy to make, and it's okay if they look like weird lumps because they're modeled after the mushroom so you don't have to be an artisan to come up with something that isn't embarrassing to look at.

[ She proceeds to explain how to make truffles! It's actually a very simple process. You bring the cream to a boil, but only just, then pour it over finely chopped chocolate and let it sit. Do not stir it or anything, just let it sit for a while to let the chocolate melt into the cream. Add any flavor, like alcohol or extracts like mint or espresso extract now. Nuts go in at this time too. If you do it at any other time, the chocolate will seize or you'll break it up. After about a minute or so, you can use a spatula to gently mix it together until it's a nice smooth ganache. Cover it up, stick it in the fridge for 30 minutes, then take it out and roll about a teaspoon sized amount into a ball with your hands, then roll them in whatever you want on the outside. Alice's demonstration shows candied crushed almonds, powdered sugar, and cocoa powder as three options but you can really do whatever you'd like. ]

This way you can make delicious chocolate treats without having to learn more complicated things like the crystallization points of fat cells within the chocolate or how to temper. It's simple chocolate for simple folks. Oh- and don't forget! A lot of people are really dense and will panic if you're not romantically interested but wanted to give chocolate to a friend, so make sure-

[ She zooms in on a row of five truffles, then with a piping bag writes "OBLIGATION" on top of it. ]

You label them for the friend zone. Byebye!

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Those look very tasty and not very difficult to cook.

[Not like Kay can eat them but he's thinking that perhaps Cassian might like them.]

What is the friend zone?

Thank you, Mr. Robot!

[ But okay, buckle up buckaroo! This isn't science so this explanation is going to be a little scattered. ]

It's when you have someone you're close to but don't want to be with them romantically so you establish clear boundaries. If you put them in the "friend zone" it means you're performing an action that says "I see you only as a friend" without having to be mean to them or lose their friendship! Of course, every once in a while some people try to break out of the friend zone even though you clearly aren't interested and you have to smack them down, but if you set clean boundaries and they still won't listen then you tell them the only way they're getting out of the friend zone is to walk out the door!

[ Poor Kay was probably never prepared for such a determined answer from a girl whose experience with romance is watching movies from her favorite bean bag. And her even weirder parents. ]

The name is K2So. Or Kaytoo, if that's easier for you, miss.

[To Kay, it not that it's hard to understand as much as it surprises him that there's a word to describe that.]

Oh, I think I get. It must be really awkward, though, to have people trying to get out of the zone. Can we put people in it for others' sake? For example, if someone is trying to flirt with your partner and you want them to stop.

Alice! Nice to meet you Mr. K2.

I mean, I think Ryo does it all the time. He scares a lot of creeps away. So maybe! I wouldn't know how to though.

Edited 2018-02-23 22:27 (UTC)

Likewise, Alice.

[Oh, so polite this one. Kay already likes her.]

Ryo? He's your boyfriend, perhaps?

What? No. Ryo is my aide, I found him in Scandinavia and took him home. You should call him Kurokiba though, you don't know him as well, it'll be weird if you call him Ryo.

[ Did she in fact find and take an orphan with her to another country? fucking maybe. Kay, she is polite and rude at the same time. You just haven't seen the reality yet. ]

Ah, I see. I don't actually know how he looks like, so I wasn't going to call him anything. He's in this world too?

[That sounds like a very important 'maybe'. And that's fine, kay can be pretty difficult himself. ]

Hm.. he looks like a shaggy black dog with a red bandana. He bites if it's on his head though, so be careful. But if it's in his pocket you'll be fine, he's pretty tame!

[ Alice, he's not a dog stop this nonsense... ]

Edited 2018-02-23 23:46 (UTC)

Ohhh I like animals. I had a few of them myself. Pokemon, a cat, a corgi, a turtle, a cheetah...

[One of those animals is NOT like the other, Kay, git.]

Ah, he's not an actual dog. He's a chef. Though that is a cute cooking show.

[ She refers to Cooking with Dog, of course. It's not exactly her style but she is ok with staring at a dog in the kitchen of a video. Alice doesn't seem to find anything wrong with K-2's list though. ]

Not feasible in a real kitchen outside of a home though, it'd be too much of a sanitation risk!

Oh, too bad. And yes I imagine the fur would get in the way while cooking.

[It doesn't sound all that healthy to him and Kay can't even get sick.]

We try to keep out poekmon and pets out of the kitchen but some never listen. It drives my boyfriend a little crazy, since he's the one who cooks.

How about a screen door? That way they can watch but can't come in.

I coudl try that but most of them will take it as a challenge.

Maybe you should teach them manners then? It sounds like you haven't trained them very well. I don't know much about Pokemon, but dogs just require a lot of time and effort to do it.

I trained a few, even taught some to learn. But the cat is very stubborn while the corgi and the duosion are...well...not the brightest. We need to work more on that, definitely.

It sounds like they need formalized training with experts. is there anyone like that around here? You'd be surprised how much a little help can do when you're in a rough patch. It's why chefs train with other chefs for years before they run their own kitchen.

I don't really know. I'll ask, it's true that they need to learn how to behave. Do you give classes often too?

I don't hold classes, but we hire training chefs to be line chefs at Nakiba. If they keep up, they can keep the job and get paid for it.

Interesting. I'll bring the idea to Cassian in case he wants to change jobs in the future. He's not a bad cook.

"Not a bad cook" and ready for high-end restaurants are pretty different, but if he has the passion and determination, there's no reason he can't try!

He worked as a cook at a gay bar, does that help?

[There's sure a better way to explain Cassian's last job but eeeeehhh, Kay ain't got no time for that.]

Bar food isn't usually held to medium standards since most people are drunk when they consume it, let alone high.

[ She's also not sure why it matters that it's a gay bar that has nothing to do with food but whatever. ]

Ah. Yes, I guess that makes sense.

[It doesn't matter, Kay just always says is that way.]

[Ryo is just cleaning his knife set for later use.]

I don't know how many people here will use what you taught them. [Not a lot of people seemed to celebrate White Day. At least not here.]

I want someone to at least try though, there's no one here who's even a challenge.

[ maybe she can spark inspiration in someone!! She holds one of the truffles out for Ryo. ]

Besides, I wanted chocolate.

[he's gotten a few gifts from others on Valentine's Day, and while he would attempt to make it up to them (hey- it fell in line with the "OBLIGATION" at the end of her tutorial. bonus!), he wasn't aware of another event like the passing Valentine's Day]

Looks really good. [but, curiosity speaks,] What's White Day?

It's a holiday on March 14th in which the people who received chocolate on Valentine's Day have the opportunity to pay back the people who gave it to them if they reciprocate the feelings intended by the chocolate gift. So if a girl gives a boy romantic chocolate, then the boy should return the gesture on White Day with a gift of some kind. The gift is usually white in nature to go with the theme, like white chocolate, marshmallows, flowers, cookies, and so on. [ She holds up one of the powdered-sugar covered truffles. ] These are a good idea if your target doesn't like white chocolate, though, since it keeps with the color theme without sacrificing cacao content.

Edited 2018-02-25 06:34 (UTC)

[well then. that solved Cloud's problem of finding a proper day to repay people from Valentine's Day. he nods at the end of Alice's explanation]

I see.

Thanks for the tip. I work at Cake Town, so maybe I could try...

[least he has easy access to all the right ingredients]

Just be careful not to overboil the cream. It'll burst over your pot really quickly once it's ready, so you have to watch it and turn the flame off immediately.

[ See, Ryo!! At least one person is trying it!! ]

Duly noted.

["try" being the keyword]

Good. Now don't be rude, introduce yourself.

Oh- [it caught him by surprise, but it was true that he didn't say who he was. he blinks surprised. it's hard to see over the video the faint hint of pink in his cheeks from embarrassment] Sorry.

I'm Cloud. Thanks for the advice, Alice.

Any time! If you work at Cake Town, you should try something creative with it. Truffles can be used as an excellent decoration for cakes if you practice enough to do them nicely. There was something I saw the other day that was really cute!

[ Give her a second. She likes to keep inspirational things on hand, so in a moment she comes back with this picture. ]

Anti-gravity cake! Of course, it's not actually gravity-defying, but it looks like it is, isn't it? I've already figured out how to do it, so I won't tell you, but you should always be on the look out for things that give you ideas to experiment with if you're working for a bakery or restaurant!

[ Look, she surprisingly wants to encourage Cake Town to become something good!! She wants competition please. ]

Wh...whoa.... yo I don't think I can make stuff like that- can I just buy those off of you or somethin' so I can give 'em to my girlfriend?

It's a super easy recipe though, that's why I showed it. Just follow the directions.

[ A pause. ] It'll cost you a lot more if you want me to make them for you, you know. [ She's a celebrity chef after all!! ]

But....

[BUT!] Don'tcha have a discount or somethin'?

There's a best friend discount buttttt I don't remember your name yet, so.

[ no bffd for you yet. ]

I-it's Ryuji Sakamoto!

[WTF REMEMBER IT!!]

[ he hasn't done anything to ear best friend discounts yet!! ]

Hmm... well, you still aren't my friend, Sakamoto, so you're going to have to work on that aren't you? Pretty tricky since I know you only want me for my discounts...

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