Part 1
Diner
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Airi
I hereby open the inaugural meeting of our Secret Valentine's Day Alliance! Let's get started, you two!
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Airi
I see...
Saki, you're wondering how to actually surprise everyone, while Emu doesn't know how to make her gifts.
Saki, you're wondering how to actually surprise everyone, while Emu doesn't know how to make her gifts.
Emu
Yeah!
I wanna make some shiny star cookies, chocolate robots and a cake that looks like a show stage!
I wanna make some shiny star cookies, chocolate robots and a cake that looks like a show stage!
Airi
So today, I'm hoping that we can use that as a springboard to really figure out what we want to make or bake for Valentine's Day!
Airi
Which leads me to my next question. Do you two have anything specific in mind already?
Emu
Me neither, but I know that I want to make a cake that'll make Tsukasa and the others go, “Wow!”
Emu
Oh, I also wanna decorate it with lots of other delicious sweets, like chocolates, cookies and macarons!
Airi
(It'll definitely be enough to surprise everyone, but I still think we can do a little more.)
Airi
(Also, Saki seems to be better at coming up with an overall theme for surprises like this.)
Airi
(Neither of them seems to have much experience baking sweets, so on top of me helping them out, our base needs to be something we can all make.)
Airi
You two seem to have plenty of ideas for decorations and what you want to do with them, but what if we all had the same base for them?
Airi
Exactly. Not only will it make this whole process easier, but it'll also be more of a hands-on learning experience!
Airi
And in the event that one of us makes a mistake, we'd still be able to share ingredients with each other as insurance.
Emu
Y-You're even prepared for that...?!
What if Airi's really a baking goddess in disguise...?!
What if Airi's really a baking goddess in disguise...?!
Airi
Regardless, I was thinking that we could each bake a chocolate cake to serve as a base.
Airi
First, a cake would make what Emu wants to do possible since she'd be able to decorate it pretty freely.
Airi
So it's okay that you're still undecided, Saki, since this should at least help you get started.
Saki
We started playing at live houses recently, so they'll probably really love it if I also made my cake look like a show stage!
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Airi
Alright, let's take everything we discussed today to figure out specific plans for each of our cakes!
Saki
I always thought cakes had to be round or square. I never knew that you could make them look like hearts or stars!
Airi
Hehe. This rabbit hole goes pretty deep. I recommend looking at some baking sites online for reference.
Airi
But you bring up a good point. Let's make the best chocolate cakes we can and give everyone a Valentine's Day gift that they'll never forget!