Part 1

Chocolate Factory

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Staff

We'll now start making our chocolates. Please feel free to ask the staff if you ever need any help.

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Staff

In addition, the staff here have experience working as patisseries, so you'll have their full support.

3

Staff

We'll be going around to each table in order shortly. Again, please feel free to ask us any questions.

4

Akito

Cool, we can ask them for advice.

5

Mizuki

Yeah! I might have some questions for them later.

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Mizuki

Anyway, Li'l Bro, you know what you're gonna make?

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Akito

Yeah, I'm thinking chocolate truffles.

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Mizuki

Chocolate truffles? Aren't those really hard to make?

9

Akito

The recipe says all you have to do is break up the chocolate, melt it and put them into trays. See...?

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Mizuki

Whoa, you're right...!
That's way easier than I was expecting.

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Akito

The hard part's gonna be dealing with all the non-chocolate ingredients.

12

Akito

Since we're here, I kinda want to spice things up a bit.

13

Mizuki

So something different...
Oh, what about some of the nuts we saw earlier?

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Akito

Yeah, I thought about that...
But you know the way chocolate truffles melt in your mouth? I sorta still want them to do that from start to finish.

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Mizuki

Hmm... Yeah, I see your point...

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Staff

Do you have a question?
Is there anything I can help you with?

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Mizuki

Oh, it's the staff from earlier!

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Akito

Alright, I'd like to ask you something...

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Staff

I see.
A way to spice up chocolate truffles...

20

Akito

Yes. Is there a way to make them more interesting, or at the very least, have a lighter aftertaste?

21

Staff

In that case, orange zest is a fairly standard option.

22

Staff

They go great with chocolate because of that hint of sourness and bitterness they bring to the table. Not only that, they add a nice visual accent.

23

Akito

I see. A simple approach does seem more feasible than something complicated.

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Staff

By mixing in some orange zest to your molten chocolate, they should provide a nice mix of flavor and fragrance when you put them in your mouth.

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Staff

However, if orange zest proves to be a little too chunky or coarse, orange liqueur can be used instead to keep your truffles smooth.

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Akito

Interesting...
Thank you for the advice.

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Akito

I think I'll try making some orange zest and some with orange liqueur.

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Staff

Happy to help.
I'll go fetch some orange liqueur right away.

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Mizuki

Good for you, Li'l Bro!
I bet your truffles are gonna turn out great.

30

Akito

I hope so too.

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Akito

So, what are you gonna do?
You said you wanted to make something “cute”, right?

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Mizuki

Heh heh heh.
Ta-daa! I brought a bunch of molds from home.

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Mizuki

I'm gonna make chocolates in all sorts of shapes, sizes and flavors. Some can be white, while other bitter. My plan's to change up what I do as I do bit by bit.

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Akito

Nice. Sounds like you got a pretty elaborate setup all worked out.

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Mizuki

Yup.

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Mizuki

Oh, are you gonna make some for Ena?

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Akito

Huh? You're kidding, right?
She's getting a box of Paul Hansen's chocolate.

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Akito

I mean, you know how picky she is.
There's no way she'd ever eat any chocolates that I make.

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Mizuki

I actually believe otherwise.
She might really like them, you know?

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Akito

Again, you're kidding, right?

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Mizuki

Still, it's nice to hear that you're getting her something no matter what.

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Mizuki

But that begs another question. Who's getting these chocolates?

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Akito

My mom for one.
The rest are going to my teammates.

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Mizuki

Oh, okay.
Wait... All of these? You're making a ton.

45

Akito

Yeah, so...?

46

Akito

(I mean, Miku and the others definitely deserve to have some too.)

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Staff

Thank you for your patience. Here's the orange liqueur. I've also written down some examples of how much you should be using.

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Akito

Thank you very much. I really appreciate it.

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Akito

Alright, let's get started.

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Mizuki

Yeah, let's♪ These are gonna be sooo good!