Part 1
Street SEKAI
Crase Cafe
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MEIKO
Kohane, An, thank you for waiting. Here's your cafe au lait with cream and honey, and your milk tea.
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An
Mmm... It's like you always know how to make the tea you brew have this great aroma, MEIKO.
MEIKO
Hehe. I'm glad you like it so much.
MEIKO
What photo?
Kohane
Oh, it's this photo...
It's the cherry blossom tree in the park where we usually practice.
It's the cherry blossom tree in the park where we usually practice.
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MEIKO
(I guess that means it's almost spring.)
An
Cherry blossoms in other places have already started blooming, so this one should follow suit pretty soon.
Rin
Cherry blossoms sound so nice.
I wish we could get a taste of spring like you guys.
I wish we could get a taste of spring like you guys.
MEIKO
(In that case...)
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Rin
Hehe. You're welcome!
Is that all for today?
Is that all for today?
MEIKO
Yes, I'll be using the rest of this time to come up with new menu items.
MEIKO
I thought it'd be nice to make some pink drinks and such based on the cherry blossom buds we saw in that photo.
Rin
I do! Oh, can I help come up with ideas for your menu?
MEIKO
Of course!
I was actually going to ask you the same thing.
I was actually going to ask you the same thing.
Rin
Okay!
Rin
We came up with so many! Hot sandwiches that look like cherry blossom petals, pink crepes and a cherry blossom chiffon cake!
MEIKO
Hehe. We should keep cherry blossom pancakes in mind for Akito too.
MEIKO
Kohane and the others usually like to stop by after practice, so why don't we put the drink menu together first?
Rin
Okay! They gotta be pink since it's gonna be all about cherry blossoms!
MEIKO
Yes, I agree. We could try using strawberry syrup in a slightly clever way to give our drinks that pink tone.
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MEIKO
Oh, so close!
The strawberry flavor's still too overpowering.
The strawberry flavor's still too overpowering.
Rin
You think so too?
Alright, we'll just have to cut back on the syrup somehow.
Alright, we'll just have to cut back on the syrup somehow.
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Rin
Let's give it a taste!
MEIKO
How is it...? I tried suppressing the sweetness a bit to smoothen out how it tastes...
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Rin
Okay. Thanks, MEIKO.
MEIKO
Yes. Why do you ask?
Rin
I remember this process being really tough the other time I helped you.
Rin
Getting to try everything is nice, but it all starts to taste the same after a while on top of my tummy getting full.
MEIKO
Hehe. Some of my experiments will fail completely, but I still have to take responsibility and eat them. For example, pancakes that don't end up tasting very good.
Rin
That can't be easy.
How are you able to keep coming up with new things for your menu...?
How are you able to keep coming up with new things for your menu...?
MEIKO
Because there's nothing better than seeing everyone trying my new creations and saying, “This is delicious!”
Rin
Haha! Then, I hope the others say the same for what we're making right now.
MEIKO
Me too. But we still have to keep trying for that to happen.
MEIKO
And here's your palette cleanser.
Let's get right back to it after we've had a chance to rest.
Let's get right back to it after we've had a chance to rest.
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