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Minako Arisato shared a photo. February 14th near Recollé University

The baking party has started and the first batch of Minako's Valentine's Day Festa truffles is done! And will be eaten while I frost the cupcakes, hehehe. Come by the RU kitchens any time you like, I'll literally be here all night with my friends Chocolate, Sprinkles, and Coffee. Let me know if you need directions!

[ooc: action and mingling encouraged, and threadjacking is okay! free for all characters to come to. also technically forward dated because time zones]

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Chloe | Action - Open

[true_noir]

[Chloe had promised to make an appearance, and there was time to do so before she went out to meet Peridot for their date. She was still almost dreading that little venture, but it would be fun she told herself. She made a note to bring at least a couple truffles for Peridot too, figuring it was a good way to appease the mad scientist.

Regardless, she was there before she was scheduled to meet, dressed nicely in a simple dress and an overcoat to cover from the cold of February. She smiled at anyone who happened by and watched curiously to see if maybe there were people she could meet who she might be going to school with next year.]

Cooking

[onceandfuturemascot]

Welcome to RU again, Chloe. Having fun?

[true_noir]

Well hello there, Alice. It's nice to see you. Minako invited me to come, so I decided to make an appearance. I... have a date, it would seem. [She laughed a little at that.] As friends, but it should be interesting.

She is a very ... energetic person. [Pause. Oh!] Do you have plans today?

[onceandfuturemascot]

Oh. I wound up signed up for a date too. He seems...levelheaded. It'll be nice to have someone to get dinner with, at least.

I said I'd be here, though, and I was really looking forward to it, so I guess we're in the same boat.

[true_noir]

Yes, it would seem that we are. [She glanced around, seeing no boat, and assumed it was another expression. This one, at least, was clear enough in context.] Perhaps the two of you will enjoy yourself. I hope so. I think one of my friends probably signed me up, as repayment for trying to set them up so often.

[She grinned innocently.] The price of playing cupid's part, but I like for people to be happy and find love.

[onceandfuturemascot]

You have karma, I have a little sister who probably has her own date and wants me out of the apartment.

Joke's on her, I guess, I was going drinking later anyway.

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[Luckily for Chloe, there's a wrapping station off to the side, little boxes and wrapping paper and ribbon strewn across the counter in a cheerful mess, with an equally cheerful baker coming over with a plate of cooling cookies.] Oh, hi Chloe! Glad you could make it. Want a snickerdoodle?

[true_noir]

[It was very convenient, and quite helpful. She walked over and took one of the little sugary treats while it was still quite warm. Nothing like a bit of cinammon in one's life.]

Thank you, Minako. Have you been enjoying yourself today? Did Cupid sign you up as well?

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Luckily I managed to escape Cupid's arrow. And good thing, too, otherwise I'd have way too many baking ingredients and no time to bake anything.

[She sets down the plate and then bites into one with relish.]

Hmm, too sweet, you think?

[true_noir]

[She took one herself and tried it. It was, indeed, quite sweet. But, she was also French, and if the girl had ever tried a French dessert...]

Not for me, but perhaps for some people. It is a little sad, though, that cupid's arrow missed the mark. Perhaps they will strike you another day?

[tokencanadian]

[Victoria heard there were truffles. Food and mingling are both interesting factors to her, regardless of her skill in either of them.

Either way she strolls by, nearly passing before catching Chloe's smile and gave a quiet smile back, hands stuffed in the pockets of her zipped jacket. That weather, huh?]

Oh. Hello there. This is where the baking party is, isn't it?

[true_noir]

That it is. Why don't you join us? I'm sure that there are plenty of chocolates to go around.

[She smiled over at Victoria, motioning for her to come in and join the rest of them. She wasn't helping with the cooking at the moment, since she had somewhere to go later, but she was certainly helping with the eating and socializing.]

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[onceandfuturemascot]

[Alice is around early in the evening, happily and carefully adding bits of dried fruit to molten chocolate. Things aren't turning out so hot in the "shape" department, but if you like chocolate blueberry bark there's plenty of it to go around after everything flattens out.]

Oh. Well, chocolate's chocolate.

[She's dressed plainly and partly covered in chocolate smears, so she needs to go back to her apartment before her unwitting but not unwelcome blind date, meaning that more toward the middle of the evening she can be seen frowning at Minako's refrigerator, waiting for her confectionary genius to solidify.]

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A watched pot never boils-- or something like that. The metaphor isn't quite the same but I think the meaning behind it still applies. [Minako walks by with a big tray of banana bread, fresh from the oven. She shoots Alice a little grin as she sets it down to cool.] Alice, right?

[onceandfuturemascot]

I mean, it's the opposite situation, so it makes sense that it works that way too.

[She smiles.]

Yep. And you must be Minako. Thanks so much for hosting this.

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That's me, nice to meet you in person! And it's not a problem at all, you guys are helping me out, really.

[She waves her oven mitt at the banana bread to futilely help it cool faster, then rips off a big chunk before biting into it. Mmm, banana bread bliss.]

If you're worried about time, I can keep an eye on your candy for you while you're out.

[mercurio]

Promto Argentum why do i know about this just now???????!!

[mercurio]

Prompto Argentum wait you told me about this before lol

[mercurio]

Prompto Argentum consider me on my way

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Minako Arisato with your secret surprise thing?

[mercurio]

Prompto Argentum forget i'm even bringing a surprise! it's not a surprise if you know it's an imminent surprise!

Action, Open If Anyone's Still Paying Attention

[oceanicbutterfly]

[Once Caroline gets started, she apparently doesn't stop. After following through on the tea chiffon cake suggestion she extracted from Minako before, she's just kept going, so now there's also a chocolate cake in the oven and she's mixing batter for a yellow cake (which is presumably a concept that has a specific name but does anyone actually know it?). If she's getting bored or tired, she isn't showing it.]

Five, plus twenty...

[...that said, since she seems to be trying to track multiple cooking times in her head, it might be wise to slow her down.]

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[The kitchens have plenty of ovens and everyone has pretty much been doing their own thing, so Minako has been content to mingle in between her own batches of cupcakes and cookies. On one such venture she comes across Caroline, and ohhhh wow, does that tea chiffon cake look delicious.]

Sooo...what would you like in exchange for a bite of this cake? I have truffles and snickerdoodles ready, and my first batch of macaroons should be done in a little bit...

[oceanicbutterfly]

Don't settle for a bite. Have all you want.

[It'd be mean to specifically find out what she likes and then restrict how much she can have, after all.]

Those snickerdoodles sound good.

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Yes, you're amazing. I'll bring over the snickerdoodles right away!

[Minako zips back to her station and returns with the promised cookies, setting the plate in front of the other girl before she happily helps herself to a big slice of the chiffon cake. As for the fork-- well, never say she isn't prepared! It's pulled straight out of her apron pocket.]

Mmn, this is great! What kind of tea did you use for this?