Video 03

[stillneedsakiss]

[The feed opens to Aya wearing an apron and smiling herself silly. Her cheeks are rosy and her hair pulled back tight. Display cases of melon bread, bean-filled rolls, and an array of doughnuts are visible on the wall, while on her other side are glass cases of brownies, cookies, and tarts under a service counter. The shop boasts a warm honey-

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[Video] [Placeholder! More to come when my teeth stop hurting.]

[insorrow]

[Kid. Candy shop.]

Hey, bring one of those Christmas cakes home? I'll pay?

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[stillneedsakiss]

[She can't help laughing.]

You don't have to pay-- for the first one. You'll bankrupt me if I don't put you on some kind of limit.

[dashingrainbow]

Can you make a house to look like the one I live in? It's made of clouds.

[stillneedsakiss]

[Oh wow a talking pony. This is new.]

Made of clouds? Hmm... I think we could manage that! I hope you like frosting in that case. Are there any special features?

[dashingrainbow]

Huh. Well I can just show you on this, okay?

[stillneedsakiss]

Oh. Okay! Please do.

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[nie_unschuldig]

Do you know how to make Christstollen or Pfeffernusse?

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[stillneedsakiss]

[It's been a while but she still remembers you. Though she's a bit unsettled, he does deserve the same treatment as any other customer.]

I think I've seen a Christstollen recipe before. I don't have any premade, but I can take a special order for you.

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[nie_unschuldig]

[Listening to big brother's warnings finally? And how sweet she has the same work ethic.]

I would appreciate the effort. And since it would be special ordered, let's make it worth both our time and I'll order three.

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[stillneedsakiss]

[Never mind big brother; she's gotten creeped enough just from the conversations they've shared already. She doesn't remember the details of that last time, but she knows there was something that had her very on-guard about him.]

Three? I do hope not to disappoint then. What's the order name?

[playsdoctor]

[He's finishing off a rainbow candy cane and Muraki means to say something about how he might have to order something or how he likes the idea of a bakery, but instead, what comes out is-]

Take a look
And you'll see
Into your imagination

[ETA a link to what he's singing for everyone's reference.]

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[stillneedsakiss]

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[stillneedsakiss]

Muraki-san... pardon me but, are you all right?

[playsdoctor]

[He frowns, but switches to text for the moment.]

I don't know why that happened.

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[seekingbody]

[ Baking was surprisingly similar to alchemy, actually. It's all a matter of knowing the right ingredients and how to properly put them together. Though, Al really did wish he could taste-test some of his creations. It made him a little self-conscious sometimes.

Right now, though, he's in the back kitchen of the store, measuring out the ingredients to a gingerbread house and collecting them all into one large bowl in front of him.

After finally adding the last bit of ingredients, he claps his hands together and presses them up against the bowl. A small, gingerbread cottage appears. It was more of a house structure than anything else, as Alphonse hadn't yet figured out how to put in just the right amounts of icing to make his decorations work. He will quite soon, of course, as Al is a fast learner, but for now, he'll be adding the decorations by hand. ]

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[stillneedsakiss]

[While between calls, Aya ducks into the back to see how Al is doing. The amazing thing about his gingerbread houses was the lack of divided edges, eliminating the need for frosting as an adhesive. Instead it could be added only where it was wanted-- be that for aesthetic reasons or to keep it in proportion to the amount of gingerbread in the house. It still looked nice to have frosting along the corner edges, but it was a relief to not have to worry about the thing coming apart until people wanted it to.]

How are you doing-- oh, how cute! Those will be perfect for individual gifts.

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[seekingbody]

Ah, thank you! [ Inside, he's beaming at the compliment. ]

Your bakery is quite popular already~! Where there any orders you'd like me to fill?

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[stillneedsakiss]

There are, actually! We've had some really interesting ones, too. Here, look at this one.

[Taking out her Dreamberry, Aya shows Al the image of Rainbow Dash's cloud home that she captured on the video.]

We're going to need a lot of frosting for that one, aren't we? It'll have to completely cover the gingerbread. I'll make a special whipped frosting for that one that's lighter and fluffier than our usual.