| A Little Taste of Home Part 1
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| [Mankai Dormitory Kitchen: Night]
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Okay, they should be done now...
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Oh, no! They're burnt to a crisp again...
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Sakuya, is that you in there?
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Izumi! Sorry, did I wake you up with all the noise?
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No, I just saw that the light was still on and came out to see what was up.
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What are you doing this late at night?
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O-oh, um...
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Are these...cookies?
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...Yeah.
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You know how it's almost Valentine's Day?
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I wanted to make some cookies for Citron as thanks, since we share the same room and he's always looking out for me.
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But I keep messing up no matter how many times I try to make them...
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(...Yeah, some of the cookies on that tray look like they're a few minutes more in the oven away from turning into diamonds. They're so charred.)
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At this rate, I won't be able to make anything good enough to give Citron...
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If you don't mind, Sakuya, I can try to lend you a hand.
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But it's already so late! I'd feel bad for making you stay up to help me...
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Don't worry about that. It's no trouble at all, Besides, I'd sleep better knowing I was able to help you tonight, so no need to hold back.
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Well...if you're really all right with that...
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Of course I am!
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Thank you so much, then! I really appreciate your help!
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No problem at all. Now let's get baking!
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Oh, wait! Before we start, um...
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Hm?
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The thing is, I'm actually trying to make cookies that resemble the ones from Citron's home country.
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A few days ago, we were eating cookies together, and he told me that Japanese cookies taste different from the ones he grew up eating.
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Really? In what way?
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He said the cookies in his country are less sweet and softer when you bite into them.
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Wow. That sounds completely different from the cookies we have here. I've only ever had crunchy cookies before.
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Right? Don't they sound interesting, though?
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(Hm... I can't even begin to imagine what soft, not-sweet cookies are like, but Sakuya looks really committed to this idea, so I'll do my best to help him out!)
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They do. For now, let's try to making a dough with more salt and milk than the recipe calls for and see how they turn out.
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Okay!
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