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Jun 25, 2024 14:01:12 GMT -5
Post by Sophie Chang on Jun 25, 2024 14:01:12 GMT -5
“So white chips with the red velvet” Sophie mused. Then added “we could make a batch of both small and big as a trial run”. That made sense to her as they’d get to see just how much a big cookie could spread out. She needed the steps to get to the cupboards as the passed the baking equipment down to Rocco. An electric mixer was their friend. “Should I put less sugar in?” she posed. Rocco Ravenmore
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Jun 28, 2024 7:55:15 GMT -5
Post by Rocco Ravenmore on Jun 28, 2024 7:55:15 GMT -5
Being in the kitchen was woman's work but he was too far in to stop now. "Okay let me get another bowl in that case." Wow this was feeling like labor but he was not giving up. "Well you do not want the people to go into a coma do you?" He did, he would overdose them on sugar in a minute if up to him. Sophie Chang
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Jun 28, 2024 8:39:36 GMT -5
Post by Sophie Chang on Jun 28, 2024 8:39:36 GMT -5
“There’s going to be more than enough sweetness in those already. So much less sugar” Sophie replied once she’d considered this matter. So when Rocco got the other bowl she adjusted the mixes accordingly but did put in a little squirt of honey instead of the granulated sugar. If you wanted to bake cookies you needed to put the labour in but she made it look easy. Rocco Ravenmore
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Jul 1, 2024 14:27:41 GMT -5
Post by Rocco Ravenmore on Jul 1, 2024 14:27:41 GMT -5
He had already felt like he had suckered himself into this but on the good side maybe he would have a lot of odd looking cookies he could pander to people into making them be his friend. On the other side maybe it was just the ups and downs of business but either way he began to stir. "Let's hope we do not end up making way too many." Sophie Chang
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Jul 1, 2024 15:04:22 GMT -5
Post by Sophie Chang on Jul 1, 2024 15:04:22 GMT -5
If you wanted cookies for everybody who lived here it did take an effort but with what she usually baked and left in the cookie jar it was a start. They could even get sales even at this early stage with a bit of luck. “Judging by the volume of the mix we have we won’t. These rise slightly; even the small ones. Then we might even get preview sales right here” she replied cheerfully. You needed to cover your costs at least when starting up. Profits followed later. So she got mixing as well and they’d be baking before too long. Rocco Ravenmore
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Jul 3, 2024 12:28:00 GMT -5
Post by Rocco Ravenmore on Jul 3, 2024 12:28:00 GMT -5
She was like a cheerful robot and he did not guess he could hold that against her too much. You did have to learn to make do and at least at the moment it seemed to be working. "Yeah we will need tasters so it's good that you know more people than I, might turn over and learn how to make friends though that is not easy as making cookies." Sophie Chang
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Jul 3, 2024 15:18:10 GMT -5
Post by Sophie Chang on Jul 3, 2024 15:18:10 GMT -5
“We can start with the staff here. I can round up a few children as testers as well” Sophie suggested and that happened slightly later with four younger children joining them in the kitchen. Off course they’d want to stay up given it prolonged them going to bed. So Rocco was getting plenty of feedback. So while these tasters discussed this Sophie added “friends tend to just happen. Let things develop naturally and they’ll fall into place”. She also wrote out a note for the night cooks to leave with the larger samples so they could leave feedback as well. With luck there’d be some orders by the next morning. Rocco Ravenmore
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Jul 5, 2024 19:56:39 GMT -5
Post by Rocco Ravenmore on Jul 5, 2024 19:56:39 GMT -5
He did agree that things happened naturally. It was honestly how he had lived his life and he did not plan to do things any different here. "Well hopefully for me that is getting these cookies to become a hit with you since we are doing it together and whatever else happens with other kids that I meet, may it be as natural as water." Sophie Chang
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Jul 6, 2024 7:06:11 GMT -5
Post by Sophie Chang on Jul 6, 2024 7:06:11 GMT -5
Naturally when one had cookies milk tended to follow so Sophie played big sister and served this out. “I think you have a start already. I’ll be up early to check with the night workers to get their opinions as well” she replied. She’d probally be up early anyway to get more work done on her support dolls so there would be a stock ready to go. Then she addressed the children as they finished their milk. “Come on it’s bedtime” she urged before she made sure they got to their rooms. The things a big sister had to do but it wouldn’t be long until she got back. Rocco Ravenmore
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Jul 11, 2024 17:27:36 GMT -5
Post by Rocco Ravenmore on Jul 11, 2024 17:27:36 GMT -5
This girl was like a bee but he supposed that made for good qualities regardless. "Do you want some help, no one has to do everything alone." That was nice of him which was good considering he was so young. Sophie Chang
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Jul 12, 2024 3:00:04 GMT -5
Post by Sophie Chang on Jul 12, 2024 3:00:04 GMT -5
It was wearing her down just how many orphans ended up here under normal situations but she seen it as her mission in life to help those who came here. When you received you gave back in the ways you could. Right now it was dolls and getting them milk and cookies before bedtime. “Let’s do this together then” Sophie suggested as younger children now looked to him. So could there be a big brother in the shape of Rocco later on? That would play itself out later on. She took the hands of the youngest too as operation bedtime started. Rocco Ravenmore
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Jul 13, 2024 13:02:28 GMT -5
Post by Rocco Ravenmore on Jul 13, 2024 13:02:28 GMT -5
Even though he was a kid he did have a family that at times was too big but they seemed okay so he was going to help her out. "If there are any that are really clingy then I need to stay away from those but I do feel like not doing something by yourself would help out good so let's see, which room first or do they all go in the same room due to age?" Sophie Chang
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Jul 14, 2024 4:46:38 GMT -5
Post by Sophie Chang on Jul 14, 2024 4:46:38 GMT -5
So following Sophie’s lead the other two followed behind Rocco like two little ducklings. “Some can get clingy but that’s because they need to feel more secure. Once they come here it’s a new family and they’ll go through what I did. I had to start from scratch which was hard since I was an only child” Sophie replied. “When children are older they get their own rooms but when younger they’re usually paired off” she added so that meant two stops. It didn’t take long to do this and as their big sister Sophie made sure they were settled before they left. “All done Rocco”. This was part of living here and it would continue to be that way. Rocco Ravenmore
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Jul 14, 2024 13:16:22 GMT -5
Post by Rocco Ravenmore on Jul 14, 2024 13:16:22 GMT -5
These kids seemed to be trained but he supposed that a routine was a good thing. Pairing off with your siblings? Well that kind of made him feel bad about avoiding his family as he had but he had things to do so he shook it off as they were putting the kids where they went. He was trying to remember the last time that anyone had tucked him in when he was younger as he blinked because he did not and that slightly made him sad. "Thank god that is over come on we are almost done with the cookies too." Sophie Chang
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Jul 14, 2024 14:00:56 GMT -5
Post by Sophie Chang on Jul 14, 2024 14:00:56 GMT -5
“Some of them might see you as a big brother now” Sophie replied with a little smile. Stay round here long enough and it was more likely to happen no matter how you felt about looking after others. This came more naturally to Sophie given she’d lost everyone expect for her grandma Chang and her real mother. “Let’s finish of the cookies” she added and they just needed to bake the last batch they prepared. “I’ll look for a box to store them in. Once we get bags we can pack them properly”. That would be tomorrow once the shops opened again. Rocco Ravenmore
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