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Happy New Year, one and all! I hope you are all staying warm and finding good luck in the dawn of this brilliant, fresh year of dreams~! 🌼🌸❀✿🌷 In the spirit of that, we have more delights to help them all come true!

First of all, is our monthly special - ✨✨✨ ramen! ✨✨✨ Yes, ramen at an ice cream shop. I assure you it's a match made in heaven. Come in from the cold, warm yourself up with ramen ...

... then, once you're nice and toasty, cool yourself down again with some of our delicious ice-cream. We've got ✨✨✨brand-new flavors!✨✨✨

Our blue flavor of the month is Bubblegum surprise! We also now have gelato, thanks to a illiant-bray idea from an anonymous fan. The cappuccino mocha gelato is Senku-chan and my favorite, give it a try!

Stop by our Creamistry: Ice Cream & Soda Shop today.

And lastly, shhh, don't tell anyone; but it's Senku-chan's birthday today. Come and wish him a happy one, won't you?

🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂

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[ Gen is humming and, sometimes, even singing to himself behind the counter of their ice cream parlor, wiping down the counter. He'll brighten when someone comes in. ]

Welcome, welcome! What is your desire, my dear friend?

(( ooc: link to more info about their ice cream shop is here! ))

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Oh, wow, that's really cool! Um, no pun intended. ...I've never actually known, what's the difference between gelato and ice cream and sherbet and... sorbet, if that's different? I'll have to head in and try your flavor of the month soon, that sounds yummy!

Pun certainly *appreciated*, however.

Ah, they’re all different kinds of recipes! Basically you’re involving milk or cream or eggs and so on. It’s more than just having tasty flavors and milk. Sorbet is completely dairy free, in fact!

We’ll certainly be delighted to see you, my dear. What flavor excites you most?

Oh, how fascinating. I've only ever made, um, regular ice cream myself.

[Though he gets the impression suddenly that calling it 'regular ice cream' is woefully underspecified.]

I'm looking forward to trying your flavor of the month, and maybe some hot chocolate marshmallow! And the gelato, I've never had any, but I think I'll save that for my next visit, so I have something to look forward to.

An excellent strategy. Clearly, you are an expert tactician ^.~

Your feedback will be very welcome, of course - I’d love to hear what you think. And if you have your own desires for future flavors …

Oh, hahah, maybe! Most of my tactistry doesn't generalize, ahah. And, sure! I'm happy to give feedback. I'll be over in twenty minutes once I finish up a couple things at home. My mouth's watering already, hehe! In the meantime -- what sort of ramen would you suggest? I'm not very familiar with it.

[Future flavors, huh? He'll need to look over the menu some more...]

We look forward to seeing you there \o/

Oooh, well then. Pork ramen is my favorite, mind you, though if you're not partial to pork generally - then I would suggest the miso.

They are, of course, both delicious. You'll win no matter what option you pick.

There's a tiny, hand-drawn goat-looking figure waving their hand, with little motion lines, with no further response.

At least, not until said goat pushes open the door to Creamistry. Ralsei loosened his fluffy, dark blue coat and took his signature green hat off, tucking it under his arm. He looked awestruck. Jaw parted slightly to reveal a pair of snaggleteeth, visibly ogling the confines of the ice cream shop, before his attention eventually snapped to the ice cream itself.

"Wow, you've done a great job with the place!" He said as he wandered over.

"Welcome, welcome, to Cremistry!" Gen sing-songed when Ralsei came in - but the clear joy and genuine compliment had him beaming. It did help that the little fellow as adorable, he wanted to pat his fluffy head. Gen had self control, however, and the little guy might not appreciate being treated like a cute plush.

"Why, thank you, my dear," Gen told him. "I cannot take entire credit, obviously; this was a joint effort between me and my partner-in-crime, the brilliant and amazing Senku Ishigami. I couldn't have done any of this without him. He is a genius."

He gestured grandly to the ice cream case. "Please, feel free to take a gander. And if you'd like to sample anything ..."

"Oh, are you sure? Well, then..." He asks for a small sample of the cinnamon sugar, hot chocolate marshmallow, and gingerbread ice cream.

He still doesn't intend to have a whole thing, but it'll be sufficient whet his appetite for the next visit!

"Oh, well, then give your partner my thanks, as well! The decorations are lovely and your establishment feels very welcoming." He was sure the food would follow suit! "And in the mean time -- pork ramen seems like a fine start. I don't want to go too far out of your stated norms for this fine eatery, after all!"

Apparently out of no-where, with a magician's flourish Gen was suddenly holding three sample spoons, and he dutifully handed Ralsei little spoonfuls of the three flavors. The cinnamon sugar had swirls in there, adding a textural element for the sugar; the hot chocolate marshmallow had a marshmallow swirl going through the rich chocolate ice cream; and the gingerbread was spicy, rich flavor through the whole spoonful.

"Which is your favorite?" Gen wondered. He grinned playfully. "You can also sample other flavors too, if you'd like. The world is your oyster."

He hummed, looking quite pleased with himself. "I'll pass along your thanks to Senku-chan. And thank you, I quite enjoy the task of decorating~!"

Gen turned then to go fill up a generously-sized bowl of the soup, putting in the noodles and toppings into the broth before winking. "If you let me know where you'd like to sit, I'll set down the bowl for you, my dear."

"I think... probably the marshmallow!" He smiles back just as broadly, settling down in a chair carefully nearby. It had a particularly light flavor... "If you're interested in feedback for other flavors, I think a marshmallow-caramel ice cream would do particularly well. I've made candies like that myself, and they're very good."

"I'd love to sample more but -- I don't want to spoil my appetite for the ramen!"

The scent of the ramen and the ice cream itself had served to whet his appetite, so he sat eagerly at attention, rapt and waiting. When the dish arrived he dug in promptly. Any further questions would take a bit of time to answer!

"Mmm. You have excellent taste, my dear," Gen shamelessly flattered his customer, going for a little sample-spoonful of the hot chocolate marshmallow to eat for himself. "Whether I prefer cinnamon-sugar to marshmallow truly depends on my mood, but I do have a sweet tooth."

Gen winked at Ralsei. "Of course. And hopefully the ramen won't spoil your appetite for the ice cream after, hmm?"

He set down the bowl carefully in front of him and took a step back, not distracting him further. This ramen was made like their best ramen crafted for their village at home; savory pork, springy wheat noodles, salty and rich broth. It's a crowd-pleaser. A truly excellent idea for them to win over allies with in the real world, years ago; and now to find new friends and allies in the dream world. Food was a brilliant diplomatic weapon.

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