[VOC] Truffle Shuffle (Sidron)

[Yayoi]

Valentines 101

'In Valentines, they are renowned for their skills in chocolate making. In fact, out of all the worlds, their chocolates are of the highest quality and caliber, making them the most sought after candy on the market. However, due to trade regulations and taxes, it's often difficult to obtain these rare and decadent delights, which has caused a black market for the darker flavors. They even have a chocolate that is covered with edible gold, and reserved for only the most special of occasions.

For humans, it is much the same with certain foods and desserts. One such being the black truffle, a mushroom so rich and rare, they kill each other for it! Unlike halloween where we can simple pick truffles from sidewalks and various creeples who produce them naturally, humans have a limited truffle supply, which prevents them from sending each other these delicate morsels come the holiday. For you see, in the human world, giving expensive chocolates and food on valentines is a way to show you care for the well being of your fellow human, and giving them food ensures they will not starve the last few weeks of winter.
Today we will be making the best of all worlds, Black Truffle Delights!

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Stage 1: Picking a truffle
Each truffle, (mushroom) comes in a certain quality. They are all lumpy, black, and smell a lot like rot. but to the trained nose, you can just tell which is the superior truffle. Roll 3d6 to determine your truffle's base value. Each die represents one truffle, meaning yes, three truffles will have 3 different base values.

1- Top quality. Base Value is +2
2- Normal Quality. Base Value is +1
3- Low quality, Base Value is 0
4- Normal Quality. Base Value is +1
5- Low quality, Base Value is 0
6- Top quality. Base Value is +2

Stage 2: Getting your chocolate.
Rolling 6d6, take your chocolates and plan accordingly, it's all going to come together in the final round.
Matching numbers will offer certain bonuses. However, only one set of numbers will count towards your bonus count. IE: 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 4 will only offer 2 matching bonus, but a roll of : 1, 1, 2, 2, 1, 4 will count as 3 matching.
2 Numbers matching: +1 Bonus
3-4 numbers matching: + 2 Bonus
5-6 numbers matching: +3 Bonus

For RP purposes the types of chocolate that match the numbers are as Follows:
1- Dark Chocolate
2- Milk Chocolate
3- White Chocolate
4- Strawberry Chocolate
5- Matcha (Green Tea) Chocolate
6-Sugar Free Milk Chocolate

Stage 3: Bring it all in
Your chocolates mixed together it's time to dip your truffles. For each truffle, roll it in your chocolate mixture, doing you best to make it presentable as possible.
Three times, roll 1d4.
The base from round one should be added to the bonus from stage 2, and in stage 3 you will get a final bonus.
1- Amazing dipping skills! (+2 Bonus)
2- That's.. well. Okay... just lay it on it's side, maybe they won't notice. (No bonus)
3- You need some practice but for your first time? not bad! (+1 Bonus)
4- Amazing dipping skills! (+2 Bonus)

Each truffle will have an individual score. In order to pass this course, two of you three truffles MUST have a score of 4 or higher. Passing this course grants you the learned ability.

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gaia_star Chocolatier
In RP, if you use this ability one item be it food, clothing, toy; organic or inorganic; it will taste like a rich creamy chocolate. It will not work on sentient beings and the effect wears off after an hour. It does not make the item into chocolate or smell like chocolate, just makes it taste that way. Can use once per day.

 

[Yayoi]

A sweet tooth was certainly not something that Sidron posessed outright. He preferred more savory foods. Like meat. And he was pretty sure Amy preferred meat as well but if he learned anything from some of the books he'd read ghouls, at least most, loved chocolates. Especially receiving them as gifts. He wasn't sure as to why. Honestly he would prefer a nice steak or other meat type gift. Or maybe a book. Or something shiny.

But this wasn't for him. He was here to learn how to make these more 'expensive' chocolates. It would seriously save his wallet that was for sure. Sidron had seen how much some of these sweets go for in the stores and honestly he would have rather put down money for a house than pay some of those prices. He'd have to donate FEAR for months just to pay off one box of those things.

Anyway.

The boil began to gather his truffles three. They smelled really bad and at first he wasn't too sure if they were suppose to smell like this or not. But was quickly reassured that only the stinkiest things made the best food. Whatever. He quickly picked his three. Giving them each a quick look over. He was no truffle expert so he could have picked the three worst of quality truffles and never know.

Stinkier the better as they had said.

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4- Normal Quality. Base Value is +1
3- Low quality, Base Value is 0
1- Top quality. Base Value is +2

 

[Yayoi]

Settling his truffles down onto the provided table, Sidron went about trying to select which chocolates he would use. Again he was no chocolate specialist so he had little experience with their flavors or how well they might pair with the truffles.

If he had known this was what he would be experienceing in this class maybe he would have done a bit more personal research into the whole ordeal. But as the moment was now the best he could do was sample a small bite of each chocolate and draw his own conclusion as to what Amy might like. He was pretty sure she would enjoy any of the flavors but then ghouls were also picky like that.

And what if she was allergic to chocolate OR truffles. Maybe this hadn't been such a good idea. He wasn't worried about the fact that the truffles were plant like things and that Amy was probably a few steps above them in the evolution scale. Cannibalism seemed to happen quite frequently from what he understood.

After standing there in thought he quickly grabbed some dark chocolate and strawberry chocolate. Quickly melting them and mixing them together. It would give the truffles from what he could tell a sweet yet slightly bitter flavor. Dark chocolate was probably his least favorite of the ones they had but maybe Amy would enjoy it.

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2 Numbers matching: +1 Bonus
4- Strawberry Chocolate
1- Dark Chocolate

 

[Yayoi]

Chocolate mixed, now it was time to dip the truffles. The example ones looked so professional. Of course they were done by a professional, well at least someone who probably knew more about dipping these things in this stuff than he did.

Here goes.

He was careful at first. Lightly dipping the end into the chocolate. It didn't cover much so he dipped a little further until most of the truffle was covered. Giving it a small little turn to let the excess dribble back into the bowl before carefully placing it onto a piece of wax paper so that the chocolate would harder.

So far so good.

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Truffle 1 - 4

 

[Yayoi]

Sidron was feeling a little bit better about his dipping skills so he went all out on the next one. Perhaps it was a little too much chocolate but it didn't look completely horrible.

In fact he got a few impressed looks. He had this in the bag for sure. Nothing could stop him now.

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Truffle 2 - 2

 

[Yayoi]

Maybe he was just a little too over confident on the last one. He had been doing so good but this one just wanted to be a complete mess. Well, they were just going to be eaten anyway right? And it is the thought that counts so he was sure if this one looked a little on the ugly side it would be ok.

At least he was trying.

Once the truffles were done he was given a box to place them in. Which he promptly and somewhat gently placed them in. Wrapping the box with a shiny red bow before making his leave. Quite proud of himself really.

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Truffle 3 - 3