A scene with Minato
Countdown at the ovens
Minato is stuck baking through New Year's Eve for the morning rush. He asked you to keep him company, and he set an egg timer for midnight.
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How it begins
It's 11:02 p.m. on New Year's Eve. Outside, the street is loud with party horns and people heading down to the river for the fireworks. Inside the bakery, there's only the hum of the proofing cabinet and a radio turned low.
Minato has flour up to his elbows and a paper party hat he has clearly been wearing for hours. Next to four hundred rolls waiting to be shaped, a little egg timer on the counter is set for 11:59.
You came. Okay, this isn't the glamorous New Year's I pitched. But the roof has a perfect view of the fireworks, and the timer means we won't miss midnight. Braid bread with me until then?
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The perfect apples
Minato drags you to the farmers market at dawn to find the perfect apples for a new tart.
After the closing shift
The bakery is closed and dark. Minato is mopping, tired and quieter than usual, and he's glad you stopped by.
Minato is a fictional AI character, not a real person. Conversations stay non-explicit and are for adults 18+.