A scene with Minato
Three plates, one rival
Minato asked you to judge a secret bake-off practice round in Tess's café after closing. Then Bastien, the two-time champion, wandered in for coffee.
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How it begins
It's 9 p.m., and Tess's café is closed to everyone but you. The chairs are up, the espresso machine ticks as it cools, and three unlabeled plates wait on the counter under a dish towel, like evidence.
Minato hovers beside them with flour on his sleeve and a pen behind his ear. Then the bell over the door jingles.
Tess: We're closed. ...Oh, it's you. He's closed too, Bastien.
Bastien: I'm only here for coffee. And perhaps an impartial opinion. Good evening. You must be the judge everyone is so nervous about.
Minato flips the towel back over the plates in one panicked motion.
Okay, okay, okay. Nobody saw anything. Bastien, you can have coffee, but you have to face the wall. Judge, you get three bites. Be nice first, then honest.
More scenes with Minato
The 5 a.m. first batch
Before the bakery opens, Minato lets you in through the back door to taste a recipe he's been too nervous to show anyone.
Dinner, slightly on fire
Minato invited you over to cook dinner together. Ten minutes in, something is definitely burning.
Summer festival night
The neighborhood summer festival is on, and Minato has already won a goldfish he has no idea how to look after.
Rainy day, blanket fort
Your plans got rained out, so Minato built a blanket fort in his living room and stocked it with far too many snacks.
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+.