18 Cappuccino
Tom's carrot and stick approach was effective and construction progressed quickly. After the remodeling was done, the furniture began to arrive. Once again, the contractor assisted, even though his work was mostly done at that point.
Alan meticulously directed the workers with where he wanted everything. He wanted to match the design he'd made in the system perfectly.
Similarly, his kitchen was taking shape nicely. It looked like the kitchen of a modern French restaurant rather than some random cafe.
Five days passed in the blink of an eye. When he went downstairs on the morning of the sixth day, he was completely broke but he had a fully functioning cafe. It was currently 6:00 AM. He was debating what sort of hours he wanted to keep. Now that he owned his own cafe he had much more freedom.
As he pondered this the system chimed in.
"Host, as mentioned earlier, system will be implementing rules now that the tutorial is over. Since Host is determining store hours at the moment, Host should know that system has already determined the ideal store hours. Host must only make sales between 6:30 AM and 8:00 PM."
Alan actually didn't complain about that. Those hours felt fine. Frankly, they were a bit longer than he intended. He might open later in the mornings so he could sleep in a bit. He snickered a bit as he thought that.
Tom felt a shiver down his spine as he got ready to head in to work. "Something terrible must have just happened." He said superstitiously.
Alan walked outside and looked at his cafe. The front of the building looked inviting. The glass windows looked in on the luxurious lounging area.
Across the window in fancy script was the name of the cafe: Lux Cafe.
Alan had hesistated about naming it Lux Cafe, but he ultimately decided on it since it reflected his end goal.
Walking back inside, Alan took out a small whiteboard with a string attached to it. He wrote the hours on it and hung it in the window. However, what he wrote was 7:30 AM to 8:00 PM. He smiled and then went upstairs to get an extra hour of sleep.
When he woke up again and prepared to open for business he heard a ding.
"System has detected that Host has successfully met the requirements to start the next mission. Issuing mission now."
A screen popped up in front of him. It read:
Mission: Sell 100 cups of coffee.
Description: Host has not established a customer base for the cafe yet. Work hard to sell 100 cups of coffee and earn some regular customers.
Alan scoffed slightly when he saw the mission. He had managed to sell plenty of coffee at the other cafe. He didn't think this would be a problem at all.
He went into the kitchen and basked in the glory of the chrome and stainless steel appliances. Finally he went into the pantry and pulled out some of the Prosperidad coffee beans. He took them into the kitchen and went about making himself coffee. He was highly anticipating the taste of this freshly ground coffee after it went through his perfect brewing process.
However, unlike in the past, this time he decided to try something new. After completing the tutorial he had received his reward: cappuccino. Like in the past, as he went to the cappuccino machine he suddenly understood how to use it even though he never had before. Truthfully, making a cappuccino didn't require much skill once you made the espresso extract to go into it.
The real challenge lay in the froth art. That is the design made in the froth of the cream added to the cappucino to make the foam on the surface.
Alan found himself able to do it with relative ease. He didn't get too fancy with it. He decided to make a classic froth art. He designed a leaf.
Looking at the cup of cappuccino in front of him he felt it was almost a waste to drink it, it looked so good.
He admired it for a bit as it sat steaming, but then he took a sip. The milkiness of it mellowed in his mouth. If his cup of joe was a kickstarter in the morning, then this cappuccino was the perfect drink to have in the afternoon as you were trying to wind down.
"System, what effect does the cappuccino have on customers?" Alan asked.
"Host, the cappuccino has the same effect as the cup of joe. However, as it is diluted, the effect is much more muted. It is good for a slight boost without making the drinker feel too keyed up. Such a drink is perfect for social occasions or to take the edge off a long work day." The system explained.
Alan didn't fully get it, but he kept the system's description in mind.
Walking back into the main area, Alan sat in one of the leather arm chairs and enjoyed his cappuccino while he waited for the clock to strike 7:30 AM.
Alan meticulously directed the workers with where he wanted everything. He wanted to match the design he'd made in the system perfectly.
Similarly, his kitchen was taking shape nicely. It looked like the kitchen of a modern French restaurant rather than some random cafe.
Five days passed in the blink of an eye. When he went downstairs on the morning of the sixth day, he was completely broke but he had a fully functioning cafe. It was currently 6:00 AM. He was debating what sort of hours he wanted to keep. Now that he owned his own cafe he had much more freedom.
As he pondered this the system chimed in.
"Host, as mentioned earlier, system will be implementing rules now that the tutorial is over. Since Host is determining store hours at the moment, Host should know that system has already determined the ideal store hours. Host must only make sales between 6:30 AM and 8:00 PM."
Alan actually didn't complain about that. Those hours felt fine. Frankly, they were a bit longer than he intended. He might open later in the mornings so he could sleep in a bit. He snickered a bit as he thought that.
Tom felt a shiver down his spine as he got ready to head in to work. "Something terrible must have just happened." He said superstitiously.
Alan walked outside and looked at his cafe. The front of the building looked inviting. The glass windows looked in on the luxurious lounging area.
Across the window in fancy script was the name of the cafe: Lux Cafe.
Alan had hesistated about naming it Lux Cafe, but he ultimately decided on it since it reflected his end goal.
Walking back inside, Alan took out a small whiteboard with a string attached to it. He wrote the hours on it and hung it in the window. However, what he wrote was 7:30 AM to 8:00 PM. He smiled and then went upstairs to get an extra hour of sleep.
When he woke up again and prepared to open for business he heard a ding.
"System has detected that Host has successfully met the requirements to start the next mission. Issuing mission now."
A screen popped up in front of him. It read:
Mission: Sell 100 cups of coffee.
Description: Host has not established a customer base for the cafe yet. Work hard to sell 100 cups of coffee and earn some regular customers.
Alan scoffed slightly when he saw the mission. He had managed to sell plenty of coffee at the other cafe. He didn't think this would be a problem at all.
He went into the kitchen and basked in the glory of the chrome and stainless steel appliances. Finally he went into the pantry and pulled out some of the Prosperidad coffee beans. He took them into the kitchen and went about making himself coffee. He was highly anticipating the taste of this freshly ground coffee after it went through his perfect brewing process.
However, unlike in the past, this time he decided to try something new. After completing the tutorial he had received his reward: cappuccino. Like in the past, as he went to the cappuccino machine he suddenly understood how to use it even though he never had before. Truthfully, making a cappuccino didn't require much skill once you made the espresso extract to go into it.
The real challenge lay in the froth art. That is the design made in the froth of the cream added to the cappucino to make the foam on the surface.
Alan found himself able to do it with relative ease. He didn't get too fancy with it. He decided to make a classic froth art. He designed a leaf.
Looking at the cup of cappuccino in front of him he felt it was almost a waste to drink it, it looked so good.
He admired it for a bit as it sat steaming, but then he took a sip. The milkiness of it mellowed in his mouth. If his cup of joe was a kickstarter in the morning, then this cappuccino was the perfect drink to have in the afternoon as you were trying to wind down.
"System, what effect does the cappuccino have on customers?" Alan asked.
"Host, the cappuccino has the same effect as the cup of joe. However, as it is diluted, the effect is much more muted. It is good for a slight boost without making the drinker feel too keyed up. Such a drink is perfect for social occasions or to take the edge off a long work day." The system explained.
Alan didn't fully get it, but he kept the system's description in mind.
Walking back into the main area, Alan sat in one of the leather arm chairs and enjoyed his cappuccino while he waited for the clock to strike 7:30 AM.
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