Kobushi Missions

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Name: Vendor Help!
Rank: D
IIC Length: 1 Day
Difficulty: Easy
Description: There exists on the streets of Yukigakure a fabled vendor whom sells exquisite homemade Hot Chocolate. Lately, the demand for this delectable treat has skyrocketed, and only you, a ninja, can help him serve fast enough to meet this demand.
Objective: Help the Hot Chocolate vendor meet his demand by serving up the treat! This should take at least 3 posts.
Reward: 1000 Ryo

Now that his request was granted, Ryuichi was ready to complete his first mission. It didn't seem that hard at all; in essence, he was taking a part time job. He was going to help the store clerk sell his famous hot chocolate, at least for today. He remembered that store well; Izzy loved hanging out at that place. The owner was very nice to him, and the treats they served there were delicious.

The first time he entered that store, it was a few days after he moved to the village. After a training session with his sensei, Suzuka, she took him to a quaint little cafe in Yukigakure. As soon as he entered the establishment, the smell of deserts and their world famous hot chocolate entered his nose. The freshly made coco and assortment of cakes and cookie tickled the young boy's senses; the smell was amazingly sweet, the layout was beautiful, and when he took his first sip of that coco, the taste was absolutely fabulous. It quickly became one of his favorite places in the entire village.

Ryu remembered that he hadn't visited the owner in a while, since before he graduated the ninja academy. He had much to discuss with him, but that would probably have to wait for another time. As he entered the store, his senses tickled as much as they did the first time he was here. It appeared to be quite busy today, just as the mission description had mentioned. He approached the counter, waiting for the owner to notice him there. After things slowed down somewhat a few minutes later, the vendor finally noticed the ninja awaiting his attention.

"Izzy, my boy! It has been quite a while!"

"Hello, sir. How are things here?"

"Oh, about the same as they've always been. So, have you become a great ninja yet?"

"It's a work in progress. That's actually what I wanted to talk to you about. I'm the one who responded to your mission request."

"Oh ho, so you'll be helping me out today? Well, things have slowed down for right now, so meet me in the back, I'll talk you through the basics."

The vendor then entered the back area of the store, where he was going to teach Ryuichi the basics of working at this store. It couldn't be that bad right? It involved Working in one of his favorite places, serving up some of his favorite treats to the residents. It couldn't be that bad, everythinf seemed too nice. In any case, he walked out back to see the vendor waiting for him.

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"Before we start going over the basics, I need you to put this on." The vendor pulls out the official uniform of the cafe; it consisted of a green apron and a green cap. Ryuichi looked at it questionably; did he really have to wear it? It wasn't that he didn't like it (it did match his eyes after all), but he wondered how he would look wearing it. Regardless of how he felt about it, the ninja didn't really have a say in the matter. He still had to complete the mission, so if he had to wear the uniform, he would wear the uniform. The apron felt odd on him, but he was willing to bear with it until the end of the day. Besides, he grew fond of the vendor, so he would help him out mission or otherwise.

"It's probably going to get crowded soon, so let me explain this to you as quickly as I can. Our famous coco will be bringing in a majority of our customers today, but they may also order something to go with it. All of the desserts we have are out on the counter, so you won't have much to worry about. Make sure you have a enough treats to last you, and if you ever start running low on anything, just tell the workers back here to whip up some more." The bakers he mentioned wave to the temporary employee. "Treat all of the customers with the utmost respect, since how you react to their actions reflects on the store and ultimately me, so do your best out there. Do you understand everything so far?" He nods. "Good, now let's go over the recipes for the coco, since you'll be making it." He goes over the recipes for each kind of coco they sell; Izzy didn't know they sold so many different types here, let slone some of those recipes. How can they be so different from each other? It's hot chocolate, HOT CHOCOLATE, DAMMIT!

A few agonizing minutes later, he memorized as much of the recipes as he could. "I thought ninjutsu techniques were tricky" he thought to himself. The vendor gives the ninja a few words of encouragement, telling him to make the store look good and going back to the front counter. It was obvious that the vendor was as humorous as ever. It didn't take long for the crowd to start pouring in, and Ryuichi to start his shift for today. He jumped right in the middle of a busy time of the day, as there were a lot of customers waiting to be served. He never remembered seeing this many people in the store at one time. He cracks his knuckles and starts taking orders.

To his dismay, the customers were ordering things he had never heard before. These complex names were really just aliases for simple things like a slice of cake or a small cup of coco. What the hell were some of these names? He didn't know such a dialect existed in this world; in all the times he ordered something here, it was simple things like regular coco and a cookie or two, what happened to that? He still did his best to fill out the orders, recieving minimal complaints about things like not adding enough sugar to their drink. It seemed simple, but after a while this was really starting to tire him out. It got really hot really fast, he tried to avoid sweating in anyone's drinks, doing his best to avoid bumping into other workers, messing up their flow. Could he really continue to work like this for the whole day?

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It was starting to get unbearable at this point. The customers were growing impatient as time went on, and Ryuichi's tolerance towards their behavior was slowly going down. He really did his best to keep his composure; snapping at even one customer could cost him the mission. Things weren't getting better either, along with the customers' attitude shift, the ninja's hands started to hurt from holding all of those cups of coco (which could serve as a heads up if he started working with fire release jutsus), and he still had to avoid bumping into the other workers behind the counter. It didn't take long for a few of the customers to start yelling for his attention, so Ryuichi snaps himself out of the daze and picks up the pace to keep up with the orders.

It was during this slight moment of weakness when a few of the troublemaking kids took a few cakes and cookies and made a break for the door. Noticing this almost immediately, he takes note of the running sink an employee is using to wash her hands. He quickly makes several handseals and shouts "Mizu no Muchi!" The water rushes no Ryuichi's hand, taking the form of a whip. Before the kids can leave, he swings the whip, watching as it wraps itself around the kid's wrist. Staring in awe, the children and customers stand completely still. They look at the ninja, who isn't very please about this gesture. "You kids aren't leaving without paying for those. I suggest you do so, or put them back." Afraid of what might happen, the children walk towards the counter, slowly putting the cakes down on the napkins he placed there. "Do you plan on paying for these?" He asks. They pause for a few seconds, then begin taking money out of their pockets. Just enough to cover everything they had. Rolling up his whip, he gives the chldren a friendly smile. "Thank you for your patronage, have a nice day." They rush for the door, disappointed and shaken up from their failure. Izzy enjoys a small round applause befor going back to work.

Things became more busy as it got colder outside. It seemed amount of customers today were overwhelming the workers, even with a ninja on their side! Thanks to one of the newer employees, a lot of hot coco was spilled on the floor, leaving Izzy to remake all of those orders again. He had to make this quick, or risk potential profits walking out the door. He quickly filled those orders again, amazing some of the workers with his speed. Now was the tricky part; he had to serve all of those customers in a limited amount of time before they left. After making a quick decision, he forms several handseals before shouting "Wind Surf Jutsu!" Before they knew it, the ninja was gliding through the store, serving the coco and treats at hish speeds. In a matter of seconds, they all had their orders and once again gave him a round of applause. He smiles nervously, thankful that he didn't drop anything.

Things got easier from that point on. The crew worked together to fill out all of the orders, with Ryuichi using a few jutsus here and there to entertain the customers. This repeated until closing time, when the day's exhaustion finally caught up to the ninja. The vendor came up to him, holding a fresh cup of hot chocolate. "This one's on the house" he says; Izzy happily takes his time drinking it, savoring each sip. Having to smell coco all day without being able to sample a glass was quite the tease, but this only made this particular glass that much better. The vendor even opened the case for treats, gesturing for Ryuichi to help himself. He takes a few cookies and thanks the kind old man for the refreshments. After taking his last sip, he takes off the uniform, recieves his thanks from the vendor, and heads for Yukikage tower, where he goes to report his mission complete.