“There’s no point in debating the rest without trying things first,” Caesar said. “Patience, can you write down the amount of eggs, milk, and sugar needed? Oh, we’ll also need bowls and spoons.”
Since we had the raw material to make glass, it was decided that we’d make our own bowls. After all, it was better if they all matched. We also decided to make our own spoons, since the ones we had at home were made of silver and couldn’t just be taken easily. For the spoons, we decided on copper, since it was a material with good thermal conductivity. We had to make a mountain of both.
Oh, I’ll also need to make ice cream scoops!
“We should use a ticket system for riding bicycles,” I suggested. “We can set a time limit and have everyone take a numbered ticket. We could also have them enjoy some ice cream while they wait.”
We had requested a classroom that was facing the courtyard for the club’s showcase. The best would be a corner classroom that had easy access to the courtyard. We were planning to have people ride the bicycles out in the courtyard, where we would also sell ice cream. The classroom itself would be divided in half: one side would be for showcasing our other inventions, like the washing machine, and the other would be for preparing the ice cream. I thought back to cultural festivals at high school and college while quickly sketching out a diagram for our space.
“You’re good at drawing, Patience,” Bryce commented.
It’s thanks to all my training from doing side jobs.
“The desks and chairs in the classroom don’t have enough flair,” I remarked. “If we had some nice outdoor tables and chairs, we could have an elegant setup in the courtyard.”
I drew a rough sketch of a patio table and some matching chairs and showed it to the others. There was a part of me that hoped they had outdoor sets like this at home that they could bring.
“Would these be made out of iron?” President Caesar asked, looking curiously at my sketches.
“Yes, and they’re coated with a layer of paint, which makes them weatherproof, which is why they’re for use outdoors.”
“That sounds like it would be great for a summer barbecue,” Benjamin chimed in, impressed by the sketches.
Does patio furniture not exist in this world?
“All right, let’s make these as well! I’m sure they’ll sell well!”
We ended up with so many things to make. It didn’t seem like we’d have any time to work on waterproofing or the cape.
On Friday, we tested the ice cream machine, and it was a huge success. Unfortunately, that meant that we might have an entirely different problem.
“This is the tastiest dessert I’ve ever had!” Arthur raved.
“This will definitely attract people,” Bryce said enthusiastically.
It was their first time trying ice cream, so they were both very excited.
“Yes, yes, that’s all good, but the main problem is deciding how much ice cream to make,” President Caesar said. “Since we got a classroom facing the courtyard, we’re going to use half of the outdoor space for the bicycles, and the other half will be furnished with the outdoor tables and chairs... We might need to have tickets for the ice cream as well.”
We’d decided on making the ice cream ahead of time and keeping it in a freezer, which naturally meant that we would also have to make a freezer. We’d already created a magic circle to freeze items when we were coming up with the ice cream maker, so all we needed to do was create a box and add magic circles for freezing and air circulation. Though it sounded simple, it was quite complicated to execute.
“You can leave the freezer to us,” President Caesar said. “I want you to focus on coming up with the measurements for the ice cream ingredients. It would be nice if we could also have some with strawberries in it, like that batch we had the other day.”
Caesar proceeded to hand me a bunch of eggs, milk, heavy cream, and sugar. The eggs would likely be fine at room temperature for one night, but I was worried about the milk and heavy cream.
“I’d like a small refrigerator please!”
“Are you kidding me?” Benjamin barked. Despite his annoyance, he made me a small box that circulated cool air.
“This is amazing, Sir Benjamin!” I exclaimed. “If you took away the box, this would be a cold air fan!” It appeared I’d said too much, because Benjamin began fervently creating a cooling fan.
I had so much to take back to the dorms with me: an ice cream maker, a mini fridge, and a massive bag of sugar. And the fridge was absolutely loaded with milk, heavy cream, and eggs.
“I’ll carry these for you, Patience,” Bryce said. He was always very kind.
Arthur even volunteered to help, so we left President Caesar and Benjamin, who were completely absorbed in making a cooling fan.
Once I was back at the dorm, I put together a to-do list. I had so many things going on that I’d likely forget without writing it all down.
First was my gown for the Festival of Verdure. That’s done, so check! I also wanted to make a hair accessory to go with my gown. I hadn’t done that yet, but I did decide to use the same navy fabric as my gown did. I also had to buy new shoes, which I added to the list.
Next were my tasks for music club. Making new compositions? Done! Reviewing the first-years’ compositions? That’s in progress, but we’re almost done! Prepare for my accompaniment for the glee club’s musical? Done!
Finally, there were my tasks for alchemy club. We needed an ice cream maker, which we’d already made. Check! We also needed bowls and spoons, which I noted on the list. I need to finalize the ice cream recipe. I just need precise measurements, so this one is in progress. The last item was the outdoor furniture, which obviously hadn’t been made yet.
I decided that this weekend, I would prioritize finalizing the ice cream recipe and making my hair accessory. Oh, I should also buy shoes!