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The roadmap
Grandma Fumi keeps a notebook beside the rice jar. The first pages are about feeding Mochi, her round orange cat. The rest are for the neighbors who start stopping by when they smell something good.
“A good day can be a warm patch of sun and something good to eat. Mochi would add seconds.”
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Fumi’s house is small, and there’s just enough rice for one batch. She puts the kettle on and hands you the mallet. Fifteen strikes later, she sets a piece aside for you. Mochi takes this as an invitation to guard it very closely.
On the menu Pound the rice, help Fumi serve Mochi, and make another order whenever you like.
Planned · Story shorts
A draft carries a page from Fumi’s recipe book out into the garden. Mochi sets off in pursuit, convinced it’s a menu. The page lists no measurements, just a note from Fumi’s mother: “Make one extra. Someone might stop by.”
What we’re planning Start with a short illustrated comic about the missing page, then build out the kitchen’s cast through more little stories and Mochi reaction images.
Planned · Community orders
Fumi puts out a box for order slips. The first asks for a batch to take to a neighbor who’s been stuck inside all week. The second reads “one for me, one for later” and is signed with a paw print. Fumi keeps both.
What we’re planning Invite players to write order slips and vote on a special. Turn the chosen idea into a kitchen challenge and credit the person who sent it in.
Concept · Seasonal event
Fumi borrows a table at the night market. When the rush ends, there’s one piece left. Mochi follows it all the way to the lantern maker, who’s been working since dawn. For once, he lets it go. Then he steals the warm spot on Fumi’s chair.
What we’d try A night-market kitchen with special orders and a shareable receipt stamped by Fumi. Mochi will insist that his paw print counts as a signature.