What it Means to Be a Brain – 7: Poffin and Juice Makers
It was night time and all of the Frontier Brains were gathered in the lobby of the Pokemon Center. This was going on while Siraru was on the roof of the very building.
Maki was at a table with Kurotsugu and Kate. There was a pot in front of them was a pot and a blender. Otherwise known as the Poffin Machine and the Bon Shaker. The Poffin Machine is for making food known as Poffins that can be eaten and the Bon Shaker is for making Bon Juice, which you can drink.
"Alright Maki." Kate clicked a button and started up the Poffin Machine. "Choose a berry you want to use from your bag.
"Let's see..." Maki opened up her Berry Pouch. She put her hand in and took out a Momon Berry. "How about this?"
"This is average size." Kate looked at the berry before continuing. "Grab a few more."
Maki nodded and took three more out of her Berry Pouch before putting it down. She saw Kate put some dough-like thing into the machine and pointed for her to put the berries in the machine. Maki dumped the four berries into the machine and Kate pushed another button. The machine started up and the berries and dough started moving.
"Watch me carefully, Maki." Kate put her hands, wearing gloves, into the machine. She moved the dough into circles. She carefully pushed the dough in circles. Carefully folding the dough over the berries and smashing them together into the dough. The machine started to slow down some when it finally came to a stop when Kate finally finished mashing everything together.
The finally result was a Poffin in a blend of a pink color. Kate took it out of the machine and handed it to Maki, saying, "Taste it."
Maki took a small bite and said, "Tastes Sweet...!"
"That's because it was made with a Momon Berry."
"Tastes good though." Maki nodded.
"Experience!"
Their attention turned to Kurotsugu, who started up the Bon Shaker. He opened up his Bonguri Case at took an Aka Bonguri and put it into the machine and started it up. He shook it up some as the cutter turned the Bonguri into a liquid state. After a little bit, he put a Momo Bonguri in it and let the machine cut that up. After little bit more of time, Kurotsugu turned the machine off and shook it up some. He put the combined liquid into a glass and gave it to Maki to try it. "Here you go, tell me what it tastes like!"
"Hm..." Maki took a sip of the juice. "It's sort of Spicy... Sort of Sweet... Tastes good!"
"That's because I used a Aka Bonguri, which is mainly Spicy and a Momo Bonguri, which has a Sweet taste to them." Kurotsugu held up some of the Bonguris. "Like Berries, they have different tastes."
"Why don't you try out the Poffin Machine!" Kate scooted over so Maki could sit in front of the Poffin Machine.
"Okay!" Maki, eager, took out four Nazo Berries and placed them in the dough.
Jindai and Datsura joined to the group now, watching from above Maki's head until they took a seat when Maki started up the machine.
She rubbed her hands hard through the dough.
"Oh no, Maki don't do that!" Kate shouted. The rest of the Brains heard this and ran over.
"Do what?" Maki asked.
Too late... The machine went too fast for Maki never using the thing before. Kate tried to stop the Poffin from moving but it was way too late for that now. Kurotsugu leaned over and turned the off button.
"Oops..." Maki muttered.
"That's... okay..." Kate took the Poffin out of the machine. "...There are some Pokemon that like them burnt..."
"What kind are know to...?" Maki asked.
"I believe your Buryamo should like it."
Maki called Buryamo from his Pokeball. Buryamo looked at Kate as she handed him the Poffin. Taking a bite into it, Maki asked, "How does it taste?"
Buryamo nodded.
"I see! You do like it!" Maki cheered. "Come on in now."
Maki sat back down in her spot.
"Maki-chan." Kurotsugu muttered.
"What?"
"Can you understand Pokemon?"
"Yep!"
"How is that?" Nejiki asked.
"I'm not too sure. Jindai says I've had to ability to since I was a baby..." Maki's hair fell over her eyes as she searched for some berries in her Berry Pouch. She took a few Ki Berries. "Should I try using these?"
"Those look good to use." Kate nodded. Maki threw them into the dough and started the machine up once more. This time she ran her hands slowly through the dough without trying to overdo things. By the time the Poffin was done, she had a worried look on her face. Kate took the Poffin and took a bite. She nodded saying, "Sweet like how Ki Berries make it. It's a good Poffin except a few mess-ups and burns."
Maki looked away, but was comforted, "It's okay. It's only your second try at a Poffin."
"How about trying the Bon Shaker?" Kurotsugu asked. Maki nodded and took out a Shiro and a Kuro Bonguri from Kurotsugu's case. He sure has a lot of those things in there. They must be super common in Johto or something...
Maki placed the Bonguris inside of the machine and clicked the start button. She watched as they were cut up with the water and substances until they became more like a blend of the the white and black. After the machine stopped, Maki took a glass and tried it. She smiled and said, "It tastes like everything... Such a medium taste too...!"
"That is because the Shiro Bonguris are supposed to have a weak taste in everything while the Kuro ones are supposed to be very strong, sometimes a little too strong for a lot of people. Guess you got an even blend with them so it's not too weak or too strong." Kurotsugu smiled. "Good job."
Maki seemed to be cheered up.
Later, most of the Frontier Brains either went to bed or were in their rooms doing something. So was most of the press members that were staying at the Pokemon Center. But, most were staying in special places on the Battle Frontier Island.
But, Maki remained at the table, still attempting to mix the Poffins and get them right. There were some good ones, but there was also a fair amount of failures or some that were semi-burnt. However, the girl kept trying.
Finally it was around eleven at night when Kate came downstairs from her room. She paused and smiled, walking towards Maki and saying, "That is some perseverance to get the job done."
"Huh?" Maki flipped her head around.
"I didn't mean to scare you!" Kate joked.
"Oh..." Maki turned back and put more berries into the dough and began once more.
Kate walked up and saw some goodly-done Poffins. Maki let her hands rest on the table. She didn't want to look into the machine to see the result of the newest Poffin. Kate beat her to it and lifted the Poffin from the pot. She looked at it's bottom, top, sides. Finally she ripped it open. There were no physical problems with it. Then she took a bite. Maki looked up. Strands of hair falling over her face. She was expecting some kind of failure; much different from the normal Kururagi...
"It's amazing~" Kate smiled. "It's perfect."
"Really?" Maki lightened up with less-tension.
"Yes. Practice indeed makes perfect."
"Thanks..."
"Let's clean up, you need to go to bed."
"Right...!"
Chapter 7 Ends – To Be Continued
Look-Up:
Name: Kogomi
Age: Around 15
Female
Pokemon Revealed: Umbreon
Expertise: Fight
Position: Arena Captain
Symbol: Guts
Main: Presumably Pokemon Trainer
Hometown: Unknown
Home Region: Unknown (Speculated to be Hoenn or Kanto)
Connection: Datsura (Feelings For), Dahlia (Gets Along With), Maki (Rival?)
Original: 2011.2.19
A/N: Filler much?