Crème brûlée

* Lene, Claire, and Rei meet up at the dormitory kitchen at night as agreed upon.
	+ Claire insisted on coming with Lene.
		- Claire also arrived in her dressing gown while already being tired for the night.
		- Her stifling a yawn is shown how she typically doesn't stay up late.
	+ Lene told Claire about the meeting because she couldn't try to deceive her.
* Rei has Claire sit to observe and flirts with her by covering Claire with her jacket.
	+ She doesn't object to it.
* Crème brûlée Recipe:
	1. Put milk and fresh cream into a small saucepan.
	2. Add a vanilla bean and put the saucepan on fire until it boils. Note: You can put in the entire pod or roughly chop it.
	3. Put egg yolks and sugar in another bowl, then mix well with a whisk.
	4. Add the cream from the saucepan and mix further.
	5. Transfer to another bowl through a sieve.
	6. Bathe the bottom of the bowl in ice water to remove the heat.
	7. Pour into ramekins and bake in an oven preheated to 100 degrees (implied C) for around 70 minutes.
	8. Sway the brûlée to test if it's finished; it's baked when the insides get wobbly.
	9. To take care of the remaining heat, cool it in a refrigerator.
	10. Before eating, coat the surface evenly with sugar and sprinkle the strongest alcohol you can find.
	11. Flambé the alcohol to caramelize the sugar.
	12. Repeat the sugar and alcohol steps one more time.
	13. Let cool and then enjoy.
* Lene meticulously takes notes as Rei explains.
	+ Paper is valuable in this world so this illustrates how enthusiastic Lene is for the lessons.
* Claire is startled by the fire which Rei has to calm her down.
	+ Despite being a fire attribute magician, Claire is sensitive to fire.
		- Rei thinks that is the case or that Claire is aware of how dreadful the power of fire is.
* Rei mentions how Claire could use her magic to flambé the crème brûlée.
	+ Claire does not want to attempt it and states she will rely on Rei and Lene.
	+ Rei finds her pride contrasted to her simply enjoying the food to be cute.
* Rei also gives Lene a written recipe for mayonnaise.
	+ Rei asks that Lene only start making it when Rei says so.
	+ Rei instructs Lene that it is an insurance which Lene does not understand.
	+ Rei also requests that Lene memorize the recipe and then dispose of the paper.
* As their talk ends, Claire demands another serving.
	+ Lene tries to remind Claire that eating too much will lead to weight gain.
	+ Claire stubbornly orders for another to be made.
	+ Rei assures Lene that if that were the case, Rei and Claire could do night exercises in Claire's room.
* Lene skillfully makes the second batch but burns herself when caramelizing the sugar.
	+ Rei, somewhat forcefully, uses water magic to heal Lene's fingers when she insisted she use ointments.
	+ At that moment, Claire shows just a hint of jealousy towards the two.
* Rei stops and appreciates times like this as she hints it won't always be like this.

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## Cooking Notes

Some notes from attempting the exact recipe:

* Boiling the milk and cream mixture will cause some curdling which is why the sieve is needed.
* If you don't want to do that, keep the heat on the lowest heating setting and slow cook while you mix the yolk and sugar.
* Also heat the milk and cream in a double boiler: bowl steamed in a saucepan filled with hot water.
* The alcohol trick only works with really strong alcohol.
	+ If not, you just get alcoholic pudding.
	+ Play it safe with a torch or use an oven's broil function.