Docket No. 0898 · 898 of 999

Bitter Bloom

Cappuccino in an ink diner

Common

A cappuccino in a ink diner, #898 of 999. Fluorescent light, reclaimed counter. Dots on the surface. Cocoa Dust. Ribbed sleeve. Common, roast score 125.4.

The recipe

17.9 g · 35 g out · 126 ml milk · 1:1:1

Pull a double into the diner.
Steam 126 ml to 61 °C with more air than a latte — you are after a third of foam, and it should hold a spoon.
Pour so the foam lands last and sits a centimetre deep.
Pour from height to sink the foam, then drop the jug to the surface and draw a dots through the crema.
Dust cocoa over a stencil held a finger above the surface.

Traits

Category	Value	Cups	%
Vessel	Diner	156	15.6%
Glaze	Ink	39	3.9%
Brew	Cappuccino	86	8.6%
Pour	Dots	33	3.3%
Topping	Cocoa Dust	85	8.5%
Sleeve	Ribbed	77	7.7%
Steam	Wisp	173	17.3%
Counter	Reclaimed	59	5.9%
Atmosphere	Fluorescent	99	9.9%

The record

Two hours of it, and it goes somewhere: 13 stretches, each with its own key, tempo and weather, running from an afternoon through the small hours and out the other side. Composed from the edition, like the picture — nothing is stored and nothing is streamed.

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0:00Four in the afternoonLow and slow · 80bpm
8:32The grinder warms upMid tempo · 91bpm
19:33A long middleMid tempo · 92bpm
30:37Rain startsFour to the floor · 123bpm
41:26Wiping downFour to the floor · 124bpm
49:01After sixFour to the floor · 124bpm
57:50Chairs on tablesMid tempo · 92bpm
1:07:14His handwritingFour to the floor · 124bpm
1:15:11Just the fridgeMid tempo · 92bpm
1:23:41Two in the morningMid tempo · 94bpm
1:32:29Almost doneLow and slow · 78bpm
1:41:36Grey at the edgesHalf time · 72bpm
1:51:44Beans onLow and slow · 80bpm

Rarity

Grade: Common
Roast score: 125.4
Rank: 471 of 999
Peak tier: Epic
Scarce: nothing
Metadata: JSON

The edition is the only thing that reproduces this cup. Hand rollCup(898) to the engine and you get it back exactly — no image, no metadata, no database.