Gen 2 Development - Various Updates

This is just some general updates.

1)  There was a bit of an issue with the Sakura-Palo Santo-Sage prototype in the end.

When you combine fragrances, they smell one way in the beaker.  And then they smell slightly another way once actually added to the soap.  And finally, once the soap is set, it often takes a few days to "settle."  It isn't like totally different, usually, from one stage to the next, its subtle differences.  But occasionally it doesn't go entirely as-planned, and that seems to have happened here.

I did let this prototype settle, of course, before I sent it out.  But it seems this one needed a little more time than others.  In the end it seems the sakura aspect faded, making the palo much more forward in the mix than intended.  By the time the prototype reached the vtuber partner, what they got was not what I had intended to send out.  I went back for a sniffa, and yeah, sure enough.  Well:  I can fix that, I think.  Just gotta dial the palo back by, say, 50%.  Except I'm out of palo, as I was only working from sample bottles during development - gotta wait until my shipment of a larger bottle arrives.  At least now I know I won't need as much of it...

2)  One of my vtuber partner's prototypes is hung up in customs, and they are threatening to dump it into the river (not literally).  It seems they insist on having a real name and phone number on the shipping label:  Very awkward.  I want as little information on my partners as I can get.  It seems customs in that country isn't having that though.  I notified them of the issue, we'll see if she they provide... something that will satisfy customs.

3)  I have two un-partnered bars:  One is blueberry waffle, one is brandy-pear-vanilla.  The waffle one is great, ready to roll, just awaiting supplies (again, I only work from little sample bottles during initial development). 

The brandy one... hm.  I have something done, but I'm not sure I'm crazy about it.  Mind you, I'm not crazy about Gen 1's OIIApple, yet it seems to be the one that most folks like best.  I need to run it by my partner, but she's out-of-town on business this week.  I'm not sure if this will work out or not.  Sometimes my ideas work on paper better than in reality, and this may be one of those.  Or I'm wrong and its just not for me, but its for someone else.

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