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[shiro2hero]

[There sure is a fire in the middle of camp.]

[Okay, yes, true. There should be fires. Everyone is camping, after all. Those fires are vital to the health and survival of everyone currently in Hisui! So of course there's a fire in the middle of camp.]

[Except...]

[This is not one of those kinds of fires.]

[This fire is in the cooking area. Where some poor, unsuspecting Guild member let Shiro step in to assist... with predictable results. He was just supposed to be making salad.]

[Just a salad.]

[And yet?]

[The salad is on fire.]




[Please help.]

Comments

[ironchef]

Well, I was talking about our general ability to mess up and end up in sticky situations and I know salad stands very low on that staircase but it still counts.

Alright, what kind of salad were you wanting to make?

[He knows Shiro can do more than carry. He can cook! He's sure of it. He just might need supervision.]

[shiro2hero]

Not much else I've done has gotten me banished from the kitchen.

[It's just one final gripe before he straightens up. Reaching out to clasp Hunk on the shoulder with his left hand. ... Just in case the right one is still a little warm.]

I get what you mean. And thanks.

[Then he's gesturing at a bucket of... produce. Unfamiliar produce. Which is saying something, given their space experience.]

Just something with what we have here. There's some big pokemon out there the Guild needs fed.

[ironchef]

[Immediately Hunk's expression shifts to concern.] Are they alright?

I mean, there are a lot of berries we could go and pick and add to any salads for them, give them a little bit of a boost, right?

[That it's not for a human though makes a little bit of singing a little more acceptable.]

[shiro2hero]

Yeah, they're okay - just really hungry, apparently.

[It's okay, Hunk, don't worry. Just Hungry Hungry Hippotatos. Tatas? Whichever one. The hippo pokemon.]

I can probably go round some more up. As uh. Replacements.

[For the stuff he set on fire.]

[ironchef]

Are they wild and will they also try to attack us. Because I have no problem playing door dash to pokemon I just, you know, like to know if the delivery is going to have to be tactical.

...Though strangely enough for being a peaceful place this world is pretty randomly dangerous.

[Dragon Roll, who is still out and just watching, makes a massive garbled gurgling noise in agreement. Also he decides to try and eat the charcoal salad because why not. No one else wants it, right? Right?]

[That doesn't stop a startled Hunk from barking a-] Hey! [-in surprise.]

[shiro2hero]

They are definitely wild. No idea if they're aggressive, but... given they're hippos?

[It'd probably better to err on the side of extreme caution. Since literally everything about regular hippos is horrifying.]

[Dragon Roll's attempt to eat charcoal is concerning. Shiro tries to snatch the mess out of reach as Hunk reprimands the big dragon-snake.]

You don't want to eat that. Trust us.