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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.]

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[tempredmental]

[Keith chuckled.]

I don't know. I mean... there's a lot I still owe you for, too.

[He gave Shiro a soft smile as he started working on a new salad.]

[shiro2hero]

I don't know. Pretty sure not telling all of Jhoto about the ... Noodle Incident puts you a few miles ahead.

[Har har.]

[tempredmental]

[Keith snorted.]

With everything we've been through, and that's the thing that puts me ahead?

[Though, in all fairness, he had to remember that Shiro didn't know all of it. Not that Keith considered them even anyway regardless...]

[shiro2hero]

Yes, yes it is. My pride and status are at stake, if anyone found out.

[He's only slightly serious, but pulling out that goofy memory is probably in everyone's best interest here. That way the mood stays light.]

[tempredmental]

So, the idea that the amazing top Garrison pilot Takashi Shirogane exploded the dorm canteen microwave with a dry Cup Noodle set to cook for thirty minutes is just too much to think about, huh?

[GRIN]

[shiro2hero]

Yes.

[He's going to flick some of the charcoal bits at Keith, just for that.]

Yes, it is.

[tempredmental]

[Keith flinched just a bit, but laughed anyway.]

Do we have something to carry this in? [Come on, Shiro. You could at least help pack it up now that it was mostly ready.]

[shiro2hero]

We...

[Hold on, let him dig around.]

We have a bucket! And not the one Pancake's in.

[tempredmental]

[Considering that these were not going to be consumed by humans?]

That'll work.

[He waved for Shiro to bring it over, and then started dumping the mix of leafy greens, berries, and vegetables into said bucket.]

That should do it.

[shiro2hero]

And we're ready for the hippos.

[He'll heft up the bucket, too.]

Ready? Can't go without you.

[tempredmental]

[Oh... Well, that meant Shiro had caught that moment of nostalgia Keith hadn't really meant to show. For a moment, he tried to remember if he'd ever told Shiro about the hippo thing.

He nodded.]

Okay. Let's go.

[Well, why not? Right?]

[shiro2hero]

[Either that, or he figures a nice field trip to hang out with Pokemon is a decent kind of "thank you" for bailing him out there.]

C'mon, this way.

[And off they'll head to Hippo land!]

[tempredmental]

[And Keith will end up making it a goal to catch one once they get back...]