dicey | IC contact for adstringendum

[He's made his way towards her place in the meantime himself, figuring he'd wait for her if needed, but it seems like she's beat him to it, after all.]

Alright. I'll be with you in a few minutes.

[When he gets there, she'll be hanging out on the porch, scratching at the ground with a stick. A couple giant crabs are milling around her.]

[Ryoji arrives with a bag hung over his shoulder, approaching Vriska as soon as he notices her. Once the things around her catch his attention instead, it makes him a little more weary.]

I'm here! Uh...

Are those crabs? ... I've never seen any up close like this... Do they bite?

[Vriska doesn't seem to be weary of them, though.]

They pinch. And they're pretty good at it, too. I bet they could take a finger off if they wanted to.

Ah, that's scary...

[He'll be sure to watch his fingers! And limbs, for that matter...]

...I think I remember someone mentioning that they're tasty, though?

... If you eat them I will probably kill you. Literally!

... Now I know why you're so relaxed around them. You can be scarier than the crabs when you want to.

[Ryoji doesn't really seem to be moved by that threat, though. Even if it's not something he expected to hear.]

Don't worry, I wouldn't do anything to them. But I'm surprised to see you being so protective. Are they your pets?

[Vriska shrugs.]

I guess. I got them for my birthday last year; there are eight of them.

[Now that's one interesting gift.]

Really? That's so cool. Did you give each one a name?

I tried, but I can't tell them apart, so I gave up. They don't need names, anyway.

I see. Maybe you should dress them up with different accessories and give it a try then?

[He chuckles.]

Do you feed them anything with?

Nah. They find food for themselves.

It's just like with our kitty, then.

Speaking of food...

[Ryoji shifts the bag from his shoulder and lowers it down to the ground, kneeling beside it before he starts working on getting it open.]

[She leans over to watch, waiting for him to finish.]

[Ryoji just lowers the sides of the bag so that they can see what's inside without taking the items out and making them dirty. And soon enough, there's a variety of things laid out before them, two of each kind: carrots, potatoes, onions, tomatoes and apples. And then there are a lot more strawberries and three types of PokeBerries Ryoji managed to find and grow. Along that is also a smaller, separate bag full of wheat.]

Do any of these seem familiar to you?

Duh. Strawberries, tomatoes, apples... I'm not an idiot.

I just don't know what those are.

[She points to the PokeBerries.]

[Just making sure!]

Ah... I'm not exactly sure what those are, either. It's not something I ever saw back in my home world, unless they're some kind of weird variation of a peach and a pear or something...

But I tried all of them and nothing bad happened to me, so I guess they should be fine to eat? Have a try, they taste sweet.

[Vriska takes a big. A big one; she's not cautious.]

... Huh. Not bad, I guess.

[Ryoji simply watches her eat, happy that she seems so eager.]

You like them? I could bring you some more once they grow.

Yeah, they're okay. Maybe I could plant some.

I could help you with that, too, if you'd like.

I don't think so. I plant stuff at Ta Prohm.

... I see.

I could show you how to do it back at my garden, then?

Sure. And then I could transfer stuff or something.

Mm. You could start planting things yourself once you get the hang of it, too. It's not that hard.

I could also show you where I found these berries in the first place. Who knows, maybe you'd be able to find some new types. Or better yet, we could look some more together.

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