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[Almost as soon as the trial lets out, Tarrlok kind of... tears off to the kitchen, because he's mildly concerned that he's going to experience an adrenaline crash before he even starts cooking, and so he begins! He starts on some tea, marinating some beef for kebabs... but he feels like he's forgetting something...

...

OH SHIT. HE FORGOT TO PUT NOTES OUT OKAY FUCK HANG ON LET HIM REHASH SOMETHING HE THOUGHT WAS FUNNY AND SHOVE IT UNDER PEOPLE'S DOORS BEFORE ANYTHING BURNS]

FOOD IN EAT PLACE

[okay whew he makes it back to the kitchen. And so does Yuri at some point, actually! So... Tarrlok will be getting kebabs ready for everyone, since he was hungry for them, Yuri confirmed, and Cabanela said he'd have whatever he'd have. Speaking of, Cabanela shows up to make some chicken soup! And Yuri makes curry, teriyaki chicken, and steamed vegetables. So there's a little something for everyone. The food that gets put out isn't super fancy, but it's nice, and there's tea just like Elda wanted.

So have at, then!]

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I didn't think you use knives and forks for fruits. My bad.

[ So. Go ahead? ]

...you don't usually, but I'd rather not make more of a fool of myself than necessary.

[TIME TO GET A FORK AND A KNIFE... and he's back.]

[ Nod, nod.

... She's so curious. ]

[he cuts a little bit off, puts it in his mouth...]

...hmm.

[good thing he didn't homphgomph that.]

That's a lot spicier than I expected.

Oh wow, really?! Who ever heard of a spicy fruit like that?! That's funny!

Well, technically peppers are fruit, but this looks a lot different.

[he takes another nibble.]

I'm a little disappointed I don't have more of them, because I think they'd have interesting culinary applications.

Yeah I only have like one more which doesn't look rotten.

[ One for Hilda, one for him, one other one. ]

Well, you got them out of the vending machine, right? Maybe I'll get lucky with the vending machine.

[...]

Are you still sore or anything? I know you're probably going to tell me not to apologize, but I was trying to get you off Rin, not draw blood or anything like that...

A nasty little bump - head wounds just bleed a lot, no matter the species.

[ She waves a hand dismissively, but... mmm. She did issue her own apologies, but right now, she's. Honestly, she's just not sure what she wants to say now, what there is to say.

... Sayaka's really dead, isn't she? Sayaka's really... ]