Hungry Hunters
Yue: Mmm, something smells good!
Cleo: I'm making a meat pie from the deer you caught recently.
Yue: Ooo! I've never had a meat pie. But I'm sure it'll be delicious if you're the one making it, Cleo. Mmmm, so good! Meat pie is the best!
Ranzal: Hey! How come the new kid's sittin' in the hall chowin' down all by herself?!
Cleo: She eats so much, it just seemed easier that way.
Euden: For a tiny person, she can really pack it away.
Ranzal: The hell?! Eatin' like a hog is MY shtick! I've even been skippin' second lunches to try and keep costs down around here!
Yue: It's not good to be hungry, Ranzal. You should eat more!
Ranzal: I told ya, I'm tryin' to help out on costs!
Yue: Well, that's just silly. Instead, I challenge you to an old-fashioned eating contest! If we're competing, you can eat whatever you want and not feel guilty about it.
Ranzal: Bwaaa ha ha! Ya got guts to challenge the belly of ol' Ranzal, kid. You're on!
Yue: You may feel confident now, but I once ate a bear. Like, the WHOLE bear. Fur and everything.
Ranzal: Oh yeah? Well, I once cleared out the entire winter storehouse of a village and got banned for life! ...Heh. Classic.
Yue: All right, we'll start with these dishes.
Ranzal: Just what I was hopin' for! Hraaargh!
Yue: *gulp* *chew* *snorf* *rip* Cleo! Bring the next one!
Ranzal: More here! MORE!
Cleo: I must request that the two of you practice at least a LITTLE moderation!
Cleo: Ahem. Last night, the two of you plowed through a week's worth of food stores.
Ranzal: I'm so ashamed...
Yue: Urgh...
Cleo: If you truly regret what you've done, head to town and purchase enough chicken to replace what you ate.
Yue: Yes, ma'am. We don't have to go to some village shop, Ranzal—I'll just catch some feathered friends here in the woods. If we spot any wild chickens, I'll show you what I can do!
Ranzal: I ain't never heard of a wild... Wait, hang on. Some old feller in the dining hall might have mentioned somethin' about that, actually. He said there's a wild chicken breed called a "buhkawk." Apparently they're pretty fierce, so no one bothers tryin' to catch 'em. Supposed to be real tasty though. And that old timer claimed to have heard the call of the buhkawk on this very trail.
Yue: Niiice. Hey, we never did determine a winner in our eating competition, did we? So howzabout whoever catches the wild chicken is declared the winner?
Ranzal: Bwaaa ha ha! I love yer moxie, kid! It's a date! Or a dare. Or whatever it is. Them birds are supposedly pretty damn huge, so one oughta be more'n enough.
Yue: And if it's as tasty as you say, Cleo will definitely be happy.
Ranzal: So I think that chicken is supposed to be around here somewhere...
Buhkawk?: Buhkawk...
Yue: Looks like we won't be waiting long!
Ranzal: Let the competition commence!
Yue: Nya ha ha! Eat my dust, old man!
Ranzal: Hold up there, you!
Buhkawk?: Buhkaaaawk...
Yue: Ah! It's behind that big rock!
Yue: (You bring big prey down with one strike so I need to quieeeetly sneak up on it. And when I've closed the distance...)
Yue: Hyaaah!
Buhkawk?: BUH-KAAAAWK?!?!
Yue: ...Huh?!
Yue: ......
Ranzal: You all right, kid?!
Yue: Ranzal...
Fiend: BRAAAAAWK!
Yue: That's no chicken!
Ranzal: Uwaaaah!
Fiend: Baaaawk!
Ranzal: It's just a fiend what SOUNDS like a chicken! ...Which is super weird, actually. But whatever!
Fiend: Buhkawk? Buhkaaaaawk...
Yue: Look how many there are!
Ranzal: We better put our little competition on hold until we clean up this mess, yeah?
Yue: Or we CHANGE the competition to see who can kill the most fiends!
Ranzal: I knew I liked ya, kid. Let's do it!
Yue: You'll never beat me! Hyaaaah!
Ranzal: Kid, when I first saw ya, I thought ya were just some pipsqueak, but now I see yer the real deal. Guess I can't go around judgin' folks by their appearances.
Yue: And I can see what a good person you are just from fighting at your side.
Ranzal: Heh.
Yue: Nya ha ha!
Cleo: I'm sorry to interrupt this little bonding exercise, but... Did you get so absorbed in this hunting trip that you forgot your shopping trip?
Yue: Er...
Ranzal: So ashamed...
Cleo: *sigh* I suppose that's that.
Ranzal: Hah! Y-yeah! No use crying over spilt milk and all that!
Cleo: Yes. Since I cannot make enough for everyone, the two of you will have to go without dinner tonight. Perhaps you should just turn in early. It's been...quite the day.
Ranzal: C-Cleo, wait! Stooop! Uuuurgh...
Yue: So...hungry...
Ranzal: C'mon, kid. Time to get walkin'. We'll find our dinner somewhere else. And hey, it's my treat.
Yue: Wait. You're buying me dinner?
Ranzal: Yeah, ya look like real a broke joker. But don't make a habit of it, see?!
Yue: I KNEW you were a good guy, Ranzal!
Ranzal: Yeah, I guess I am. Bwa ha ha!
Yue: This means we can finally finish our eating competition!
Ranzal: Ha! Kid, I'm gonna take ya down like... Wait, no! I can't afford all that grub! Kid! Nooooooo!
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