Chosen Shepherd.

"So, even things like ghosts and scary, dark caverns don't frighten you at all...?"

Chopper stopped and thought for a moment. "Nope, not even those can scare me." He's bluffing, of course.

"Wow, seems like you'd be a natural at exploring ruins then - that's my favourite thing to do!" He beams at the mention of his favourite hobby. "Do you explore much?"

♀️ "Sorry you have to be stuck with me during this corn maze" she told him.

"That's okay, two minds are better than one, right? So, I'm sure we'll be out of here in no time,"

"Wow, so it sounds like the two of you have a very special bond," He smiled, now following behind her. "Since it's getting close to sunset, did you want to stop and rest up, somewhere? We can look in the morning instead," In his experience, it was dangerous to forage at night, especially if there were wild animals around.

The Deer duo saw the sun was setting. Danessa looked at her friend, "Good idea" she told him. Danessa got a few sticks to make a small fire, "I got some food for us if you want some?" she added. Sprint was enjoying the warmth of the roaring fire.

"Once we rest up, we can get an early start tomorrow when we'll be feeling refreshed," He too gathered up a few sticks, piling them along with hers - as he rubbed his arms to try and warm himself, he looked over at her with a surprised smile. "Oh, thank you - that's very kind of you."

"I'm sorry for intruding on your table like this - just seems like this cafe was more popular than I thought..."

"Come to think of it, I am pretty hungry," That much was a bit of an understatement, though he had kept it to himself, not wanting to disturb the progress they'd made. Besides, they were getting to rest up and eat now, so at least that was something to look forward to. Leaning down to examine some of the rations, he gives a small smile. "So, who's on cooking duty tonight? I don't mind,"

"You did it last time, so don't worry about it--it's all me this time." Still, the fact that he always on the ready makes her smile. Nonetheless, it's only right for her to cook this time around. Now the question is what can she cook up with this bit of food they have left. Whatever she makes it'll probably be enough to tie them over before reaching their next destination. "Hmmm...I can smoke that dry meat and make a nice soup with those herbs we've be holding to, how does that sound? Good, right?"

"I appreciate it - can I at least grab some firewood for you?" He would have felt bad for simply relaxing especially when she was hard at work on their meal. While she did have a point that he had cooked last night - and their usual routine had been to take turns so as to evenly split the work, he still liked to be useful however he could, even if that meant doing so in little ways. Nodding his head toward their pile of food, he was quick to agree to her suggestions, as they did sound pretty good. "I think that'd be great - it'd be a good way to make use of those herbs too. We have been carrying them around for a bit now, so it'd be best not to let them go to waste," He had no complaints there. "Plus, some smoked meat sounds great too - I can't wait to see how this meal turns out,"

Mikleo has left the party.

Why can't you understand, Mikleo?

"So, they've been handed down to you? That must give them an extra significance to you," He had to admit, having never known his own parents, he did feel a little envious more than that, he was just happy that this guy seemed to have something to remember his parents by. Though the mention of the jacket was what caught his interest the most. "Ah, so what sort of corporation did your family run? Something related to clothes, then?" The jacket did sound pretty practical and the more he heard about it, the more he was intrigued by it. "Sounds like a really practical jacket and great for almost any situation - if shops where I lived sold that, I'd probably want one too!"

“Mostly mass compression technology. Or at least that’s what put them on the map. For the most part my family’s company had produced roadside vehicles, aircrafts, among other things that people use in the world..but as you can see, we’re rebuilding most of what had been lost to us over the years.” There was some sadness in his voice when thinking about the lives lost, and how they were all now forced to rebuild and try to get back to the way of life they’ve lost in recent years

"Mass compression technology...?" Tilting his head to the side, he couldn't help but give a bit of a puzzled frown as he didn't understand exactly what that meant, though it did sound pretty impressive. "I bet they must be really spectacular to see in person," Where he was from, such advanced technology like airships were things that people could only dream of, so to be able to see one in person truly sounded like a special experience. Frowning sympathetically, he nods his head. "I'm sorry for all that you've lost but to be able to carry on and still try to rebuild shows tremendous strength and perseverance, I think."

"W-Well, Gramps doesn't always find out, right?" Even in the back of his mind, Sorey knew he was kidding himself here and any excuse he had ready would likely be a pretty weak one, but the urge to explore was just too strong! "How could I forget...? I think it was the scariest I've ever seen him...!"

The SIGH Mikleo proceeds to give should be answer enough. " . . . but, fine. I know I won't be able to sleep if we don't seize this opportunity now. Let's go. "

"We'll be back before you know it - with some cool discoveries, too!"

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