#trigshoot

And, being a bit of a culinary explorer herself, Mari saw that as an opportunity. She was adjusting nicely to the different settings Astera had provided. Coming to the New World had been stressful for her and her posse, and there was only so much space left to accomodate the newcomers and their far bigger monster companions. The fact that the rider of Razewing Ratha had shown up had become the talk of the Research Commission . . . for better or for worse, Mari argues.

But, the stresses of travel could not keep away her appetite for long, and about a few days in, Mari had already become a regular at Astera's canteen. The savory flavors and aromas provided by the round-the-clock cooking was always fit to make anyone's mouth water, and she was no exception.

There were many faces she had yet to get used to around here, so there was no surprise upon spotting someone new. Mari pulled up a seat at the counter and sat herself right beside a crimson-coated stranger, raising a hand for one of the felynes.

"You guys trying anything new today?" She asks as one greets her. "Nyah! The headmeowster chef just perfected his latest dish! We are looking fur able hunters who can sink their fangs into it!"

"I'll give it a try!" Mari perks up, recklessly brave. "Oh, but its very spicy! You might want a glass of milk, just to be purr-pared!" The felyne cautions.

And of course, Mari saw that as a challenge. "Oh, I don't mind the heat. Bring me the spiciest thing you've got."

oh girl ...................

Nai peers around the rubble for a moment, staring up at the... He thinks they might be a Plant? They feel like a Plant, weirdly familiar. But he's on a planet, when he'd been in his room only moments ago.

He thinks it's a planet. This is what planets look like, right? It's what they look like in all the photos Rem's shown them, anyway. Solid ground, and big skies and what might be moons? And stars!

...

He doesn't recognize these stars.

Maybe the other Plant does? Another peek, before he ducks back behind the rubble. (He wonders what happened here, for so much to look destroyed. Was it a bomb?)

                             ❛      heeyyyyyyy  –      now  dun  i  'appen  know  you  from  somewhere?      ❜

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