The Best Ingredients

[Ricter]

He had never been lifted up like this, especially not for a hug, but it made him feel like a toy almost, or stuffed animal. Enjoying the hug none the less now that he was able to wrap his paws around his new friend, but as he was placed down and Kokonoe began to look into what they should do now, he would nod and wait for her to leave first so he could get an idea of how to exit.

Did she have a latter? Maybe an invisible floating platform to bring them down from the ship, nope. Seems like the woman leaned more on her cat side to get down than anything practical, unfortunately, even if he was an animal he knew that jumping from this height would hurt and he didn't always land on his feet. Luckily, she would try to assist by offering him what seemed like a vine from a tree near by, just high enough for him to reach, and near enough that when he stretched out his body for it he would come falling down the 'rope', and would soon land on the ground.

The air was warm, had a tropical scent to it, but clean as you could almost taste it. For most people who lived in a city this place would be amazing for their lungs, and even better for those who lived here, in such an area mixed with many types of flora he could almost think of this planet as being beautiful. Yet the monsters, dinosaurs, and other critters made this place a kill or be killed type of place, something that made the beautiful of Kraw feel a lot less prominent.

"Will do, and don't worry, I'll try to stay out of trouble."

Ricter knew that he couldn't fight that well, even in his past he avoided combat and is the main reason why he was a combat medic, maybe he could learn a thing from Kokonoe. But he had no clue what she could do, so on this mission his main objective was to keep her alive and well. Ahead of them either could see that tracks would lead towards a more rocky location, hills spanning over rough terrain as well as deep foliage and no main path at all.

It would look like a hard hike, which Ricter would walk on ahead, gesturing. "We should get going, its getting late." Smiling, his optimism was growing as he finally got to explore the world in a more safe manner than when he was lost and trying to find some civilized place to stay in. Ricter kept himself in between of Kokonoe though, she seemed like she was capable of handling herself in a scrap, so maybe if something jumped out she could handle it.

Walking for around twenty or so minutes the path would get more rocky, making it hard to walk around at times as Ricter jumped from rock to rock to keep balance. Around a hundred feet away they would notice a cave opening that seemed dark and hard to see inside of from a distance thanks to the lighting and how the sun peered down on the landscape.

"I see a cave, I think it might have gone in there, at least judging by the tracks." He pointed, sniffing the ground as he used his innate sense of smell to be able to pick up on where it was. Yet he would question if it was a good idea to go charging into what could be the creatures den, even if it was asleep they would have to be very careful that they didn't run into anything angry or willing to screw up their plans of acquiring the needed materials they had flown out to get in the first place.

"So got a plan in mind? Or are we just going in guns blazing?"

 

[Kokonoe]

Kokonoe took in the fresh air into her lungs, the scent was different... No pollution the her sense of smell had picked up, the humid warm air was rather nice. It wasn't as hot as she was expecting, this would make the hike much nicer over all. Ricter had got down safely with Kokonoe's inherent traits of athletism some might say but through her eyes it was just simple genetics. As he'd got down to the ground it seems like Ricter picked up on the tracks of the creature, that was good for her due to the low attention to detail she had unless the situation was either survival or science. She'd look down the path, seeing as it was going to get more rocky she put her shoes in her backpack. They never were very comfortable. "Yeah, dark here would be a very big problem... I can see very well in the dark... but protecting us both in the hunting hours would be a literal purgatory. Thankfully together we should be able to get this done and collect what we need with little issues." She spoke, following behind her furry buddy.

Kokonoe would of course stay right near Ricter with her ears being used over her eyes, in-which she only watched what she could see move in her line of sight. Time had past but it seemed like forever to Kokonoe, to the point she was already snacking on chips. As it started to get rocky she'd hop from rock to rock like a two legged cat while somehow still stuffing her face without either falling or dropping a chip somehow. All of a sudden Ricter stopped, seems he found an opening in the rocks as she put the trash of the bag in her backpack. She refused to put plastic, even if it was her special kind that decomposed in a few days since it was biodegradable, in the forest where something could get it suck on their head and suffocate or something... Even if this was highly unlikely, besides it's help any garden her friend would want to make.

Kokonoe nodded to agree with her weasel friend, as he pointed and sniffed around. She'd trust his judgement and sense of smell, especially since he'd been here of Kraw much longer than she had. "Seems so, that means it's already in it's territory and could get territorial... We shouldn't get caught." With the creature in what she assumed to be it's den it could be more aggressive than usual while inside, so she pondered the situation. Tapping her foot as she calculated, possible outcomes, what they knew about it, the line of tactics the animal employed. It also had it's main weakness exposed to exploit at this very moment.

"Okay, it's simple... We should avoid a confrontation until we gather what we need or if it's in the way of our original objective, attacks one of us, etcetera... I'd rather avoid a guns a blazing approach to avoid unnecessary risks and detection by other potentially larger or more dangerous creatures. We don't know what we might face if Kraw decides to throw us a mob of creatures wanting a quick meal, this is the easiest way to keep it both safe and quick... We don't want to get into a long fight before night fall or we will end up like I did the last mission; fighting the entire night away... Plus hauling that thing back home for meat would take some time." She suggested as she started to sneak in first, as silent as she possibly could be... on top of it all she didn't even lose any of her speed while doing so.

 

[Ricter]

Being who he is he couldn't agree more with Kokonoe and her perspective on the situation, it was obviously better off to not alert anyone nor get ensnared in a fight that wouldn't be in their favor. Yet he prepared himself for anything as he would begin pumping himself up, getting excited but not overly so, no need to rush in with every intention of cutting off the monsters head.

"Alright, but you should take this first, just in case, please don't eat it unless you really need it." Ricter had offered her one of his donuts, it was pink, matching her hair color, and had colorful sprinkles dotting the frosting covered section of the junk food item. It looked fairly normal, like the one he had given her prior, though obviously now that he had told her what they were exactly she was sure to have her temptations on eating it, but a swift scolding would be in her future for wasting such a valuable healing item.

Either way, once the two were ready Ricter would go ahead of them this time, not because he was feeling brave, but because it was better he see what could be ahead thanks to his smaller size and his ability to be a harder target. As the two walked towards the cave it was dark, as you might guess, a bit damp, but in certain spots the light came in through the rocks above, leaving light beams that gave this place an almost mystical feeling.

From mushrooms, herbs, weeds, and vines, all kinds of plant life grew here and Ricter was already filling up his bags with things he might need for later. Whispering, "Sorry, might need some of this for a dish, maybe." He had no clue what he would cook with it but who would pass up free ingredients for experimentation.

Walking further things began to get less dark and to a manageable level of visibility, the cave would lead them to a large chamber location, bellow the rocks looked like brick and stone and right away Ricter realized this could have been someone's home. Or some form of tomb that had been long abandoned, either way the place was in desperate need of repair, columns were cracked, rubble littered the ground, and weeds were sprouting from everywhere.

Though, the thing his eyes would focus on was the Great Jagra's who was sleeping in the middle of the room, in a nest it no doubt made, that or stolen. It was sleeping on its very large belly, on closer inspection it was still squirming, the stomach that is, something had gotten eaten not too long ago and was still alive.

Frowning he refused to look at the creature who didn't have the decency to chew his food, or better yet, kill the creature he wanted to eat. Instead he began scouting around the area for the thing they came in for, slowly making his way around while trying not to make a sound. Giving a small wave to Kokkonoe when he pointed and seemed excited suddenly, he found what he was looking for.

A small collection of orange looking plants that were growing on the regurgitated bones of the critters this monster ate. Thanks to the damp conditions, low light, and the fact that the creature threw up its prey after it had dissolved all the meat, he had the perfect environment to grow such things.

Just maybe he would hope it was far less gross, for the time being he wouldn't care about grossness too much, instead harvesting was immediate but would take some time. Which he held up a paw to say he would be busy, however Kokonoe would maybe find herself busy as well, while the beast snoozed it's belly would kick hard against its own skin. Causing the creature to flutter its eyes. It was beginning to move.

 

[Kokonoe]

"The healing doughnut, but that means I can't eat it now..." She frowned as she eyed it intently but put it away in a lunchbox, instead she would undo a wrapper for a lollipop placing it in her mouth. It was battle preparation due to sugar needed to think properly being in the sweets she craved, however now was the best time for a lollipop, it had not only a lot of sugar but lasted the longest. It was if she removed it that someone was in trouble, that meant someone was going to be ranted so hard they would die of pure embarrassment. The next step was summoning her Battle Wrench, comically over sized but it was great for breaking knee caps if need be.

The rock formations were beautiful as her eyes adjusted to the darkness to the area, her eyes thankfully were similar to a cat's in a way of having nocturnal hunter's piercing gaze. Her eyes shined in the darkness unless she was around one of the many beams of light, "This dampness is going to ruin our hair." She mumbled slightly, walking through the cave which almost could have come out of a myth though which out a grand attraction of natural beauty well unless there was a place where the cave opened into something like that. It definitely seemed as if it could be a lair of sorts, or a dragon's den.

Ricter kept stopping which made her pace back and forth out of impatience, and guard duty as her weasel buddy collected the foliage. "It's fine, it can be used of course." She whispered back even if moving constantly truthfully she would love to have a data base of the flora of Kraw, so in this way it helped both of the two no matter how basic the item. A trip to the museum might be in order, to update with all the known substances into the data base the next time Ricter decides to go. She pondered all this while Ricter picked generally everything, "I'll test it all for harmful toxins back on the ship, just though I'd only worry about the mushrooms being harmful if anything. Just to be safe." She whispered as the walked farther.

The father they walked the brighter it seemed to be getting, eventually there were so many light beams she could see that even diurnal eyes could see decently well in the room. The large chamber had oddly reddish stony rocks... as if there was brick mixed with stone, she wondered if the rocks had clay and if they were the ever so familiar sand stone sediment of certain canyons. She was no geologist however, so it was hard to say exactly. Then she took a long look around, seeing that it wasn't part of the rock formations at all, but in fact a dilapidated chamber of brick and stone. Ruins of something from long ago as the flora grew through the suffocating building despite all odds... Rubble scattered the floor, columns were basically destroyed, too.

Her eyes rested on the beast which she saw was asleep... It's stomach was moving still, looks like a slow process of digestion. Extremely slow with it's food having a fighting chance even now, "...Ew." She stated, not because she found it disgusting but because of the thought of being in said situation. She could imagine it'd be sticky and slimy, and that wasn't her idea of a relaxing time due to how long her hair was. She kept staring unlike Ricter, ready to attack on a hair trigger. She let Ricter scout as he waved to her, she decided to walk over. She smiled slightly, the bones scattered about seemed to make the perfect conditions for the Orange Basil to grow but the thought of prey being thrown up before that was just nasty. She let Ricter get to picking as she set herself between the creature and her friend as well as her partner... She watched as the creature began to move.

In an instant she moved twenty miles per hour and bashed her wrench right into the stomach making it spit back up it's prey as she assumed it ran off in all the excitement of course this made the beast angry but also seemed to wind it, which was perfect for her. She began charging something in her hands... a black glowing ball she let the beast roll around for a while, it got up with a vengeance... She used a megaphone to yell at it, getting it to move away from Ricter, "HEY, YOU FAT INFERNO DIVIDER! YEAH, YOU YA OVERGROWN LIZARD AND EMBODIMENT OF GLUTTONY! COME AND GET ME, I HIT YOU YA! NOW COME AND GET SOME YOU NEWT!" She insulted the Great Jagra, letting it charge her until it got in swallowing range.... She shot in both the glowing black orb of energy with a volley of reigniting flames, it closed it's mouth from the heat as she snapped her fingers... She looked like she was tired already. The beast gave out a loud screeching sound and fell over, she snapped her fingers for a second time... The creature was gutted from a small controlled black hole, it didn't effect most of the surrounding area due to the closed maw... It was basically over in an instant, she took out a second lollipop and put it into her mouth... She'd begin to get drowsy at this rate, but she saved her energy specifically to take this massive issue down easily. That explained why Kokonoe didn't want any trouble, her powerful attack was a tiring attack. The neko women would then notice something sparkling... She'd jump to it, inspecting it for a short while before beginning to work on getting it from the place it was wedged from it's current place which was somehow on the beast.

Eventually she got it out, turning to Ricter, "Now do we bring it home... or?" She'd ask quietly, after all the loud noise she'd made. She had a more bland expression on her face, "I mean... I gutted it for the most part, you're the chef, though." She said as a follow up. She began to stretch a bit as she stashed the large crystalline object away, it was shiny and therefore good for something. What would it be used for? Who knows, Kokonoe sure didn't! She was no geologist, why would you think she's a gemologist? But it was fine, she would send her Battle Wrench back into storage and walk over to her partner who was still picking the Orange Basil. She would pace and keep watch, she wouldn't risk using her ace in the hole unless something very very bad happened. Although she did find out the Jagra was weak to fire, her flames were weak on their own... but that creature's reaction told the entire story to her.

"It was weak to fire, huh... I kinda feel sorry for it... but. Oh well... I got something shiny from it., how's the basil hunt... I didn't distract or worry you too much did I? I hope not." She said with a snide tone as usual, but also subtle flirting. She was smirking ever so slightly.

 

[Ricter]

Ricters concentration was more so centered on the collection of plants that were scattered around the dried up bones of those who died long ago. Of course his attention was half drawn to the monster who was rolling around, lifting its large weight only to expunged its stomachs contents and do combat with Kokonoe.

The battle seemed quicker than he expected, granted he did take note that this monster was the creature that many low level monster hunters fought, it was still surprising that she managed to dispatch it in such a quick manner. Leaving its body more or less downed on the ground as it had been damaged in certain area's while obviously being more or less dead.

When the battle was over Ricter was already done with his goal, having picked enough basil that he had some for now and intil the ends of time since he planned on planting it. Granted that would mean he would need a special type of 'soil' for this, but some ground up bones would easily do the trick.

"The monster?" Ricter looked to the creature who was no doubt dead from all the fighting.

"We could take some of it back? I think I can make something cool from its remains, or even give you more stew to munch on. Can you call your ship over here?"

Food was always a necessity, and if they could just hunt monsters and make money from it what better way to cut costs than to eat what you kill? So in waiting for her response he would make his way near by and poke the creature a few times, it twitched, causing him to give a startled jump, but it was only from nerve reaction. Nothing he had to worry about, yet he could already see what he might have in mind to cook from the creatures meat.

"What's the shiny thing you got from it? Did it eat gold or something?"

His other question seemed to be half mentioned as Ricter inspected the monsters teeth, body size, and over all giving it a close up inspection now that he had the chance to look it over. The models at the museum helped in making him understand what it seemed like, but a real life version was always a much better tool for learning.

"Oh? Uh no, its alright, I got plenty of what I needed, even a few bones to try and plant them else where, I'm glad your okay but you seem a bit winded after that encounter. When we get home I'll be sure to give you more money for your help, and maybe you can get you a place to sleep too?" Understanding that she might need to upgrade her ship or work on it in some way he wouldn't go with out paying her repercussions for her work.

After all, for what he was going to be getting paid just from a few cheese cakes, he would make plenty for his own business and ensure he could expand it later on when he got around to it that is. For now his main focus was getting home though, which he would wait on Kokonoe to sort out given she had the transportation probably readily aviliable, and at her beck and call.

 

[Kokonoe]

Kokonoe dusted herself off, the encounter was of no issue to her, but the tiring attack was the reason she normally had machinery on hand however she had no luxuries like that on Kraw just yet. She'd watch Ricter finish picking up his mass amounts of the Orange Basil before answering his question, "Yes, this big thing... might need to bring back some of the bones, too. I can't really call the ship, however... but it took twenty minutes walking slowly... I can move at about four times that speed to get back here in five. The meat won't spoil, and within five minutes I know nothing will come get you with this thing around... It still looks alive due to me ripping out the insides, so nothing will sanely come inside. As for the shiny thing... kinda looks like a gemstone, I have no idea how it exists on the creature... but it looks cool. I'm tired but fine, as for my own bed... eh.. maybe. You seemed pretty comfortable, so." She shrugged a bit nonchalantly, wondering if it'd get a reaction from Ricter before she moved on to the next question.

She tossed Ricter a battle wrench for his size... It was double his body length but extremely lightweight, felt really durable, too. "That'll keep you safe until I'm back, at least.... Oh, yeah and this." She handed her weasel friend her Megaphone, "This can connect to the ship without making noise around you, I flipped the setting to that mode. If anything happens then I'll be back ready for a fight." She literally ran out of the cave, despite her being tired. She went through the foliage of Kraw quietly yet full speed as she jumped into the ship, stuffed her face with food and got back in the same time she stated. She walked into the cave putting a few empty bags of chips into her backpack. She'd first move the skeletal remains from the area and into her glass case storage units to build the skeletons of the creatures for her database as they went. Then she'd start helping Ricter get a massive amount of meat from the big guy, somehow Kokonoe came up with several containers for the ship. Using most of her refrigerated units to store every piece of meat, and amazingly enough... broke the skeleton down enough to store in the incubation tube. Kokonoe knew how to pack everything in the smallest places possible.

"...I may have out done myself but I'll sell the meat we can't possibly use to to market for extra profit. Sorry all my scientific junk is everywhere, now... I'll put it away probably tomorrow... or the next day.... Definitely before the next mission. So what do you want to talk about on the way back... Was the adventure fun? And you feel safer now... right?" She said panting, she'd start getting the computer going, they had just enough to get back... So there was no time to waste, starting the engine she'd take off... Hopefully it wouldn't take too long to get home, but the ship would eventually start slowing thankfully landing safely onto the landing pad. She'd then get to work helping her body gather the meat and head towards the house that'd they'd use and place the gem on the dining table for now. She would of course wash her hands, smiling to Ricter as she wanted to help him the same way he helped her out today.

 

[Ricter]

"Gemstone?" The weasel inquired, not expecting that it would eat gems, but maybe that was just a by product of its more gluttonous nature, who the hell knows what this thing swallowed on a daily basis. Granted we knew one of the things it tended to eat as that raptor was probably long gone now, for now he wouldn't question it, if she found it then it was hers and for the most part he had no interest in it, his main interest was the rest of the monster.

As she gave her plan to run over and get her ship then come back to where he was, he seemed fine with the idea, he could try to handle himself alone, even if he was a tad scared of creatures actually jumping him. Though her casual mention of using him like a pillow or blanket made him quirk a brow, but he only smiled back and nodded, not that he minded it he would also want her to feel comfortable as well.

"Well, okay, if it would be faster to go about doing it this way, just hurry back please."

Right as she finished though she would toss him a wrench, which he prepared himself to grab, partly thinking he should avoid it since it looked like it would break his tiny body. Yet, it didn't, when his paws would wrap around the wrench he would feel that it was light weight, and even he could lift it in both of his hands with out really much trouble.

"Oh, alright, thank you." Showing his appreciation for wishing to keep him remotely safe he would perk up as she offered the megaphone as well, It looked like it would be used mostly for a destress call, but as he spoke into it the device gave the sound of white noise. This was a very odd radio if that's what she meant for it to be, but he didn't question it like most things in this universe.

Waving her good bye, she would be gone for well around twenty or so minutes, nothing seemed to happen in that time, mostly the weasel scampering around the room. Looking for anything else he could collect while envisioning the sections they could cut and haul into the ship for when the cat woman got here, which would be soon after he was pulling out a simple butchers knife, ready to chop them up like he was a mad serial killer.

After a quick and bloody spree of separating limbs and body parts only the best and most useful would be kept and Ricter would have splotches of red on his fur, but he would take the time to wash up at the sink in the ship later. Right now he was helping her move in the last chunk they had diced from the now very dead monster, that she had managed to beat with very little issue.

"Thank you again or the help, and its no problem, we can just move everything out to the market once we get back. I'm sure plenty of restaurants would want this kind of meat, I'll save a bit for us though, maybe a weeks worth." They had around a month worth of meat from this one monster, Honestly he wouldn't mind keeping it, but his little fridge couldn't hold it all, maybe later he could buy a bigger store? It would show his progress at becoming a well known baker again.

"Yes! It was really fun, fighting monsters, exploring the landscape, and not having to choke on blacksmith smog is great! Maybe we can do more another time, but maybe I should learn to helped in some way other than donuts and lollipops. Also if you haven't already you can eat the donut I gave you, I think you earned it." He would care to mention along the ride home.

It was a fairly short flight though, they had made it back just as the sun was setting and Ricter was beginning to place everything on a cart to be sold to some venders. Fresh meat was a commodity around these parts, and as they had landed they already had a few people looking over, interested in what the duo had brought in.

Over all appreciating Kokonoe's help he would take a few minutes to talk to someone near by after they moved all the meat out of the ship, moments later the weasel scampered over to Kokonoe and came bearing a modest sized sack filled with silver. Handing her it as he smiled brightly, "Here you go, Kokonoe. I hope this is more than enough payment for your assistance, don't spend it all in one place." He said gleefully as it was nearly double what she had just made yesterday.

It would seem working for the weasel had its up's, and as the men he just paid began to take majority of the meat away the large chunks were carted away while the ones Ricter placed in burlap sacks would be carried into the freezer for them to enjoy later. Tonight though he had something else in mind for them to eat, namely fish with potato's and spaghetti.

For now, he had to have some time to himself to relax before the food would be started on, "So are you going to work on your ship some more? You said it had a lot of kinks and you wanted some lab equipment in it as well." Ricter was sure the woman wanted to have more space, and maybe even some cool science stuff in there, something he wouldn't mind seeing.

Sitting by inside of his house he could see outside thanks to how the place operated, showing that no one was coming by but he took this time to finally finish the cheese cakes he had worked so hard on. Grinding the basil over top of them just to give it that signature flavor that the client was willing to pay so much for, all the while making small talk with his feline friend.

"The market is still open, I'm sure you could buy some additions to your ship, or maybe find some gadgets you may want to use."

 

[Kokonoe]

"Oh, it's not problem, I quite literally flashed into your life after all. And yeah a week's worth or so is good, I can make some into jerky to snack on for missions like this, too. I'm sure you do, too. We might be able to use another half a week that way, it's an idea, of course." She stated as she began to catch her bearings, she'd be eating a lot tonight with all the energy she used on this hike through the jungles of Kraw. As she helped Ricter with all the moving, Kononoe much like her fluffy friend was also covered in red. She sighed a bit before helping Ricter wash up, then doing the same for herself but she had to change in a closet. She'd come out in fresh clothes for the second time today and tossed the bloody ones onto the oil stained ones, "That's round two for laundry, everything wants me dirty today... If this keeps up I won't have anything to wear... I only have like seven more of these things." She said jokingly, she only brought ten of her twenty identical outfits into the ship just in-case of something going horribly wrong.

She smiled and nodded before chowing down on the doughnut, "I'm glad you liked it... So did I truthfully... I updated the database using the skeletons. It's nice to see the skeletal structures... Mng, Nom. I can see where they are easiest to damage in the bone structure, sadly I can't see anything involving organs but bone structure is a big help... It reveals a lot about a species in general, and you did help... not combat wise but in other more important ways in my opinion. Mng nomnom... Like this amazing treat! And gathering things I'd have... Mng Nom... Never have noticed... And company." She stated as they landed so she could immediately go to unpacking, the last two words were impact filled, she hardly spoke mushy emotional comments like that at all even with her mouthful. She'd help Ricter store everything... she'd cure some meat for Jerky to have same for missions, long ones at least... And then left with Ricter and his kart, smiling slightly at the simple life of the town. It kind of reminded her of being a child again, back in the Kaka Clan.

Ricter came over to give her a large bag of silver, she rubbed his head affectionately with a sly smirk, "You're too cute, I'm glad to help... I hope you remembered to take some payment for yourself, too. My invention is more expensive but we need to expand, too." She spoke as a partner should, shooting looks at the public around, "I make one scene and everyone thinks I'm odd for being nice for a few seconds." She shakes her head with a shrug.

She looked at the meal she was going to help her friend prepared after helping store what they had kept, "Odd combination, but I do love my fish and potatoes. Never had it with spaghetti, though." She said as she helped cut the fish, she was good at it, she had fish a lot in her youth... as well as sweets. "My lab... yeah. It's large enough as it is.. I want to improve the durability and put in a telepad so that the ship can stay suspended in the air while we search... it won't lose any energy that way staying in the light.. I also want to improve the solar panels, the ship will have to recharge for a day or two before we can use it again." She said watching him finish his client's cheese cakes before he said that the market was still open, "Maybe, but today was pretty tiring... I might go tonight but passing out sounds good, too." She said half joking, of course.

 

[Ricter]

With Kokonoe's assistance it was rather easy to have things sorted out, in the realm of food the meal would be finished, long since after he placed away the cakes for another time. He didn't bother to tell her the idea of having spaghetti with fish and potato's was not to eat it all together but one at a time, however with her appetite he could guess she might attempt to try this out.

Boiling water to cook the noodles, on the side the ground beef was cooked and mixed in with some tomato sauce to mix for a nice sauce to top the noodles with. The fish was easy, a bit of seasoning, mixed with breading and fried in grease to give it a nice golden color, and crunch on eating it. When it came to the potato's he baked them, letting them sit in an oven for an hour or two, before finally just pulling them out and splitting them down the middle. butter salt, and you'd have a full meal ready to be enjoyed.

The table would be set, forks knives and plates, additionally he would set the plates with food, making sure they were decorated accordingly for an amazing looking dish. Unfortunately Ricter didn't know when to stop when it came to trying to make things like fancy, spending an hour on something just for looks was normal for him, but even more so felt required when it was something he wanted to eat.

Yet, he would finish and once the plates were down he smiled softly adding, "All done! I hope you like it Kokonoe." He had made it special, mostly for her and himself. Sitting down, Ricter would take his time to savor every bite, munching on every piece that he carefully cooked and moved form his fork all the way to his mouth. Which was funny for some to see an animal basically using cutlery and eating off a plate instead of a bowl.

"I guess that means we could go to the market in the morning then, though it sounds like having a teleporter would be really helpful. I'd want to portal around the place." Snickering he could imagine it, like the magics some people he knew could use but in a more technical aspect rather than a magical one. It seemed fun, and couldn't wait for her to fund it herself, or just build it using the money he had given her.

Eating, although paced for Ricter, took only ten or so minutes, in that time he would have a good bit of silence mixed in. "I don't think I'll have many thing I'll need for later. So if you want to find more work I'm sure you can find some business around Kraw maybe, if you need more money that is." Ricter did have more odd jobs she could do for him, but nothing that would pay overly well.

He could allow her to collect more flowers for him, the white oaks from before, but he had no need to push her into dangerous situations again, mostly because he felt she deserved some time to relax. "Heading to bed soon I take it?" No amount of sugar could keep someone awake indefinitely.

 

[Kokonoe]

Kokonoe didn't do much cooking, but she made sure to help prepping where due. She also washed the dishes they were done with as they used them so they were done minus the plates they used which would help them relax in the long run, she didn't want to do too much after eating. At the rate she was going she'd end up falling asleep if she decided to wait until then. Of course Ricter spent hours baking the potatoes for what felt like forever, as Ricter started decorating in that time. Her stomach growled a bit, she gave it a look and it stopped as if she was telling it mentally to be patient. "You really love to make things look pretty, huh?" She said, it sounded snide and unimpressed but her slightly wider than normal eyes showed she was in fact impressed with it. "Looks gourmet, in all truth." Her tone didn't change very much, but the facial expressions were easy to read if you looked hard.

"I'm sure I will, thanks." She picked up the fork and stared at the spaghetti and tried to twirl it... she failed three times and just shoveled it into her mouth, and as usually spoke partially with her mouthful, "I never- Spaghetti so I- shovel...." She gulped it down, "Noodles are surprisingly hard to twirl. I'm surprised... Everyone made it look so easy, and mine fell off so many times..." She started on the potato next, savoring it after she shovels down the spaghetti. It was nice to eat high carbohydrate foods after she had used so much energy earlier, but she was saving her favorite for last... The fish, she was eyeing it with intent as she finished the potato.... She dropped her fork and just began to nibble like any cat would've, it was adorable seeing Ricter eat from the plate yet Kokonoe ate more like an animal. As if they had body swapped without knowing, she looked at Ricter in the eyes and chuckled a bit, "We eat reverse of what everyone would expect, that's ironic in a sense. I find it funny. Also this is the best fish I had, then again it's the only one that was scaled and cut properly." She kept munching again listing to Ricter's words, she nodded to the idea of going to the market.

As she finished she began to speak normally while enjoying the flavor... She didn't even pull out a lollipop, "Yeah... I used to have a combat teleporter... It was a giant ring contraption that could warp me short distances for attacking at multiple angles. I'll have to rebuild one of those, as well. The Telepad will be useful, though. It'll be able to move us out of the ship while floating in place.... Then it can get us back up, of course the telepad only works if I'm nearby, too... which is the main issue. I'll have to program the Telepad to respond to you as well since I have the money to edit my codes. This way you can still use the ship... I'll have to see how much edits I can make... I know... I'll make a key for you to use that'll have some of my mana in it needed to run it!" She smiled like a cat, seems she had more cat DNA than one would expect.

She ate about as fast as Ricter due to her explanations in between, "Yeah, jobs around are nice... plus you can tag along and potentially get materials. With the ship renovations maybe I can update the solar panels. Though working for you is of course fine by me, and sleeping sounds nice... We should wash up in the morning though. I also hope you don't mind being a stuffed animal again, right?" She smirked as she put their plates int the sink and went walking towards the door of the room they shared.