Scalding Sands - Camel Bazaar
Hello, could I get some coconut water?
Vendor
Ah, Jamil! How nice to see you. Everything going well with the Fireworks Fest?
Well, so far so good.
Vendor
I can't wait to see what the Asims have in store for us!
I'll tell them you said that.
Vendor
Great! How many drinks do you need today? The usual 50? Or do you need 100 this time?
Actually, I'll just have seven today.
Vendor
Ah, so this isn't an order for Kalim. Okay, I'll have those right out.
Dang, Jamil! Do you usually buy coconut water in bulk?
It's Kalim's favorite drink. Sometimes I bring it in by the truckload.
I know people like what they like, but that's intense.
Vendor
Here you are! Fresh coconut water, ready to drink!
...This is just a coconut. Where's the beverage?
There's a hole in the top that you drink out of.
So the fruit is the cup. Neat!
And here are your straws. Drink up!
Ooh, gimme one!
It's refreshing without being too sweet. I could chug this whole thing.
Yeah, I can see why Kalim drinks this by the literal truckload…even though 100 of 'em is still overboard.
Lilia's mentioned having drinks where he had to stab a straw into a piece of fruit. This must be what he meant. I thought for certain he was spinning a yarn.
Coconuts don't just have juice inside them. You can eat the meat as well.
I'm gonna eat this baby whole! Oww, I almost broke a tooth!
Who bites the outside of a coconut?! You're supposed to use a knife to break it open and extract the meat. Coconuts are extremely hard. You can't break them into smaller pieces without some kind of tool.
Then we'll just get a cleaver from the stand.
...Allow me, Clover.
What? Um, okay...
You just need to split it open, yes? There.
Uh... Thanks.
You cracked that coconut like it was an egg… Guess that's why you're Malleus.
So this is what fresh coconut tastes like. What a distinctive texture. It's kind of like a hard yogurt. I've used dried coconut in baking before, but I've never had it raw before.
That was so cool! Here, break mine too!
Najma, please! Malleus isn't a can opener!
I don't mind.
Hey, Malleus! Do mine too! You oughta get in on this, [MC]!
If you don't mind. Crack it good, Hornton!
Ooo! Me next!
This is turning into a circus...
Malleus Draconia, being treated like a glorified nutcracker...
Nobody at school would believe this.
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