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Yoink (Part One)
Dwarfs' Mine - Campsite
Camp Vargas - Day 2
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Okay, that's all the fish cleaned. I've got my seasonings right here. All that leaves is... |
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Aaand there we go. Hey, Sea Snake. I got those wild greens you asked for. I put 'em by the tents. |
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Oh, thanks, Floyd. That was quick. I'll start cooking as soon as Grim and the prefect get back. They're gathering mushrooms for me. |
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Huh? Why'd you send Sealie and Lil' Shrimpy? |
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They came to check up on the Basketball Club right before you got back. When I told them I was making fish curry for dinner, Grim threw a fit because he wanted some too. So I told him if he wanted a plate, he could pay for it by helping us forage for mushrooms. Like they say—no such thing as a free lunch. |
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Ugh, seriously? I'm gonna go find 'em. |
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What? Why? You just got back. |
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I hate shiitake mushrooms with a fiery passion. They'd spoil the whole curry for me, so I'm gonna tell 'em not to get any. |
Dwarfs' Mine - Forest
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Mrah... I thought pickin' a few measly mushrooms would be a cinch. Turns out I got no clue where they grow. But I can't let this dinner pass me by! The grilled fish we ate with Deuce last night was great, but Jamil's food is top-notch! I gotta find somethin' to get me in on that sweet, sweet curry action! Hm? Ooo! Hey, [MC]! Check out this brown thing at my feet. That's gotta be a shiitake, right?! |
| Maybe? | No idea, but it looks appetizing enough. |
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All right! Myahahaha, SCORE! This baby's gonna be my ticket to a five-star feast— |
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I don't think so. |
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Yoink! |
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Mrah?! Geez, Floyd! Don't creep up on me like that! And what's the big idea, swipin' my 'shroom?! |
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Ahaha. You really wanna know? Then I'll show ya. YEET! |
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MYAAAH! MY MUSHROOM! Why'd you go and fling it like that?! Oh geez, where'd it go?! It looked like it fell in that thicket... |
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How's about you just let that one go and get a different— |
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HERE IT IS! Found it! |
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Ew! Most guys don't pick up food others have thrown away, you know. I chucked it 'cause it's inedible. Get it now? So just drop it. |
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I don't wanna! |
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Ugh, how greedy can one cat get? Didn't you hear what I said? |
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Eep! Y'know, I was wonderin' why you'd wanna throw out a perfectly good shiitake mushroom... But now I get it! You don't like 'em, do you?! You're messin' with us 'cause you don't wanna eat any! Well, TOUGH. I got a plate of curry ridin' on this puppy, and I'm bringin' it to Jamil RIGHT NOW! |
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Hey, wait! Don't you run from me! |
Yoink (Part Two)
Dwarfs' Mine - Campsite
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Mm... It has a nice, spicy aroma now. I'd say we're done sautéing. |
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So now we just add the other ingredients and let it simmer, right? Hm, the record keepers were supposed to bring us some mushrooms, but they're still not back. |
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What's all that rumbling? Wait, is someone sprinting over here from the woods...? |
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HEY, JAMIIIIL! I got your mushroom! |
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Quit zigzaggin' and lemme catch you! |
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All right, so it's Floyd, Grim, and [MC]. But why are they running around like that? |
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Gotcha! One sealie snagged. |
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MRAAAH! I was THIS close to Jamil! |
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Are you guys playing tag while the rest of us are working? Must be nice having time to goof off. |
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Ain't nothin' nice about it! This guy here... |
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Argh, it just ain't fair! I want my curry! |
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Uh, Grim? Do you realize you're holding a poisonous mushroom? |
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What?! It's not a shiitake? |
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Sure ain't. Lemme lay out some sweet 'shroom facts for ya. The shiitake, or lentinula edodes, is an edible mushroom of the lentinula genus, tricholomataceae family, and agaricales order. They grow on the decaying wood of deciduous trees, but can sometimes be found on cedars and other conifers. They have a broad stem with a brown cap and white gills. Their earthy flavor and meaty texture make them a popular food item. Now, that mushroom you've got in your paws? Totally different. |
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See, this mushroom possesses similar visual markers to a shiitake. But it's highly toxic, and consuming it can cause poisoning symptoms, including acute stomach pain. Unlike the shiitake, there's a firm ring on its stem. You can also identify it by the red spots on the stem's interior. ...tl;dr, that 'shroom's bad news. |
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Whoa... You sounded like a nature documentary. Were you reading off a script? |
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You coulda just told me it was poisonous and saved us a whole lotta trouble! |
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I literally said it was inedible. |
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Wait, that wasn't just 'cause you don't like 'em?! Why didn't you say so?! |
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What's this? Little Sealie's blamin' someone else for his mistakes? |
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Eep! C'mon, [MC], back me up here! |
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Okay, both of you just cut it out. I have to admit Floyd, I'm impressed. You've really done your homework on this. I make it a point to research toxins, but even I would have trouble identifying that mushroom at first glance. |
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Homework? Nah. You know studying's not my thing. I just recited an entry from this guidebook I glanced at the other day. |
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All that from a glance...? Care to elaborate? |
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Jade gave me this book called Hiking Made Easy before I left for camp. Practically shoved it into my hands. He was all like, "I assure you this will come in handy!" He wouldn't get off my case about it, so I flipped through it real quick. That's where I saw the mushroom facts. |
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You memorized all that just from glancing at the page?! Did you memorize the entire book that way...? |
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Yup. But it's all pretty dry, so my brain'll probably eject it before long. |
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Fascinating. I've always wondered how your test grades could swing so wildly from near-perfect to outright abysmal. But I never imagined your memory was subject to your mood swings as well. (Thank goodness Floyd's so capricious.) (If he were more serious about his studies...) (Our dorm's ranking compared to Octavinelle's might look very different.) |
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Hey, Sea Snake. Is dinner ready yet? All that runnin' made me even hungrier. |
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Mrah... I really had a hankerin' for curry... |
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Eh, no harm in you joinin' us. You did hold up your end of the bargain, in a way. |
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Mrah?! Really? |
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Then again, you DID almost poison our whole club. |
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Grr... What's with you gettin' up my hopes then dashin' 'em?! That's messed up! |
| What if we said pretty please? | Have mercy on our poor stomachs! |
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What do you think, Sea Snake? |
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Ahaha, there you go! You can cover my cleaning duty while you're at it. |
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Rrrgh... I don't wanna do any more work. But I guess I won't be doin' much of anything on an empty stomach... |
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Great. Can't wait for some nice, hot EDIBLE curry. |
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