[Accidental Video]

[mercury_gaze]

[The little drone sent to this new arrival has ended up turned on.  She seems to be trying to shoo it away.]  N-no.  No, go away.  Please.  [She's whispering, but the tone is desperate and edged with tears.]
 
[She turns and limps away from the drone, something must be wrong with her right leg.  The drone just...follows.  When the girl glances back and sees it still coming after her she lets out a sound that's something between a frustrated growl and a whimper.]

L-leave me alone.

[Anyone paying special attention to the surroundings the drone shows may note that this child seems to be somewhere close to The Hub, as they'll be able to spot the Warehouse behind her at least once.]

Comments

[hotheadwarmheart]

[Lea smiles right back.}

Well, you'll probably get the chance if you stick around.

What sorts of things do you like? Other than deserts, because I haven't met a kid yet who doesn't like desert.

[mercury_gaze]

[She shrugs]

I like fish. And stew. I like all kinds of things. Papa is a good cook.

[hotheadwarmheart]

Fish huh...? Ever had sushi? Or is that not a thing where you're from?

[mercury_gaze]

[Headtilt~] Soo-she? I don't think so.

[She...well, kind of has, just not called that.]

[hotheadwarmheart]

Well, there's lots of different kinds of sushi, but usually it involves some combination of fish, rice, and vegetables, and comes in bite-size portions. Some kinds can get really fancy, but a basic sushi roll isn't that hard to make.

[He thinks a moment.]

That should be something we get tomorrow. Ingredients for sushi rolls.

[mercury_gaze]

[She nods, a little smile on her face. She liked fish and vegetables and it comes in small pieces? Sounds like a fun food!]

What's rice?

[hotheadwarmheart]

[It is indeed fun food! As she will find out.]

It's a kind of grain, usually served boiled or steamed. Doesn't have a lot of flavor on its own, but as part of other dishes it's really good.

Also has the upside of being very easy on the stomach if you're not feeling well, but hopefully we won't have to deal with that for awhile. I don't think either one of us wants to have to go bug Paian again so soon, right?

[A bit of an amused smirk, showing he's mostly joking.]

[mercury_gaze]

[Her chin tucks a little, but the little smile on her face says she's comfortable and relaxed. She shakes her head.] I don't want to bother anyone.

[The healer man was nice, but she'd rather not be a bother to him.]

I'm looking forward to trying sushi.

Think we can move towards a wrap with them heading in to get her cleaned up? :3

[hotheadwarmheart]

Alright! Sounds like a plan, then. Tomorrow, I'm gonna make you my special sushi roll.

[Though he'd turn the spice down significantly for her benefit.

And speaking of food, it looked like they were both about done with theirs, so...]

Alright. Think you're ready to tackle getting cleaned up?

Sounds good.

[mercury_gaze]

Okay.

[She's looking forward to that, and she'll love it, because she's not unfamiliar with raw fish, and the new flavors will just be wonderful to her.]

[She nods and will get up to take her dish to the kitchen...a little lost about the sink and what it's for, but will follow his lead on getting dishes cleaned, then following him to get herself cleaned up.]