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[yelliot]

Who: Elliot Nightray (yelliot) & YOU
What: Elliot being dumb around Olympia...
When: Throughout January
Where: Various locations throughout Olympia
Warning(s): N/A Will update if necessary?



UNSTOCKED MARKET

<sub>[All Elliot wanted was a carton of eggs. Not even a dozen, just half would've done. But there aren't any that he can find. For some reason they're entirely sold out, regardless of which stall he goes to, which only leaves him feeling frustrated, if not a little dejected. The thing about Olympia is that it's a lot more organized than Wyver (at least in his opinion) and there are a lot of things in the market Elliot's never really seen before. Especially in the fruit section.

The thing about being rich is that you really don't know where your food comes from most of the time, and there's one fruit in particular that has Elliot completely perplexed. He stands there, holding a pineapple, looking more than a little confused. It was so...weird?]</sub>

...Do people really eat these?

STRAYS

<sub>[He's really weak. Really, really weak.

To cats, that is.

This current, new furry friend is a stray gray cat with white paws that Elliot is currently infatuated with. So much so he's taken it upon himself to make sure no one is around him as he stands off to the side in an alleyway, crouched down to pet the friendly creature on the head. It's clear that for now nothing else matters other than the attention he's getting from this cat. He's totally blissed out even. Maybe you should let him be...

or tease him for it.]</sub>

You're so cute...do you have any friends?

TAVERN

<sub>[Somehow, Elliot had managed to strike a deal with the owner of a tavern not long ago. In exchange for performances on the establishment's piano he'd be allowed to stay there in one of the upstairs rooms. The same applied to Leo. He's just finished playing for the night and is more than a little tired, but he seems content enough to linger by the piano a little longer while patrons filter out of the tavern and toward the exit.

Maybe, just maybe, if you're polite enough and stick around he'll play you an encore.]</sub>

...Did you need something?

Comments

[originallutece]

[Rosalind "nobody actually needed that answered but here I am, answering it" Lutece]

It's a status symbol. It's difficult to come by, so if you have it, people will know you've not only got a lot of money, but that you've enough to spend it on frivolous things. An ego booster, if you will.

[yelliot]

That's stupid. My father never seemed to want one of these.

_{[But then again maybe pineapples are native to this planet. Who knows? That's right...he's supposed to be blending in.]}

Do they taste good at least?

[originallutece]

Somewhat. Though it does prickle a fair bit, especially along the lips and tongue. That's due to it containing the enzyme bromelain, which actually digests and dissolves proteins.

[. . .]

It eats you a bit in return.

[yelliot]

_{[Sorry but he's just going to stare. He doesn't know what an enzyme is...but something digesting his lips is not something he wants to eat. No thanks.]}

I think I'll pass then.

[originallutece]

[She shrugs lightly. Look, man, she didn't make them, she's just informed on them.]

Suit yourself. Any other fruits you'd like explained?

[yelliot]

_{[Honestly? Yes. There are. He points to a coconut, in all its brown, fuzzy glory.]}

What is that?

[originallutece]

A coconut. A fair bit safer to eat than the pineapple, though they have been known to kill people before. The outside is, of course, inedible; it needs to be cracked open in order to be eaten. You can also drink the fluids inside; it's said to be quite nourishing, though I've never tried it myself.

[yelliot]

...What are they poisonous?

_{[How else can a fruit kill someone?]}

It seems like a lot of effort to eat.

[originallutece]

No. They dropped from a tree. A blunt object hitting one's skull is more than enough to fracture it.