--- Lily ---
Kat clearly thought the distraction gaplan was a good one because shortly after Lily had the thought Kat got started on lunch for everyone. It would still be a while, but it gave Lily a good hint as to what to ask next. "Let's get away from so of the heavier stuff then… um… what's your favourite food g? And do you know what Hunter's is?"
g's eyes literally shone at the question. "Ooh, that's actually an interesting topic. See, demons can eat just about anything but for most demons, we have a pretty comparable pallet to other sentient creatures. Greed demons are a bit different. They tend to go for precious tals and certain high quality cloth. Which is another thing.
My skin is lovely, but it has always been so. I feel a little bad sotis that I won the genetic lottery in that regard…
"Until I rember that I DIDN'T GET THE RIGHT TASTEBUDS!" Lily stepped back at the genuine anger in g's voice. "Look, sorry for yelling but it really does annoy . See, as a Greed demon or 'Moneybags' type I actually NEED to eat cloth every now and again to keep my skin in good condition. Better quality cloth ans I need to eat less but the cloth itself isn't too important.
It's also not like I won't heal at all, but it can cause problems.
"There's also the precious tals but there are workarounds for that. Anyway, as a Greed demon I get craving for cloth when I run low. See, we don't digest it with the sa stomach as everything else gets sent, instead we have a specialised organ for processing and braking down fabrics to enhance our skin. Which sounds great… except it still tastes like cloth! At least to .
"I know my mother doesn't have this problem. She actually likes the taste, but for my its awful. Not sure if it's as bad as it is for other people, and the cravings help push through the issues, especially knowing I have to eat it to avoid dical issues… but it's just not a good ti,"
*That's really not sothing I'd ever considered being a problem. I guess I didn't properly consider what it ans that demons can eat just about anything. I sort of assud that tastebuds would all be different. Though… now I think about it. Kat liked that boiling soup… I wonder if her tastebuds also 'taste' temperature?*
"And see, while that's inconvenient it doesn't end there. A much smaller problem is that I still get drawn to the texture. So to a lot of food feels weird in my mouth. I put up with it because it's not too bad and the taste matters more… but its so weird. Especially fruit. I hate that because I love the taste of sweet things.
Fruits, candies, that sort of stuff… but the texture? Not so much.
"I mostly eat rock candies, chewing on them even when I know that's not the intended eating experience… or I go for smoothies and things and just treat it like a drink. Oh, and I learnt where I can by so really solid pastries to make various pies out of. Those guys are the best. My condition is rare, but apparently not completely unknown so I have so options… but not a tonne really,"
"I wonder if that's why my family likes jelly so much?" pondered Kamiko.
"Hmm…? You say that like it's impressive. Jelly is quite good and I probably have it more than most… how much jelly do you eat?" asked g.
"Oh… lots? At least one cup of jelly a day, but sotis we just have jelly for all three als? We've got a special supplier to help make sure we're not going to have nutrition issues… but it's a LOT of jelly," admitted Kamiko shyly.
"Huh… well as I said I know a place to get good pastries made for but they're a small ti backer. Do you get them from a big company? Do they do other specialised foodstuff?" asked g.
"Oh, um… not really? They mostly make special jellies. I think they started off in the dical field with a focus on developing dicine for children and making it into jelly so they would eat it before branching out. Honestly… I have a strong suspicion that my family makes up a large part of their annual profits," admitted Kamiko.
"A bit of a sha but maybe you can talk to them. They might know so people. It's been a massive pain to find stuff I really enjoy eating unless I want to go to the Gluttony area… and that's usually artisanal stuff done in house and on… not small scale because they're Gluttony demons but not a properly comrcial scale and the prices tend to reflect that.
I an, food I enjoy eating would be nice but I'm just not prepared to put in the sort of money I'd need to if I was to get consistently good als," said g.
"Oh… um… no we just sort of go with jelly," admitted Kamiko.
g shrugged, "Sha but I didn't exactly expect anything different. I an, I spent so ti looking around you know? Quite a bit of ti actually… and the clan… they might have been willing to do sothing admittedly… but they'd have been annoying about it I'm sure,"
At this point Lily carefully slid over to Kat and leant against her girlfriend's back. Lily didn't want to risk not being ready for questions and as such remained humanoid… for now. It WAS a great way to take a break though. Kamiko, bless her shy soul, was doing a wonderful job. Lily almost wanted to send a thumbs up or a 'Yes you go girl!' Kamiko's way but that would definitely get called out by g.
Probably.
Especially when Kamiko made a quick glance her way before asking a question. "Um… why do you think they'd have been annoying about it? Hunter… um… Hunter seed to think they were quite accommodating about diet and stuff,"
"Ah, well that's the thing. They are… but it's not technically a diet thing. They make sure the taste is good, and the nutrition is great but if I wanted even more then that? Well I'd have to either be a prodigy or do so favours... normally. My rather consistently poor attitude towards them would an they'd make agree to a bunch of favours, or just tell no,"
"Um… are you sure?" asked Kamiko.
g opened her mouth to confirm that yes, she was sure… except she wasn't, and quickly realised that would be the case. "No. I have encountered similarly situations with other requests, and I've heard so people complaining… but no, I'm not certain. I have heard they take the food situation a bit more serious then they do other types of requests…"
"Could it be worth trying then?" asked Kamiko. "Or maybe asking how you can acquire stuff that fits your needs if you think that would have a higher chance at success?"
g clicked her teeth together, "I'm actually not sure. Part of wants to say that they'd just provide with the better food as a way to keep around. Not paying for it would be the excuse and more subtle attempt… but if I didn't know where they were getting the food from then I couldn't get it myself.
"At the sa ti… while I do dislike the clan and wish to leave it… I admit that there are so good people that remain with the clan and the cooks always seed to be among them. It's mostly made up of the more… casual hunters who enjoy hunting things as a way to food new ingredients to use, though normally soone else actually goes out and hunts the food. Too much ti spent cooking obviously.
Still… hmm…
"I don't like admitting it but yes, the cooks might be willing to help out. I'm just not sure if it's the cooks I'd be ant to ask… but do I care about that? No not really. Hmmm… don't want to cause issues for them while they're cooking but a lot of them work all day and I'd hate to stop them going ho or getting started. So… I guess in between al tis?
Hmm hmm… awkward but a very interesting idea you've given Kamiko,"
"I am willing to assist you with this g," added Hunter.
"Oh? I would've thought you'd have turned down or perhaps asked for a reward… a reward that is likely just 'stop bothering for a month' or however long you felt like you could push it," queried g.
"Perhaps, but I understand I now have to deal with you for at least a week without a way to properly escape your presence so I recognise gaining more goodwill now is essential," answered Hunter.
"Aren't you just adorable Lil Sis. You're not ant to admit that part out loud," inford g.
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