[video&action]

[cobbledtogether]

[After a ending her conversation with Kris, Lambda set out on a quest. A quest... to learn to make beef stew. This means that today she can be found doing various things centered around this particular task.]


A. Video
[When she appears on the Vine, Lambda is already dressed for going out, which in her case mostly means that she is in full armor. She doesn't waste time before cutting right to the heart of the matter.]

I require information on the preparation of beef stew.

[She doesn't know anyone to ask in particular, and she hadn't wanted to waste time hunting someone down, so this seemed like the most efficient course of action.]


B. Action
[A while later, she can be found in Orchard, carrying a large basket. (It's hard to say where she got this from; maybe she constructed it out of the dirt herself?) Whenever she comes to a vegetable patch, she stops and crouches down, picking and digging up a fair amount of just about everything she comes across. She's not certain what vegetables go well with beef, so she's just grabbing some of everything instead.]

[Also of note is the fact that what seems to be a living radish pokes its head out of the basket every so often. Perhaps its appetite is the reason the basket never seems to actually fill up...]


C. Action
[Finally, having collected all the vegetables she needs, she sets out with a fresh basket and no Hoppip to find the "Arena" Kris had mentioned. She can be encountered either wandering near and far in an attempt to locate the place or actually there, looking through the meat that has been laid out by the bears. Where did they leave the beef, now...?]

Comments

b # action

[himemiya_anthy]

[Anthy has a watering can held loosely in one hand, and a small, dreamy smile; she's not paying a lot of attention to much of anything, even the roses she's watering. The vegetable patch just behind her doesn't appear to have had received the same attention -- the soil is moist enough, but not freshly damp.

When she notices the armored figure enter, stage left, her head turns.

Her heart rate doesn't increase, but her eyes do widen.]

[cobbledtogether]

[The optic in Lambda's visor focuses on Anthy as she nears, but truthfully she had likely been aware of her presence long before she came into sight herself. If she notices that Anthy seems startled, she doesn't show it; she simply acknowledges her with a nod, having learned that most people expect a greeting of some kind, and approaches the vegetable patch.]

[himemiya_anthy]

[Anthy's head turns to follow her, impolitely.

More politely:]

Good afternoon.

[cobbledtogether]

[Lambda crouches down in front of the plants, but before she can reach out and begin picking them, Anthy speaks. She glances back over her shoulder and, unsure how to respond, simply nods again.]

[himemiya_anthy]

[The tedium of pleasantries taken care of, Anthy returns her attention to the roses.

Mostly. A keen observer might note that she keeps Lambda in her peripheral vision.]

[cobbledtogether]

[Lambda may or may not notice. She's not saying — nor paying all that much attention to Anthy at all.]

[Lambda's companion, on the other hand, seems much more interested in the other girl. Hoppip peers up over the rim of the basket, regarding this new person curiously.]

Hop?

[himemiya_anthy]

Ah?

[It takes her a moment to locate the source of the noise, but when she does, her whole face brightens.]

Hello! It's nice to meet you.

[cobbledtogether]

Hop!

[It waves one of its stubby legs at her, looking pleased. Lambda pauses to glance toward the pokemon, its chatter having gotten her attention, and then looks back up to Anthy.]

...This is Hoppip.

[Seeing as there's something of a language barrier here, Lambda has taken it upon herself to handle the introductions.]

[himemiya_anthy]

[And while the closed captions are appreciated, Anthy continues to address the -- surprisingly lively -- dandelion? Radish?]

I'm Anthy. Do you live in this garden?

[cobbledtogether]

Pip!

[Lambda probably doesn't have to translate this one, since it's accompanied by the best nod that can be made by a creature whose head seems to make up its entire body, but she elaborates anyway.]

Hoppip is a creature in a classification known as "Pokemon." They appear to be native to certain parts of the Gardens.

[himemiya_anthy]

[It's like a plant and an animal. Best of both worlds!]

You must be happy to have such an adorable friend. [This is directed to Lambda.]

[cobbledtogether]

[Does it make her happy? Lambda has to think about it. She still has trouble identifying her own emotions, so it's hard to say. After a little while, she decides it does, and she reaches out to give Hoppip a gentle rub with her knuckles.]

...Yes.

[himemiya_anthy]

[Anthy tilts the watering can toward the roses again, looking considerably more cheerful (and less spacy) than she did a few minutes ago.]

What does Hoppip eat?

[It's anyone's guess now who she thinks the question is for.]

[cobbledtogether]

There are a number of berries that seem to grow exclusively in the area Pokemon inhabit.

[...Though, based on the fact that Hoppip has disappeared back into the basket and is now munching on a carrot Lambda had slipped in there at one point or another, it would seem their diet is a little broader than that.]

[himemiya_anthy]

Ah, I see.

[She gives Lambda's basket a contemplative look. Then:]

I'm sorry, I don't think I caught your name?

[cobbledtogether]

Lambda.

[himemiya_anthy]

It's nice to meet you as well, Lambda-sempai. Thank you for introducing me to Hoppip.

[If she thinks it's an odd name, there's no sign of it in her voice.]

[cobbledtogether]

...? "Sempai"?

[When she speaks next, her voice is uncertain and halting. She's not very accustomed to these kind of pleasantries.]

You're welcome.