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[flatteries]

Good day, everyone! [ Inigo smiles widely. ] I was wondering if anyone either has or knows of something rare and they wouldn't mind it.. erm, losing it.. probably permanently.

[ He's saying that statement as if he's only now realising how weird that sounds out loud.

But it's too late to go back on that now. ]

In exchange for a favour?

And preferably edible? But maybe not necessarily? Hey-- [ He turns away from the screen, seeming to have some mumbled discussion.

This is a totally normal ICP message. ]

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[10billionpercent]

What do you mean by something rare? I'm not clear on what you're looking for.

[ Aside from that, he thinks maybe he won't ask questions. Unless it's interesting. ]

[flatteries]

Well.. erm. That's the problem, I'm not quite sure myself.

[ Otherwise he would have been more clear! But the problem is that he's also been graping at straws.. ]

It just said rare things. But isn't that standard different for every individual? How do I know what's rare enough?

[adropofsunlight]

Why... do you need something rare anyway?

[Rapunzel understood what rare meant, she just didn't know something she had might be considered as such since it was in fact one of a kind in her world.]

[10billionpercent]

Well I've got pink and blue crystal rocks from the vacation island we went to that are technically edible, or I've got something like troll scales from the last mission location that are probably not edible, but I can't imagine you can get them anywhere else.

[ A pause. ]

Do I want to ask what you're doing?

Video, locked to the cabin Inigo's in

[unfavorableinstigation]

[Squint.

Nita has questions. But first, a pre-question question:]

To be clear, this is about testing if the 'item from home' feature can also pick up items that we've only encountered on the train, or from people we've met on it, am I right?

[If she's reading it wrong, that's on her.]

this can be video or in person

[blitzcheer]

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... You sound like you wanna chop off a limb and cook it up. [ A certain rare fella that is not for eating, Inigo--! ]

[flatteries]

As food!

[ This would probably sound a lot less weird with the right context, yet apparently Inigo doesn't seem to think of actually providing it. ]

That's why I was wondering if it'd be better if it was something actually edible.

[flatteries]

You do? [ There's definite surprised interest in Inigo's tone as that. Maybe those things would work? Would anything from another world be rare just because it doesn't exist in this void?

Geez, he really ought to ask her standards-- ]

Oh. [ Inigo says, suddenly snapped out of his thoughts. ] I'm looking for food.

[ A clear answer. ]

[flatteries]

Uh..

[ He gives Nita a very blank stare for a moment, indicating that nope, apparently that isn't it. ]

No, I.. I think you're assuming a little too much from my intelligence, Nita. [ Or lack thereof. But he jokes about it with a smile. ] I just need it for a friend, and I'm not sure I really have anything rare enough to work.

of course this is in person, i'm not going to pass up on circus opportunities!!

[flatteries]

Wha--

[ Inigo sputters, clearly shocked by Tidus's accusation. He even reaches down to try and cover up Jumblie's.. ears?

The place where ears would be on a human being, anyway. It's probably pretty useless to try and do that to a higgledy. ]

Don't say that around her, she's sensitive! [ We all know who the most sensitive person around here is. And it's not Jumblie. ]

[10billionpercent]

I still have three of those strange parsnips they had on the last mission.

Otherwise I can't say I have strange food.

good

[blitzcheer]

[ yeah she really looking bothered down there ]

Hey, I'm the one in danger here! [ He says, putting his hands over his chest. Just for a moment.

But actually seriously- ] Y'think elixirs still count? They're hard to get where I'm from. Even if the train turned that into a joke.

[ Just gets them by the crate-full, no big deal. ]

[flatteries]

[ Well, those may work too, Inigo thinks.. ]

Do you mind parting with one of them? Of course, I won't mind if they're important to you and you'd rather keep them.. [ Do you really think parsnips would be that important to anyone, Inigo? ]

It's just that.. I'd like to use one! For a test!

[ Isn't that the sort of thing Senku likes? Experiments? And Inigo definitely has a few tests to run here for once. ]

[unfavorableinstigation]

Oh!

[Nita, for her part, looks quite sheepish now.]

Ah, sorry for that, then.

... I could probably come up with a few dishes I encountered in the Crossings, though do they need a description or just a name?

[In some cases, Nita only has the description.]

[flatteries]

[ Don't worry, Tidus, it's not your arms that he wants. ]

Ah.. [ He looks surprised for a moment, like Inigo hadn't quite considered that idea yet. ] That'd be worth a try, right? I don't want to go around and order things yet until I know for sure something works..

[ And Tidus does have plenty to spare. ]

Do you have them with you right now? [ In his portable minifridge. ]

[blitzcheer]

[ HE'S AFTER TIDUS JR!!!!

Does Tidus have x on him?? He puts his hand out on the table and lets one of the elixir bottles appear in the usual sparkly gold glittering light. ]

...does she need to drink the whole thing? [ Look, even if they do have plenty, it's still a rare commodity to Tidus! ] Maybe she can have a taste?

[flatteries]

Well, for now I first wanted to experiment a bit with things we already have on the train.

[ Though he appreciates her quick offer, smiling slightly. ]

I wouldn't want to waste points when they could be used to buy supplies or important other things, you know? So I need to figure out first exactly what's considered 'rare' in the first place.

[sos_pilot]

... Inigo? Honey? ... Y'wanna talk about somethin'?

[ Because what the actual hell. ]

[adropofsunlight]

Food...can be rare. I thought that was just meat that people like it rare? But rare or hard to get food too?

[If it was just, meat then any would do right?]

Couldn't you use that weird meat? Isn't that rare?

[flatteries]

I'm not sure.

[ He bends down to pick up the higgledy, knowing full well that Jumblie could easily jump up on the table herself if she wanted to. But maybe Inigo loves babying his new pal a little too much.. ]

What do you think, Jumblie? You want to try just a taste?

[ The higgledy in question stares from Inigo to Tidus - and then to the bottle.

And then she starts to dance a bit. ]

Hig, hiiig! Young travellers, a real rare commodity! [ .. It's not an answer as to the just-a-taste versus whole-bottle question, but at least it does tell them a bit more, huh? ]

[blitzcheer]

[ Oh!!! ]

Well? Let her have it!

[ Tidus isn't going to be fussed about how to give the potion to the little thing! She's excited! Obviously she should have some right now! ]

[flatteries]

[ Della mom, no, this is not time for a puberty talk-- ]

Huh? Is something wrong? [ Apparently he felt like his message got a lot clearer with what he added at the end there, since he almost gives Della a slightly surprised look at her words. ]

I'm just looking for rare things! Della, do you have something rare? I can trade it for.. um, hugs? Or I can do some chores for you?

[unfavorableinstigation]

[With a frown, Nita nods.]

Well, I don't exactly have any rare foods with me.

Would 'rare' be enough as 'only from one world', or simply only known to one person?

[Tidus is welcome to hijack if he wants to answer this question.]

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[theturksway]

Seriously, yo? What the hell are you even up to, brat?

[What he really wants to say: Can't you go more than five seconds with sounding crazy dumb?]

[sos_pilot]

... Okay, guess I just better go right for the root.

Why are you asking for rare things?