open: action, undersea farmville

[parodeity]

[ this is a catch-all for anyone who wants to do anything with the undersea farmville mission; for reference the farming area looks like this (though cleaned of coral and etc) and is about three miles south of the base. the protected area is approximately half an acre in size though it isn't a perfect square and has a few narrow side paths from the rock formation.

they're going with the glass dome method of farming so help gather materials for that (they're trying to make One Huge Glass Dome so the picture isn't entirely accurate. JUST IMAGINE IT BIGGER.) and install it, or help plant the seeds that the strilonde siblings rescued from the aurora. or, you know, help clear out some stubborn schools of fish and/or more coral and plants so we have farming area room. or help hurricane prep. whatever you want.

early on in the month there's a telepathic call to arms if you need it, courtesy dave and loki, which amounts to "hey, we're doing a thing and you can help out if you want to get not seafood faster", although with far too many words and meatphors on dave's part and a far less meandering take on loki's part. plz assist them. ]

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[ditties]

[ Food questions. Those are the best kind of questions. Except, maybe Mao's opinion here isn't the most helpful. ]

Does 'everything' count as an answer?

[ ... Because he doesn't know what he's even picking from and honestly he's sure everything is good. ]

[mythbuster]

[ First "whatever", now "everything"... No one around here seems very opinionated about food. Not that he's one to speak. ]

No. [ Bluntly. ] Be more specific. Don't you have a favorite fruit or veggie?

[ditties]

[ That's a difficult question, and for a moment Mao just makes small 'hmmm' sounds. He just loves food in general — well, okay, with a few exceptions. ]

There're too many good ones to choose! How about you just grow everything that isn't gross or bitter?

[ Good plan. Technically that's more specific. ]

[mythbuster]

Do you have any idea how many varieties we have to choose from? We don't have that kind of space.

[ ... ]

Bitter foods tend to be healthy, by the way. We should be health-conscious.

[ Says the guy who ate cake and pastries like every day back home. ]

[ditties]

[ Mao would much rather place taste over health, oops. ]

But wouldn't you rather eat something that tastes good? It's just common sense! And besides, there're plenty of healthy foods that taste good, too!

[ Like fruit. Most fruit is good. They can deal with the space issue later. Or just. Fill up all the space with as many good-tasting foods as they can. ]

[mythbuster]

Name some.

[ And then these can be Mao's contributions to the list and Loki's responsibility will be properly foisted... PROBLEM SOLVED. ]

[ditties]

[ Well, since he remembers him not wanting apples mentioned earlier ... He'll list some others as they come to mind. ]

Well, there're strawberries, bananas, kiwis, tomatoes, cucumbers, potatoes ...

[mythbuster]

Good, good. Thanks for your input.

[ Potatoes especially will be a welcome reintroduction to their diet. Mmm, sweet potatoes. ]

Now that you mention it, I don't know how our banana seeds would turn out. The edible banana as we know it is sterile, created by decades of selective breeding and replanting of offshoots. Bananas grown from seed would probably look quite different.

[ OR... the future is magical. He supposes they will find out. ]

[ditties]

[ Wow, that was sort of a weird turn for this conversation that Mao wasn't quite expecting. ]

So then we'll just have to plant them and see what happens, won't we? It can't hurt. Maybe it'll even taste better than a normal banana!

[ Wishful thinking here. ]

[mythbuster]

[ Loki likes to ramble. It's the old age getting to him. ]

Yeah, I guess so. Really makes me wish we had a proper botanist or farmer around, though. Messing around with what amounts to endangered species is a little...

[ Nerve-wracking? Even if his nerves aren't all that wracked about it. ]

[ditties]

[ Mao definitely doesn't see this as 'messing around'. Actually, he's sort of excited about it now that it's phrased that way. ]

Messing around? Think of it more like experimenting! [ Yeah, he seems like the kind of person to like that word better. ] We're experimenting to see if it tastes better than a normal banana!

[ Honestly the prospect of eating something this rare is too tantalizing for him and now he needs it. ]

[mythbuster]

Ha ha... That's the same twist in logic children use to sneak a few cookies before dinner.

[ Said the guy with a child's voice. Actually, the person he's speaking to sounds pretty young too... ]

[ditties]

[ Hey, hey, hey. Don't turn this into an instance where he gets offended. Because that's where this is going, buddy! ]

Hey! What're you trying to say, huh!

[ Yes, the voice sounds young, because he's a child. And he's offended when he's treated like one!! ]

[mythbuster]

Oi. Why're you getting so riled up?

[ Said the guy who also hates being called a child. But he's actually not a child!!! ]

[ditties]

It is not the logic of a child! It's just normal logic!

[ Whatever that means. ]

And you sound like you're about the same age as me anyway, maybe even younger!

[ So you have no room to talk, sir. ]

[mythbuster]

Mm... But a child's logic is normal... to a child.

[ He should stop, but he can't help nitpicking... ]

And yeah, what about it?

[ditties]

[ LOKI STAHP. He doesn't even know how to respond to that first bit he's so annoyed with it, but the second part — ]

So what gives you the right to talk about that kinda stuff when you sound even younger!

[mythbuster]

Ah ha ha ha. Age is only a number. I'm sure you'll understand when you're older.

[ Accompanied by the gentlest asshole smile you ever did see. ]

[ditties]

[ HGHJSKDGJKH. ]

Wh-What are you talking about?

[ This is so confusing on so many levels ... He sounds younger?? ]

[mythbuster]

[ Giants do not concern themselves with ants!! Unless the ants are swarming the giant's delicious sandwich or something but that's beside the point. ]

I'm saying that it's not important. What's important is what we accomplish! And in this case, we accomplished a grocery list.

[ Amazing. He sets aside a few seed packets. ]

That's all I needed from you. You can go now.

[ditties]

[ Gosh ... this conversation sure did end in A Way. He's not all that happy, but at least he can look forward to the foods they'll grow thanks to his input ... ]

Fine, but I'll remember this!

[ Like that's even a threat. ]