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“Well, has everyone gotten what they want?” O for any answers Leaning forward, he grabbed the rest of the white clay—a sizable chunk about the size of a ed it over to his own place

“Hey—you can’t do that! It’s selfish!” Channa, his wife protested angrily “Why are you always so greedy, Om’bobla?”

“What? I asked if everyone had what they wanted! I even waited until last to take some clay for myself!” he protested

“You took all the rest though! And you didn’t even consider irl exclaimed

“Oh, very well Here” Onoring his e chunk of clay, working eagerly and extreers

Enored his rudeness—she didn’t have much appetite anyway What she wanted, she decided, was soly, she divided her handful of clay into two portions and began to shape thee arabbed all the rest of the clay, but she didn’t have much appetite anyway

“What are you ?” Rarev asked her in a low, interested voice “It appears to be a lot of little sticks and a flat, tapered rectangle of some kind”

“Fish and chips—though I’ to look Arts and crafts was neverabout nors, like what to eat, instead of the continued sexual tension between the?” she asked politely, in turn

“Oh, I’ a rare o —it makes me feel comforted to eat it”

Em was somewhat surprised to hear that the Monstrum had their own kind of “comfort food” but she supposed it was perfectly reasonable After all, every culture on Earth had foods they associated with home and safety and warmth—why shouldn’t the Monstrum?

“I’ll be interested to see how it turns out,” she said, s a little “Fish and chips is one of my comfort foods as well”

“Comfort foods?” Rarev frowned in confusion

“Oh—foods youdown and in need of a pick-me-up,” Em explained “They usually re si and that someone you loved made for you”