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[dragonbite]

[ So there might be a lot of concerns and whatnot about these fireflies but Vaiz has his priorities straight, so he just has to ask what people think about this one specific thing. ]

Ah... Do you think they're edible?

[ The fireflies. ]

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[quaerit]

[ That...is really not what Gansey expected to hear. ]

I make it a point of principle not to eat anything glowing.

Why on earth would you try? There's food in the stores. I'll grant you it's hardly gourmet, but it's a fair sight better than insects. Jesus.

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[dragonbite]

I thought maybe I could try. Tejirof says I need to be more open-minded with food.

[ He means "don't just eat sweets" though. ]

[voice]

[circumitus]

Probably.

If you cook them with something, they may not even be half bad.

[Rey is so beyond giving any fucks that she's willing to suggest recipes for bug-eating. Not like she's never eaten bugs before.]

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[liquid_serpent]

I wouldn't eat them if I were you. You might burn your mouth.

[Fireflies.]

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[dragonbite]

I might? They burn?

[voice]

[dragonbite]

[ If he cooks them with something...? ]

Like with sugar?

[ He has a little bit of a sweet tooth. ]

[liquid_serpent]

Well, they're known as fireflies.

[dragonbite]

They're called that because they're on fire?

[voice]

[circumitus]

Perhaps add more than just sugar. Though there are some countries that put bugs in candy and eat them, so that's not a terrible idea.

[Rey prefers more savory flavors, herself, but she isn't against sweet things, either.]

[voice]

[dragonbite]

Like what?

[ He has no idea. He can do basic cooking but he doens't really know what to add to make fireflies taste good. ]

[fuwatokurage]

Vaiz-san! You should not eat them!

It is better to watch them glow. They are like living stars.

[liquid_serpent]

I would assume so. They're bugs who use fire to light up the night sky and also a warning to would be humans wanting to eat them. [Basically, he's saying don't eat them, dude.]

You'll feel better if you catch them in a jar and hold it close to you.

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[quaerit]

Well, fair enough, but was Tejirof specifically talking about magical insects? Because that wouldn't be my first port of call. What if they hurt you? Either because they're glowing insects or because they come with magic.

I really don't think you should.

[ This translates along the lines of, 'I can't believe you're even considering it', but there we go. ]

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[dragonbite]

We don't have magical insects in Consume.

[ As far as he is aware, they don't. And if they do, he doesn't know about it. ]

I know how to use healing magic though, so I can heal myself if I need to.

[ He has not been deterred yet. ]

[dragonbite]

[ He thinks about that for a few moments. ]

I never thought about that.

[ Now he has. ]

They'd be more useful if I can eat them, instead of being in a jar.

[dragonbite]

Oh. Hi Clear.

[ He would probably listen more to Clear than to other people, but he focused on another part, and he does have a little trouble with paying attention to more things than one at a time. ]

No one's told me stars are alive before. Are they?

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[quaerit]

[ Gansey is struggling to credit the fact that he is having this conversation. This boy can't be serious, can he? ]

All right, but hear me out. You also have the option of not eating the magical insects, and not needing to heal yourself at all.

I mean, why would you do it in the first place? They hardly look very appetizing, and we have plenty of normal food right there in the stores!

[liquid_serpent]

Why would you think that? Have you not been listening to what I've been saying. They burn you. I wouldn't advise eating them unless you enjoy having your throat incinerated. They feel good in the jar close to you. Try it.

[Because he thinks eating them would be foolish and wasteful.]

[closerift]

[ staring ]

They're bugs. You don't eat them.

[ Well, some people do, probably. She wouldn't put it past... some.

(Sera). ]

[dragonbite]

I think people eat bugs sometimes.

[dragonbite]

I don't want to.

[ Sorry. He's very stubborn. ]

And I can use healing magic, anyways.

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[dragonbite]

I was thinking that maybe they might be tasty.

[ He's willing to try any kind of food, really. It might be a weakness or a strength, or perhaps it's both. ]

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[quaerit]

Or, on the other hand, disgusting, or poisonous.

[ Gansey either worried or irritated, depending on your perspective. ]

They don't look tasty to me.

[fuwatokurage]

[Clear blinks a bit.]

I do not think stars are alive. I have not researched what stars are made of, but they twinkle like they're living. Mm...I do not know for certain!

I know that there are things that look like stars, like jellyfish in the ocean. They look like stars, too.

[closerift]

[ sigh ]

If they're starving, maybe. Not by choice.

[ Or so she thinks. ]