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Dani’s endless curiosity did help the hours go by but it was sometimes hard to tell when it was too much for another person. They’d been trying to err on the side of caution of ending the questions well before that point was reached which is why they left Lark’s little-house with still absolutely no idea why or how plants were made into powder that somehow tasted different than the plants themselves - especially when mixed together.
Their feet took them back towards the orchard to wander among trees enjoying the brief chill from the flickers of shade before reluctantly turning their feet back towards the beach. There was no real reason to dread it the way they did but when did emotions ever listen to reason? Surely they were not going to start now. So, Dani put no hurry into their steps and let their mind wander as they considered the Farm and why the island might be allowing it.
Sometimes they got the impression the island would be bored without its inhabitants and did make survival-for-longer possible for its own benefit but this seemed…different in a way they couldn’t put their finger on. Dani wasn’t certain if the seeds from any of these fruits would grow anywhere else on the island but it was a Science thing that Emilia would probably love to try.
With that in mind, their eyes swept over the land looking for the one in charge. Dani was terrible at names and worse at faces especially when in a state of shock and introduced to too many all at once. It’d now gotten to the point that there was no way they could ask names of people they interacted with fairly frequently but majority of them they knew by profession or connections to their family. Like…husband.
Spotting a figure that looked close enough to right was enough to point their feet in the opposite direction and they pretended their shoulders didn’t inch down with each step now. It didn’t take long to set a path that would cross the others’ and now that they were closing in - they felt foolish and awkward. They weren’t big on conversations - especially with the Others - but too late now.
“Hello.” Dani started. “Would you be willing to trade some fruit for some work? I am not a stranger to farming and work hard.”










