>>6138980“Appreciate the offer. I'll talk with them over supper tonight, see what they all think.” you tell her, knowing that, from the faces you saw, you're sure at least one will want to continue helping. “And whoever wants to keep at it will be free to.”
“You know, you're a bit different than the rumors would have suggested.” she replies, nodding once before turning, walking back to her crew. “Until tomorrow.”
For a moment you consider inviting them all in to eat, but seems they've already gotten a fire pit going, roasting a rather large beast you don't recognize on a spit. So you head inside after your own long day of training, heading to the mess hall and sitting down to eat. Your youngest four join a moment later, Tatsu and Tomi along with your wife a bit after them as you all begin to eat.
“So, how was it?” you ask, not needing to specify. Junior immediately answers through a mouthful of food, muffling his voice. Causing you to chuckle a bit before gently reprimanding him. “Eat. Then answer.”
“Mmmmhmmph!” he replies, going back to his meal. Finishing his bite he then speaks up, clearly excited. “It was great! We got to dig out the foundations, got to lay the water and sewage pipes, preparing the ground for the 'crete foundations, it was amazing!”
However, his expression then falls a bit, slumping a bit in his seat. Clearly thinking this a one-time ordeal. Holding in your news, you then turn to Okira beside him, who also, to your surprise, seems rather content.
“I actually rather enjoyed myself as well.” she says, feeding a bite to Imagine Dragon before continuing. “And Boss Roccoli said that my Imagine Dragon was the best assistant she's ever had after we fixed that one mistake.”
“It was an accident!” Maz shouts with more than a little heat, clearly agitated with what happened. Silence echoes after his declaration, everyone who wasn't with the building team looking to him questioningly. He sees you all looking, getting even more defensive. “What?”
“What happened?” you ask him, Maz sighing and slumping a bit in his seat. Clearly not happy, but after a moment begins speaking.
“I broke one of the pipes. One of the big ones that'll run beneath the main road.” he says with a defeated sigh, looking down. “Roccoli said not to take it alone but to move it with a team, I said I could carry it by myself, like a stupid. Picked it up by the middle, but the weak pipe snapped right in two when I lifted it up!”
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