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Cady picks up the canister and a nametag "White Rice" appears.
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It really is rice! And I see a lot of other traditional Japanese ingredients! As expected of my first isekai experience!
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The counter between them is full by the time Cady finishes. Zafron's wary frown has become a happy smile. "That's 500 credits."
(She just remembered she doesn't have any credits.)
"Do you need help, Princess Cady?" Deline unclasps a pouch on her belt and takes out a fistful of coins. "I want to see what you'll make!"
"Yeah, uh..." Jax digs into his jacket seam. "To be honest, I'm looking forward to it."
Ren grins at Zafron. "How about giving us a deal since we're buying so much?"
"400 credits." The woman packs the last into the crate. "Anything else, your majesty?"
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That sounded like an insult!
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Cady glances at the mix of containers.
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I still need some kind of meat.
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She picks up a box and underneath a toothy green creature uncurls and flails around snarling and slashing inside the walls of the crate.
Jax and Deline snap their lightsabers on and ready the blades to stab it simultaneously but then they draw back and Jax's face leans forward. "Uh, Cady?"
Cady looks up from the squirming creature. "How much is that thing?"
"That siltgnash?" Zafron is frowning. "It just got into the canister somehow. You can have it if you really want it."
"They're a common pest on this planet." Jax's lightsaber is still held at the ready.
Cady grabs its tail and holds it up as it screeches and thrashes. "It's perfect!"
Deline wrinkles her nose. "You're not really going to eat that, are you?"
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She's not one to talk!
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Cady pokes the siltgnash's underside.
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It's soft and fatty! My Food Preparation skill is telling me this will be delicious!
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Zafron stuffs the siltgnash inside a container and quickly closes the lid. Cady can feel the thumping as it thrashes.
"You there, the pretty blonde girl!" A man near Zafron grins at Cady as she turns toward him. "I have just the thing for you!" He holds up a hair ornament and grins again. "It matches your outfit!"
Cady looks around at the rack of dresses surrounding the man and halts.
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This is the location for the scene where Princess Cady goes on a first date with one of the capture targets! Depending on how high his affection level is, her date might buy her that hairpin. That's why it just happens to match my outfit!
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She looks up at Jax and Ren.
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Does this mean I'm on a date right now?
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(She just noticed the stuffed bantha.)
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A stuffed bantha! First seen in the original Star Wars movie and played by an actual elephant in costume, a toy-sized plushie bantha was first seen in the Star Wars Holiday Special, a 1978 made-for-television variety show. In L+L, it's a rare item that only randomly appears during the marketplace first date scene! I can't pass this up!
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(She just remembered she still doesn't have any credits.)
