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"In all the excitement, I never asked your name."
What? Professor Mulberry wants to know your name? It's because he thinks you're <span class="mu-r">a human girl</span>! You had better tell him the name you use!
"Mashi!"
"Well, Mashi, you probably want to go help Ricky and his Surchin, don't you?"
You're nodding your head!
Professor Mulberry nods his head and says "I've known Ricky since he was your age and he can take care of himself. The General is getting rich selling mons to people from the mainland, and he's making enough other people rich that no one wants to stop him. Besides, anyone who did would have to deal with that mon of his."
"Barleen?"
You didn't mean to say that out loud but Professor Mulberry is nodding again! He looks at you and points his finger at you and says "The General's Barleen is exceptionally well-trained and can perform <span class="mu-r">all its special abilities</span>. It has a lot more energy than you might think." Professor Mulberry looks around and says "Where are my manners? Why don't you sit down <span class="mu-r">over there</span>?"
You look behind you and see <span class="mu-r">a big comfortable chair</span> in the other room! You look back at Professor Mulberry and he nods and then you go and sit in the chair! It's very comfortable!
When you look around you see <span class="mu-r">a picture</span> on a bookshelf and when you look back Professor Mulberry is sitting down on another chair next to you!
"That's me on the right, if you can believe it. Along with two of my friends."
What? One of the human boys in the picture is Professor Mulberry? It must have been taken a long time ago!
"The one on the left is <span class="mu-r">Booker</span> and the one in the middle is <span class="mu-r">Rudy</span>."
What? Professor Mulberry is saying he knows Booker and Rudy? It seems like he really did know Booker and Rudy when they were very young!
"Vine-vine?" You look away from the picture again and see Vineapple! Professor Mulberry looks at Vineapple and says "Vineapple, why don't you go get our young guest some bread? She looks like she could use a meal."
Vineapple says "Vine-vine!" and bobs away into another room. and Professor Mulberry looks at the picture again.
"I haven't seen either of them for a long time. That picture was taken when we were all in <span class="mu-r">the Mon Scouts</span>."
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You don't know what that is!
"Mon Scouts?"
"Vine-vine!"
Vineapple is holding a plate on its leaf with some pieces of bread! It smells pretty good! You take the plate and eat a piece of bread!
It's delicious! You can't help eating another piece right away!
Professor Mulberry smiles and looks back at the picture again and says "It was a group for children your age who were interested in mons. That picture was taken in <span class="mu-r">the Northern Mountains</span>. I remember we kept each other awake in our tent telling stories about how we were going to capture a Snowsquash."
