I hear Bayushi get's all the hot meals. (Day 1 Evening )

[Volsung]

Supaisu got a gleam in her eye at that offer. "Hai, Usagi-sama. I had heard that. There's room in the morning for your assistance. We start cooking early in the morning."

She looked the Hare over more critically. "I think we can work something out to be beneficial, Usagi-sama. If you feel the need to offer spices I will not object."

[Yoritomo Kaito]

The worst part of morning duty had to be missing a warm meal so Kaito was not the one to miss out on his only chance in the day to have one. Striding over to gather a plate he walks over towards where the cook and Hare are talking he waits for a lull in the conversation to get his meal and a cup of tea.

Moments later he walks over plate in one hand tea in the other to join the crab. "Evenin Hida-san. Mind if I join ya?"

[Bayushi Kichirou]

Breaking from an afternoon of building arrows Kichirou makes his way to the Galley for some grub. Offering a bow to those already assembled he makes his way to the food itself and finds himself his portion before sitting in an open spot to eat and hopefully ignore the kinks in his shoulders and neck that had been bothering him for the last few hours.

[Usagi Zenko]

He nods at that. "Okay then! I will be there tomorrow morning. Also on spices... is a mild, a hot, or a..oh...7 out of 10 preferred?" He smiles somewhat devilishly with the question.

[Akodo Amuro]

"I doubt we'll be leveling Toshi Ranbo anytime soon though," Sugita adds seriously.

"Oh but what tales of glory would be told, if we could some how manage such feat from a ship half a world away. Alas it becoming the capital put quite a kibosh on our skirmishes there." the Lion said at first cheerfully, adding a hint of regret at the end. He looks up and gives brief nods of his head in acknowledgment of those that entered and began to eat during their conversation.

[Agasha Qian-Fan]

Qian-Fan stopped eating to look at the Crane and Lion as they joked about Toshi Ranbo. At least the Lion had the sense to show some remorse.

"I spent two months healing those who suffered at Toshi Ranbo. Lion, Unicorn, heimin, even eta. It did not matter to me who, as long as we started stopping the suffering that the Khan's Folly had started. I hardly think of 'levelling Toshi Ranbo' as a pleasant topic of conversation."

It seems they have hit a raw point for the young Agasha. So much for keeping the peace.

[Kakita Sugita]

The snickering caused by the Lion is hardly suppressed by the Phoenix's issues. "Apologies for hittin' somethin' personal. But some advice... If you want to stick to the pre-defined 'pleasant topics of conversation' then you'll run out of things to talk about in a week. Get used to something coming up you aren't comfortable with."

[Agasha Qian-Fan]

As the Kakita tumbles down Qian-Fan's 'priority for healing' list, the Phoenix took a deep breath and forced a smile back.

Friends, Qian. The Captain said make friends.

"Duly noted, Kakita-san. It is a difficult memory for those of us who were there."

An image of holding a Moto down while he tried to staunch the bleeding of the Unicorn's severed arm surfaced, unbidden, in Qian-Fan's mind.

Difficult indeed.

[Hida Musasha]

Musasha doesn't really hear the conversations over his grumbling belly. He looks around, then returns his gaze to his bowl before rising and heading to the door for a little fresh air.

[Kakita Sugita]

"What are ya lookin' forward to then?" For some reason, Sugita has been carefully inspecting his food before he eats it. "On the boat I mean. Something more pleasant I imagine."

[Agasha Qian-Fan]

"Looking forward to? I hadn't really thought about that. I've been more concerned with learning my role here on the ship and how to adjust to . . . the changes."

He still wasn't comfortable with the clothing the job demanded and very self conscious of how he appeared.

[Kakita Sugita]

... "Changes? Like sleeping on top of waves and the like or something else?"

[Agasha Qian-Fan]

So this Kakita really did need things spelled out in full.

"No, I mean not wearing my usual clothes, not having my honour at my side, and worrying constantly about getting salt water on my scrolls."

[Kakita Sugita]

"Aha..." Those concerns are entirely frivolous in Sugita's mind. "You can wear your sword. It's just inconvenient. Do you not have a waterproof scroll satchel thing?"

[Agasha Qian-Fan]

He shakes his head.

"It's not a question of waterproofing. The spray and salt get everywhere. Absolutely everywhere, as I'm sure you've discovered with your own clothing."

A slight blush as he looked down at his food, trying his best not to think of the rest of the crew discovering the effects of salt water where it really should never be.

[Kakita Sugita]

Sugita can only go by what is said, so he's really confused about Qian-Fan's discomfort. "Do scrolls have to be paper?"

[Agasha Qian-Fan]

He blinked.

"No actually they do not, they just need to be a surface that can hold the ink it is written in, and it is the ink that causes so much trouble here. I could carve them on stone slabs and they would still work but would be most unwieldy to carry and use. There is some special ink and paper in the hold, but in short supply so until Isawa-sama says i can use it, I will carry on with what I have."

A small smile.

"And make frequent copies of them."

[Kakita Sugita]

Nod nod. "Ah... I just thought maybe writing them on fabric like silk could work. Terribly uncomfortable to wear, bright colors fade, and it takes a while to dry, but the salt takes a long time to ruin it completely. It's what we make flags out of a lot."

[Agasha Qian-Fan]

The Phoenix nods again.

"The ink would still be a problem I think."

Remembering his food, Qian-Fan sets to eating his ration. Unlike the Crab he finds one bowl to be more than enough sustenance.

[Kakita Sugita]

"You can dye it or sew it in." Sugita, after fishing through his bowl in search, holds out a piece of meat. "What kind of meat do you think this is? It isn't shellfish is it?"