=== Boucheron & Lapis ===
--- C ---


[Lapis]
You're...Boucheron, right? I'm Lapis. I'll be on
serving duty starting today.
[Boucheron]
That's right, I'm Boucheron. I'll be serving with
you, looks like. Nice to meet you.
[Boucheron]
Let's get this done quick. I think everyone's
pretty hungry.
[Boucheron]
Here we go. That should be enough milk.
[Lapis]
Enough?
[Lapis]
That's way too much.
[Boucheron]
You think so? It seems about right to me.
[Lapis]
Then you need to get your eyes checked.
[Lapis]
That's enough milk to last 10 days.
[Boucheron]
What are you talking about? It won't last the
length of this meal.
[Lapis]
What are you talking about? Look. Pour one
part milk into the cup...
[Lapis]
Then add ten parts water.
[Boucheron]
Hold on a second! Why would you add water?
And why so much?
[Lapis]
You don't dilute your milk? I always heard it
was unhealthy to drink straight.
[Boucheron]
That's the first I've heard of it.
[Lapis]
Uh...
[Lapis]
You're not messing with me, right? You're
being serious?
[Boucheron]
Completely serious.
[Lapis]
Oh...
[Lapis]
In that case...forget I said anything. I must have
been confused.
[Boucheron]
I'm a little confused myself...
--- B ---


[Lapis]
Looks like it's the two of us on serving duty
again today.
[Boucheron]
Looks like it.
[Boucheron]
Ooo! We get steak today!
[Lapis]
Mmm! It looks so delicious!
[Lapis]
Gather around, everyone! Bring your rice and
line up.
[Boucheron]
Wait, why are you calling everyone? We serve
people one at a time.
[Lapis]
Huh? But we have to fill up on the smell first.
[Boucheron]
Fill up on what? What are you talking about?
[Lapis]
The steak's smell, of course.
[Lapis]
You've got to eat your rice while you can smell
the steak grilling. That's how you get full.
[Boucheron]
Huh?
[Lapis]
Come on, Boucheron. You're a grown-up.
You should know all this by now.
[Boucheron]
Is this some Brodian custom?
[Lapis]
No? This is how people eat all over the world.
[Boucheron]
Says who?
[Lapis]
My family back home. And everyone else in
the village, for that matter.
[Boucheron]
...
[Boucheron]
Lapis, I don't think anyone else does that.
Not anywhere in the world.
[Lapis]
Haha, nuh-uh! You're not fooling me again.
[Boucheron]
No, I'm not joking. I mean it.
[Lapis]
Um, really?
[Lapis]
You're not just teasing me? Because that...that
would be really rude.
[Boucheron]
Once again, I'm completely serious.
[Lapis]
Uh...
[Lapis]
You're right! Ha, silly me. I guess I got a little
mixed up again.
[Boucheron]
Hmm. Whereas for me, certain things are
becoming clearer...
--- A ---



[Boucheron]
Time for my afternoon tea.
[Lapis]
Hey, Boucheron. I made a ton of snacks. Here.
I bet it'll go great with your tea.
[Boucheron]
Well, that was nice of you. Hang on, though.
What is that?
[Lapis]
A snack.
[Boucheron]
This is your snack? A weed?
[Lapis]
Yeah!
[Lapis]
I pulled weeds earlier and then cooked them up
to give as treats. Doesn't everyone do that?
[Boucheron]
...
[Lapis]
Oh, come on. This isn't a universal thing either?
[Boucheron]
Afraid not.
[Lapis]
Ugh...
[Boucheron]
Lapis, be honest with me. Are you from a
poor village?
[Lapis]
...
[Lapis]
Wh-what makes you say that?!
[Boucheron]
It was getting increasingly obvious.
[Lapis]
Oh no, no, no, no! That's no good! I don't want
anyone to know. Especially not...him.
[Boucheron]
"Him"?
[Lapis]
Gah! Forget I said anything! Please, just don't
tell anyone about this!
[Boucheron]
It's OK, Lapis. I'm not making fun of you or
anyone else who came from poverty.
[Boucheron]
If anything, I'm inspired by the creativity it
instilled in you.
[Lapis]
Now you're just lying to make me feel better.
[Boucheron]
No, really. I've tried the watered-down milk
and the "fill up on smells" trick for myself.
[Lapis]
Huh?
[Lapis]
And...what did you think?
[Boucheron]
They weren't bad. I feel like I got a window into
a whole different world.
[Lapis]
Really?!
[Boucheron]
Really! So I'd love to try your snacks.
[Boucheron]
Wow, this flavor is unbelievable!
[Boucheron]
My life is now divided into the time before I'd
tried this and the glorious time after.
[Lapis]
You know what, Boucheron?
[Lapis]
You're a good guy. I mean that.
[Boucheron]
Aww, you're too kind. I'm just a guy who's all
brawn and no brains.
[Lapis]
If you're really interested, I could teach you
some more customs from my village.
[Boucheron]
I'd love that.
[Boucheron]
Hang on, though. Before that, we have to share
your snack with the others.
[Boucheron]
Hey, everyone! We've got a special treat today!
Line up for snack time.
[Lapis]
Haha!
[Lapis]
Thanks, Boucheron. That means a lot to me.
--- S ---