=== Goldmary & Saphir ===
--- C ---



[Goldmary]
Hello, Saphir.
[Goldmary]
I heard you're good with fish. Is that true?
[Saphir]
Yep. You heard right.
[Saphir]
Been fishing ever since my dad first took me out
on the water. Been cooking 'em about as long.
[Saphir]
If it's got gills or flippers or tentacles, I can
cook it to your preference.
[Goldmary]
I see. Even uncommon ingredients like squid
or octopus are within your purview, then.
[Saphir]
They sure are! I once caught this massive thing.
A real whopper. Don't even know what it was.
[Saphir]
But that didn't stop us from cutting it up and
making a huge feast for the whole village.
[Goldmary]
That is quite a story. You must be exceptionally
skilled.
[Goldmary]
That is why I must destroy you utterly.
[Saphir]
Whoa, hey! Why the hostility?
[Goldmary]
I'm sorry, Saphir, but there is only room for one
perfect chef here.
[Goldmary]
I challenge you to a singular contest of
culinary skill.
[Saphir]
You mean, like...a cook-off?
[Goldmary]
That's right. We'll showcase our talents and let
others decide which of us is superior.
[Saphir]
Sure, I guess this might as well happen.
[Goldmary]
Good. I will tell you when and where as soon as
it is decided. Be ready to cook some seafood.
[Goldmary]
And look forward to being ground into dust
and used for seasoning.
--- B ---




[Saphir]
Here we are. Ready to cook some fish?
[Goldmary]
Well...
[Goldmary]
Not exactly.
[Saphir]
Hey, what's wrong? I thought you were
gonna grind me to dust.
[Goldmary]
Ashamed as I am to admit it...I wasn't able to
get my hands on any decent fish.
[Saphir]
No? That's a shame. Look what I caught─as
rare a specimen as you'll find in these parts.
[Goldmary]
The competition hasn't even started, and I've
already lost.
[Saphir]
Not at all. Look, I caught one for you too.
[Goldmary]
Why would you do that?
[Saphir]
Wouldn't be fair otherwise. It's a cook-off,
not a fishing contest.
[Goldmary]
That's true...
[Goldmary]
Thank you, Saphir. This is a noble gesture.
I'm humbled by your kindness.
[Goldmary]
But as much as I want to win this competition,
I can't let you outshine me in nobility either.
[Goldmary]
So...please take this.
[Saphir]
What have we got here?
[Goldmary]
Rare herbs. They were hard to come by, but it
would be poor form not to share them now.
[Saphir]
You weren't kidding─these are tough to find!
Hehe, thanks, Goldmary. You're all right.
[Saphir]
Now, let's get cooking! May the best chef win.
[Goldmary]
Agreed. You're going down.
--- A ---



[Goldmary]
The cook-off was a delight, Saphir. I'm... I'm
actually proud to say we were evenly matched.
[Saphir]
Yeah, it was great. Can't complain about a tie
with a skilled chef like you.
[Saphir]
Tight as the competition was, though...that
wasn't the best part.
[Saphir]
That honor goes to all the smiling faces
we got to feed.
[Goldmary]
I have to agree.
[Goldmary]
The crowd seemed to be so worn down before
we got started.
[Goldmary]
But by the time we were finished, they were
completely revitalized.
[Saphir]
Yeah. We did a good thing.
[Goldmary]
I have to say, Saphir, the way you handled our
contest truly moved me.
[Saphir]
How so?
[Goldmary]
The only reason I was able to cook at all was
because you shared your catch with me.
[Goldmary]
If not for your generosity, I would have been
a laughingstock.
[Goldmary]
And even though you could have humiliated me,
you didn't say another word about it.
[Saphir]
Hahaha! Are you kidding? I could say the same
thing about you, y'know.
[Goldmary]
I don't see how.
[Saphir]
Those herbs of yours were a key ingredient in
my dish. I couldn't have made it without 'em.
[Saphir]
And you didn't say another word about that,
did you?
[Goldmary]
Hehe!
[Saphir]
What's so funny?
[Goldmary]
It's just very unlike me to refrain from
saying something.
[Goldmary]
Normally, I'm the sort of person who would
take credit for those herbs.
[Goldmary]
But in this situation... Well, I guess you could
say I was inspired by your good deed.
[Saphir]
That's really touching.
[Goldmary]
I'd love it if we could do this again.
[Goldmary]
I don't mean as a competition. Let's just cook
up another feast for people.
[Saphir]
Sounds great. We should branch out from
seafood next time too.
[Saphir]
I'll be in unfamiliar territory, though, so you'll
have to give me a few pointers.
[Goldmary]
I'll be happy to teach you a few tricks.
[Goldmary]
Maybe then you'll be able to say I inspired you
as well.
--- S ---