Well, whatever's made our abilities weaker here seems to have made it so you have to eat, too. And sleep, and drink.
[It's matter-of-fact, without much sympathy or anything. It's just the way it is, and Brook will have to adapt, as far as Onni's concerned. Adapt to survive, it's what's required from life, and a lesson that had been painful for Onni himself to learn.
He doesn't mind that Brook is sitting 'wrong' on the bench, either. It reminds him again of Lalli, of the way his cousin never quite sits on seats the way they're intended to be sat on. With the stubborn way Brook behaves and his lack of extreme emotions and general unfriendly demeanor, he reminds Onni more and more of his cousin.]
Brook. Good to meet you.
[He adds the meat to the stew, allowing it to cook, and then digs around in his pack to see if there's anything else inside he can give to the boy to tide him over. It's only recently he's been cooking for himself, but he has a few things in there. After a moment, he decides to bring out some rolls he'd found.]
These rolls might as well be cake for how sweet they are, so I don't know if they'll go with the stew, but here, take one.
[They're just regular dinner rolls, but Onni is used to the darkest rye bread. He gets up and hands over a roll to Brook.]
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[It's matter-of-fact, without much sympathy or anything. It's just the way it is, and Brook will have to adapt, as far as Onni's concerned. Adapt to survive, it's what's required from life, and a lesson that had been painful for Onni himself to learn.
He doesn't mind that Brook is sitting 'wrong' on the bench, either. It reminds him again of Lalli, of the way his cousin never quite sits on seats the way they're intended to be sat on. With the stubborn way Brook behaves and his lack of extreme emotions and general unfriendly demeanor, he reminds Onni more and more of his cousin.]
Brook. Good to meet you.
[He adds the meat to the stew, allowing it to cook, and then digs around in his pack to see if there's anything else inside he can give to the boy to tide him over. It's only recently he's been cooking for himself, but he has a few things in there. After a moment, he decides to bring out some rolls he'd found.]
These rolls might as well be cake for how sweet they are, so I don't know if they'll go with the stew, but here, take one.
[They're just regular dinner rolls, but Onni is used to the darkest rye bread. He gets up and hands over a roll to Brook.]
Try it.