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[bolderfell]

What's the deal with tomatoes. They're just messy fruit full of water.

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[bolderfell]

Like...echoes. Or memories.

Those turn to fire where you're from?

[hagrides]

Indeed. And my duty is to cleanse them.

[bolderfell]

Guess it makes sense to get rid of them if they're literally fire. Still...I think it's kind of sad.

[hagrides]

I am afraid it must be done. Their presence taints the land and prevents it from being reborn.

[bolderfell]

The world goes on, and those people who died hurting and betrayed are forgotten even by the land they lived on.

[hagrides]

It is better that way. Too many kingdoms stand as monuments to death and sorrow, pain frozen in time, eternal.

[bolderfell]

You're probably right. It's just a lonely way to go.

[hagrides]

Know at least that the line of Grimm will remember them.

[bolderfell]

It's a family business?

[hagrides]

Indeed. My child will take over for me soon after our return to our world. I have no doubt that they will perform wonderfully.

[bolderfell]

Your kid is here? Figure that'd get awkward.

[hagrides]

Not at all. They receive pettings more than they already did, and are very happy about it.

[bolderfell]

[Aww.]

All right. Even I can't deny that sounds sweet.

[hagrides]

Indeed! Their schedule is terribly booked for playdates.

[bolderfell]

Popularity's tough. Bet they're glad they've got family around to ease the burden.

[hagrides]

I do my best, though I am not nearly as cute as my child, of course.

[bolderfell]

Pretty common sentiment among parents, I'd assume. Of course, no one's kid could possibly be as cute as theirs.

[hagrides]

Would you like to see a picture of them?

[bolderfell]

Sure, why not.

[hagrides]

A family photo.

[Top image, flower crown included.]

[bolderfell]

[On the one hand, they all look like creatures he'd fight while raiding a tomb back home. On the other hand, what was he expecting someone that eats angry fire ghosts to look like?]

Cute. They really take after you. Is the one on the right yours, too?

[hagrides]

Not as such, though they are family nonetheless. The Knight is also here in Lunatia.

[bolderfell]

Must be nice. Really. Someone make that picture here for you?

[hagrides]

Yuri did. A young woman who recently returned home.

[bolderfell]

Can I ask how long you've been here?