Posted by Commander Shedda Mal’athar (Executive Officer) in A Day With Koro

Posted by Civilian Char’les Harv (Officer’s Mess Chef) in A Day With Koro

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Eyes wide, Koro gazed intently at Harv. “Really?” He was still skeptical that the yucky tasting thing was the same thing he just ate, but he seemed willing to try to beleive.

Shedda was very certain that the whole crew would mutiny against her if she asked Harv if he’d actually ever met a kitchen magician. She would never admit it, but Harv could do some pretty impressive things with food. She looked at Koro, “And magic food does more than just fill your belly. Just like Mira told you, it can make you feel better when you’re sad, but it can also make you happy, or bring back memories. It can even help you make new friends.”

Shedda

Her shifted his brown eyes to Shedda and was suddenly pensive. “It won’t make Mirane better, but it could make her happy?”

~Koro

Harv set his hand lightly on the boy’s shoulder and he said “Absolutely. And… if you help do the food magic… I bet it would work even better. What’dya think, Nugget? Think you might have what it takes to be a kitchen magician?”

Harv

Koro seemed to be seriously considering this option and giving it the thought it clearly required.

Shedda knelt down and took both his hands and gave them a little squeeze. “Chef Harv is right. If you help with the magic, it will make her very happy. You can do that for her, and then give her the shawl you picked. Do you want to do that?” Shedda’s heart went out to him. Koro was still very young and losing one of the most important people in his life. She knew it was hard for him.

Shedda

He nodded eagerly but then leaned in towards her. “But Shedda? I’m hungry. Can I have a snack first?” he asked, his little tummy gurgling after all his activity so far. It had been a fun but busy day so far. He wasn’t generally a whiny child but he was on the edge of pouting.

~Koro