[ She can't really argue against that. Getting paid for work does help and, you know, pay for things, but it's been many years since she was truly strapped for cash. ]

I had the misfortune once of trying to eradicate a colony of feral dodos by frantically running from one nest to the next with nearly the whole family in tow.

[ A beat as she picks up the bottle of beer once more. ]

They look stupid but that makes them all the more dangerous when angry.

[ Very early on in her career, too. Much shouting and relying on the command of a carbuncle that didn't want to listen to her.

But, okay. His star is called "Sphere" for some reason and the place he lives is just..."The Continent." Himeka does pause mid-drink to look at Geralt then and says very easily and simply-- ]

Those are terrible names.

[ Very uncreative. But also not his fault. He didn't make them, after all.

After a hearty swig she rotates the skewers and hands Geralt another, bidding him to take it fully for himself rather than just sample. ]

So you are a Witcher who hunts monsters for coin on the Continent on your Sphere. May I ask why? Surely it isn't the easiest way to make money.