[of course she comes back in time for dinner—which is the time everyone manages to somehow get into some silly competition (everyone being nero and thor; himeka is faultless in all this, even if she cheers them on). she tries to hide her smile as they greet her, pulling off her shawl and setting it on a bench—it's warm with the fire going—and stepping closer to the table to take a seat beside thor.

(she and nero cannot be trusted to sit next to each other.)]

I can see that he's doing well. Thank you for looking after him. [scrunching her nose towards Original Nero, she remembers—] We got all the way to the coast. [—and brings her leather bag onto her lap, sticking an arm inside it.] The horse ride was alright, but if I go on my own next time, I'll just fly there.

[aha!

out she pulls a smaller bag that's tied at its brim with a string. undoing it, she digs in and starts pulling out seashells; multicolored, none of them quite small.]

I got you guys something.

[for himeka, she gets a calico scallop the size of her hand; wanda places a lightning whelk by thor's plate; she reaches over the table to hand nero a crowned conch. lastly, both pork chop and plant-nero get a couple of baby shells.

she's going to act like this is no big deal, setting her bag aside and immediately reaching for the plate with the salad (she wants the plate, not so much the salad), distributing it around so everyone gets their own portion.]

What did I miss?