Some giggling individuals who've eaten them plenty of times before, challenges Wraithvine to the equivalent of the Deathnut challenge. -- Anon Guest
[AN: I thought this was a thing I wrote about for a hot minute. You can imagine me frantically searching my archives for the thing. Anyway. Death Nuts are a brand of snack that include injurious amounts of capsaicin]
Allowing oneself to experience new things comes with its own risks. Since Wraithvine was gifted an eternal existence, ze was willing to try more than the average intelligent being.
This particular example was presented with a wicked smirk from the Hellkin vendor. "Fresh from the wilds of Machagali." It looked like some colourful fruit in the shape of a Dragon's claw.
Wraithvine knew damn well that Machagali wasn't as wild as most would like to believe. Many of the reptile-folk settlements were cleaner than the "peak of civilisation" that the mammalian life made. "Oh I saw these the last time I went through. Never tried them, alas. It's good to see them again."
The Hellkin, who called hirself Host, looked slightly worried at that. Nevertheless, the bowl was still pushed forward with a look of -ha- demonic anticipation.
Without breaking eye contact, Wraithvine plucked a particularly bright fruit out of the bowl... and ate it.
Host's crystal grey eyes went wide. Ze reached for something below the counter in anticipation.
Wraithvine leaned hir head back and breathed out colourful flames.
"Oh. So you learned how to do that. You must be a friend of my cousins."
"A few of them," Wraithvine allowed. "What your fellows can do naturally, it took me a decade to perfect."
"Pretty fast learning curve," allowed Host. "Want to try it with the serious ones?" Host had a different bowl of even brighter coloured fruits and suspiciously plain-looking berries.
"You bet your accessorised ass," said Wraithvine. "Keep the butter and cream handy. Just in case."
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