Even more Princes

[majestic_keiki]

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[Whatever the reason you've come here for, you've found the kitchen engulfed in a distinctly sugary smell, all centered around the green...thing sitting on the middle of the table, surrounded by dirty bowls, whisks and other kitchen equipment. It has a candy cherry on the top suggesting that it might be some kind of dessert. Maybe.

Kei returns to the kitchen just a little bit later, giving you an awkward smile.]

Oh, I thought the kitchen was empty...Did you need something?



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[A recent operation has brought a lot of attention on Team Rabbits and now Kei has been cornered by someone wanting to hear about it. Perhaps a fan or someone interviewing. Maybe it's you or maybe it's someone else. Regardless, she seems not to have an easy time dealing with it and is practically looking for an escape.]

Comments

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[abugslife]

[A two meter tall alien bug woman is poking the cake with a bony finger.]

What could this mysterious object be?

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[majestic_keiki]

[What is that? When did bugs come to the base.]

It's a cake...A sweet food that humans make.

[abugslife]

Ah, excellent. I see that earthlings have managed to progress far on the field of culinary achievements, as well.

What kind of food is it? Prepared meat of a wild beast?

[majestic_keiki]

No, it's made with sugar, wheat flour, fruit and agar jelly. Except for the butter, it's all vegetarian.

[abugslife]

How intriguing. From these ingredients one would expect a shaking mass of jelly, covered in various dusts!

...I'd like to taste it, if possible.

[majestic_keiki]

The water and butter mix with the other ingredients, to create the dough. The jelly is added after it's baked.

[While explaining, Kei moves to prepare a slice for the bug woman.]

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[abugslife]

That sounds like natural evolution of what was in the ancient times known as bread.

[Eat, eat with a strangely expressionless face. Well, her face is expressionless most of the time anyway.]

...It seems our standards when it comes to food are noticably different.

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[abugslife]

This "cake", while quite good, is barely sweet at all.

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[majestic_keiki]

Really? People usually compliment my food for its sweetness.

[Right, Kei, those are absolutely compliments.]

And we still have bread, cake is the dessert version. But what do you know about ancient times?

[abugslife]

Clearly, our taste buds work differently.

[Or maybe bugs just really love sugar.]

Several thousand years have passed since my people arrived on Earth in an exploration mission, and our civilizations didn't have any contact since. However, the discoveries of those ancient explorers are well-documented. They have laid the foundation for our culture.

[majestic_keiki]

So that guy on tv was right...Except the aliens learned from humans?

[abugslife]

Not entirely. We didn't share any cultural or technological achievements with you, nor did we help in shaping your civilization in any way. As a matter of fact, earthlings already had an advanced civilization when the ancient explorers found them.

...Advanced enough that it influenced us for millenia, even to this day.

[majestic_keiki]

That was what I meant...But did they even have metal back then?

[abugslife]

Bronze. Iron was extremely uncommon in that region.

[Gee, wonder what region could she be talking about!]

[majestic_keiki]

Still a long time ago...What could you really learn from them?

[abugslife]

Art, architecture, clothing, music, and much more! While earthlings were much more primitive than my ancestors back in the day, their cultural achievements were truly amazing.

[majestic_keiki]

Maybe I should read more about ancient civilizations if they're that great.

[abugslife]

Oh, we didn't adapt all of their customs, of course. Having such a large and powerful priest caste is just asking for trouble. And we never kept our own people as slaves, even if the Anti-Earthling Party wants to do it with you.

[majestic_keiki]

Anti-Earthling Party?

[abugslife]

The group that thinks we should conquer Earth and enslave its inhabitants. They're short-sighted and don't see that this will only end in unnecessary death and destruction for both races.

As a member of the Pro-Earthling Party, I believe in cooperation. And as its top general, it is my duty to face the AEP in battle. If these fools do not listen to arguments, then they will listen to blades.

[majestic_keiki]

If you're in favor of us, shouldn't you call us humans, then?

And that would explain those other aliens trying to conquer the Earth in addition to the Wulgaru.

[abugslife]

No. It's because we call ourselves humans.

[majestic_keiki]

[Kei blinked once, looking at the bug for a long while.]

How did that happen? It seems really unlikely we both ended up calling ourselves the same thing...

[abugslife]

Really unlikely, or perhaps really obvious? "Human" is a word that means "someone of my species". I would not be surprised if almost every race called themselves humans, in their own language.

[majestic_keiki]

[Kei gave a long, steady look, not entirely sure that was the correct answer, but not knowing enough to deny it either.]

I see.