Reth: Dialogue: Gifting

After First Gift

At the Player's Housing Plot

Reth
You've been giving me so much stuff lately, I thought it was time to give you something that wasn't soup. Not that soup isn't great...but you know, variety is the spice of life!
Tish recently redid my room in this super cool orange color inspired by my Starstone, Citrine.
Citrine's associated with being fun and carefree! And who couldn't use more fun right?
It reminds me a bit of carrot soup, though... + Sunset Citrine Stucco Wall

Starstone

Given Citrine

Reth
Is that a Citrine? And you're giving it to... me?
I mean, hey, I won't look a gift starstone in the, uh... mouth...
What I'm saying is thanks. A lot!

Requests

Requesting Any Fish

Reth
If you can bring some (fish) by the Inn that would be great.
I need it for one of my non-lettuce based recipes.

Requesting Blueberries

Reth
Lots of people put blueberries in their desserts, but I like to shake it up every once in a while.
I was going to make a sauce to drizzle over some roast sernuk, but I need fresh blueberries.

Requesting Carrot

Reth
I'm trying out a new carrot cake recipe this week, but I need more carrots.
Granted, the last few attempts didn't turn out great...
Fifth time's the charm, right?

Requesting Dari Cloves

Reth
I'm always running out of dari cloves.
The stuff's so hard to find, and it's not like I get a lot of time off to hunt for ingredients.
Just imagine the soups and stews I could make with it...
And other, non-liquid based foods. I guess.

Requesting Elder Clam Mushroom Meat

Reth
Do you think anyone would notice if I used Elder Clam Mushroom Meat instead of oysters?
There's only one way to find out...

Requesting Onion

Reth
I'm making fajitas this week, but I ran out of onions.
If you bring me some, I might actually cry.
...because of the onions.

Requesting Potato

Reth
I'm making papas rellenas this week, and I could use some fresh potatoes.
These things always sell like hot cakes. Or, y'know. Hot potatoes.

Requesting Raspberry Beetle

Reth
This is a little embarrassing but...
Bugs bug me, y'know? Tish always laughs at me when I get grossed out.
So I'm trying to get over it. Could you bring me a Raspberry Beetle? It's the only one that doesn't give me the heebie jeebies when I think about it.

Requesting Sernuk Meat

Reth
Sifuu's always clearing out my stock of sernuk meat.
Could you bring me some more? Before she breaks something.
Again.

Requesting any Soup, Flowtato Fries with Ketchup

Reth
Days like this... when there's a slight chill in the air... I always get a hankering for a good old fashioned (Soup / Flowtato Fries with Ketchup).

Requesting Spice Sprouts

Reth
I could always use some more spice sprouts.
After all, I season my Dishes. I'm not a monster.

Requesting Spicy Pepper

Reth
If you grow any extra peppers, I could always use some more.
I'm looking to spice things up at the Inn...literally.
This isn't a double entendre situation.

Requesting Sweet Leaf

Reth
I'm running kinda low on sweet leaf. And by low I mean I'm totally out.
I'm not pointing any fingers, but some of my customers have a major sweet tooth.

Requesting Tomato

Reth
I'm making shakshouka this week, but I ran out of tomatoes.
What'd I use all the tomatoes on? It's classified.
But don’t look in the backroom. It looks like a crime scene in there.

Requesting Wild Garlic

Reth
I could always use some more garlic.
Here's a little tip for you: any time a recipe calls for garlic, triple it.

Requests For Other Villagers

• For Ashura:

Requesting Crab Pot Pie, Grilled Fish, Striped Dace, Striped Sturgeon

Reth
Ashura is a big fan of (crab pot pie / grilled fish / dace / sturgeon).
Whenever I serve it, I'm always afraid there won't be enough left over for the customers.

Requesting Celebration Cake

Reth
Ashura is a big fan of celebration cake.
Don't tell him I told you, but that guy's sweet tooth is worse than Auni's.

Requesting Fish Stew, Stickleback

Reth
Ashura's been craving (fish soup / stickleback) lately.
I'm not sure I can keep up with the demand! He's asked for it every day this week.

• For Sifuu:

Requesting Cream of Tomato Soup

Reth
The only time Sifuu isn't ordering meat, she orders tomato soup.
Hey, I respect it. Know what you like and stick with it, right?

Requesting Steak Dinner

Reth
Sifuu's been ordering steak almost every night.
Isn't she sick of it yet...?

• For Tish

Requesting Apple Pie or Blueberry Pie

Reth
Tish's got a real sweet tooth. Best way to get on her good side is with (an apple/a berry) pie.
...Not that it's hard to get on her good side.

Requesting Celebration Cake

Reth
Tish's got a real sweet tooth. But what she loves more than anything else is celebration cake.
I once watched her eat a whole cake in a single sitting.
It was amazing.

Requesting Sweet Leaf

Reth
Tish's got a real sweet tooth. She thinks I don't know, but I caught her chewing on some of my sweet leaf stock once.
No wonder I'm always running out.

• For Zeki

Requesting Fish Stew, Fried Catfish Dinner, Grilled Fish, Fish Tacos, (Minnows)

Reth
Look, you didn't hear this from me, but Zeki really likes (fish meal/fish).
Maybe it's a Grimalkin thing?

Responses

General Acceptance

Reth
Nice, this is just what I needed! Thanks, (Player).

Rejection

General Rejection

Reth
Uh, no thanks. I'm trying to cut down on how much stuff I have.
Makes it easier when I have to mysteriously uproot my life and disappear without a trace one day.

Duplicate Weekly Gift

Reth
Thanks, but I've got piles of that in the stockroom now. If I accept any more, the walls might actually cave in.

Specific Rejection

Rejecting Any Bug

Reth
Bugs! I hate bugs! Like, do they have to... wriggle so much??
Get it outta my sight before I cry. Please.

Rejecting Reth's Lettuce Soup

Reth
Wait?! You're regifting me my own gift?
I don't know [sic] to say, that's harsh.
You have got one twisted sense of humor, my friend.

Rejecting Ruined Food

Reth
Are my eyes tricking me, or is this a failed cooking attempt you're trying to disguise as a gift?
No offense, but not the coolest thing to give a guy who knows his way around the kitchen.

Specific Responses

Given Dari Cloves

Reth
Hey, this is just what I needed to finish that recipe.
Thanks. I mean it. I don’t actually have anything witty to say, shockingly enough.
But between you and me, can we just pretend I did?

Given non-soup Dishes, Any Pickle, Any Vegetable

Reth
Did you make this yourself?
Not gonna lie, it looks pretty tasty.
Thanks.

Given Any Soup

Reth
Wow! Soup!
Is it a food? Is it a drink? No one knows!
But either way, I’m a big fan.

Given Ramen

Reth
Oh hey, ramen! Just what I was craving.
Is is soup? Is it noodles? Who knows!
I mean, I don't. Seriously. Life is full of mysteries.

Given Sernuk Meat, Wild Garlic

Reth
Hey, this is just what I needed to finish that recipe.
I'm trying out something new this week.
If you eat it later and hate it, just pretend you like it for me, okay?

Given Sunstone

Reth
Dang, this thing is packing some heat!
...How offended would you be if I used it to keep my soup from getting cold?