1Li was truding along the endless fields and
forests of Hyrule very sulkily. She had a lantern, but the darkness
was still there. Zelda was getting less insane now, and she had taken
up a conversation with Cloud once she realized that liking Roy was
bad for her health. But somehow Li was still upset. She couldn't
put a finger on it. Finally, she heard a growling sound and realized
that she was hungry.
"Where can we get some food?" asked
Li.
"Where are we?" asked Zelda.
Cloud stared at them.
"We're wandering in the middle of a forest. Where do you expect
to find any form of food?"
-zappedy-
Li walked around
a corner and saw a building. The large neon sign on the front said
"The Rock". It was a pub. "There," said Li. "Good enough
for you?"
Cloud stood baffled. "Bu-bu-bu-"
Roy looked
dubious but decided to go inside anyway. Zelda looked
relieved.
Inside it was dimly lit. The walls were covered in
rocks. The ceiling looked like it was marble. Up near the front were
several gorons with drinks. Li walked up to a waiter. "Can we get
some seats sir?"
"Why certainly. That'll be 40 rupees for a
table."
Li looked at her money. She had 7 rupees. She looked
over at Link, who should by now have backed away but simply looked
stupid as usual.
"Link, give me 40 rupees!" Li mugged Link for
his money. "30 rupees. Not enough." She looked over at the rest
of them.
Zelda sighed. "I have 10 rupees. Here." She handed Li
7 of them.
The waiter took the money and walked away. Shortly
afterwards two families of gorons came in and were told the tables
were free.
They sat down at the table. The chairs were enormous,
and on the table was a small basket full of pebbles. It looked like a
bread basket.
The waitor returned. They ordered the house special
without glancing at the menue and one drink each, though Li had never
drank before. She was more worried about the bill. That being said,
when she saw a goron had left his wallet on the table while he talked
to a girl, Li wasted no time on the opportunity.
Link started
making weird popping sounds.
"Link, stop it!"
Link stopped.
He started juggling the pebbles instead.
"Grr. When will the
food get here!"
The waitor returned with their order: a very
large stone platter holding what appeared to be small, round, greyish
rocks. "We collect the plates," informed the waitor, as if they
might do something with it. Cloud looked over to see a goron woman
about to bite a chunk out of her plate, and her husband telling her
not to.
"Well," said Li, "at least the drinks are making
everything fuzzy. I don't think I want to know what reality looks
like any more." She took a large gulp.
Link looked dubiously at
the main course and put one in his mouth. He let out a painful yelp
when the rock met with his teath.
Li asked the waitor if there
were any inns nearby and was told that the bar also offered an inn
upstairs. They finished and went upstairst to order rooms.
"50
rupees per room per day," recited the goron
unenthusiastically.
Demon King: "Unenethicallie- Uthenicly- Sctnyllys-"-How do you say a word with 9 vowels in a row?-
"Darnit!" said Li, digging into the stolen wallet.
"Only 120 rupees. Enough for two rooms."
Zelda, who had been
leaning closer to a frightened Cloud, said, "I'll share a room
with him." She smiled mischieviously.
"Misuchiv- Vilimiks-
Miskivilinny-"
-SHUT UP! WHAM-
"Ouchies!"
Li
looked at her with revoltion. "Okay, boys in one room, girls in the
other." She glanced at Link. "Which room does that put him
in?"
"Link can sleep outside," replied Cloud.
"Lock him
in a closet," said Zelda.
"Who cares?" exclaimed Roy. "I'm
tired."
