This first one is based on a post by tumblrs Herbgerblin(TheEverlastingRandom) that has been haunting me, the horror.

Elves are like sharks. Just shed adult teeth. And with the cycles thats a lot of teeth.
Based in Stolen Century time

"By the way, I owe you like forty dollars." Lucretia says, like totally out of the blue.
"Hell, yeah you do." Taako hums his mind, still on the state of the pantry. (They've very little in the way of fresh ingredients and he was hoping this new plane had flour and eggs of some descriptions at least.)
Then he realises what Lucretia said and he looks up from the frying pan.

"Wait, Why? Not that cha boy's denying you do. But I don't remember lending you that much money ever. Not even during fantasy monopoly."
"You haven't …"
It's a few days into Cycle Sixty- Six and honestly, it's just good to hear her voice again. She's been quiet. And she hasn't really spoken about what happened on cycle sixty-five, save for the reset.
She still makes a decent kitchen aid at least. Lucretia is nowhere near the twins level proficiency wise and not trusted in actual cooking but she's always his 2nd choice when Lup's not available. Taako found her pacing the deck wide awake. So, put her to work helping him make up brunch; Lucretia stirring, crushing, chopping and slicing while he worked on the transmutation and cooking sides.

"I just...Kinda Used your teeth."

Actually, scratch the whole good to hear her voice thing.

"Exsqueeze me?!"
Lucretia blinks and looks up. There's that 'still getting used to talking to people' face again Taako hasn't seen since like cycle 5.
"Your teeth. And Lup's. Sorry. I used them-"
"I got that bit, Lucy-loo but a) what the fuck do you mean 'used' them? Cos If you're moonlighting necromancy now, I will be having words with Barold!" Taako says. Before having an even worse thought. "Fuck me did you eat them or some shit?"

"No! Ew, Taako." Lucretia grimaces. "Look do you want help or nah?"

"I want to know where my teeth went, home slice!"

The next bit is hard to get out of her, but he persists…

"Okay so used is maybe the wrong word." She says eventually. "I traded them mostly. In The- the few places that weren't totally hostile. Back on- back there, they didn't have much magic without components. Or elves. So, elf teeth came in handy."

"A fuck ton of strangers have my teeth?!"
"Well not anymore they don't. Didn't find the Light so the planet got eaten up by the Hunger. But …you know. A couple molars equalled info. One with a cavity? Bread. One time I almost got pulled up in front of the judges and five teeth was a good bribe that saved my life."

Taako considers this. "Huh. Okay fair enough. Creepy as fuck Lucy, but fair enough. However secondly, how does the dollars come into it and c) where did you even find my elf teeth for your black-market currency."

"Around the ship." Lucretia shrugs.

"Hey! I do not just leave my teeth lying around this tub."

"You frigging do."

"I do not." Taako says incredulously and going back to his pans. "Must have been Lup."

"It's both of you. There was a jar of teeth in your spice rack, 'Ko!" Lucrecia counters. "And I found a jar in cupboard labelled cookies that was certainly NOT cookies-"
"That first jar is too ward off evil spirits named Merle and Magnus who use all my cinnamon, and that other were strategically placed for fucking with whichever sneaky fucker stole my ginger snaps in Cycle Thirty-Seven." Taako shot back.
"Bet was Davenport."
"FUCK! Also why are we so well stocked on nothing but spices? I taught you better then to eat unseasoned food."

"I found your teeth all over." Lucretia continued skipping over that bit. "Down the back of the sofa, the lab, merles craft box. With and without googly eyes I might add. There was so many down the bathroom sink when I had to take out a pipe, I'm surprised its only blocked up a few times!"
"Gross-a-roonie. Okay well that tracks. That's on the elves I guess."

"Well duh. No one else grow and lose teeth at the rate you two do." Lucretia agrees. She's smiling now at least. "So, I owe you- and Lup - about forty dollars between you? Or the equivalent of forty dollars."
"Yeah you do. That a fuckin' weird currency conversion by the way. How do you figure out that out?"

Lucrecia laughs blushing. "Well okay its dumb I know but I figured how much was a tooth worth back home. It's what, a dime a tooth? Well most kids got that, but some got a dollar."
"I haven't a clue what you are talking about, kid."
"You know when you lost a baby tooth? Stick it under your pillow? Find a coin in its place the next day …? Pretend it was the tooth fairy not secretly dad?"
Taako continues to stare blankly at her. So, Lucrecia explains…
The yelling that follows echoes around the Starblaster. And so loud it's enough to wake even Merle up. It certainly gets everyone on board down to galley sharpish.

"HUMAN KIDS DO WHAT WITH THIER TEETH?!"