Blitzo learns the difference between nuts and legumes... sort of.

Your son has a food allergy. You'll have to keep him away from nuts and avoid any snacks or foods with any kind of nuts in them.

If he does eat something he shouldn't and he has an anaphylactic reaction keep him still, don't move him. Be alert for labored breathing or any abnormal coughing.

His life will be at risk. So, don't hesitate to give the injection and call an ambulance.

Blitzo stared in horror at his delicious, creamy hazelnut and chocolate ice cream spilled all over the floor of the office.

"What the FUCK, Striker?!" he all but yelled.

The cowboy wasn't paying any attention to him, though. He was frantically checking Jake all over, looking scared out of his wits.

Striker placed a hand on Jake's forehead. "Tell me ye didn't eat any of it!"

"N-No, daddy..." the impling said timidly.

"Are you sure?! Did the spoon touch yer mouth?!"

"No..."

Once he made sure that Jake was alright, Striker sighed in relief as he pulled his son into a hug.

"Excuse me?" Blitzo gestured to the floor, where the dessert was in the process of melting down. "WHAT THE FUCK?!"

"Ya could have killed my boy, Blitz!" Striker shot his boss a stern frown. "I told ya he's allergic to nuts!"

"That poor hazelnut and chocolate ice cream had no nuts!"

"Blitz, hazelnuts are nuts!"

Blitzo blinked. "They are?"

Striker stared at Blitzo, dumbfounded. "Jake, why don't ya go help Millie polish her ax?"

Jake cried out happily, nearly running into Moxxie on his way out.

"What's going on? I thought I heard shouting." the thespian asked.

"THIS happened!" Blitzo gestured to his fallen ice cream.

"You... dropped your dessert, sir?"

"No! Striker came in and slapped it out of my hand!"

"You were givin' Jake somethin' that had nuts in it!" Striker retorted.

"Isn't he allergic to nuts?" Moxxie inquired.

"How was I supposed that hazelnuts are actually nuts?!" Blitzo defended himself. "'Sides, I've seen Jakey eat peanut butter and jelly sandwiches!"

"Sir, peanuts are legumes, not nuts. They wouldn't trigger an allergic reaction on Jake."

"Say what? What is a legume?"

Moxxie and Striker shared a dumbfounded look before looking back at Blitz. He was... messing with them, right? He had to be. How could he not know such a basic fact?

This was going to be a long day.

–Three hours of explaining later–

"For the hundredth time, sir, peanuts are not nuts!"

"But they are called peanuts!"

Moxxie groaned in frustration and Striker rubbed his temple.

"Look, sir," Moxxie pointed to the blackboard, where he'd drawn a comparison table for peanuts and nuts. "Despite having the word 'nut' in its name, peanuts are not from the family of tree nuts. They are legumes, like soybean and lentils. Peanuts, in particular, grow underground and have multiple seeds found in a single legume."

Blitzo sat still with a blank expression.

"Well, if they aren't nuts, they should change their name! Maybe 'pealegumes' or peanonuts', what do I know?"

Striker slammed a hand on the table as he got to his feet. That's it.

Wordlessly, he grabbed a sheet of paper, wrote something on it and slammed it in front of Blitzo.

–Almond

–Brazil nut

–Cashew

–Chestnut

–Coconut

–Hazelnut

–Macadamia

–Pecan

–Pine nuts

–Pistachio

–Walnut

"Just keep those things away from Jake and there'll be no trouble. Is that clear?"

Blitzo refrained from doing any more questions as he noticed the seriousness on Striker's tone.

"Crystal clear, Strike."