Meat sizzled as Alice turned it delicately over the coals, waiting for the brink of when Rare turned to Well-Done, just how she liked it. If she had it her way, she would have it cooked it as short as possible. She thought it had tasted better that way. However, Well-Done Steak gave you more energy and stamina, which was a necessity for hunters of all kinds, so Alice decided to cook it to a Well-Done state in the least time possible. She had become an expert of lifting the juicy meat off the spit at just the right time.

Shamba's focus was interrupted by a voice closer than the background noise. The voice was deep and strong, unlike Alice's more feminine voice. Shamba opened his eyes from his state of meditation. Unable to turn his head due to his mask being used, he spoke to the visitor with his head straight forward. "Kya! Hello, new hunter!" Shamba greeted cheerily. Alice glared at the steak, almost cooking it altogether with her electric gaze. Her anger had subsided to minor annoyance, but she decided not to speak. Alice lifted the steaks off of Shamba's head, who promptly stood and turned to face the newcomer. Surprisingly, there were two new faces nearby: One of a well-built male hunter who looked to be around Alice's age. The other was a Popo of a man, his entire body bulging with muscles built from years of training. He seemed to had just finished a meal."Alice say hi, as well!" He looked at the two steaks Alice held, looking over to the new faces. "If hunters like, we share steak-alaka!" Alice let out a surpressed growl at Shamba's cheery attitude. She had only cooked two steaks, and hadn't eaten anything at all.

With a small "hmph," she handed the steaks to Shamba, who waddled to their guests and offered the steak to them. Alice meanwhile reached in to a bag strapped to her waist, pulling out two bottles of thick, reddish-brown liquid, a mixture of Honey and Hot Peppers. It was supposed to be a topping for the steaks steak, which Alice set on the table, giving them a push to both of the Hunters that had joined her. "Shamba," she said in an edgy tone, "I need to cook some more." Shamba skipped happily back to his original sitting position as Alice pulled out two more steaks. "So," she talked over her shoulder as she set the steaks on the mask-spit, "come back from any quests lately?"