Hotaru laughed softly at his response before nodding, "Alright, chicken and vegetables it is," she nodded, going towards the stands to get those things. She found a variety of vegetables and some good cuts of fresh chicken, "Alright, let's get the tea and get back so I can get this started," she said as she turned to him. As she started walking back towards the a tea stand, she held the chicken, cooking it lightly as she went figuring the sooner the food was ready the better, "It's always nice to get chicken once it's already been cut and cleaned. Makes life so much easier," she mused as she walked, "I'm sure you'll agree, right?" she looked at him over her shoulder, stopped as she sniffed out tea, "I think the tea is there," she pointed towards it, "My hands are officially full so you're going to have to get that, which works since I don't what flavor you'd even want," she mused, looking back at the chicken in her hands, trying to make sure not to burn it.

"I suppose it's...... character building to experience the world, but we've had more than our fair share of sad experiences..... It'll be appreciated when we can just.... relax and not have to look over our shoulders for the next demon or shadow to attack us," Mera said as she worked on the tattoo, "Luckily the needle and ink are special, made by Nero.... means when I run out I won't be able to do this anymore. But I will make the best use of it until I do," she looked at him "Humor me. If you could have a whole 24 hours to be free of all our miseries, what would you do?" she asked, watching him. Being in the woods, surrounded by the earth that suffered and recovered more times than she ever would, a reminder that regrowth and beauty were always possible, had her trying to put things in a different perspective. Yes, this was unfavorable and undesirable, but they could get past it. So perhaps it was best to face the desired goal, what they could achieve maybe if things ever worked out in their favor.