Barrel came back with a new plate and took his seat. He glared at Shock, then started to eat his untainted dinner. Lock finished up what little was left of his, then took his dishes to dump in the sink. Maybe he'd make it up to Barrel and do them once his siblings finished.

Maybe.

Shock glared right back at Barrel, but didn't say another word. As neither of them won that fight, the issue was considered resolved. She glanced across the table to Carver and glowered. She then noticed Barrel's tainted plate and got a wicked idea.

"[i]My[/i] message, hmm?" she asked.

She grabbed the two vines sticking out of Carver's mouth, grabbed one of the bigger firepeppers still on Barrel's tainted plate, then tied the vines around it.

"Hope you got [i]this one[/i] loud and clear!"