Part 13: Food Problem
You get up and go down to make breakfast but you find the kitchen completely destroyed. Food containers are scattered on the ground as if a hurricane blew through.
Y/N: What the hell?!
Poppi: Sorry...
The greenworm is in the living room with Miranda.
Poppi: I got hungry so I just helped myself...
You sigh, not able to stay mad at her.
Miranda: All greenworms get like this when they get closer to their metamorphosis.
Y/N: So greenworms work like the common caterpillar?
Poppi: Yeah. We eat as much as we can before forming a chrysalis. Then when we emerge from it, we finally reach adulthood.
Y/N: Huh. So it works just like a caterpillar to a butterfly. What about you, Miranda? Do you share any traits with actual Mantises?
Miranda: I wouldn't eat the head of my mate if that's what you're afraid of. But my sickles are strong enough to cut a car in half. So it is similar to how the bug kills its prey. I don't really care.
You sweatdrop as she says this with a straight face.
Y/N: Well... I better go get more food.
Elizabeth buzzes in and smiles.
Elizabeth: I'll go too.
Y/N: Sure I guess. More hands the better.
You and Elizabeth go to the grocery store but the Bee gets distracted by a flower shop.
Elizabeth: They're so pretty!
Y/N: Hey.
Elizabeth: Oh right! Sorry. I just love flowers.
Y/N: I can tell.
You get inside and buy a large supply of groceries.
Elizabeth: If Poppi was really that hungry, she should've asked me to make some honey.
Y/N: You can make honey?
Elizabeth: Yep. My species collects nectar and uses it to create our honey. My mom even works on a honey farm.
Y/N: Cool. I'm learning quite a bit about you three.
You get the food home to find the kitchen completely spotless. All the girls are now in the living room.
Melody: We cleaned up while you were gone.
Diane: I did it because a royal such as myself should never live in such filth.
Diane is being a tsundere like always.
Lilith: Yeah. It was pretty easy with all of us cleaning.
You see Smith come in from the back door and smiles.
Smith: Hey, Y/N. I got you a little something for Elizabeth that will save you some money for honey.
She takes you outside where you see a massive flower garden.
Y/N: When did you set this up?
Smith: I have my ways. The little creek was somewhat tricky to get but we got it. Now you can easily get honey.
Elizabeth: Yay!
She flies out into the garden.
Smith: Elizabeth's species collects nectar in a special gland in their bodies where it turns into honey by mixing with chemicals in the gland.
To prove her point, Elizabeth goes to the first flower and a small straw-like organ comes out of her mouth and starts taking nectar.
Smith: And why did you go grocery shopping? We could've covered your food. Actually now that I think about it, why do you even work? You're paid to take part in the program.
Y/N: Because I like having a little extra cash.
Smith: Makes sense. Welp. See you around.
As she leaves, you get a text from your mom saying she and your dad are coming to visit tomorrow. And you have yet to tell them about your new roommates.
Y/N: This is just my day... Isn't it?
End of Part 13
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