"Cephalopods..... I've never tried them before. Maybe we could go fishing sometime?" Were he actually a lion of a man, his ears would immediately be pricking up with interest. How can he resist the idea of a new meat to try? Vegetables are nice, sure, but they can hardly compare to the pleasure of tearing flesh straight off the bone. What do they taste like? What do they feel like between your teeth, if their texture is perfect?

Rook is at least tactful enough to resist the urge to laugh, hearing Jade so quietly dismayed the moment they set foot inside Savanaclaw..... It doesn't stop him from grabbing the merman's arm, though, tugging him towards the dorm building with more enthusiasm than strictly necessary. "It never gets too cool here. We won't have to worry about getting much rain until it gets properly hot, either--but you'll still burn like kindling if you don't at least put on a hat. You can borrow one of mine!"