It's the Great Pumpkin [Nex, Panos]

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It was still dark outside, only a few moments passed when the sun began creeping over the horizon, when Maude Lif opened her eyes and sat up in bed. Her disheveled black hair fell into her eyes as she took a deep breath and stretched out her shoulders. She stole a glance at Jon sleeping soundly by her side. It was earlier than even she typically woke up, so she’d let him sleep. However, she did sneak a small peck on his forehead before jumping out of bed. She was excited to see what the day would bring. After some tidying up, Maude descended the stairs of her home and slipped out the back door, pulling her hair back as she went. Before anything else, she had her morning chores to do.
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Sunrise Farms was positioned in a rural section of southern Hyrule with nothing around by rolling hills and a small town a good distance away. The land around them was tilled with fields and populated by a small collection of buildings. Sunrise was no exception with a small dirt path leading up to a cute two story wooden house. Maude has built it herself with Jon’s help, but she’d left the painting up to Nerina which is why it was a simple earthy tones. It was accompanied by a shed on one side and a barn a small ways away on the other. And of course, behind all this was a wide expanse of agricultural fields. Maude Lif really did her family name proud. Crops were separated into three sections with the west side used as pastures for their livestock. The north fields were current growing a variety of grains, up to about to knee height. The east field held different legumes and beans. It was far from Maude’s favorite thing to grow but its role in her crop rotation was too important to skip. Lastly, the southern fields, the ones found just behind the house, had root crops such as celery, parsnips, beetroot, and so on. The only exception was one corner of garden where a rather large orange vegetable loomed, but Maude would return to that shortly.
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In the growing light of the day, she hurried back and forth from different points on her property completing all manner of tasks. As staples of her morning routine, it wasn’t anything Maude considered particularly difficult but it did take up a good portion of her time. When she finished, the sun had taken its rightful place in the sky and others might be starting to stir. To that end, she stepped back inside to wash up before starting breakfast for the house. Although, even Maude’s kitchen was flooded with potted herbs and seasonings: parsley, mint, rosemary, sage, thyme, basil, dill. Anything she could grow could be found sitting on a windowsill or handing from the ceiling. Maude certainly had her special interest and with it, she was able to make some truly amazing food. Today she collected enough eggs for a family of four and scrambled them. While occasionally tossing the contents of the pan, she also fried up several slices of bacon. In consideration for one special jellyfish, Maude also chopped the cooked bacon into bits and added it into the eggs. It would prevent the zora from arguing with her about eating more meat. Were anyone upstairs to be awoken by the smell of food, they’d find Maude in the kitchen, snipping leaves off her different plants for seasoning. 

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The Zora had always been one to find family gatherings a disconcerting prospect. In all fairness his family was a dysfunctional mess that consisted of several distant aunts and uncles who considered themselves more knowledgeable on the family's inner workings despite their regular absence. Little annoyed Nex more than a know-it-all who knew nothing. The aqueous merchant was far more considerate towards more personal gatherings and contented with no one about face to face dining or heading to lesser known pubs. In the lesser known dives you were least likely to be recognized for your more egregious habits come after overindulging on spirits. He was a mean left hook come a throw down!

Nevertheless the cautious cichlid found himself dreading the possible interactions from Maude's ilk. He knew already of Nerina and Farrah, but what other horrors would await him? The terror had nearly sent him out the nearest window. He had braided several feet of bedsheets ad if he was imprisoned, though in a sense he was: by social conduct. After being invited into the Lif household it was only natural to accept the invitation despite being quite aware of one's crippling social anxieties. Damn his good manners!

The Zora had, instead, escaped into the nearest body of water, which happened to be the tub. He had dis to meticulously fill it to the near brim so that upon entering only a good few ounces spilled out. He was with his back to the basin as he stared up. He was dressed down in naught but his wetsuit: hands crossed over his chest as he pondered his inevitable doom. He would have to go socialize, lest be dragged down by the critical gaze of Maude or raucous morning energy of Farrah. The thought alone was exhausting. His face slacked ad he exhaled beneath the water, bubbles dancing to to the surface as they gently broke with silent pops!

Moving to sit up the washed out wimple would ruminate on his lack of skill in these sorts of delicate matters. When you were at the home of your interest's mother did you share a bed, or was one expected to dig themselves an early grave and bury it? He felt the latter to be a valid option given his happenstance concerning social interactions. After climbing out he stood there, letting himself drip dry, mostly, before heading out towards the aforementioned breakfast nook. The room made Nex sneer, though not to the overwhelming gaudy country style that seemed to radiate from every nook that a plant could find itself growing or drying herbs hanging. No, no. It was the overwhelming smell that carried from the plants. It was like being in soup.

"…morning." He mumbled, unused to having to greet someone come morning.

It was a pathetically demeaning prospect that he hadn't before had others to greet come his waking hours. It Also didn't help he spent much that time asleep as his waking hours once exceeded seventeen hours.

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”Good morning.” she answered dryly. Maude barely looked up when Nex came into the kitchen. She looked between her leafy sprouts, deciding what herb would compliment her meal the best. She finally made her selection and snipped off a leave to crush up in her hand. From there she continued on with the final touches of her meal before dishing a healthy portion onto a plate. Casually, she set the serving out in front of Nex, wordlessly expecting him to take it. She’d gone through the trouble to make sure he could eat it without an excuse so he’d better appreciate it. The fishbone needed to eat more anyways. There weren’t many ways Maude could successfully show affection. Words fell flat. Action was hard to take. Typical just didn’t work for her. But if there was one way she could support her family and express her fondness, it was with food, damn good country food.
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For herself, Maude grabbed a cozy mug of milk before taking a seat at the dining table. Not much happened either. Earlier on in their relationship, Maude may have taken this opportunity to strike up a conversation. Not because she wanted to, Goddesses no. It would have more been out of a feeling of obligation or pressure. She’d feel like she had to or she was supposed to and it would be a source of stress for it. Nowadays, she was a little more free of the expectations put on her. She still felt out of place in most social settings, don’t get her wrong, but she’d come to make her peace with that a little more. She reached a place in her life where she was able to maintain numerous important relationships without having to follow the rules like she’d always been told to. Sometimes she was still insecure about her social inelegance, but at least now the consequences of failure were much lesser so. She was not under the belief that she would be a worse person or a less happy one if she didn’t figure out when to say the right thing to the right person. Now it was just an annoyance and no more significant. As such, she stayed silent. She had no interest and no intention of speaking up or talking to Nex unless he said something to her.
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Moreover, time had helped build their own relationship. Today Nex may be in Maude’s home as her son-in-law, but they had known each other a good while before that status change. She’d come to understand that Nex, like her, did not much appreciate interpersonal interactions. Even if she might have tried to be a better host to someone else, she wouldn’t for him. They were both fine sharing the same space while engaged in completely separate activities and not a peep between them. She really appreciated it. Having Nex here didn’t give her too much to worry about, but it was still a change that they had to get used to and change made her nervous sometimes. However, being able to relax quietly in her own home even despite having company over did a lot to ease over any anxiety she might have felt. It was a nice serene morning.
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She hoped that Nex was able to enjoy it as well. She was far from good at reading body language but since he arrived, she’d gotten the vague inkling he wasn’t completely comfortable in her home. And in this instance, she actually had an idea why. Maude had done a great deal to present herself as an obstacle and a threat to anyone who had interest in Farrah. She was a very important person to Maude and she was afraid of someone coming in and taking advantage of her. There was a danger in men getting too close to women, or at least that was the dynamic she’d been taught from a young age. Of course her own relationship was in great hypocrisy to this as she was an unmarried woman who had been fairly intimate with her fiance, but trying to poke holes in Maude’s morals was an exercise in futility. She just believed what she believed and it was hard to convince her otherwise. That being said, she’d made mistakes in the past by being too protective of her loved one and antagonizing their significant others. She’d since learned her lesson and came to respect Nerina and Farrah’s decisions, even those pertaining to their love lives, and even if she didn’t like it. If they said they liked someone and wanted to keep them around then she would accept them. So when Farrah declared her intentions and Nex asked for her blessing, she backed down immediately. So quickly in fact one might accuse her of being afraid of the alternative. She seemed to expect something awful to happen if she came between them. Who knows where she got such a silly idea. From Nex’s perspective however, she had very suddenly changed her stance on him from violently opposed to unsettlingly supportive without prompting. She imagined it would be a bit odd and she couldn’t blame him if he still found her to be, well… somewhat intimidating. She hadn’t the slightest idea how to change his perceptions of her or make him feel more at home, so she hoped time would mend all wounds. In the meantime though, she thought maybe nice morning meals would be a good step in the right direction.
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With much of her work taken care of for the time being, Maude had a good amount of time to simply sit and think. Unfortunately though, she did still have things to get to sometime today and would eventually have to depart to see to them. Moreover, there was a particularly important visit coming at some point in the day that she would need to meet with. They had a business transaction to complete. In fact, it might be best to give her portion of the agreement one last look over when he arrived. She was sure everything was in order. She was Maude Life after all. The produce in question was healthy and beautiful. She had all the necessary equipment to transition it to a mobile platform. And she was mentally ready to receive another guest. But, she was also Maude Lif; Double and triple checking were not optional, they were mandatory. And so after breakfast, that would be what she did next. 

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[Nex]

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The woman's voice carried to his ears, the Zora less tense after a soak, but it wasn't as if his anxiety could was away. The shark-toothed Zora stood with a hunched posture and his hands tucked into his pocket and his drenched hood occasionally dripped onto the hardwood floor. The aquatic merchant was not acting out of inconsideration for Maude's poor floors, but rather the nature of his kind made the notion of drying off a burden.

Her dry greeting was never something that bothered him, per se, but he could never drive away the feeling that she, on some level, hated him. It was a feeling he consistently felt amongst most social situations and this one was no different. No it was worse... He felt his eyes drift to the side as he lamented the implications of his presence. A gloves hand reached up to his jaw: still damp hair painted against his forehead messily as it stuck, dropped or otherwise drooped. He would eventually settle in the seat, hands on the tables surface as he gnawed at the air, jaws clenching as he forced an expression, if only to bind the rumination temporarily.

"I stayed at a farm for a short time in Hyrule once." He'd finally speak up, though his voice sounded distant, as if searching a memory he could no longer piece together. "She had let me into her home, no doubt, no questions, and openly offered me succor, weary after my travels." Back than he traveled alone and was compelled by a dark, waning sense of inferiority to break anyone who would belittle him, accost him. "I hated her for it. It felt fake, like she was only doing it to save herself." His gloved hands clenched into a fist. "Maybe she was." He exhaled the breath he had not realized he was holding while reminiscing. "I never found out." He body visibly relaxed, though only slightly. "I left believing she was out to get me." He'd add with a shrug. "Who'd honestly give a shit about me?"

After speaking he would hunch over his proffered plate of food, arms on the table as his legs spread shoulder length: wet feet flat on the floor. He took the spoon and began to shovel food into his mouth, looking like a man who had not eaten in years. His etiquette was atrocious, but one could hardly expect a traveling merchant who spent most of his meals in the back of a wagon or in the slums at a bar to have much precedence for such things. He did not take a breath as he ate and wolfed down all he could until he started to cough. He was unused to eating such amounts during any meal so it was difficult to push it all down.

His thoughts caught up to him, mind returning to his truncated comment. "Thanks, in any case." He looked away as his hand came up to wipe any unseemly dribble from the side of his face that was paralyzed. "It was okay." And that was quite a glowing review from the pescatarian. He looked out towards the window. "Are the others here yet?" Or in Farrah's case: up.

He was already feeling quite awkward with Maude as his only company. Moving to sit back his hands came to rest on his loose, baggy pants. He looked akin to a delinquent with his tattered cloak, which was quite a contrast to his look during the party earlier that season. It was like day and night. He had gone from Pauper to Prince and back to crooked peddler overnight. Which one was an act?

What was Nex?

"Show my your cuccos or something." He was a traveller so being indoors was always aggravating, entrapping. "It's stuffy in here." It was unlike to have been an insult to the comfort of Maude's home, but an indirect declaration towards his wanderlust and tension.

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Maude sat with her breakfast. She listened carefully to Nex’s ramblings although her expression didn’t portray any such diligence. He sounded vaguely upset. She wasn’t entirely sure why, but Nex always sounded angry about something so she didn’t take it to mean much. She was just trying to eat here.
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Moreover, the things he was talking about didn’t seem particularly interesting to her. A woman who occasionally helps others even though she might not actually care about them through the goodness of her heart? That was Maude anytime she did something nice for a stranger. Religion had its rules and good will towards men was one of them. She didn’t pretend to be concerned about others but she still did what she was supposed to. Even if she recognized the hypocrisy in her actions, she probably wouldn’t change her thinking.
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The belief that no one in the world actually cares about you? Well duh, of course they don’t. If everyone had the same amount of empathy as Maude then they had no reason to. Family has loyalty by blood. Friends have it through experience. Business partners through mutual benefit and so on. Outside of those pre-established relationships, why would anyone care about Nex, or her for that matter? That was why she loved her fiance so much. She viewed him as the exception to the rule and admired him for it. Maude thought it best to stick with the relationships you had instead of seek new ones. Of course, Nex didn’t have any relationships to rely on, not that she knew that. As previously established, Maude wasn’t really the considerate type.
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In any case, none of that had much to do with her. Any connection this selfish farm lady had to Maude or perhaps Nex’s feelings on being in her home went right over her head. If it wasn’t stated explicitly, there was a low chance of catching the meanings of things. You could barely count on her to navitage clearly communicated conversations. This subtle implication bullshit was out of her arena and Nex should know that. Afterall, he was often the same way.
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The only part of this that involved her was the comments on the food, to which she replied with a practiced “Thank you.” Seeing he was finished with his meal, Maude collected the left over dishes and deposited them on the counter to be taken care of at a later time. “I haven’t seen anyone else yet, but not everyone is an early riser like us, Farrah especially.” She really did her best to get her up in the morning, but that just wasn’t a battle she was going to win.
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Taking Nex’s word at their face value, Maude went on to suggest, “If it's uncomfortable for you in the house, you can join me outside for a bit.” She turned to face him, leaning back against the counter. “I was just about to check in on a product I’m selling today. I’m very proud of it and actually, maybe your trader-ways can help me doll it up before the buyer gets here.” She half smiled before waving him along as she made her way outside. However, she ended up pausing in the doorway to think of something.
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Nex is a fish, or he’s aquatic at least, but he travels on land a lot. When he does, he always has on his wetsuit though and more often than not, he’s wet like he is now. Do zoras get dry? Is it bad for him to be out in the sun? Her thinking continued down these lines until Maude reached the eventual conclusion that in order to be a good host, she would need to provide means to protect Nex from the sun. With silent determination, she detoured back into the house to grab something. Moments later she reappeared around the corner with a large straw sunhat that she promptly pushed onto Nex’s head. She then marched confidently out of the door towards the garden 

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Nex has quite a large family unit. Obnoxiously large, contentiously extended. When he was young his family has been everything to him, but as he grew he began to see the lengths each one had taken to disadvantage the other and how the depths of their blood was tainted by rupees. Their gain was so absolute that even when the Zora sought to relate to fries his age he would find them coiled and twisted in the greed bound to his ancestors by the priority of survival amidst the increasing population of Hylian and Human encroaching on their environment. Merchants, after all, owned the land. It was in such that they became distant from their corrupted ways of attacking travelers and territorial disputes that broke out over shrinking patches of river. The family unit has become the sole operators of their land and this the more family one had: the more riches and river, River Zora could claim for themselves. And thus the child became a tool of the transference of power than the pride of lineage.

Nex's mother was a Sea Zora. Their mentality stretched as deep as its depths. They had many cultures and many considerations amongst their clans and with enough space their empires rose as markers of pride built upon the blood of hierarchy. While neither seemed preferable Next had been much attached to his mother's ways. Thus with the cunning of a River Zora and the ancient knowledge of the Sea: Nex carried himself to the land his ancestors had had and began to slowly build his empire. To succeed where his father had failed.

He would push to stand, being sure to slide the chair back in. His face was sunken, expression drawn down by a mostly depressed system of muscles which could no longer draw up the right side of his face. His fangs peeked out from his lips, mouth parting as a questioning 'huh', rumbled from his throat. Canting his head as he adjusted his soggy roves he would nod.

His soppy hair, still drenched from his earlier escapades in Maude's tub, curtained over his forehead and stuck to his cheeks giving him the look of a wandering vagabond. "Yeah...?" He looks akin to those fabled demonic creatures which took the shape of men in order to lure the unsuspecting to lake or bog in where their guise would wash away like rain before they were dragged down as the gnashing teeth of a horse clamped down onto their arm before they were dragged into the abyss where it would consume the liver of their prey. "Sure I'll look at it." His tone made the response sound noncommittal but he could have easily said no, and little stopped him from such, before wandering off.

But, if nothing else, Next was polite and acted like the guest in the house he was, save for tracking water everywhere but letting a Zora who preferred to maintain his moisture levels into your house, well you were asking for it to rain indoors. Agreeing the Zora turned on his heel and moved to follow the blunt-eared human. When she suddenly came to a stop he would nearly rumble back to prevent bumping into her. He didn't want her to react instinctively and break his rib or something. The very thought caused him to raise his hand to his side and rub at his torso, grumbling as she moved passed him.

Had she forgotten something?

He watched her vanish around a corner, curiosity diminished by his anxiety. His hands tucked into his pockets as he pushed his feet into his boots, which he properly left at the door. He let out a sound, quite a strange sound, when Maude placed the hat on his head. Reaching up his gloved finger tips touched against the dried straw which had been woven into a suitable cover. Normally Nex just wore his hood pulled over his head, though that did nothing to protect his eyes from the brutal rays and he did eventually dry out. Opening his fang filled mouth the fish would gasp out at the strange display of concern. He slouched and tucked his hands into his pocket before he followed Maude out. He kind of liked the hat, but it was still quite strange. Why would she share something so meaningful with him?! Was she out to get him?! He grumbled and followed her out.

"Honestly I didn't think you actually farmed. Figured you just pay others to do the work for you." He assured, but was he teasing her? It was quite likely. "So what is this big product you have?" He was interested to see what it was, if it kept him outside in his brilliant new hat.

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“What!” she blurted out in astonishment. She almost had to stop to process what he’d just accused her of. “Didn’t think I… Nex, I love farming! I’ve spent my whole life on farmsteads and the period of time I was away from them, all I wanted to do was get back. There’s never anything I’d rather be going than this.” It seemed ridiculous to her that anyone would think she’d put so much of herself into something she didn’t like. He wasn’t completely wrong, Maude did have hired help to assist maintaining her acreage, but she’d surely do it all herself if she could. In fact, she has tried to do exactly that at one point! Even without the property or resources, she’d take her agricultural interests with her wherever she went. Whether it was flower boxes in the windows, a garden of herbs in the kitchen, or ivy hanging on the walls, there was nowhere Maude Lif wouldn’t put greenery.
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Hopefully Nex found this topic as fascinating as she did, because the next several minutes of conversation were dictated purely by Maude’s excited ramblings on the subject. The love and passion she held for growing was apparent in every word such that she almost shook with joy. It would be abundantly to anyone listening that happiness to Maude was rows of dirt and soil fields that she could cultivate however she liked. And she really knew her stuff. Already she’d gone from discussing crop rotation strategies to different nutrient values of soils to selective breeding for desired traits. Ideas and thoughts cascaded out of her like an avalanche that threatened to bury anyone ill-prepared for it. Thankfully, as the two approached the field that were on route to, Maude did eventually wind down to a more manageable state.
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Moving ahead of Nex, she presented the latest project that she’d be selling over later in the day.
“That’s why I’m especially proud of this.” She slapped her hand onto a bright orange pumpkin of considerable size. Weighing in at 73 lbs and almost tall enough to reach Maude’s hip, the fantastic produce sat on a wide, sturdy blanket to prevent it from sinking into the ground. With a relatively for Maude big smile, she admired her work like an enthusiastic mother. “It’s the result of months of extended care and attention. Everything from the roots to the tips of the leaves is as healthy as can be. I used the seeds of my best harvests pruned it to put all its effort into one bud. I was kind of a gamble since I didn’t know how it’d turn out. I could have had a few sparse buds to even out the odds, but this one came out beautifully!” All the expertise Maude had previously been sounding off had been put into application and the outcome was undeniably impressive. The ecstatic Lif could be an odd soul in many settings, but she was, if nothing else, an expert at her craft and incredibly happy to practice it. Her family might wonder why she didn’t speak as highly of them as she did her vegetable. “What do you think?” she turned to Nex and asked expectantly.
 

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[Nex]

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Nex would reach his gloved hand gloved hand up to the brim of his new hat. His. Maude wasn't getting the hat back. His worn boots ground into the dirt, the Zora's disheveled robes looking as if moths had at the ends of them. It was a desperate contrast to his uniform during the ball which was a brilliant white with gold and decorative seals that displayed his family's crest. One wouldn't have thought Nex of any rank with how he dressed. He was not given to display his wealth or seemingly care for it. He seemed happy plodding around the dirt and traveling the wilds of the Goddesses' world.

He looked to Maude who seemed taken aback by his belief. After all they never talked at length about her methodology of husbandry. Anyone could say they owned a farm and grew food but have no inkling on how to do anything short or reaping its rewards. He looked to her and canted his head.

"Well you never talk about yourself. One could hardly blame me for not knowing." He expressed with a bored looking crook to his brows. He slumped over to look her in the eye. "After all drinking is for relaxing, not reminiscing." And he had a point. They never talked at length about their pasts.

Perhaps they would have more of an understanding as individuals had they deduced the many similarities in their beleaguered family lives. But they have a whole day for that. Once his hat was straight the Zora tucked his hands into his pockets and moved to follow Maude. He would listen, taking no particular interest, but he was nothing else if not polite. Raising his hand he would interject here and there.

He'd first regard her interest in dirt with his knowledge of plants that grew in only water, suspended by the fluid alone. Her discussion of crop rotation turned the Zora to bring up a memory of water currents and how if the water flows in rotation he didn't see how dirt shouldn't be treated in the same way.

"It's too bad they couldn't breed my temperament out of me. They say I'm most like my father in my patience... that I let everyone walk over me." And while on the surface Nex didn't seem the sort to let people use him as a placemat, if one thought back to their encounters he was quite easily manipulated into situations. "I was once convinced to delve into a sleeping volcano where I encountered a Dodongo, but I suppose that's what spurred my interest in these eld, unexplored regions. There's a history there." He'd infer.

Now Nex was not an excitable person. If anything he was easily bothered and ruffled like a wilting fern at the touch of someone's gaze. But upon seeing the majestic gourd he was taken aback, quite visibly! His brows shot up on his forehead and his good eye widened. He was circling the gorgeous gourd with general gumption as he gazed upon the glimmer rind. When Maude turned to ask Nex was seemingly gone, but at a second glance one would catch the fish in the field.

"How?!" He was upon his knees, with arms out as if attempting to measure the circumference of the gargantuan treat. "You, how can you have had this all this time?!" It was like watching a man discover the relic of his ancient gods in the hands of a pauper forgotten by society. "I've been looking for a pumpkin of this magnitude for years...." So it seemed Maude had that which Nex had been questing for.

But as Nex praised the holy divinity of fruits a knock aggressively rapt at Maude door. Panos has come hunting the fragile farmer in search of her growing skills. Her denial of service had sent the villainous merchant on a murderous rampage in search for the great and legendary quarry: the Great Pompkin.

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On one hand, Maude could hardly argue with Nex. While she would sometimes overshare in conversations with strangers, Nex had never been trustworthy enough to be granted the insight into her past. And it’s not like he was any different in that regard. She supposed that by this point in time that had changed. She didn’t think there was any danger in talking more about herself to Nex in the future. Even still, she couldn’t believe they’d known each other for this long and had never discussed the fact that Maude was a born and raised pumpkin farmer. It seemed almost like farce. Usually that was the first thing people knew about her and yet somehow, they had never mentioned it. How preposterous!
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Moreover, it seemed as if Nex actually had quite a lot to say on the subject! She was amazed at the reaction her gourd had garnered from him. I mean, she was certainly excited, but she hadn’t actually expected anyone else to be! Maude had seen the crafty merchant in the height of this element, face to face with incredibly valuable items without so much as twitching in negotiations. The man had a poker face like no one’s business and it didn’t just come from the paralysis. And yet here he was practically groveling in the dirt over something she never would have guessed he’d be interested in. The only thing she could get out in her shock was ”Wh-… Why?” Why had Nex Ujua been searching over land and sea for a large pumpkin? And how could they have missed this topic of conversation for so long? She could have grown him one at any point in time... What an odd day this was stacking up to be.
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Unfortunately, it didn’t seem like they’d get the chance to catch up on lost time now either. Business had called her attention elsewhere. The field she and Nex were currently in was only a small ways from her home. As such, she was able to make her way to the front door in short time. Coming around from the side of the building, Maude turned the corner to greet her visitor, ”Good morning, Panos.” She held her hand out for a polite hand shake. And before he can judge her, it was still perfectly clean from after doing her dishes. ”It’s nice to see you again.” It wasn’t actually, but that was just fancy business talk you said when you wanted to be nice to someone with money. It was a very advanced technique, but Maude was very good at business, you see.
 

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Falsehoods came in many shapes and sizes. Colors too. The cobalt haired man was certainly an example of it. He presented himself as this dark and dreadful sinner who has done naught but harrow the lives of those around him when it comes to case the opposite was true. He'd no sooner trip an old lady crossing the street than threaten a long man for his coin purse. He's save kittens from danger and stood between a long Gerudo woman and a hive of villainy despite the odds. Calling Nex anything but a dutiful citizen was a cold hearted lie.

He has doubted others to the point that they question their oaths. He had scorn those who carry a zealous love for the Goddess of the Sea where he could find no reason to trust whom he had felt abandoned him. Nex was a withered, untrusted man who found more reason to deny the appetites of the wretched than feed the grateful few who blessed his existence. It was hard when you felt that it was your fault that your family had fallen to pieces....

But Nex was extra ordinary. He liked to drink and jab incessantly at those he felt safe enough around that they'd be more inclined to ignore than strike him, and he lived pumpkins! There were few things Nex could eat, a shark gripped by a lame jaw could hardly call himself himself voracious predator. But he still loved to delight on chewy, textured foods that gave the feeling of crunch!

A roasted pumpkin was firm, yet soft. Pumpkin soup was warm and satisfying! Pumpkin cake was chewy and moist! Pumpkin could be many things, never be boring, and taste good! A pumpkin this big could make ten cakes, easily.

He turned his gaze up to Maude, the shark parting his jaws as his face screwed up in an incredulous expression. "You grow them, you should know!" He spat, expecting an expert to see. "You can do anything with a pumpkin. Carve its gourd for storage purposes," a pumpkin did make a fine soup vessel. "You can make a infinite number of meals, both sweet and savory and never worry about a chipped tooth!" Indeed the gummy predator delighted in being able to eat anything pumpkin. "But most of all you can always get back on your investment as it has the seeds ready to just make more!" Infinite pumpkin.

While Nex adored Maude's pumpkin she'd be off to answer the door. He'd not dollop as he had no interest in going back inside when for a moment.

That meant taking off his hat.

As for Panos there he was, in all his glory! Rings of silver and gold, baubles and trinkets that put the Queen and King to shame. Silk robes hung loosely from his shoulders, his body lightly caressed by the loose fitting cloth. He held out his hand, as if expecting Maude to fall to her knees. He held his head high and spoke with a confident tone that seemed to oppose Nex's very existence. He was the mirror opposite to the younger Zora. Nex was half River and half Ocean so his personality was tempered by his mother's grace and he indeed seemed to have his father's patience, but Panos was full Ocean Zora and he considered himself the cat's meow, or in this case Naryu's gift to man.

"Oh, Maude, how wonderful to see you again." He felt likewise towards the farmer and if he never had to see her again he would count his lucky stars more numerous, but he had to. She had escaped his clutches before. "I've come to bargain, for it seems we had little time together that day in market and well with so many busy bodies around it was impossible to speak to you on a personal level concerning your handsome goods. Tell me Maude, have you found a buyer for your produce this season...?"

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Maude shook his hand firmly, but not too tight. Although, without knowing Panos’s background and just judging by looks, a firm handshake for her might have still been painful for him. The man didn’t exactly give a strong impression of hard labor. It wouldn’t surprise her to find out he was somewhat soft and sensitive. ”Yes, we have plenty to talk about. At least now we have an actual product to negotiate over. Right over here.” Traveling the same way she came, Maude beckoned for Pan to follow. ”You don’t need to worry about me. I don’t have any trouble selling my produce and this year won’t be any different. In fact, if you don’t end up taking this pumpkin home, I might have found another buyer for it.” she remarked casually during their brief stroll.
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With the field of their destination being only a small ways behind Maude’s house, it didn’t take long for the large orange pumpkin to come into view. ”Feel free to look it over and see if it’s what you had in mind. I think you’ll be satisfied.” As it turned out, the pumpkin didn’t just meet Pan’s specifications, but in fact surpassed them by a small margin.She’d thought the original 100 rupees he’d offered her had been pitiful. Now that she’s shown her abilities were up to snuff though, she’d be adding more to her counteroffer. She needed only for him to confirm that he was still interested in the vegetable
 

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Maude would be right to assume Panos had the predilections of a noble, but even some nobles were trained in the art of swordsmanship, which was not a skill set designed for the fat, flab, and lazy individuals who sat around all day eating and drinking until the founts of wine dried. And while he was no zealous warrior like the Ocean Zora, he was a proud and powerful River Zora and would attempt to meet her grip with a firm -- smile. Oh yes it surely hurt to have the woman challenge his words with her brute strength, but to show weakness now was to submit to Maude that some human could outdo him, make him turn tail and run. But he was nothing if not a Zora with pride! He couldn't be held down but a silly thing like pain because it was pain that let you know you were alive! In fact as she held on, as her grip got tighter, he would take a step into her personal space. He was a Zora so, naturally, the man was a great many heads taller than Maude was. As soon as he was close enough he leaned forward so he could see the top of her head. Were she to risk looking up, the man would still be smiling, not once baring his fangs.

It was a strange contrast to Nex who was such a sourpuss, always frowning, but never resisted the chance to show off his teeth. It was like watching a scared dog versus beholding the grinning cat who ate the canary. It was clear that amongst the two predators that Panos would not forgo the chance of digging his claws into one's back if ever given the chance. His lips would part: the thinlines of flesh wet by the tip of his tongue which brushed along in the blink of an eye. He had gotten a taste of it: her bravado. But as quickly as he had crossed in, Maude would turn and depart, leading him towards the quarry he so sought. He rolled his shoulders and would tuck his arms behind his back. Those flowing robes of white created a picturesque painting that seemed better fit to have been lost to time in the depths of an ancient dungeon. Behind his back, underneath his robes, the man flexed his aching hand, his heart thudding in his chest as he relished in her absurd strength. If he didn't know any better he would have mistook her for a Goron. Those savages really knew how to shake hands.... How he reviled it!

"...I might have found another buyer for it.” As her words crossed his rounded ears the man would raise his hand from the wisps of close so that he could pluck a strand of loose, plum hair, and tuck it behind his ear. The exaggerated motion was followed by a poignant twitch of his slender brow.

"Excuse me, a buyer?" He sounded as if he would almost laugh, as if it was a comedic concept that Maude could ever sell to anyone other than him, that any would ever have the sense to purchase such a frivolously massive vegetable! The irony was immeasurably paced from his thoughts as he pushed away the flare of anger that rolled through his chest, squashing the near instantaneous rage born of the mere thought of being denied what was rightfully his. "No, no -- impossible. They could not possibly match what I'd be willing to offer you for those exceptional... hands of yours. After all they grew the very pumpkin I long sought." He pursed his lips, leaning back as he stared down at the woman, his head canting to the side ever so slightly.

She was playing with him, so he could surmise. He would not bargain with a human and flit away his precious little time. Whoever it was that challenged him, that thought they could stand between him and his intentions was sorely m i s t a k e n.

He came to a stop before the Great Pumpkin, his arms falling to his side as he beheld it. Yes. YES! This was it! His hands clenched into fists at his sides as his smile widened into a grin, but movement... Panos' expression fell as his eyes widened. The delicate slippers that clothed his feet slid against the dirt and mud as his left foot dragged back, leaving him barely balanced on his right. He felt a weight come crashing down in his stomach, which was about the only thing that kept him stable in this moment.

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Nex has been left to his own devices. Normally the shark would feel utterly alone when on his own, but today he felt strangely full, and it was not just because of breakfast. For the second time in almost a decade did Nex sleep soundly in a bed amidst the solemn silence of the night. He had become wholly nocturnal in his travels. The sun burned his scales and the night hid him from the monsters, allowing him to wear a mask so he could hide his broken spirit from the judgemental gazes that slowly broke him apart from deep inside his own mind. He did not thrive this way. He missed the warm waters of the early mornings and the tepid walks in the late afternoons. Ever since he had lost sight of his future it had become a pestilence hardening his heart. It ruined him, he ruined himself by losing faith. He was in pain, but he slowly let go of it all, even if some of his memories still made him feel like an imposter in his own skin.

The shark-toothed Zora stared at the pumpkin with a thoughtful gaze, as if he could see within it, something no others could. It was a simpler time where he could just enjoy sitting on the banks of rivers and eating a sweet melon that had been cooled in its flow. He raised a finger to tap on the sturdy, orange rind, smirking a bit to himself, shaded by his new hat, which he fashionably set atop his hood. His mouth parted as he felt the twisted coil around his heart snap. Tears began to stream down his cheeks as his forehead came to rest on the cool skin of the impossibly large gourd. It was cool...

"Like the river on that night...." He had to let it go.

Damn you Nayru! Damn you for making the rivers, the seas, and the smallest brooks.... Maybe if she had forgotten to create them-- he would have had nothing to travel and could have grown wings and never met his first love. But if such a wish came true then he would have never met Farrah. He sighed, sulking a bit as he pressed his cheek against the hefty fruit.

He felt uselessly childish, wanting to be spoiled and live a family life like he had done so long ago. "Ah... I want Maude to make me a pumpkin pie...." With face all smooshed against the farmer's pride and joy: Nex would hear voices over yonder, face further contorting as he tried to pinpoint the sound from against the shapely rind, mind dancing about the warbling distortion with lazy consideration.

Pressing his hands onto his knees he pushed to stand, eyes widening as he staggered back, fully cutting over his own feet and tumbling head over heels with his back ending up in a thick patch of mud. His lovely sunhat would have been tossed up and off his head, into the air as the Zora groaned, his mind reeling from the sight of Panos standing beside Maude. She betrayed him! She was like everyone else, falling for that pedantic posturing philanthroper's pretty face, charming and full of rotten fish! As the hat fluttered down from the air and landed on his exposed stomach the panicking fish began to calm. All around him bubbles would pop and hiss from his frantic flailing, fumbling fruitlessly for fear of failure. Abandonment. Betrayal... His heavy breathing slowed as his limbs relaxed. He was able to pull his back from the mud with a snap. Reaching for his precious hat the Zora stared at the woven straw covering before he pushed back his hood, placing it back atop the crown of his head. After a moment Nex would push to his feet, the back of his cloak dripping with mud.

Right -- Maude gave him the hat, not because she was some generous, back-talking gift giver. She was as spiteful as him, and trusted him as far as she could spit. But -- they drank together so he also knew well of Maude's honesty and how quickly she was to grow tired with people who showed off. If anyone strutted about like a cat in heat it was his witless fink of a cousin. Finding his spine the Zora stepped forward.

"Go away!" Nex barked in a way that Maude had been unlike to ever hear.

The man was not wont to raise his voice under any circumstance. More often than naught he would bite down, mumble, or even remark in a passive-aggressive manner. It was clear the fish was quite distressed, hackles raised as he all but hissed at the smirking squid. It was like seeing water and fire standing on a lake of oil.

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Maude looked between the zora in confusion. This was not typically how people greeted each other. Was this a zora thing? She didn't know and since she was off from the social script she was familiar with, she had no idea what to do. She could only watch and wait for things to sort themselves out. It wasn't until Nex stormed over and shouted that she got a clue as to what was going on. Frankly, she was shocked! She didn't know Nex could yell. She figured it was part of his injuries...
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"Wait, why? Why does he need to go away?" she asked with slight alarm. She looked over Nex with concern like a mother who'd just been told her child was injured. In only a moment she had stepped over to his side and turned against Panos protectively. She stood at her full height and folded her muscular arms over chest firmly. Even if her enemy was technically taller than her, she still found a way to tower over him menacingly. She shot him a vicious glare. It was the same look she'd give hecklers and assailants in the city. It gave her the opportunity to muster up all the repressed anger she kept inside and let it out in one terrifying expression. It was the kind that would turn lesser men to stone. If Panos had crossed Nex, then she wasn't happy. Her loyalty was difficult to earn, but impossible to be rid of.
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"What did you do?" she accused him mercilessly. Even without a shred of evidence or explanation, she was ready to condemn Pan. It didn't take much to get Mau to think the worst of someone. She wasn't the kind to give the benefit of the doubt. Nex knew that first hand. Moreover, she was only ever polite by obligation and given the smallest reason, her irate disposition relished the chance to drop the act. She might have calmed down a bit in her new peaceful life, but she was still far from kind or patient. And right now, Maude lif was mad. She was a hair-trigger away from letting that feeling loose and she was waiting for someone to set her off. Everyone's next words had better be chosen wisely.
 

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[Nex]

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Nex had been unaware he raised his voice so until it had left his mouth. The act caused his throat to dry and vocal chords tense. He could feel the burning sensation that had been created by the exertion. It trailed down into his lungs, leaving a path of devastation: shame, embarrassment, and fear that his reaction would be seen as unbecoming, that he would be less of a person for letting his anger get to him. He was half River Zora, after all. It was something that brought him a great deal of distress to be seen as a beast. His expression shifted, though quite minute as his facial muscles could only move so much at the current time. Farrah was convinced she could fix the damage he had done to himself, but he was not so sure. Though the way his face looked mattered not with how his chest felt. It was almost as if a bag of sand weighed it down. He knew how heavy they were as he used to train with them on the beach with another he had felt quite relaxed around. They never seemed to pass judgement on him and had a focus of self-improvement about them that Nex was compelled by their camaraderie.

He raised his gloved hand to his chest, gripping at the moist fabric until they let out a squelch, which wrung a few droplets of water from the loose cloth. As the water trickled down his arm it became difficult to tell if the dried tears in his eyes had simply been condensation from his hood which was now hanging behind his neck, slicking a few strands of hair on his neck in all sorts of directions. He was quite disarming in his looks. Though quite tall, a fair head more than Pan, he slouched and his figure was painted lanky by his loose, wet clothing. His unruly hair peeked out from beneath the sunhat of which he has come to neatly adore. Despite his predatory fangs, his mud-caked boots and sulking form one could easily mistake him for a grumpy farmer who had just chased down a few Guay from the crops.

Panos on the other hand .... well.

Nex blinked when Maude moved over to his side, his hands tucking away into his pants pockets. "You aren't even gunna ask what I did?" He sounded guilty, shoulders burdened by the pain of his past. His gaze turned to Panos who held out his hands, shrugging at his moping cousin. "I...killed her..." His gaze dropped and shoulders sank. Panos grinned and put his hand to his chest.

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"Allow me to enlighten you dear farm girl!" His voice was loud, grating and was like listening to a savant bash on a piano playing a classical piece with flourish. While beautiful all it did was ignore the environment for the song was played on every and all occasions! "This spineless Jellyfish is my cousin.... Sinnie." Panos seemed smug, proud of his declaration. "As the oldest in the family I'm his keeper. You see, miss farmer, he's run away from his responsibilities back home and I've been looking for him. What luck that you found him for me. Come no Sinnie, we should go ho--" But before Panos could finish his sentence a very sharp looking knife whizzed passed his head and embedded itself into the trunk of the tree, right at the side of the man's head.

Panos' gaze slowly drifted towards Nex who had his arm still outstretched from the throw.

"N-now, now Sinnie... is that anyway to treat family? Besides I-I came here to get you that pumpkin as a gift! They're your favorite!" It seemed Panos' white robes were on the verge of becoming golden. "As soon as the farm girl sells it to me!" He looked at her, glaring before he removed the blade. Turning it hilt forward he would offer it to Maude. "Listen, it's the best price you're going to get for the vegetable. What do you say?"

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Maude didn’t spare Nex a glance. His words didn’t fall on deaf ears, but right now, he’d indicated that there was a threat to her home and that was her first priority. If there was something he wanted to tell her later, then he was welcome to. Although it didn’t particularly sound like her business anyways. She’d had her time to be suspicious of Nex but they were beyond that now. These days, she’d found it to be better to let certain things stay in teh past. Regardless of her opinion of him, Farrah has asked her to be kind ot him. That meant that Nex mattered to her at least as much as Farrah’s trust in her. Moreover, this was starting to sound like a familiar story to her.
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A youngling run away from home even years after their family has been longing for them to return? Yeah, she’d heard that tune. And she could say with experience that trying to bring the fugitive back home didn’t work out great. If she was feeling kind, she might offer Panos such helpful advice. However, she wasn’t fond of the way his tone had shifted. She was certainly a country bumpkin and it would be accurate to refer to Nex as a spineless jellyfish, but he shouldn’t say it. That funny-looking fishie was her guest and probably her son-in-law before too long, if he had the gills to stand up and ask. She took the knife by the hilt and passed it back to Nex without taking her eyes off Panos. ”I think it’s time for you to leave.” she warned, gravely serious. Nex had made his thoughts very clear. He wasn’t interested in going home. She had no intention of turning him over to some metrosexual snake and rupees were no longer enough to convince her elsewise. She could always grow another pumpkin. She liked doing that. But Farrah would be quite cross with her if she lost the fish, even as replaceable as he often seemed.
 

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