“Yeah.
He likes chocolate…. he likes.. blankets. Movies….. says hisfavorite
candy on terra was a hard strawberry candy with a gooey center of
strawberry…. we have similar here in space.”“Oh, Grandma Candy?” Carlos asked. “Yeah… unfortunately I
didn’t bring any of that with me. Do you have the space counterpart someplace?
To give Peter?”“Yeah. Sort of. He says it tastes just like it. It’s luci fruit candy.”
Carlos nodded. “Let’s bring him some of that… and what does
K… Obfonteri like?”“Just call him Kraglin.. or kraggles…. … he’s a fan of that gooey taffy and meat. Any kind…. dried and flavored. Loves the stuff. Always has a packet….. loves the stuff.”
“Gooey taffy? Oh, sort of like Laffy Taffies. Okay,” Carlos
said. “And jerked meat, huh? That’s… huh. Okay. Want to… bring him some of that
as well? Since we’re bringing Peter something.”“Yeah. May need to make a stop for those. Could show you other planets or… you know… cities… stations…. ports…”
Carlos looked at him, surprised. “Show me… other planets?”
he asked. “I… I mean, really? I… I haven’t been to other planets… other than the
Xandarian colony on M-Marvin.” He pushed some beans around on his plate. “The ship
carrying me were captured pretty quickly once we reached Xandarian space and…
Nova just dropped me on the nearest colony.”
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