Dee Dee had come to the city after a mission, and had already taken her food stand parts out of her inventory and put it together, pots and pans, cooking surfaces, even a deep fryer and large skillet, all was assembled on a base that could roll and be moved, and so it was that Dee Dee set out along the safe streets pulling her cart along, with BombDee and Kramer helping along, stopping whenever someone got her attention to ask for food, her menu clearly displayed with the sign "Maximum Tomato" on the top of the cart, with a hand made decoration that looked like a giant tomato.

She had been having a great deal of luck finding customers lately, maybe because more people were around, or because word got out? Ether way she was glad to see more people, and even some newbies showed up, and to them she would give a copy of her book that had stuff on the system about it as well as a link to her blog so she help them further if they needed it. She eventually managed to get into a wider area where several of the narrow streets connected into a park like area, and she set the food cart there since it seemed like a good place.

With the Food cart fully set up BombDee and Kramer set to the task of setting up Chairs and tables she had with her, as well as signage on the fact that she was in town, or rather that the Food cart was. and she started cooking, Some people gathering already as she made meals for people and handed them out. Though once again her more Tomato heavy menu didn't seem as popular at the moment, the more normal menu items selling more, but she knew people would come around to the lure of the Tomato!

As she was thinking this BombDee and Kramer rejoined her and got to their spots, Kramer taking a little rest on a small bed set up for him so that he could just breath fire to help get the cooking surfaces hot if there was a lull in the customers and then a sudden pick up, his fire breath was quite handy for stuff like that. and BombDee was ready to help Dee Dee cook or clean up whichever she needed help with most.

It was then that she heard a voice and looked over as she finished making a meal for a customer, and she spotted Alexie and she waved to him.

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Dee Dee continued to serve customers as Alexei looked over her food cart, he seemed to be taking it in, and considering he said he was just fresh out of the tutorial she could somewhat understand him just looking around, She herself didn't actually take much time to look around herself, she simply set to helping people, after all from what she understood her home town in Japan had become a high risk zone so it was to dangerous for her to go there as she was now.

As Alexei commented on the food cart Dee Dee nodded rapidly as she served another customer their food, things were moving along at a nice pace, and as Alexei pondered on what to get Dee Dee pointed to the Menu at the "chef's choice" option which was a Tomatonator meal with a side of fries and a juice to drink, she even had a few options for juice, apple, pineapple, grape, and orange. and she gave a thumbs up, personally it was her favorite, since the Tomatonator had a roasted and seasoned tomato on the burger patty, she considered it quite the meal.

Though Alexei would likely notice people buying more then normal fair rather then the Tomato stuff, though the Tomato based selection was rather wide so it wasn't simple at all. Though as he asked about how to pay Dee Dee opened a message window and typed up a message for him as BombDee took over cooking.

"First meal is free, and points are the new currency, it's why it's important to know how to obtain some, but I also accept barter, as well as good deeds, you want a meal for free? do a good deed to someone to pass the good fortune forward, so help out the community, help people learn the system, hand out the Beginners guides I have, or something like that that helps people, I don't expect people to report to me on it, I trust people will do the right thing, and this way even people down on their luck can enjoy a nice meal!" She sent the Message to Alexie.

The good news about having a food cart was that while he was standing there deciding the line could also move around him, so when he did eventually look around Alexei would find that he wasn't really holding up the line at all. and with themessage sent Dee Dee started to help BombDee with making the food once more.

Though his second question caused Dee Dee to work with only one hand as the other typed out a reply in a message "I started the food cart after I realized I could get supplies from the System, but it only offers the basics in most cases, so I scavenged the parts, materials, and tools I needed to build the cart, I also use some of my points to get the produce and other supplies, but I also know a few people with farmer or Gardener Classes and they supply me with things in return to scavenged goods or a small cut of the profits" she explained in the message she sent Alexei as she continued her work.

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As she continued to server other customers she noticed Alexei seemingly unsure of the food, but she hoped she liked it, everyone else that had ordered it always gave it that look but they all quite liked it after tasting it! After a bit of time though it seemed Alexei did indeed enjoy the burger and he mentioned as much about not having something like this for a while and Dee Dee nodded and gave him a thumbs up in return before sending him a message.

"Yeah a lot of people have mentioned the same, and I think this food cart helps some people regain some Familiarity with the world, especially new people who have just come out of the Tutorial, it's a lot to take in and having nothing close to the old normal can cause a lot of shock in people, some have managed to come out of that shock thanks to the food here since it's just that little bit of the old normal in a place that seems so strange to them so I like to think it helps" the message read

Alexei continued and Dee Dee was glad to hear the book was helpful and that he seemed to see a good point in doing all this, not everyone did that was true, but she was doing it regardless, and so she would continue her work as long as possible. Though he did ask why she made the book and she started to type out a reply to him, though he quickly followed up with a question on if she minded him passing the book on once he was done with it.

"I made the book because when I came out of the Tutorial a lot was still unknown to me, I didn't know there was an inventory, or a Message system like this, I didn't know about fast travel right away, I didn't know about the shop or the forum or the hub, there was a lot I didn't know and I only learned after someone mentioned them to me or pointed them out to me, I didn't even know there was friends lists before. and so as I learned I wrote it all down, and then I figured, if I didn't know this stuff others might not, and so I started making copies of it to hand out to new people with all the information I could obtain and provide, as well as information on how to get to the Blog I run now to answer questions when I can, or for others to answer. We all need to help each other in this new world, and I seen people unable to grasp the system on the most basic of levels, unable to even get points, and I realized that, this could help those people too!" she sent the message over then started to answer the second question he asked.

"as for you passing the book on? That's exactly what it is for, not just the book but if you can teach others you meet the things you learned from the book as well that would be great, We are all in this together to some extent after all, some have combat classes, others do not, and some may become powerful but they will still need some sort of support structure, and the ones that are weak now can become strong with the right knowledge and helping hand to get started, and I just wanna be helpful to people" she gave him a thumbs up as she sent over the next answer to his question.

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With customers dying down for the moment Dee Dee was able to make a meal for both BombDee and Kramer, and something for herself, though after making the food instead of eating she used the time to catch up on the dishes and let BombDee have a well Deserved rest as she listened to Alexei's comment on her endeavors, it was nice hearing that someone else liked the Idea and as she washed the dishes and BombDee and Kramer ate their meals, she listened further to Alexei's question.

Drying her hands she then started to type out the answer as she did like the Idea of a group of people working to do all this, the issue was most people she met were more worried about personal survival, and she didn't fault them for that, the world was a rough place now and some had to focus extra hard to make sure they survived, she had a few people she knew but none of them were organized into a greater group to help others, she was somewhat alone on that in some ways, though she used the resources she got from others that did like her Ideas to help others, so in that way they were somewhat organized.

"So far it's only me, the resources I have that I use to make the books and food are gained through barter and work for others or from scavenging at the moment organizing everyone would be rather hard as some are having enough trouble surviving on their own without having to worry about others, and I understand that the world how it is now can be like that, but I do my best to help those that are trading resources with me so I can do my work, and while I would like to put a group together, I am not really the kind of person to be a leader I don't think, but I do wanna help as many people as possible, but making a guild? that would be quite hard to do alone. Though I won't lie I have half considered it some times" she sent the message to Alexei as she put the dishes away for now and took her own meal to nibble on since there were no customers coming at the moment.

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Dee Dee continued to nibble away at her meal, Kramer and BombDee also enjoying their own food as she looked over at Alexei, he seemed to be contemplating things again, so Dee Dee left him to it as she enjoyed her food, though as she ate BombDee gently tapped on her leg and she looked over at her two summons who seemed to be looking up at her expectantly, she knew exactly what they wanted and so she gently pets them both on the head before reaching into her inventory and taking out a large ball for them to play with, gently tossing it, causing the two creatures to chase after it, clearly making a game of it as they would bap it around and to each other.

Dee Dee then resumed her meal quite happy that she had managed to scrounge up that ball for them, it wasn't the best one she found, those ones that were really good she had already given out to kids who seemed to need some sort of toy, to keep them active, she also found dolls, and other things like that for them to play with, thankfully though many she had met had parents or at least guardians to look after them.

Looking back to Alexei as he started speaking again Dee Dee continued to eat her food as she looked up at the much taller man, and she nodded as he asked about guilds being the same as in videogames, and she continued to eat her own Tomatonator and the fries she made with it, she then nodded again as he asked about being able to make those and she opened a message window to start typing out an answer.

"Yes you can get the needed item by opening up the guild shop, you need ether a full medallion or a have a half medallion and know someone with another half that wants to make the guild with you, it comes with perks and the like though I don't know esactly what they are. As for established guilds, I am unsure, perhaps they simply haven't advertised as of yet due to a lack of supplies to provide for members? or maybe they are starting with a core group of people they know? but I know you should be able to ask around on the player forums.. likely anyone making a guild would likely have some experience with that system" she sent him the message hoping it would answer his question.

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Finishing off the last of her fries Dee Dee listened to Alexei, it was true there were likely to be more guilds popping up, though perhaps there were some and they where simply keeping to a small group of known people rather then open recruiting? but with her helping more people and having mentioned the guilds and how to purchase medallion halves and the like from the shop maybe the number of them would increase?

As she started to finish off the Tomatonator she started to type up her reply to Alexei "Well Likely the perks will draw people to making guilds, though I assume there are already some they may just be keeping their recruitment to only people they know rather then having an open recruitment, however considering the fact that the information to purchase a medallion from the system is in the guidebook I don't doubt people will start to make them now that the information is more readily out there" she sent the message to him as she ate the last few bites of her Tomatonator and closing her eyes contently as she sat there a moment.

She then sent him another message about where to obtain the Medallions "They are purchasable from the Guild shop from what I understand, which you can access through the shop interface on your system, I think you can purchase a whole or half Medallion there, but I wouldn't be surprised if the system handed them out as rewards ether since it seems to hand out interesting things sometimes. and if you do make a Guild Good luck with it and keep your head up high" she gave him a thumbs up as the message was sent to him.

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Dee Dee took a sip of her drink as she let Alexei contemplate the messages, the crowd seemed to be enjoying their food and a few of the younger people were playing with the ball with BombDee and Kramer, so it was all going quite well, people always seemed to like hanging out and playing with her friends which was nice to see, at first they seemed wary but considering they were what many would consider monsters, she could understand that. But the natural Charm of the Waddle-dee and the fact that Kramer was just a Baby dragon clearly helped people get over those issues rather fast.

As for herself Dee Dee hoped more guilds would pop up, if only to signify that people were trying to work together more then they were currently, though there was also the worry that some might see a guild as a way to use others, but she hoped the majority of people wouldn't be like that, there was enough hardship in the new life they all had to live without adding to it after all. And it Seemed Alexei agreed that more Guilds were likely to pop up.

What she didn't expect was a preemptive invite to the guild he seemed to plan on making and she nodded and gave a thumbs up "If I am free I can join, even if I am in another guild I wouldn't mind helping out, after all just cause we may be in different guilds doesn't mean we shouldn't work together right? After all different guilds may very well have different focuses on their main goal so working together could mean doing more then apart!" she replied in a message.

Then came a question about her summons "Oh them? ys I can make them stronger as I get stronger, but only ever few levels it seems and only up to a limit, BombDee for instance I made stronger not to long ago, so he is the same Strength roughly as Kramer now, at least as far as stats go for the most part, and I get more of them as I level up, or apparently the System will award them to me if I take on certain tougher missions, it also mentioned I can try to make friends with creatures, though I haven't tried that route yet since it's risky, also I can only have a limited number of summons at the moment and I didn't wanna rush anything" she explained further.

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