Dee Dee was out and about looking around the countryside Gathering wood and plants, she didn't have a mission to do so, but she wanted to collect some herbs and some of the wild growing berries, maybe get some seeds she could trade to the Gardener friend she had who was supplying her with Tomatoes, maybe they could grow more varied things if Dee Dee just gathered the Seeds for them? Regardless it meant she had been around even at night looking for bugs as well, and she spent a lot of time in the crop fields and other places just looking for things like that.

Most of her time however was spent in the bushes and brushland looking for wild berries and other edible plants and getting cuttings or digging them up and putting them in her inventory roots and all to give to her Gardener friend to see if they could grow them. she had also managed to find a few good bits of wood that could be turned into clubs or used for building things like that, the system after all was good at supplying things, but sometimes the few people she knew that could craft things needed raw resources and the system didn't seem to give some of them.

It made her realize the importance of those Caravans more and more, especially when one considered that Inventories had a limit, she just had no clue what it was yet but they must have had one or they wouldn't have caravans.. maybe it was just the vast amount of things they needed to ship that made it impossible to put in an inventory? She really wasn't sure Ether way she continued to search...

Eventually though she would be picking through a bush gathering berries from it.. and making quite the Racket what with the bush shaking more and more as she wriggled through it.. and then her head popped out of it on the other side and she seen Tommy standing there, her arm then popped out of the bush and she waved to him.

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Dee Dee wriggled her way out of the bush she was poking her head out of and showed Tommy the bucket of Berries she had managed to procure while out and about, when he asked about what she was doing there, before she opened up a message window and started typing up a reply to him "I came out here to get a few things for the cart and some other things like plant cuttings and seeds for the Gardener friend I have, they can grow a lot of different things but they don't have combat abilities so I get them things with my scavenging and trips out, like plant cuttings freeze dried coffee, things they want that they don't wanna spend points on and that they know is likely still something they can get from what I do, and in trade they give me Produce in barter value, and they trade well" the message read as she walked over to him.

"What are you doing all the way out here? Looking for berries or nuts to trade as well? or are you on a mission? Can I help?" she asked as she looked up at him, then out of the same bush BombDee popped out followed by Kramer with Jimmy resting on BombDee's head, both BombDee and Kramer were also carrying buckets of berries and wild roots and veggies and the like and they came over and joined the two as they stood off the side of the corn field.

Dee Dee meanwhile took a Tomato out of her Inventory and handed it to Tommy as she also gave one to her summons and one for herself and they nibbled on them as they waited for Tommy to reply, after all he had to finish reading what she typed to him.

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Dee Dee shook her head when he mentioned Gathering quest and started to type him a message, though as she typed she listened to what he had to say about why he was out there too, and apparently he was looking into something, paranormal happenings apparently, but considering how the world was now Dee Dee wouldn't be surprised if something like that was possible now, and getting to figure out what might be causing it would be a good thing since it could be something that could be a danger at some point, and if not a danger then at least knowing that it's not would put peoples minds at ease.

With her message typed up she sent it to Tommy "Oh no I am not on a quest or anything, I am just doing this by myself they have no clue I am doing this, I am gonna go talk tot hem about the possibility after I gather the things, that way if they can I will already have the things needed! after all if the Gardener can grow them that that means more people can enjoy the plants and foods that they might be otherwise unable to get to themselves cause they don't have a combat class to let them explore a bit more safely".

The message continued "Oh I see That's a good Idea, don't know if what's causing the problem is a threat or not, and if it's not a threat then learning that could at least put some minds at ease, especially if it happens elsewhere! Did you need any help? I could have my friends help you look around!" as she waited for his reply she took the buckets from BombDee and Kramer and put them in her inventory along with the one she was carrying before handing them both Tomatoes for the hard work, and she didn't forget Jimmy handing him one as well.

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"Of course I am doing it out of the goodness of my heart! if they can make this stuff grow then more people will have access to it! especially those that don't have combat abilities like you and me! or are in this world and are too young to be out here doing this stuff!" Dee Dee messaged as she listened to his question, though she fully understood his side of things, at the same time it was food, everyone needed food after all.

upon question of the ant Larva Dee Dee nodded "Yes this is Jimmy I got him from a Fire Ant Nest I found, as part of exploring it he came with me! As you can see he is very small, but he should grow if I take good care of him as he is a Fire and Larva" she nodded as she fed the Larva a tomato.. then gave one to Kramer and BombDee as well so they could all enjoy them a bit more.

"No I just look for new friends wherever I go, sometimes monsters don't actually want to fight, like in the ant hill the workers didn't attack us, and the soldiers were okay as long as we didn't bother the workers or go where they didn't want us, though even then we got by them by giving the workers Tomatoes and so seeing were doing no harm the ants let us scoot past, we just ended up having to fight some due to our objective being under heavy guard but we didn't kill any we just distracted them and knocked them aside. it was just an exploration mission anyway. I also have met slimes that didn't want to fight! and one was so small and cute! it bubbled cutely when I pet it.. so I let it go to away from the inhabited area's but somewhere it could get food and hide from larger monsters!" Dee Dee messaged in reply, she liked how some monsters were not violent.

and as Tommy thought on how it might be useful Dee Dee gave him a thumbs up and let him think as she took out her folding chair from her inventory and took a seat to wait. pulling out some wooden ones for BombDee, Kramer, and Tommy to use as well.

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Dee Dee watched Tommy put Jimmy down and the Larva crawled over to Dee Dee and curled up on her head, "I could never sell Jimmy! he is my friend! I don't sell friends, people shouldn't do that! As for the Ant colony it wasn't really a dungeon, it wasn't marked as one, but it was somewhere on the outskirts of Los Angels.. I have it's location marked if you wanna check it out yourself, but don't fight if you don't have to, the Workers likely wouldn't be much of a threat... but the Soldiers were like the size of a Grate Dane and likely Could put up a fight, and there were a LOT of them there.. and I don't think the Workers would shy away from a fight to protect their home!" she messaged him.

"Also I got EXP from helping others and not killing things, I even got EXP from letting slimes escape that didn't wanna fight and were fleeing, I even got points for picking Medicinal herbs and these berries and plants I think everyone is under a misunderstanding of how points and EXP are gained" she messaged him further as she nibbled on a tomato.

but she wasn't gonna knock his reasoning if it's all he knew that was fine, but he seemed open to knowing things "but also it's not like I won't defend myself, this world is dangerous I knew that first hand from my tutorial alone... as for aliens? I would assume they likely do, I mean we exist don't we?" she looked up at him as she sent those messages.

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Hearing Tommy placate her Dee Dee nodded, she understood what he meant, but it was true others might consider the Idea, but she couldn't worry about that all the time or she would be running around putting out fires, Jimmy was nice and was with her, but if she had to fight more bugs she knew Jimmy wouldn't mind helping, she just wouldn't be our right looking for a fight unless the monsters in question were looking to becoming a danger to people.

"if you want I can go with you there! I know where it is and I know we can get by without fighting if we pay them tomatoes... for the most part anyway, some places might be a bit to tightly guarded for Tomatoes to be something they would let us get by with, they let us wander through their food area anyway probably cause we were providing food and not harming the workers... the Workers basically ignored us if we didn't bother them anyway" Dee Dee's message read as she understood Tommy's want to investigate the Ant Colony... at least she thought she did, he likely wanted to check it out cause he was curious.

Dee Dee joined Tommy on wandering about "Well working together with the ones that seem open to it is a good first step I say, especially if they are sincere about it, and some behave like animals so maybe they could be domesticated? I seen a man do that to a wolf that a goblin had been riding on, did it right in the middle of a mission so it's possible maybe" she messaged him as they walked.

She had no clue what they were looking for ether but she was doing her best to help out, Kramer having taken to the air to see if he could see anything from up there while BombDee and Jimmy were keeping their eyes peeled with the other two.

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Dee Dee knew of the island he mentioned, she had been there herself and it wasn't the easiest place to set foot on, and loosing someone in a situation like that, she understood why he seemed so worried she was basically a bit of a reminder to him. But she couldn't let that stop her from trying to help out, after all without anyone around he might meet the same fate and she wasn't gonna let that happen if she could help it so she opened a message window and started to type up a response to him.

As she typed she listened to what Tommy had to say, she understood it wasn't a game out there even with levels and the like being a thing, the survival skills her parents learned with her already taught her not to overestimate yourself, and this world just made that much more important, but at the same time it wasn't like Tommy knew that about her, but Tommy was taking a lot of stress onto himself, and that did make her worry a bit.

after he finished talking Dee Dee sent her message to him "I understand how dangerous Ender island is, I have been there myself, you don't need to worry to much about me I have many ways to escape, and some things to help me survive, but I do understand having that worry, I worry about my friends all the time. The world is a dangerous place, more so now then before the Flash, but I have had some survival training, so I know not to overestimate myself. As for facing enemies I will leave the main planning to you, but don't think you need to do it all the time, friends should share the burden whenever possible, Many hands make light work after all! Oh and as for pets if you can't find one on your own I know a guy Named Mr.Beast, he is a Beast tamer class or something, unlike me where I summon, he wanted to open a pet shop and he seems quite able to make them stronger, so maybe you could get one from him if you can't find one yourself? But yes I don't mind helping to take care of it with you" she sent the message and gave him a thumbs up.

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