Searph asks Maitake since this is HIS village. "You know this man?"

He says “oh that’s portobello” and then yells towards him “hey there portobello how are you doing”

Then portobello responds by saying “I’m digging for the good soil” “The others all left saying the good soil was all gone” “But I know better I know that if I keep digging I will find it” “It’s the shadow government they hid the good soil to stop me. It’s a conspiracy” seraph can see that this man has not eaten or slept in a while

Seraph waits and lets Maitake do the talking to see where this convo goes.

Maitake says to portobello “Are you sure you’re alright this isn’t like you” then as he puts his hand on portobello’s shoulder Portobello crumples to the ground

This prompts Seraph to rush over and see what is wrong. He checks to see if Portobello is alive and if he is, what is condition is.

Medicine: 11

Seraph can see the man is very malnourished and tired but there isn’t much else wrong with him

Seraph commands, "Get him inside. I still have some food with me. We can get him some of that. "

He then tries to carry the man inside with Maitake's help.

Seraph and maitake carry the man inside and the two notice there are some rations and some water in the house as well as soft bedding

Seraph asks, "Think we can help ourselves to the water? We kinda used up ours to get there by walking through the desert."

Maitake says “I think so. When I left the plants weren’t doing well but the water was relatively normal”

Now that the man is tucked in and resting, Seraph says, "We should go look around this village for clues as to where everyone went. We should also stop by your house and see if there's some food there. While my rations can last us about 2 or 3 more days, I'd rather we top up on food instead of risk running out."

Soon as the two walk through the village they see maitake’s house and footprints in the cracked dirt on the dirt road beside it heading east

Seraph goes over to the footprints. It won't make sense for these to be Maitake's since he hasn't been home in a while. He says, "Hey! Go check your house. Make sure it's the way you left it. I think someone might have come to your house."

He goes in for a while and after coming out he says “all of the food is gone and  things were put away but not where they are usually kept.”

Seraph says, "That's... odd. Did you live with anyone who might have done this? Is anything important missing?"

“nobody lives here but me and my dad. I don’t know who did this” he says

Seraph gestures to the footprints heading east. "Well there's suspicious footprints heading out further east. That could be a clue. But more importantly, now that you're back in the village, what are you going to be doing?"

He says “since there are no villagers here I don’t think I will be able to stay here so I will follow the footprints with you in hopes of finding them“

He asks, "If you're coming with me, then can you check your house to see if you can get some food. I would rather not run out of rations in the middle of nowhere."