One In a Melon

The child peered at her over the watermelon, seemingly incredulous that the round objects were not... eggs? Inoki could forgive ignorance due to limited real world experience, but at the fact the child thought the watermelons were eggs she let out a series of barks of laughter. Now that was definitely a first for her. But before she could control her laughter and give an answer, watermelon went rolling towards the lake edge and the child swiftly followed in pursuit.

Inoki simply stood and watched, at least until the child tripped and fell, yet somehow still managed to save the watermelon from rolling into the lake. She bounded after the child, not exactly worried, but wanting to close the distance just in case something bad happened. The child appeared fine, gleeful, even, and excitedly asked her what they were going to do next. She hadn't expected to actually interact with the child, but why not, she had time to spare. And perhaps the parent would appreciate their child being under the watchful gaze of an adult.

"Well done," Inoki said, giving the child some praise for not losing the watermelon. "If you'd like we can take out the yummy stuff from inside the rind to eat." She'd harvested watermelons before and found them to be a very tasty treat, especially in summer. "I'll help you roll it back over to the others, that way we can each work on our own watermelon?" The child would have a more fun time harvesting her own watermelon rather than sharing, but it would be easier to direct her if they were closer together.
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