Poisonous Food?

A man with salt and pepper hair and a five o' clock shadow stepped into view. "Go on. Eat it." He insisted. I put the strawberry back on the table with its brothers and sisters. "Was something wrong with it?" The man asks in a suddenly concerned tone. "Perhaps." I respond, coyly. "Well, don't let one bad one stop you. I'm sure there are plenty of other good ones." "I don't think we'll be eating the strawberries. Or any of the other desserts for that matter." I say. "And why is that?" "Because you poisoned them." Olivia blurts . The man leans in. "Excuse me?" "You heard her." I say. "Yes, I think it's an absurd accusation." "Is it?" Olivia asks. "We have no idea who you are and we have no reason to trust you yet." The man sighs. "Fine. I'll have one as well." The man walks over to the table. He takes the biggest chocolate covered strawberry he can find. He then takes a huge bite and swallows. He looks over to Olivia. "There,nothing happened." "Yet." Olivia adds. "And nothing will." He assures. "Maybe you're right, but I prefer to wait a while." She says starring into his eyes. The man nods slowly. "If that's what you wish then we will wait."

In the Helicopter

Up and up we went. The late autumn wind pushed us back and forth as we climbed the rope ladder. Eventually we made it to an empty room of the helicopter. There was no one there, but there was a dessert table set up for us. I picked up a chocolate covered strawberry. I examined it closely, wondering if was poisonous. "Go ahead." A not so far off voice said. I turned around quickly. A man in a black suit came out of the shadows. "Go ahead." He said again. "You'll need your strength."

Next Mission?

Not long after I uttered the delightfully vauge words "I want a new mission" , I heard a swoosh, swoosh directly overhead. Olivia and I looked up at the same time. We saw a black helicopter hovering over us. A second later it dropped a rope ladder. All the sudden the briefcase I was holding felt significantly lighter. I then knew without a doubt that this helicopter was for us.Whatever it was, good or bad, this mission was ours.

Wishes Fufilled

"I think I know what's going on here." I said as we crossed the rickety bridge. "And that would be?" "Isn't it obvious? Everything we've said outloud from the steaks to the bridge has instananeously materialised." "It could be a coincidence." Olivia says. "It could be, but I doubt it." "Then if you're right we should keep asking for things." "We should, but let's go big this time." "Ok, what do you want now?" She asks. I take a deep breath. "I want a way out of this forest, and I want a crystal clear mission for us." There is a beat. Nothing happens."What now? Olivia asks.  "Now we wait. Hopefully not long."

Foot Bridge

As is often the case when we have no idea where to go ,we wandered. The only difference is that this time our wandering led us to a deep pit. We stared down at the abyss and wondered where exactly should we turn next? " How deep do you think it goes?" Olivia asks.  " I don't know, but I sure wish we had a foot bridge of some sort." Immediately after I said that I felt the brief case become lighter. Then two by fours appeared out of nowhere. They flew through the air and formed into a footbridge. "That was freaky." Olivia says in stunned amazement. "Yeah, you think it's safe to walk across?" I ask. "Yes, I do." "How do you know for sure?" Olivia smiles at me. "Because that bridge was made for us."

Check, Please

We finished our mysterious, but delicious stakes. Afterwards we offered to pay. The cook told us that we alrady paid. Olivia were convinced that he had somehow mistook us for someone else. We tried to tell him this many, many times. But he wouldn't hear it. He knew, at least in his mind that we paied. Not wanting to argue anymore we thanked him for a good meal. Then, with full stomachs and clear heads we took off once more into the great unknown

Almost Ready

We continued to sniff the air and follow the trail of the pepper air. Eventually we came across a man grilling in the middle of the forest. He had a red checkered apron and a look on his face that suggested he was expecting us. "You came just in time." He said. "For what?" Olivia asks. He chuckles slightly. "For dinner of course." "I think you have us mistaken for someone else." I say. He furrows his brow. "Didn't you two want steaks?" Olivia and I glance at each other. "We did-" "Good. It's almost ready."