Stiff Chocolate Nests

Bertille sits at the table, while Saint Arnoc and Saint Ténénan do the dishes.

She is watching the sea slug.

What is it thinking?

It's probably thinking where am I?

It's probably scared.

Are you scared? asks Bertille. 

Tato-box, says the sea slug.

Did you think Terence was going to put you in it? asks Bertille

Wee, says the sea slug. 

Are you speaking with the miraculous sea slug? asks Saint Arnoc, hanging up a tea towel.

It doesn't want to go out to sea in a potato box, says Bertille.

Understandable, says Saint Arnoc. It stank.

What's this about? asks Saint Ténénan.

The potato box, says Saint Arnoc. The sea slug objects to it.

We may have a smaller box, says Saint Ténénan.

Go and look, says Saint Arnoc. 

Saint Ténénan heads up the stone steps.

He is looking for a smaller box in the recycling bin when Gaius and Terence return from the cliff top.

Tide's in, says Gaius. Box has disappeared.

My box! laments Terence.

Never mind, says Saint Ténénan, lifting two smaller boxes out of the bin.

A tea box and a chocolate box.

Yay! cries Terence. Two boxes to choose from!

He takes the two boxes and races back down the steps.

Crash.

He trips and tumbles down the last few.

Boxes! says Bertille. That's good. Are you okay?

Thanks for asking, says Terence.

He looks okay.

But the chocolate box is ruined.

That was the best one, says Terence.

We can fix it, says Saint Arnoc. But why not let the sea slug choose its box? It may prefer the tea one.

It WILL! says Terence. Because it's not ruined! It's not a fair competition.

So everyone sits down at the table and looks at the flattened chocolate box.

The sides are broken, but there is a presentation tray in the middle with nests for each individual chocolate.

It is stiff, and does not appear to be ruined.