[Taken by surprise by the sudden bun-napping, Vash looks between his hand and Jingyi a few times, eyes gone wide and his mouth hanging open.]

Gee doc, you're a lot faster than you look, [he mutters ruefully, before reaching out to scooch his various trays of food closer to himself. It was a good thing he hadn't stopped to get dessert yet, or there'd be fightin' words over stealing his food for sure.]

I was thinking my desert experience could be why they asked me here. Honestly, this settlement is off to a good start if they already have things growing. That's a lot better than we could do without the help of a Geo Plant!

Though... [Vash pauses momentarily to chomp through a couple of fries, looking thoughtful.] D'you think this magic of theirs has something to do with it?