Sparks's eyed up Luffy and Yuffie for a moment. "Yeah, marshal. Higher ranking than sheriff. You'd like bein' the only lawman on Mars would be good enough to join up with the law here, but Biggs seems to think differently." That was neither here nor there at the moment, but that fact had been bothering him lately. He rarely passes up a chance to grumble about things.

"As far as supplies go, we need more than food. Bring whatever tools ya think yer gonna need for identifying and collectin' these seeds, and somethin' to sleep in. Reckon that we won't need tents, since the weather's been good. It's a short trip, so no need to pack heavy."