[The smell of beef wafts through the air, right into the living room. The Barkeep excuses himself as he disappears into the kitchen to fill up a bowl with the stew and place it in front of Manami along with a napkin and a fork.]

That's a good twist, but we'll have to see if I can work that into my rewrite. [He's played plenty of video games back in his youth, and he's aware of several tropes. Some of them are pretty good to use!]

Now, are you thinkin' of havin' the Ancients be the good guys, because I don't see why takin' over the planet's anythin' other than trouble.