Part of 42nd company awoke to a cloud of steam filling the campervan they called their temporary base. 
Matt was the first out of his cot, moving up the van to find Tanuki in the kitchen area, juggling a bamboo steamer on top of a pot of boiling water. 
“ah nerf, you’re making dumplings?” Matt comments, hesitating to come closer as to not get in the way. 
Carefully, the MINOTAURS agent removed six steaming buns from the contraption and placed them on a table. 
With the steaming water safely on the stove, Matt placed a comforting hand on his friends shoulder. He’d known Tanuki long enough to know that cooking things from his home was his way of coping. “what is it, pal?” he asked in a warm tone. 
Before Tanuki could answer, Nikki had squeezed herself into the kitchen area next to her Leutnant. 
“you steamed something?! We’re getting low on water and you decided to steam buns for breakfast?”
“calm down, everyone”, they hear the voice of Captain Wells from the back. 
“Tanuki’s steaming dumplings”, Matt explained. 
“it’s Okay, Nikki is right, I shouldn’t just have wasted our water reserves” he apologized. 
Captain Riley Wells walked up to his MINOTAURS agent. 
“then why did you?” he asks, sounding calm and patient about it. 
He and Matt exchanged looks, they both knew why. 
“they reminded me of home”, Tanuki finally gave in. 
Riley seemed to be thinking for a bit before he spoke again “your further from home then any of us... “ he turned to the rest of his company, tone shifting “Bulls, grab some dumplings as long as they’re still warm, once breakfast is over, we’re heading straight for the nearest company base. We’ll stock up on supplies and see if we can get a hold of HQ to send a message over to your family” he patted Tanuki on the shoulder, then grabbed the plate from behind him and set it down on the small table they used for meals