[Ah. So one of the tasks was to... return the goop? Which was a bit strange when Hellboy thought about it; the goop seemed to be mucous or something that the fairies shed. Who would want a bunch of mucous returned?

Hellboy has dealt with his fair share of oozing materials as well, so he's of a like mind there. When Alice offhandedly mentions cooking, though, he gets an idea --]

Well, hey. I'm supposed to be showing you how to cook anyway, right? Maybe that'll work instead. Get these guys off your back, if we're lucky.