Hopper took one step towards the table before spying the moving scorpion, causing him to scream and jump backwards. "Ah! H-How did that get there?!" he yelped, eyes glued to the twitching creature. He KNEW it wasn't there when he brought it to Boremir. Could this... Could this be some kind of assassination attempt? He suddenly looked around. If a scorpion was around, did that mean it laid eggs somewhere near the kitchen? Were there more?! Maybe... right behind him?!
He spun around. Nothing. For now. He spun back to the librarian. "Y-You better get out of here!" he spouted nervously. "Who knows what else is in your soup!!"
"Uh, w-waiter?" Hopper was sitting low in his seat, his face unnaturally pale with worry as he watched you approach. A shaky finger pointed to his bowl of soup. "Th-There's pepper in there," he whimpered. You look to find a jalapeno pepper sitting in the bowl. "I-I wanted the seasoning. S-Sorry I wasn't more specific." He was glad he caught it in time. There's no telling what would have happened if he'd eaten it! It'd be way too hot for him, it might have caused him to choke!! The thought made him shudder.