video;

[redwinekindofgirl]

Sooooo, guys, girls, others. What's the grossest thing you've ever eaten?

[Don't mistake this for her not being concerned about Caedra, and not being concerned about generally everything, but a recent conversation and a recent find has piqued her curiosity enough to ask the question.

For her own answer, she holds up a small, white, chalky-looking cube.]

This one's mine. It's called 'carbtien', and it's basically what we live on back home, because we can't grow enough food for everyone. It's military rations, and I don't know what they put in it, but it doesn't taste of anything and when you try to swallow it, it's like your brain forgets how swallowing works.

[Julie snorts softly and drops the cube down out of sight.]

I found a big bag of them just lying around a couple of weeks ago. Weird, right? I guess I'll keep it safe for if we ever end up starving or something. You might not thank me, though.

Comments

[redwinekindofgirl]

Yeah... you're right, it does sound better than it is. Though, gotta say, I'm suspicious of any food that starts with the word 'fermented'.

[It doesn't sound right.]

That's a... really specific thing to compare it to.

[storyseeker]

Not always. Beer involves fermentation.

But, yeah--I don't know what cat barf actually tastes like, I promise, but when you've had one as a pet, you get to know its looks real well.

[redwinekindofgirl]

I don't count beer as food. Or wine. Or anything that doesn't actually give real nutritional value.

[She can be smart, too.]

But that sounds gross, and I'll try to avoid the experience.

[storyseeker]

Good. Be wiser than I was. There's something to be said for culinary adventure...but it's also possible to go too far off the beaten path.

[redwinekindofgirl]

I dunno... I've had to eat some 'exciting' things in the past ten years. When it's 'eat this or starve', y'no... you eat it.

[storyseeker]

Mmm, yeah. It's easy to take it for granted, but we shouldn't. Things have gotten tight here at times, although not to that point as long as I've been here.

[redwinekindofgirl]

Doesn't hurt to be prepared, though, right? I mean, like I said, these things aren't great... but I bet there's enough in this bag to feed everyone here for a couple of weeks.

[storyseeker]

That's something. If it means survival, it's a big something.