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Following up on Stargirl's question, here's the answer. The Embera are edible, taste like burnt chicken, kind of chewy— not much different from how reptiles usually do. That's not on itself the biggest revelation tho. Remember how they're warned about their fire-hot venom? How lethal they are?

It's just plain wrong. These sad noodles don't even have venom sacks or anything of that sort! Their bite is just that, a bite. Also, I'm pretty sure I don't have any secret resistances to poison, I'm as a regular human as I can get.

So here is a helpful guide for yer own snake dinner: Burn down something and bait them with ash, they'll slither over. They're pretty docile, but they will bite and stab if threatened, so it's better to hunt them from at least a little distance. Right, it's their tail that's their main weapon, there's a sharp blade-like bone at the end of it.

If ya wanna hints on how to prepare them on yer own in a variety of ways, just ask Zhao. Snake on the stick is possibly the easiest, tho. Making a snake soup could feed more people at once. Tho we can't all just gather for one big picnic, that could blow our cover— still, we got a few done, and ready, just let us know where you are and we can arrange a snack delivery.

—I can't stop wondering why they have such a bad reputation among the locals. If they experience Embera's bites like they describe them, then— everything is just making less and less sense.

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[ No, whyyyyy. ]

Ey, no, actually, those are great news, man. Your snake adventure might have saved us all. It's not that I'm not grateful, it's just...

Snakes...why'd it have to be snakes? I'd still know what it is even if minced.

Hopefully, we're getting some good food back on station for makin' it through this clusterfuck.

[ All this food talk makes him miss some good street food. ]

Try looking at it in this way: it could be worse. Cockroaches, grasshoppers, mice—

[ He's??? Helping??? ]

If only we could contact Viveca in some way, that would help us enough. Once we get back, the first I'll be doing is cooking, so I'll make sure to prepare extra food.

[ Peter would eat literally anything right now as long as it's not snakes. Or maybe not anything because he looks even more disgusted the longer Majima goes on. ]

I'd try grasshoppers, I've heard they are crunchy and full of nutrients but...not mice. Poor things.

[ NOT MUCH. ]

Yeah, heard the grasshoppers make for a good sweet and salty snack but— bleh. [ He still prefers snakes to insects, that's what he concludes— but ah not going to mention the noodles ] Let's move onto nicer themes—

[ Into the daydreaming! ]

What's yer dream dish when we get back on station, c'mon tell me! Let yer imagination go wild.

Can't say I ever tried them before. I'm not really much into bugs. And yes, thanks.

[ No more snake and bugs food talk, please. ]

Dream dish, uh...I think I'd like fish. Maybe baked sea bream with garlic and rosemary? Or some grilled salmon! It's been years since I had that. Actually, closer to a decade. Not a lot of salmons in space, you see.

What about you? What's your favorite dish? maybe I know how to cook it.

[ No more. Promise. ]

I would pay ya in pure gold for a grilled salmon, that just sounds divine. Just add some mirin to it and it's already perfected. [ Now he's daydreaming about fish. Viveca is going to have a request once they're back. Because they are going back, dammit ] I love my fishes, cuz they are delicious~ hah. But ya know, I'm a street food guy. Takoyaki, yakiniku, cheeseburger. Nothing beats aromas from the small stand and waiting for yer turn to be called in.

[ Thank you, frand. ]

I'd gladly share if I had any. I've never heard of mirin before, it's some sort of sauce?

[ So it's Peter. They really didn't think this through because the conversation is only going to make them more hungry for real food. ]

I like eating fish but cooking it not so much at first, because cleaning them is gross. But salmon it's easy and it tastes great, so it's a fan favorite. I know that Takoyaki is made with octopus but I'm not familiar with yakiniku. Hmmm...so true.

And now I'm craving tacos, because those re also delicious and I haven't had them in forever.

Mirin is actually rice wine, but it's used for food seasonin' [ Of course you can get drunk with it too, you can get drunk with anything containing alcohol, as every young delinquent below drinking age can attest. ] Salmon is great, but tuna is the queen for me. Aside for the tentacled friend, yeah.

[ If it comes from the sea, Majima will most likely eat it, that's a sad truth. At least he got tiny stomach and gets full quickly ]

If by some miracle ya do get yer hand on these wonders, please leave a bite for me. I've never had tacos— [ He lets out a sigh that turns into a prolonged whine ] Lets find that orb and get out of here. And then riot if Viv-chan refuses to treat us.

Sounds tasty. If we don't have any back at the station, we could try to request it with the net supply drop. [ Assuming they're successful with the mission, one day, and they have the chance to go back to the station at all.

Peter has gotten drunk with all sorts of shit back in his younger days as well. Figuring out what sort of alien drinks didn't immediately kill a human was also a pain in the ass, but it gave him an iron stomach. ]

Tuna is very good too, and it's silly, but I like the color. Did you know that you can eat spicy tuna tacos with onions? We should try making some in the future.

[ Peter's stomach is starting to rumble with hunger, so this is truly not helping. ]

Yeah, sounds like a plan. I'll keep investigating to see if we can figure something new soon before it's too late. Try to stay out of trouble, okay? So we can have dinner together once we're back.

[ He knows Majima can take care of himself but he also doesn't want to see him hurt. ]

[ They made that bed, and so now they're going to sleep in it, metaphorically. Images and memories of food galore— truly you do realize the true worth of something only once it's gone. Or at least, temporarily unavailable.

Putting wishes and dreams aside, there is work to be done. And the faster they succeed the faster they can make the imagination a reality ]

Sure, that's a date. [ Majima chuckles ] Can't promise on that, but I can promise gettin' only in troubles that I can handle, how 'bout that?

[ Bold claim ]

May the lady luck gaze at ya kindly —or how is that sayin' here goin'?

[ They played themselves for sure. Peter always values food, because he loves to eat, but it's true that he does it even more now that most dishes aren't available. Peter grins at the date comments and nods enthusiastically. ]

That's good enough, and maybe a promise I can make too. [ He knows trouble always finds him, no matter what Peter tries to do. Some laws of the universe are inevitable. ]

I think it might be 'may the odds be in your favor' but the sentiment is the same. Take care, Majima, I'll see ya around!

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