[It was a fair enough comparison, though it'd be lost upon him; Orga's only seen a small slice of Earth, though he knows enough about it to know that it encompasses far more biomes and locales than he's familiar with on the relatively monochromatic landscape of Mars.]
Mm. That might be it. [Though he'd argue maybe the soil had never been made for supporting plants. Or, at least, not within recent history. But Mars was a strange place, capable of strange things.] Sort of. Nothing would survive shipping from off-planet, so I think they grew vegetables in greenhouses, or something. Protein was mostly synthesized, since there was nothing to graze animals on...
[That's all well and good, Orga, but one of those factoids is rather not like the other ones.
Regardless, he shrugs.] You learn to eat what you get and not complain.
[You actually get used to it. The food around here was a little too rich. Mika still refused to eat any meat that actually came from a living creature (though Orga was far less picky).]
Ah. I was wondering about that. [He considers this possibility.] It's risky. But our whole situation here is risky. Even if you're able to conceal that, they'll probably catch you on something you either know or don't soon enough. [It's strange, to sigh and to have it audible both in the physical world and over their mental connection.] It's not an ideal situation. I'm still figuring out what the better paths might be.
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Mm. That might be it. [Though he'd argue maybe the soil had never been made for supporting plants. Or, at least, not within recent history. But Mars was a strange place, capable of strange things.] Sort of. Nothing would survive shipping from off-planet, so I think they grew vegetables in greenhouses, or something. Protein was mostly synthesized, since there was nothing to graze animals on...
[That's all well and good, Orga, but one of those factoids is rather not like the other ones.
Regardless, he shrugs.] You learn to eat what you get and not complain.
[You actually get used to it. The food around here was a little too rich. Mika still refused to eat any meat that actually came from a living creature (though Orga was far less picky).]
Ah. I was wondering about that. [He considers this possibility.] It's risky. But our whole situation here is risky. Even if you're able to conceal that, they'll probably catch you on something you either know or don't soon enough. [It's strange, to sigh and to have it audible both in the physical world and over their mental connection.] It's not an ideal situation. I'm still figuring out what the better paths might be.