Theo rolls his eyes. "And now it seems like a smell that exists near me but doesn't seem particularly appealing nor unappealing, just– like, not something I would probably eat."

"Didn't you lick a wall though."

"Yeah, and I could lick this while high to try work out its composition, too. But I wouldn't be inclined to eat it by default, and I wouldn't be inclined to eat a wall by default. The deer at least smelled like it's some sort of food group, even if it's slightly off."

"I'm sure whatever this was was an animal at some point!"

"Might well have been," he comments. "I didn't eat the deer, though, so much as drain specifically its blood and attempt to avoid eating the raw meat." Shrug. "Might as well try this anyway, though."

She offers him the snack! It is a sandwich and would've been exquisite for a human.

He takes a bite!

"… Yeah, I don't think I'm getting, like, anywhere near as much out of this as you guys would." Shrug. "It's somewhat novel to have a new combination of flavors, it's weird to swallow."

"Weird how?"

"I don't think I would be inclined to swallow plastic as a human? Or, like, car tire. Kinda like that but probably less extreme."

"Ew," comments Matt.

"Well but that sounds like a strictly... psychological thing? I can totally imagine myself swallowing plastic if I tried or didn't know what it was or whatever."

"Right, but it's weird because it's not as easy to swallow as it is by default? So you can get around it to just be 'swallowing unknown thing' but it's not as easy and automatic as regular swallowing is or was or– I'm not even really sure, human memories are weird."

"Okay. That's weird. I think I'm just gonna eat this very delicious food here if that's alright."

"Me too," agrees Matt.

"Go ahead," says Theo. "Wasn't planning on stopping you."

Food! It is absolutely mind-numbingly delicious.

Or, in Theo's case, at least quite complex as a combination of tastes.

The texture is– not liquid. There's not much more he can say for it.

Matt finishes his pretty quickly.

"It is really a shame you can't appreciate this, it might just be the best thing I've ever eaten."

"I mean, I can't really compare it, and it's a bit tainted, but– blood's not that bad either?"

"I can pretend I'm not a vampire if that'd be easier for everyone around?" Grimace. "I'll just let you guys, you know, not have to think about anything disgusting."

"It's alright," she sighs, "just weird."

"I agree with you there."

Well, the humans will eat and appreciate it, then.