IT'S TUESDAY

[sauerkraus]

[While some mornings mean chocolate-chip pancakes in the mess hall, Tuesday's menu is an entirely different matter. Tuesday is a true Russian roulette of gastronomic health issues, and there is always the off-chance that you'll find a relative or a dear friend in the pot... or so the rumour goes. Whatever your feelings about Tuesdays in the

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[takeme2urpants]

[Just passing by, when--hold on a moment]

...Forgive me, but are you transparent?

[sauerkraus]

Pardon me? If you are questioning whether seeing past my head is a normal experience, then I assure you that it is. Your... eye is not defective in any way.

[takeme2urpants]

Ah. I am glad, then, that this is the norm for your species! How unfortunate it would be if you were under the effects of some sort of peculiar virus--I cannot imagine it would be easy to transition from a solid to a gas.

[Gestures to the sign] I wish I could be of service, but I am not altogether familiar with Earth cuisine.

[sauerkraus]

Species? No, no, my friend. I am human also. Do not worry, I have no ability to turn you into vapour as well. Are you mensch also, or some other being? You lead me to think of you as beyond the terrestrial.

[takeme2urpants]

Please forgive my assumption! I have never known a human in your state of... matter.

I am indeed a visitor to this planet! Where are my manners--I am Admiral ZEX, of the VUX fleet of starships. What is your name, my incorporeal friend?

[sauerkraus]

Do not worry yourself. I also have not met another human in my rather unique state of being. Many do not survive disembodiment, in fact.

Ah! I am Johann Kraus. I am typically a paranormal investigator, but here I am just investigating food. As an alien, what is your impression of the fare?

[takeme2urpants]

How fortunate for us, then, that you were able to overcome this relative obstacle. ♥

Hmm, I cannot say exactly that my impressions would be of much use to you, seeing as I tend to prepare my food out of ingredients available in the kitchens... though I will say that there is always room for improvement. I have heard humans complain.

[sauerkraus]

Yes, that is why I am here today. Tuesday's menu came up a lot in my preliminary survey. The atmosphere is very different from the morning with the pancakes.

[takeme2urpants]

...Yes, I suppose I see what you mean. I commend you for your efforts!

[sauerkraus]

I am only doing the job given to me here. Nothing need be commended.

[takeme2urpants]

Not every counselor drafted to this land base is compelled to work with their assigned position, nor is this position the easiest, I would imagine. ♥

Did you say that you were a... paranormal investigator? How fascinating.

[sauerkraus]

Perhaps not. There seems to be a wide variety of diets here. Very different from at the B.P.R.D. where we all were essentially human.

And yes, although it isn't as fascinating as being an admiral of starships!

[takeme2urpants]

Yes, quite--while humanoids are in the slight majority, here, it is by no means easier for it. There are many dietary restrictions among them as well, such as those who are cannibals, and the humanoid beings who never seem to eat at all.

Hee hee hee! Do you truly think so? I must admit, it is refreshing to not have to explain what such a title entails!

[sauerkraus]

Yes, I am meeting the cannibals in large numbers today... und what is there to explain about starships? We have enough science fiction to explain such things, ja?

[takeme2urpants]

This encampment seems to pull from hundreds of entirely separate dimensions, some of which would liken science to supernatural abilities. There are those here, for example, who likened my ship to a flying castle, for that was all he knew.

Even those who had heard of such a thing through their science fiction, as you say, were skeptical. I cannot imagine why.

[sauerkraus]

Oh how fascinating! So I was right, there was something strange about this place! To think, to be pulling from several dimensions rather than from simply promoting the growth of a city upon the site... what is here must be truly powerful indeed...

Ah, and perhaps I am just more... accepting. Given my form, it is not too outlandish a thought, ja?