“What?” Julie asked.
“It’s just…” Connie glanced at Julie’s plate. “Raw meat?”
Julie groaned.
“You’d think you’d be used to it by now. You don’t need to watch if it disgusts you so much you know.”
“I know, I know,” Connie replied. “What can I say? You have problems with eating plant foods, and well, while you can eat meats, the cat in you likes it… raw.”
“The fresher the better,” Julie teased. “Man, I remember when I got to eat fruit. I want to eat fruit again. Maybe then I’d have juice dripping down my chin and not blood.”
Connie wrinkled her nose and shuddered again. Julie giggled, her eyes twinkling.
“Is Julie grossing you out with her unconventional eating habits again?” asked Guy, sitting down next to Connie.
“Yes.”
“Really, do you have to?”
“Oh, you just don’t like being reminded that there’s a cat in me who wants to eat the duck in you,” Julie retorted.
“Let’s not have this again,” Connie pleaded. “I have this thing against the predator and prey conversations that go on around here. Cannibalism is worse than eating meat raw and that’s all I have to say about it.”
“Good evening ladies,” said Goldberg as he, Averman, Luis and Dwayne joined them at the table.
“Now that’s unconventional eating habits if you ask me,” Julie commented, watching Goldberg pour some metholated spirits into his drink. “At least I don’t consume poison.”
“Hey, I resemble that remark.”
“Yeah, just don’t go stinking out the cafeteria when you’re done with that.”
“Guys…” Connie complained.
“Sorry Connie,” Julie apologised. “Hey, where’s Averman gone?”
*I’m right here,* he answered. *Can someone pull my tail please?*
Guy and Julie, as the only two telepaths who could hear him, looked over. A hyena was calmly sitting on Averman’s seat. Guy gave his tail a tug and slowly the hyena turned back into Averman.
“What happened exactly?” Dwayne asked.
“The steak is really tough,” Averman answered. “Guess I chomped down with too much pressure.”
“My fault,” Luis admitted. “I just spiked.”
“Your Enhance can be really annoying sometimes,” Averman observed.
Further down the table Portman burped loudly and then groaned as the food on his fork froze over.
“Aww man! Luis did you just spike?”
“Sorry.”
“See what I mean?” Averman grinned.
Portman tapped his fork on his plate.
“Now how am I gonna eat this?”