He smiled at her notion, her acknowledgement that such horticultural upheaval would indeed be quite idealistic. It sounded so improbable, and yet Chulane had more faith now than before that it might be possible. All he could do right now was think about it, hope, plan, investigate and learn the different options that might be available, to the region.
It didn't fully click with Chuy that the girl might be vegetarian. Eating meat was something he had been raised with, growing up on a farm, slaughtering one's own meat supply and consuming it readily. He would never begrudge someone for choosing not to eat it, but then, it was a bit of a matter of survival here on Halo. One simply couldn't get sufficient proteins, fats and energy from vegetables with the limited resources available in this icy region.
He smiled and waved away her concerns, pleased when she took him up on his offer. Sitting at the table with his glass of water, he took a long drink of it - it was easy to forget to drink enough in these cold climes.
"So you have an affinity for plants - what else do you do, Delphine?" He stirred up conversation again once he had taken his drink, and once she had settled in her chair on the other side of the small table, genuinely interested to know more about the woman.
It didn't fully click with Chuy that the girl might be vegetarian. Eating meat was something he had been raised with, growing up on a farm, slaughtering one's own meat supply and consuming it readily. He would never begrudge someone for choosing not to eat it, but then, it was a bit of a matter of survival here on Halo. One simply couldn't get sufficient proteins, fats and energy from vegetables with the limited resources available in this icy region.
He smiled and waved away her concerns, pleased when she took him up on his offer. Sitting at the table with his glass of water, he took a long drink of it - it was easy to forget to drink enough in these cold climes.
"So you have an affinity for plants - what else do you do, Delphine?" He stirred up conversation again once he had taken his drink, and once she had settled in her chair on the other side of the small table, genuinely interested to know more about the woman.
CHULANE
No one's ever gonna stop us now
