They actually have fresh fruit here. It's just...weird to think about.
[He used to smuggle fruit from the mess into his locker, on the Invention. It had been a rarity, being able to afford fruit at all, and he'd taken full advantage of it. After years of once again getting used to basics, to M.R.E.s and intravenous rations and eating as a purely utilitarian function, something as simple as prepared meals felt like a luxury.]
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[He used to smuggle fruit from the mess into his locker, on the Invention. It had been a rarity, being able to afford fruit at all, and he'd taken full advantage of it. After years of once again getting used to basics, to M.R.E.s and intravenous rations and eating as a purely utilitarian function, something as simple as prepared meals felt like a luxury.]
[Maybe not to anyone else here.]