There wouldn't be any conversation at all if food wasn't the factor here. Very few things will get the Andorian out willingly to socialize but he'll put up with an awful lot outside his comfort zone if there's good food and drink to be had. New things to try. His are simple desires but he'll go pretty far to satisfy them.

"Are those the freshwater variety? I've never tried them." But now he's damn well curious to. Hrm. Maybe he'll have to do some recon and see if anywhere around the Nexus serves them. He's brought out of his thoughts by Forrest's question. It's the kind of thing that sounds easy but when Norn goes to answer he finds he has to stop.

"I...I've never eaten at a diner before. So I'm not sure. But those little fry stations that you see in carts. For falafels or those fried squiggly cakes and the like...we do a lot of that. Our twist on fish and chips has gone full circle. It's a pretty popular dish back on Earth even with the humans, though I doubt they'd ever prefer it to their own seafood."