He tries not to make a face at her explanation of grown meat. He really, really tries, but he can't help but make a little bit of one. Yes, on the one hand, it does seem kinder. That's plenty enough of a reason for some not to eat meat.

It's just that all the food they tend to manufacture where he comes from taste terrible. Synthstake. Protein cubes. Nutri-paste. Grayweave. It was all bad.

"I prefer a Stickli root stew." He says, when he gets over his disdain of synthesized meat to answer. "I end up purchasing that a lot when I'm stocking up my ship."