It was a smooth, socially appropriate transition, but she still feels weird about it. Reynard's smile helps a little, and she focuses on his answer instead of the mystery of his other lengthy sea voyage. "It sounds a little scary," she admits. "Your ship can get stuck, right? That happened sometimes on Aquarion."

"Oh, um... sure, I can show you how to cook something." She was thinking of something more along the lines of a food chart, but quickly warms up to the idea. "I'll need to use your kitchen, though. And your food, unless you want me to make you reconstituted algae."

She nods thoughtfully at his comparison. "It is, in some ways. It's impossible to know for certain what mutations will take place, but you can get a sense of how quickly they'll occur under what circumstances. It's all to try and get ahead of the disease, to vaccinate against it before it infects too many people."