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<span class="mu-g">A carefree, happy smile crosses Benedict's face.</span> The simple offer of asking him to cook food seems to be enough to instantly change his mood. "Ah. So that's what you were actually here for. I knew all of this nonsense was just a pretense. A way to ease your mind."
"No worry. I believe you have the fine palate to understand what a perfect meal actually is." Benedict pushes himself away from the table. Neither Alexis or Adam notices it but you can sense that you and Benjamin can. Both of your postures instinctually relax.
<span class="mu-b">It's as if a weird tension has faded from the air. Like you delayed something, if only a bit.</span>
"...fuck me." Adam groans. He is not in a state of mind to stop his friend and question him. Benedict disappears into the kitchen to cook your food. At least you're getting a free meal to eat with your pals later.
"So. What did you find?" You wrap your arm around Benjamin to whisper to him.
>17: SUCCESS
Only now do you realize the weird, dodgy look he's giving. "Long pork." What? Long...pork? "I don't think we should eat those burgers, A-Energy or not."
"What do you mean?" Alexis huddles around you two to join the discussion. "The hell is long pork? I don't recall hearing that kind of slang before."
"District 21 slang. It's not a shock. He wanted to cut prices and, well, that would be a way to cut it. In more ways than one."
[UNSTABLE] YOU DON'T LIKE HOW DODGY HE'S BEING ABOUT IT. SOMEHOW YOU CAN ALREADY GUESS WHAT IT IS. YOU DON'T THINK YOU WOULD MIND TRYING IT.
"Spit it out." Alexis mumbles in annoyance.
"<span class="mu-r">Human meat.</span> I don't know who, I don't know where, I don't know where he would keep the bodies. 2% concentration of myoglobin, though! Only human meat has that!" He lets out a breathy laugh. "Hehe. This is serious stuff. Hehe! Hoo boy, good thing those bad puppets got taken away from here. I wouldn't want to be eating them.
"One, why do you keep saying puppets, two: we're DEALING WITH A CANNIBAL?" Alexis is, rightfully, fucking mortified by this realization. "He's feeding his customers energy-tainted human meat. Great. I really should ask for a better pay when I join your jobs."
"No wonder why the people think the food here tastes bland and awful. Human meat is considered a famine food for a reason! I would know." Benjamin says that way too casually to be comfortable with.
[UNSTABLE] EH. YOU CAN SEE WHERE HE'S COMING FROM. IT'S A WAY TO GET STRONGER.
[PERSON OF INTEREST] It would not be the weirdest things your silver friends would've seen you do. Better that than them knowing your powers.
"Look. We'll deal with this soon, Alexis. Look. The Handler I talk to wants the chefs alive. I fucked up a call, I'm sorry." This does not improve the look on your face but you continue. "I dunno, teach me a way to calm him down! You got charm! Rub it off on me!"
"Fine. I'll give you some tips. Then we have to figure out our plan from here. It'll be quick, we don't have much time."
