[ She definitely is starting to stack up some critiques of method in her head about the state of the food. Though she may not know exactly how it is supposed to be, she does feel there is just a general sense of...convenience, rather than true pride in the product. Something she's seen all too oft in her travels.

A shame, since so much is possible in the Horizon.

But she pauses when he mentions that he didn't make it. Himeka blinks, looking up around them. ]

This isn't your domain, then?

[ Not that she'd been looking for anyone in particular. Mayhaps he's just a curious person like she is and enjoys poking around a bit? And eating the food, it seems. ]

Oh, I just gave it some gil--erm, currency on my star!--and it seemed to work. I'd considered trading pieces of coral but those don't usually mean much outside of the Ruby Sea.

[ Gil worked on the First as well, so it made the most sense to try in a random cafeteria. ]